![]() Draxler playing for Germany in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Julian Draxler[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 20 September 1993||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Gladbeck, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Al Ahli | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1998–2000 | BV Rentfort | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2001 | SSV Buer 07/28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2011 | Schalke 04 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2015 | Schalke 04 | 119 | (18) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2023 | Paris Saint-Germain | 131 | (17) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | → Benfica (loan) | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | Al Ahli | 10 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Germany U18 | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | Germany U19 | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | Germany U21 | 1 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2012– | Germany | 58 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:08, 16 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:34, 29 March 2022 (UTC) |
Julian Draxler (born 20 September 1993) is a German association football attacking midfielder. He plays for Qatar Stars League club Al Ahli and the Germany national team.
He made his first national appearance in a loss against Switzerland. He scored his first national goal against the United States on 2 June 2013. He also made his first FIFA World Cup appearance in 2014, when he came on as a substitute in Germany's 7–1 victory against Brazil.[3] Since 2011, Draxler has made more than 100 appearances for Schalke 04.[4]
In January 2014, he was named by The Guardian as one of the ten most promising young players in Europe.[5]