Julian Draxler
Julian Draxler (born 20 September 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Qatar Stars League club Al Ahli and the Germany national team.
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Draxler playing for Germany in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Julian Draxler | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 September 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gladbeck, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Germany U18 | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Germany U19 | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Germany U21 | 1 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012– | Germany | 58 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, 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 Bundesliga debut for Schalke 04 aged 17 in January 2011, and in May of that year scored the first goal as the side won the DFB-Pokal Final. In total, he played 171 competitive matches for Schalke, scoring 30 goals, before transferring to VfL Wolfsburg in 2015. In January 2017, he joined Paris Saint-Germain.
A full international with over 50 caps since 2012, he was part of the Germany squad who won the 2014 FIFA World Cup, reached the semi-finals of UEFA Euro 2016 and was the captain of the side that won the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, a tournament in which Draxler was awarded the Golden Ball trophy as the best player of the competition.