Dan-Axel Zagadou

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Dan-Axel Zagadou
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Zagadou with VfB Stuttgart in 2022
Personal information
Full name Dan-Axel Zagadou [1]
Date of birth (1999-06-03) 3 June 1999 (age 24)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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 36 (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 23:09, 27 January 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.

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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 27 January 2024 [6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague DFB-Pokal EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paris Saint-Germain B 2016–17 CFA 9090
Borussia Dortmund 2017–18 Bundesliga 111103 [lower-alpha 1] 01 [lower-alpha 2] 0161
2018–19 Bundesliga172104 [lower-alpha 3] 0222
2019–20 Bundesliga151205 [lower-alpha 3] 000221
2020–21 Bundesliga90202 [lower-alpha 3] 000130
2021–22 Bundesliga150103 [lower-alpha 4] 000190
Total6747017010924
Borussia Dortmund II 2018–19 Regionalliga West 1010
2021–22 3. Liga 3030
Total4040
VfB Stuttgart 2022–23 Bundesliga170102 [lower-alpha 5] 0200
2023–24 Bundesliga19130221
Total3614020421
Career total1165110170301475
  1. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance in DFL-Supercup
  3. 1 2 3 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 Zagadou170727.jpg
Zagadou with Borussia Dortmund in 2017

Borussia Dortmund

Individual

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