Thorgan Ganael Francis Hazard professionally known as Thorgan Hazard is a Belgian professional football player who plays for German club Borussia Dortmund and the Belgium national team as an attacking midfielder or as a winger. He began his football career playing for hometown club Royal Stade Brainois at age five. After spending five years at the club, he moved to the youth team of Tubize in 2003 and played until 2007. In 2007, at age 14, he was discovered by French club Lens while playing for Tubize in a local tournament and began his professional career from there. On 7 April 2010, he signed his first professional contract after agreeing to a three-year deal until June 2013. He made his professional debut in Lens’ opening league match of the season against Reims. On 24 July 2012, he signed for Chelsea for a fee of € 500 thousand and made his debut on 17 August 2012 in an Under-21 Premier League match. On 30 August 2012, he was sent on a season-long loan move to Belgian Pro League club Zulte Waregem and made his debut on 15 September 2012. On 5 July 2014, he was loaned to Borussia Monchengladbach of the German Bundesliga for the 2014-15 season and made his debut for the club on 16 August 2014. On 23 February 2015, he agreed to sign permanently for Borussia Monchengladbach, effective from 1 July. He signed a 5-year contract until June 2020 where the transfer fee was reported as €8 million, 16 times as much as Chelsea paid for him. He made 119 appearances and scored 30 goals for Borussia Monchengladbach. On 22 May 2019, he joined Borussia Dortmund on a five-year contract for a reported fee of €25.5 million.
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On the international level, he has represented Belgium at various age levels. He has represented Belgium at U15, U16, U17, U18, U19, U21, and the senior level. He made his senior international debut in May 2013. He was part of the Belgian squad that came third at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
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What is Thorgan Hazard Famous For?
- Being a professional football player.
- Won the 2013 Belgian Golden shoe.
- Won the 2013-14 Belgian Player of the Year.
Where is Thorgan Hazard From?
Thorgan Hazard was born on 29 March 1993. His birth name is Thorgan Ganael Francis Hazard. His birthplace is La Louviere, Belgium. He was born to his mother Carine and father Thierry who were both footballers in Belgium. His father spent most of his career playing at a semi-professional level with Louvieroise in the Belgian Second Division. He played mainly as a defensive midfielder. His mother played as a striker in the Belgian Women’s First Division and stopped playing when she was three months pregnant with his older brother Eden. He grew up with his three brothers, older brother, Eden Hazard who plays for Real Madrid in Spain and other younger brothers are Kylian and Ethan. He holds Belgian nationality. He belongs to the white ethnicity. His religion is Christianity. His horoscope sign is Aries.
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Thorgan Hazard Football Career Timeline
- He began his football career playing for hometown club Royal Stade Brainois at age five.
- After spending five years at the club, he moved to the youth team of Tubize in 2003 and played until 2007.
- In 2007, at age 14, he was discovered by French club Lens while playing for Tubize in a local tournament and began his professional career from there. On 7 April 2010, he signed his first professional contract after agreeing to a three-year deal until June 2013.
- On 8 August 2010, he made his amateur debut in a 2-0 victory over Drancy, appearing as a substitute. On 9 May 2011, he was named to the senior team for the first time on 11 May in a Ligue 1 match against Bordeaux. However, he did not feature in the match and finished the 2010-11 campaign with no senior team appearances.
- Ahead of the 2010-11 season, he was promoted to the senior team permanently and assigned the number 22 shirt. He made his professional debut in Lens’ opening league match of the season in a 2-0 defeat against Reims. He played 14 league games in the 2010-2011 season.
- On 24 July 2012, he signed for Chelsea for a fee of € 500 thousand and made his debut on 17 August 2012 in an Under-21 Premier League match in a 0-0 draw against Manchester City which was to be his only appearance in Chelsea colors before leaving the club.
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- On 30 August 2012, he was sent on a season-long loan move to Belgian Pro League club Zulte Waregem and made his debut on 15 September 2012 in a 1-0 away win against OH Leuven. On 31 October 2012, he scored his first goal in a 4-1 home win against Charleroi.
- On 15 July 2013, Chelsea and Waregem agreed for him to be loaned back for another year until the end of the 2013-14 season. On 28 November 2013, he scored in a 2-1 win against Wigan Athletic in the UEFA Europa League group stage at the DW Stadium. He was voted as Zulte’s player of the season and scored 17 goals in 53 matches across all competitions.
