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Eden Hazard
Personal information
Full name Eden Hazard
Date of birth 7 January 1991 (1991-01-07) (age 19)
Place of birth La Louvière, Belgium
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Lille
Number 26
Youth career
1998–2003 Royal Stade Brainois
2003–2005 Tubize
2005–2007 Lille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2007– Lille 62 (8)
National team‡
2006–2008 Belgium U17 17 (4)
2008– Belgium 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 December 2009.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 December 2009

Eden Hazard (born 7 January 1991 in La Louvière) is a Belgian football player currently playing for French side Lille OSC in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. He also plays for the Belgium national team. He primarily plays as an attacking midfielder and a winger. Eden is known for his decisive speed and amazing technical ability[1] and is the reigning Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year becoming the first international player to win the award.[2]

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Football career

Lille

Eden began his career with local Belgian side Royal Stade Brainois before moving to A.F.C. Tubize. It is here where he was spotted by Lille scouts, which prompted the French side to sign him on an aspirant (youth) contract. He joined Lille in 2005 and, despite being so young, was quickly promoted to the senior squad for the 2007–08 season, after agreeing to his first professional contract on 28 May 2007.[3] He was given the number 34 shirt and proceeded to make his debut, at 16, on 24 November 2007 in a Ligue 1 match against AS Nancy coming on as a substitute in the 78th minute.[4] He made three more substitute appearances that season before being relegated back to Lille's CFA side where he helped a young Lille reserve side finish in a respectable 5th place, which was first among professional sides playing in the group.

2008-09 season

For the 2008–09 season, Hazard switched to the number 26 jersey and was promoted to the senior squad permanently by new manager Rudi Garcia. Early on, Eden made substitute appearances regularly. One of his substitute appearances was beneficial against AJ Auxerre. With Lille trailing 1–2 in the waning minutes of the match, Hazard, after Lille took a corner kick, quickly scooped up a short clearance from Auxerre and took a right-footed shot just outside of the box that beat the keeper drawing the match 2–2 in the 88th minute.[5] With Lille's confidence high, they proceeded to win the match 3–2 in injury time with a goal from Tulio de Melo. His first career goal resulted in him becoming the youngest goalscorer in the club's history.[6] He made his first career start a couple of weeks later against Saint-Étienne and scored the opening goal in the club's 3–0 victory.[7] His spectacular performances with the club resulted in Lille offering him a three-year contract extension, which he agreed to, on 18 November 2008, tying him with the club until 2012.[8] On 7 February 2009, he scored a game winning goal against Sochaux[9] and, on 26 April, scored the opener against Marseille, though Lille lost 1–2.[10]

Eden also scored two impressive goals in the Coupe de France against amateur side USL Dunkerque[11] and the defending Coupe de France champions Olympique Lyonnais whom Lille beat 3–2, eliminating them from the tournament.[12] Following the season, he was named the league's Young Player of the Year becoming the first international player to achieve the honor.[13]

2009-10 season

Hazard began the 2009–10 season on a quick note scoring in the Lille's first competitive match of the season against Serbian club FK Sevojno in the first leg of the club's third qualifying round match in the UEFA Europa League contributing to Lille's 2–0 victory.[14] On 27 August, he scored his second career European goal in the club's second leg tie in the playoff round against Belgian club Genk. It was Lille's final goal in their 4–2 victory.[15] The 6–3 aggregate scoreline assured the club progression to the Europa League group stage. On 22 October, he scored a remarkable goal in Lille's important 3–0 victory over Italian club Genoa in the 84th minute after entering as a substitute 10 minutes prior. Upon receiving the ball on the left wing, Hazard proceeded to dash through the midfield dribbling past six Genoa defenders before finishing at the 18-yard box.[16][17] A month later, Hazard was extremely instrumental in Lille's 5–1 thrashing of Czech club Slavia Prague as he was partly responsible for the opening goal after slicing through the defense and delivering a cross near post, which awkwardly went off Slavia player Marek Suchý resulting in an own goal.[18] On 20 December, he scored his first league goal of the season in the club's 3–0 win over Le Mans. Hazard also provided both the assists on the other two goals.[19] On 30 Janaury, Hazard scored the only goal in Lille's win over Derby du Nord rivals Lens. The victory helped the club achieve stability in the league by keeping them in the UEFA Champions League places and, also, ended a disaster of a week which saw Lille suffer elimination from both of France's cup competitions. Five days later, Hazard and Lille reached an agreement on a contract extension, which will keep the player at the club until 2014.[20][21] He had previously been tied to the club until 2012.

