Arne Engels (born 8 September 2003) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder, right-back or right winger for Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the Belgium national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 September 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Opwijk, Belgium[1] | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, right-back, right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Celtic | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2020 | Club Brugge | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Club NXT | 35 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | FC Augsburg | 51 | (3) |
| 2024– | Celtic | 12 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Belgium U15 | 4 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Belgium U16 | 8 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Belgium U19 | 9 | (2) |
| 2023– | Belgium U21 | 10 | (2) |
| 2024– | Belgium | 4 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:05, 7 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2024 | |||
Club career
editClub NXT
editEngels began his career at the youth academy of Club Brugge.[2] On 22 August 2020, Engels made his debut for Brugge's reserve side, Club NXT in the Belgian First Division B against RWDM47. He was a starter as NXT lost 2–0.[3]
FC Augsburg
editOn 3 January 2023, Engels signed for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg on a four-and-a-half-year contract.[4]
Celtic
editOn 30 August 2024, Engels signed a four-year contract with Scottish Premiership side Celtic.[5] On 1 September 2024, Engels made his debut for the club, coming on as a substitute replacing Paulo Bernardo in the 62nd minute in a 3–0 win against rivals Rangers.[6]
International career
editEngels debuted for the Belgium national team on 6 September 2024 in a Nations League game against Israel at the Nagyerdei Stadion in Hungary. He substituted Youri Tielemans in the 74th minute of Belgium's 3–1 victory.[7]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 10 December 2024[1]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Club NXT | 2020–21 | Challenger Pro League | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | Challenger Pro League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Challenger Pro League | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 3 | — | — | — | 35 | 3 | |||||
| FC Augsburg | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 3 | |||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 51 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 53 | 3 | ||||
| Celtic | 2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[c] | 1 | 20 | 4 |
| Career total | 99 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 108 | 10 | ||
- ^ Includes DFB-Pokal
- ^ Includes Scottish League Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
edit- As of match played 17 November 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | |||
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ a b Arne Engels at Soccerway
- ^ "New contract for Cisse Sandra and Arne Engels". Club Brugge KV. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "RWDM 2–0 Club NXT". Soccerway.
- ^ "FCA verpflichtet belgisches Mittelfeld-Talent Arne Engels" [FCA sign Belgian midfield talent Arne Engels]. www.fcaugsburg.de (in German). 3 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Celtic confirm signing of Arne Engels in record-breaking deal". The National. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Engels delivers instant Celtic vs Rangers 'biggest club' statement". The Herald. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Belgium v Israel game report". ESPN. 6 September 2024.
External links
edit- Profile at the UEFA website
- Belgium profile at Belgian FA
