Julian Draxler

Futbolista Chileno

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 nameJulian Draxler[1]
Date of birth (1993-09-20) 20 September 1993 (age 30)[1]
Place of birthGladbeck, Germany
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s)Attacking midfielder, winger
Club information
Current team
Al Ahli
Number7
Youth career
1998–2000BV Rentfort
2000–2001SSV Buer 07/28
2001–2011Schalke 04
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2015Schalke 04119(18)
2015–2016VfL Wolfsburg34(5)
2017–2023Paris Saint-Germain131(17)
2022–2023Benfica (loan)10(1)
2023–Al Ahli10(5)
National team
2010–2011Germany U188(1)
2011Germany U192(1)
2011Germany U211(1)
2012–Germany58(7)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Germany
FIFA World Cup
Winner2014 Brazil
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner2017 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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As of match played 29 March 2024[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup[a]League cup[b]ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Schalke 042010–11Bundesliga151326[c]0243
2011–123022113[d]21[e]0465
2012–133010326[c]13913
2013–142622010[c]4386
2014–15152103[c]0192
2015–1631100041
Total119181253871017030
VfL Wolfsburg2015–16Bundesliga215109[c]300318
2016–1713010140
Total345209300458
Paris Saint-Germain2016–17Ligue 117454112[c]12510
2017–1830460318[c]000475
2018–1931362207[c]000465
2019–2011040205[c]000220
2020–21244505[c]000344
2021–22182104[c]01[f]0242
Total13117276823111019826
Benfica (loan)2022–23Primeira Liga10120313[c]0182
Al Ahli2023–24QSL1050021126
Career total30446421213481112044372

International

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As of match played 29 March 2022[7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany
201230
201371
201450
201510
2016112
2017133
201890
201920
202041
202220
Total587
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.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
12 June 2013RFK Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States  United States3–43–4Friendly
226 June 2016Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France  Slovakia3–03–0UEFA Euro 2016
311 October 2016HDI Arena, Hanover, Germany  Northern Ireland1–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
410 June 2017Stadion Nürnberg, Nuremberg, Germany  San Marino1–07–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
519 June 2017Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi, Russia  Australia2–13–22017 FIFA Confederations Cup
64 September 2017Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Germany  Norway2–06–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
77 October 2020RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany  Turkey1–03–3Friendly

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.