On 11 March, Hazard scored the only goal in Lille's victory over English club Liverpool in the first leg of their UEFA Europe League tie converting a free kick in the 83rd minute.

International career

Eden has played for various Belgian national youth teams, such as the under-17's, under-18's and under-19's. He was one of the stars at the 2007 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship held in Belgium, in which Belgium reached the semi-finals, only to lose to Spain on penalties. He was also a member of the U-17 squad from Belgium that played in the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Korea Republic.

On 18 November 2008 he was called up to the Belgium national football team for the first time for their match against Luxembourg.[22] He made his highly anticipated debut in that match coming on as a substitute in the 67th minute for Wesley Sonck.[23]

Personal life

Eden is from a footballing family. His mother, Carine, and father, Thierry, not to be confused with the French singer and songwriter of the same name, were both professional footballers in Belgium[24][25], while his younger brother Thorgan, 16, currently plays in the youth system of Lille's most hated rivals RC Lens.[26][27] He also has two other younger brothers, Ethan, 14, and Kylian, 6, who remain in Belgium playing in the youth academy of Eden's former club A.F.C. Tubize.[28]

Career statistics

(Correct as of 18 March)

Club Season League Cup[nb 1] Europe[nb 2] Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Lille OSC 2007-08 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
2008-09 31 4 1 5 2 2 0 0 0 36 6 3
2009-10 27 4 5 3 1 0 11 4 4 41 9 9
Total 62 8 8 8 3 2 11 4 4 81 15 12
Career total 62 8 8 8 3 2 11 4 4 81 15 12

International

(Correct as of 3 March)[29]
National team Season Apps Goals Assists
Belgium 2008–09 4 0 1
2009–10 7 0 2
Total 11 0 3

Notes

  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, Trophée des Champions
  2. ^ Includes UEFA Supercup

References

  1. ^ Eden Hazard prolonge son contrat au LOSC
  2. ^ Hazard named Young Player of Year
  3. ^ 8 nouveaux professionnels au LOSC
  4. ^ Nancy v. Lille Match Report
  5. ^ Eden Hazard premier but pro contre Auxerre!
  6. ^ Eden Hazard prolonge son contrat au LOSC
  7. ^ Lille v. Saint Etienne
  8. ^ Lille va prolonger le contrat d'Eden Hazard
  9. ^ Lille v. Sochaux Match Report
  10. ^ Lille v. Marseille Match Report
  11. ^ Dunkerque v. Lille Match Report
  12. ^ Lille v. Lyon Match Report
  13. ^ Hazard named Young Player of Year
  14. ^ Sevojno v. Lille Match Report
  15. ^ Genk v. Lille Match Report
  16. ^ Eden Hazard VS Genoa (but)
  17. ^ Lille v. Genoa Match Report
  18. ^ Slavia Prague v. Lille Match Report
  19. ^ Lille beats Le Mans 3-0 to take third place in French league, Lyon held 1-1 at Monaco
  20. ^ Lille starlet Eden Hazard signs contract extension
  21. ^ "Hazard seals new Lille deal". UEFA.com. 2010-02-05. http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/newsid=1445491.html. Retrieved 2010-02-11. 
  22. ^ Hazard bleibt in Frankreich
  23. ^ Belgium v. Luxembourg Match Report
  24. ^ Eden Hazard, protection rapprochée
  25. ^ Thierry Hazard : « Eden est entouré de professionnels »
  26. ^ Thorgan Hazard sur les traces de son frère
  27. ^ La fiche de Thorgan HAZARD
  28. ^ Eden Hazard, protection rapprochée
  29. ^ Les joueurs: Hazard Eden, fff.fr, accessed 15 February 2010

External links

Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year
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