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Eden Hazard

Eden Hazard
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Hazard with Chelsea in 2015
Personal information
Full name Eden Michael Hazard
Date of birth (1991-01-07) 7 January 1991 (age 26)
Place of birth La Louvière, Belgium
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position
Club information
Current team
Chelsea
Number 10
Youth career
1995–2003 Royal Stade Brainois
2003–2005 Tubize
2005–2007 Lille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2012 Lille 147 (36)
2012– Chelsea 158 (50)
National team
2006 Belgium U15 5 (1)
2006 Belgium U16 4 (2)
2006–2008 Belgium U17 17 (2)
2007–2009 Belgium U19 11 (6)
2008– Belgium 76 (17)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 January 2017.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2016

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 January 2017.

Eden Michael Hazard (French pronunciation: ​[edɛn azaʁ]; born 7 January 1991) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Chelsea and the Belgium national team. He primarily plays as an attacking midfielder and as a wide midfielder. Hazard's creativity, speed, and technical ability are widely acknowledged. He has been described as "a superb passer" and has earned critical acclaim for his playing style, which has led to the media, coaches, and players drawing comparisons to FIFA Ballon d'Or winners Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Hazard is often ranked by coaches, colleagues, and commentators as one of the best players in the world.

Hazard is the son of former Belgian footballers and began his football career in Belgium playing for local clubs Royal Stade Brainois and Tubize. In 2005, he moved to France joining first division club Lille. Hazard spent two years in the club's academy and, at the age of 16, made his professional debut in November 2007. He went on to become an integral part of Lille under manager Rudi Garcia, racking up over 190 appearances. In his first full season as a starter, he won the National Union of Professional Footballers (UNFP) Young Player of the Year award becoming the first non-French player to win the award. In the 2009–10 season, Hazard captured the award again becoming the first player to win the award twice. He was also named to the league's Team of the Year.


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