Arne Engels

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Arne Engels
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-09-08) 8 September 2003 (age 22)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023 Club NXT 35 (3)
2023–2024 FC Augsburg 51 (3)
2024– Celtic 43 (9)
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)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:35, 29 October 2025 (UTC)
‡ 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 midfielder, right-back or right winger for Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the Belgium national team.

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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 2 November 2025 [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Club NXT 2020–21 Challenger Pro League 201———201
2021–22 Challenger Pro League00———00
2022–23 Challenger Pro League152———152
Total353———353
FC Augsburg 2022–23 Bundesliga 18000——180
2023–24 Bundesliga32310——333
2024–25 Bundesliga1010——20
Total51320——533
Celtic 2024–25 Scottish Premiership 349503010 [c] 15210
2025–26 Scottish Premiership9000305 [d] 0170
Total43950601516910
Career total13015706015115716
  1. ↑ Includes DFB-Pokal, Scottish Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Scottish League Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 17 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Belgium
202440
Total40

Honours

Celtic

References

  1. 1 2 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. ↑ sport, Guardian (26 April 2025). "Brendan Rodgers '200% staying' after Celtic clinch 55th Scottish league title". The Guardian.
  9. ↑ "Celtic 3–3 Rangers: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
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