Arne Engels

Arne Engels
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-09-08) 8 September 2003 (age 21)
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 15 (4)
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 16:58, 29 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2024

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.

Club career

Club NXT

Engels 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

On 3 January 2023, Engels signed for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg on a four-and-a-half-year contract.[4]

Celtic

On 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

Engels 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

Club

As of match played 29 December 2024[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 15 4 0 0 3 0 6[c] 1 24 5
Career total 102 10 2 0 3 0 6 1 112 11
  1. ^ Includes DFB-Pokal
  2. ^ Includes Scottish League Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 17 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Belgium
2024 4 0
Total 4 0

Honours

Celtic

References

  1. ^ a b Arne Engels at Soccerway
  2. ^ "New contract for Cisse Sandra and Arne Engels". Club Brugge KV. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  3. ^ "RWDM 2–0 Club NXT". Soccerway.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Celtic confirm signing of Arne Engels in record-breaking deal". The National. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Engels delivers instant Celtic vs Rangers 'biggest club' statement". The Herald. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Belgium v Israel game report". ESPN. 6 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Celtic 3–3 Rangers: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.