Julian Draxler
Draxler training with Schalke 04 in 2015
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| Full name | Julian Draxler | |||||
| Date of birth | 20 September 1993 | |||||
| Place of birth | Gladbeck, Germany | |||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | |||||
| Playing position | Winger / Attacking midfielder | |||||
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Current team
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Paris Saint-Germain | |||||
| Number | 23 | |||||
| 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) | |||
| 2015–2017 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | (5) | |||
| 2017– | Paris Saint-Germain | 8 | (2) | |||
| National team‡ | ||||||
| 2010–2011 | Germany U18 | 8 | (1) | |||
| 2011 | Germany U19 | 2 | (1) | |||
| 2011 | Germany U21 | 1 | (1) | |||
| 2012– | Germany | 27 | (3) | |||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 February 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:05, 11 October 2016 (UTC) |
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Julian Draxler (German pronunciation: [ˈjuːli̯aːn 'dʁakslɐ]; born 20 September 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left winger or attacking midfielder for French club Paris Saint-Germain and the Germany national football team. He is known for his ability to use both feet, his speed, and the power of his shot.
Draxler 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 PSG.
A full international with over 25 caps since 2012, he was part of the German side which won the 2014 FIFA World Cup and reached the semi-finals of UEFA Euro 2016.
Draxler made his Bundesliga debut on 15 January 2011 in a 0–1 loss to Hamburg. At that time, he was the fourth youngest Bundesliga player ever and the youngest in Schalke's history. One week later, in Schalke's 1–0 win against Hannover 96, he became the second youngest field player after Nuri Şahin to ever start a Bundesliga game.
On 25 January 2011, Julian Draxler came on as a substitute for Peer Kluge in the quarter finals of the DFB-Pokal against Nürnberg in the second half of extra time. He scored his first goal for Schalke 04 in the dying seconds of the game to win the match 3–2 for his club. He scored his first goal in the Bundesliga on 1 April 2011 against St. Pauli. Draxler opened the scoring in Schalke's 2011 DFB-Pokal Final victory over MSV Duisburg, volleying in from outside the area, scoring the first of what proved to be five unanswered goals for Schalke. Draxler finished the 2010–11 season with a goal in 15 league appearances, two goals in three DFB-Pokal appearances, and six Champions League appearances.
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