Julian Draxler

Julian Draxler
Draxler playing for Germany in 2019
Personal information
Full name Julian Draxler[1]
Date of birth (1993-09-20) 20 September 1993 (age 31)[1]
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)
2022–2023Benfica (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
Men's football
Representing  Germany
FIFA World Cup
Winner 2014 Brazil
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner 2017 Russia
* 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]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2014. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  2. "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
  3. FIFA.com. "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ - Matches - Brazil-Germany". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 12 May 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  4. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1-bundesliga/2013-14/fc-schalke-04-2/54639/spieler_julian-draxler.html (German)
  5. staff, Observer Sport (19 January 2014). "Europe's top youngsters and stars of the future - Observer Sport staff" – via www.theguardian.com.

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