Dan-Axel Zagadou

Dan-Axel Zagadou
Zagadou with VfB Stuttgart in 2022
Personal information
Full name Dan-Axel Zagadou[1]
Date of birth (1999-06-03) 3 June 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Créteil, France
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back, left-back
Team information
Current team
 VfB Stuttgart
Number 23
Youth career
2006–2011 Créteil
2011–2016 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Paris Saint-Germain B 9 (0)
2017–2022 Borussia Dortmund 67 (4)
2018–2022 Borussia Dortmund II 4 (0)
2022– VfB Stuttgart 38 (1)
International career‡
2014–2015 France U16 13 (2)
2015–2016 France U17 10 (0)
2016–2017 France U18 9 (0)
2017 France U19 6 (1)
2018–2019 France U20 7 (2)
2019 France U21 6 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:41, 22 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:32, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

Dan-Axel Zagadou (born 3 June 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart. He has represented France from under-16 to under-21 levels.

Early life

Zagadou was born in Créteil, in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, to Ivorian parents.[3][4] He acquired French nationality on 8 July 2008, through the collective effect of his mother's naturalization.[5]

Club career

Early career

Zagadou began his career playing at junior level for hometown club US Créteil, before signing for Paris Saint-Germain at the age of 12 in 2011. He then spent the next five seasons developing in PSG's academy, before being assigned to the reserve squad in 2016, where he made 9 appearances in the CFA.[6]

Borussia Dortmund

On 5 June 2017, German club Borussia Dortmund announced the signing of Zagadou on a free transfer and a five-year contract.[7] On 28 October 2017, he scored his first goal for Dortmund in a 4–2 away loss against Hannover 96, where he also received his first red card in the 59th minute.[8]

On 12 May 2022, it was announced that Zagadou's contract would not be renewed and that he was to become a free agent.[9]

VfB Stuttgart

On 19 September 2022, Zagadou signed a four-year contract with VfB Stuttgart.[10]

International career

Zagadou has represented France at U16, U17, U18, U19, U20 and U21 levels.

Career statistics

As of match played 22 September 2024[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Paris Saint-Germain B 2016–17 CFA 9 0 — — — 9 0
Borussia Dortmund 2017–18 Bundesliga 11 1 1 0 3[a] 0 1[b] 0 16 1
2018–19 Bundesliga 17 2 1 0 4[c] 0 — 22 2
2019–20 Bundesliga 15 1 2 0 5[c] 0 0 0 22 1
2020–21 Bundesliga 9 0 2 0 2[c] 0 0 0 13 0
2021–22 Bundesliga 15 0 1 0 3[d] 0 0 0 19 0
Total 67 4 7 0 17 0 1 0 92 4
Borussia Dortmund II 2018–19 Regionalliga West 1 0 — — — 1 0
2021–22 3. Liga 3 0 — — — 3 0
Total 4 0 — — — 4 0
VfB Stuttgart 2022–23 Bundesliga 17 0 1 0 — 2[e] 0 20 0
2023–24 Bundesliga 19 1 3 0 — — 22 1
2024–25 Bundesliga 2 0 0 0 1[c] 0 — 3 0
Total 38 1 4 0 1 0 2 0 45 1
Career total 118 5 11 0 18 0 3 0 150 5
  1. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance in DFL-Supercup
  3. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs

Honours

Zagadou with Borussia Dortmund in 2017

Borussia Dortmund

Individual

  • UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2016[11]

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Dan-Axel Zagadou". Archived from the original on 20 April 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Dan-Axel Zagadou, le pari perdu du PSG". SOFOOT.com (in French). 11 March 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Une autre pépite ivoirienne du PSG: Dan-Axel Zagadou". 4 May 2017. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  5. ^ "JORF n° 0161 du 11 juillet 2008 - Légifrance". www.legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  6. ^ a b "D. Zagadou". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Borussia Dortmund sign Dan-Axel Zagadou". Borussia Dortmund Official Website. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Borussia Dortmund lose to Hannover as miserable run continues". ESPNFC.com. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Confirmed: BVB to let Zagadou depart after season". Bulinews. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Official: Stuttgart sign Zagadou". Bulinews. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  11. ^ "[Under-17] The UEFA technical team – Team of the Tournament". UEFA. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
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