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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Julian Draxler | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 September 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gladbeck, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Al Ahli | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2023 | Paris Saint-Germain | 131 | (17) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | → Benfica (loan) | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Al Ahli | 10 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Germany U18 | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Germany U19 | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Germany U21 | 1 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012– | Germany | 58 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:08, 16 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:34, 29 March 2022 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Julian Draxler (born 20 September 1993) is a German association football attacking midfielder. He plays for Qatar Stars League club Al Ahli and the Germany national team.
He made his first national appearance in a loss against Switzerland. He scored his first national goal against the United States on 2 June 2013. He also made his first FIFA World Cup appearance in 2014, when he came on as a substitute in Germany's 7–1 victory against Brazil. Since 2011, Draxler has made more than 100 appearances for Schalke 04.
In January 2014, he was named by The Guardian as one of the ten most promising young players in Europe.
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Schalke 04 | 2010–11 | Bundesliga | 15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 24 | 3 | ||
| 2011–12 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 5 | |||
| 2012–13 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 39 | 13 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 4 | — | 38 | 6 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 19 | 2 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 119 | 18 | 12 | 5 | — | 38 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 170 | 30 | |||
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 8 | |
| 2016–17 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 8 | |||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 25 | 10 | |
| 2017–18 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 5 | ||
| 2018–19 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 5 | ||
| 2019–20 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4 | |||
| 2021–22 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |||
| Total | 131 | 17 | 27 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 198 | 26 | ||
| Benfica (loan) | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | |
| Al Ahli | 2023–24 | QSL | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 304 | 46 | 42 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 81 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 443 | 72 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | |||
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 13 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 58 | 7 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 2 June 2013 | RFK Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States | 3–4 | 3–4 | Friendly | |
| 2 | 26 June 2016 | Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France | 3–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 | |
| 3 | 11 October 2016 | HDI Arena, Hanover, Germany | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 4 | 10 June 2017 | Stadion Nürnberg, Nuremberg, Germany | 1–0 | 7–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 5 | 19 June 2017 | Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi, Russia | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup | |
| 6 | 4 September 2017 | Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Germany | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 7 | 7 October 2020 | RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany | 1–0 | 3–3 | Friendly |
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