- On 5 July 2014, he was loaned to Borussia Monchengladbach of the German Bundesliga for the 2014-15 season and made his debut for the club on 16 August 2014 in a 3-1 win against FC 08 Homburg in the DFB-Pokal, coming on in the 78th minute as a substitute for Branimir Hrgota. He made his league debut on 24 August 2014 in a 1-1 draw against VfB Stuttgart, coming off the bench in the 67th minute.
- On 24 September 2014, he made his first start for Borussia Monchengladbach in a 1-0 win against Hamburger SV in the Bundesliga, playing 71 minutes before being substituted for Fabian Johnson.
- On 23 February 2015, he agreed to sign permanently for Borussia Monchengladbach, affective from 1 July. He signed a 5-year contract until June 2020 where the transfer fee was reported as €8 million, 16 times as much as Chelsea paid for him. On 8 August 2015, he scored in a 4-1 win at FC St. Pauli in the first round of the DFB-Pokal in his first game after his transfer. He finished the season with four goals, two coming in a match against Hertha BSC on 3 April 2016 in a 5-0 win.
- On 24 August 2016, he scored his first-ever hat-trick in a 6-1 victory over Swiss club Young Boys in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League play-off round. On 28 September 2016, he scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 1-2 win against Barcelona at Borussia-Park.
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- On 25 November 2017, he scored from the penalty spot to help his side defeat the Bundesliga record champion Bayern Munich with a 2-1 win where he ended the season with eleven goals and six assists.
- On 19 August 2018, he, Alassane Plea, and Raffael each scored hat-tricks in an 11-1 win at fifth-tier BSC Hastedt in the first round of the cup. From 2015-2019, he made 119 appearances and scored 30 goals for Borussia Monchengladbach.
- On 22 May 2019, he joined Borussia Dortmund on a five-year contract for a reported fee of €25.5 million.
Thorgan Hazard International Career
- He has represented Belgium at various age levels.
- He has represented Belgium at U15, U16, U17, U18, U19, U21, and the senior level.
- On 16 May 2013, he earned his first senior call-up after being included in Marc Wilmots’ 28-man squad ahead of a friendly with the United States followed by a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Serbia.
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- He made his senior international debut for Belgium in May 2013 as a second-half substitute for Chelsea teammate Romelu Lukaku in the 4-2 friendly win over the United States. It took him three-and-a-half years to gain his second cap in a 1-1 Low Countries derby friendly away to the Netherlands on 9 November 2016, again from the bench.
- On 10 October 2017, he scored his first goal for Belgium in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier in a 4-0 home victory against Cyprus.
- He was part of the Belgian squad that came third at the 2018 FIFA World Cup where he made his tournament debut on 18 June, playing the last seven minutes of the group match against Panama in place of Dries Mertens in a 3-0 victory and played the entirety of the 1-0 win against England in the next match in Kaliningrad.
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Thorgan Hazard Wife
Looking at his personal life, Thorgan Hazard is a married guy. He got married to his beautiful girlfriend, Marie Kindermans, the daughter of Johan Kindermans, who currently, is a youth training director with Anderlecht. The couple is blessed with one daughter, Elayna Hazard. He is having an intimate relationship with his love and daughter where they are living their life happily together.
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Thorgan Hazard Body Measurement
Thorgan Hazard stands at a height of 1.75m i.e. 5 feet and 9 inches tall. He has a bodyweight of 71kg. He has an athletic body build. His eye color is light blue and his hair color is blonde. His sexual orientation is straight.
Thorgan Hazard Salary and Net Worth
Thorgan Hazard earns from his professional career as a football player. His income is from contracts, salaries, bonuses, and endorsements. In 2012, he signed for Chelsea for a fee of € 500 thousand. In 2015, he agreed to sign permanently for Borussia Monchengladbach, effective from 1 July. He signed a 5-year contract until June 2020 where the transfer fee was reported as €8 million, 16 times as much as Chelsea paid for him. In 2019, he joined Borussia Dortmund on a five-year contract for a reported fee of €25.5 million. As of 2021, his estimated net worth is €2.6 million and his salary is €1.6 million, while his market value is around €32 million.
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