External links
- Profile at the UEFA website
- Belgium profile at Belgian FA
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 September 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Opwijk, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | West Ham United | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2020 | Club Brugge | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Club NXT | 35 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | FC Augsburg | 51 | (3) |
| 2024–2026 | Celtic | 66 | (14) |
| 2026– | West Ham United | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Belgium U15 | 4 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Belgium U16 | 8 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Belgium U19 | 9 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Belgium U21 | 10 | (2) |
| 2024– | Belgium | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:56, 24 October 2026 (BST) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 November 2024 | |||
Arne Engels (born 8 September 2003) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder or right winger for EFL Championship club West Ham United and the Belgium national team.
Engels began his career at the youth academy of Club Brugge. 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.
On 3 January 2023, Engels signed for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg on a four-and-a-half-year contract.
On 30 August 2024, Engels signed a four-year contract with Scottish Premiership side Celtic. 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. Engels soon became the Bhoys' designated penalty taker and won both the league title and Scottish League Cup in his first season.
He was linked with a move to Nottingham Forest during the 2026 January transfer window with Forest making multiple bids that were knocked back, including a joint Scottish record bid of £25 million.
On 15 August 2026, Engels signed a five-year contract with EFL Championship side West Ham United for a record fee in the region of £22 million.
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.
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | 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 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 52 | 10 |
| 2025–26 | Scottish Premiership | 30 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 46 | 7 | |
| 2026–27 | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 66 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 100 | 17 | ||
| West Ham United | 2026–27 | Championship | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| Career total | 162 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 200 | 23 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | |||
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
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