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Julian Draxler

German association football player

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.

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)
2022–2023 → 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
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)

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]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 29 March 2024[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Schalke 04 2010–11 Bundesliga 15 1 3 2 — 6[c] 0 — 24 3
2011–12 30 2 2 1 — 13[d] 2 1[e] 0 46 5
2012–13 30 10 3 2 — 6[c] 1 — 39 13
2013–14 26 2 2 0 — 10[c] 4 — 38 6
2014–15 15 2 1 0 — 3[c] 0 — 19 2
2015–16 3 1 1 0 — 0 0 — 4 1
Total 119 18 12 5 — 38 7 1 0 170 30
VfL Wolfsburg 2015–16 Bundesliga 21 5 1 0 — 9[c] 3 0 0 31 8
2016–17 13 0 1 0 — — — 14 0
Total 34 5 2 0 — 9 3 0 0 45 8
Paris Saint-Germain 2016–17 Ligue 1 17 4 5 4 1 1 2[c] 1 — 25 10
2017–18 30 4 6 0 3 1 8[c] 0 0 0 47 5
2018–19 31 3 6 2 2 0 7[c] 0 0 0 46 5
2019–20 11 0 4 0 2 0 5[c] 0 0 0 22 0
2020–21 24 4 5 0 — 5[c] 0 0 0 34 4
2021–22 18 2 1 0 — 4[c] 0 1[f] 0 24 2
Total 131 17 27 6 8 2 31 1 1 0 198 26
Benfica (loan) 2022–23 Primeira Liga 10 1 2 0 3 1 3[c] 0 — 18 2
Al Ahli 2023–24 QSL 10 5 0 0 2 1 — — 12 6
Career total 304 46 42 12 13 4 81 11 2 0 443 72
  1. ↑ Includes DFB-Pokal, Coupe de France, Taça de Portugal
  2. ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue, Taça da Liga, Qatari Stars Cup
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Appearance in DFL-Supercup
  6. ↑ Appearance in Trophée des Champions

International

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As of match played 29 March 2022[7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Germany
2012 3 0
2013 7 1
2014 5 0
2015 1 0
2016 11 2
2017 13 3
2018 9 0
2019 2 0
2020 4 1
2022 2 0
Total 58 7
As of match played 7 October 2020. Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first.[7]
List of international goals scored by Julian Draxler
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2 June 2013 RFK Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States   United States 3–4 3–4 Friendly
2 26 June 2016 Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France   Slovakia 3–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2016
3 11 October 2016 HDI Arena, Hanover, Germany   Northern Ireland 1–0 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 10 June 2017 Stadion Nürnberg, Nuremberg, Germany   San Marino 1–0 7–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 19 June 2017 Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi, Russia   Australia 2–1 3–2 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
6 4 September 2017 Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Germany   Norway 2–0 6–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 7 October 2020 RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany   Turkey 1–0 3–3 Friendly

Honours

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Schalke 04[8][9]

Paris Saint-Germain[9][8]

Benfica

Germany

Individual

References

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  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.
  6. ↑ "Julian Draxler » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Julian Draxler at National-Football-Teams.com
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "J. Draxler". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Julian Draxler". Eurosport.
  10. ↑ Whitehead, Luke Bosher and Jacob. "PSG crowned Ligue 1 champions after draw against Lens". The Athletic. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  11. ↑ "Eis os 32 campeões de 2022/2023 (oito já tinham saído) - Fotogaleria". A Bola (in Portuguese). 27 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  12. ↑ "Match report: Germany – Argentina". FIFA. Archived from the original on 17 August 2019.
  13. ↑ "Match report: Chile – Germany". FIFA. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019.
  14. ↑ Whitney, Clark (22 July 2011). "Bayern Munich's Emre Can, Schalke's Julian Draxler & Borussia Monchengladbach's Marc-Andre ter Stegen honoured with 2011 Fritz Walter Medals". goal.com. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  15. ↑ "Draxler erhält Preis für das Tor des Jahres" (in German). sportschau.de. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  16. ↑ Anderson, Cammy (21 April 2014). "Analysing Julian Draxler". Vavel. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  17. ↑ Strachan, Iain (2 July 2017). "Draxler named Confederations Cup Player of the Tournament". Goal.com. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
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