Promising football players, as practice shows, do not always become world-class stars. Those who have high hopes often do not justify the trust given due to the burden of responsibility and pressure exerted on this or that football player by the press, fans, coach. But Eden Hazard is not one of those players who will give up. At 23, this winger is gradually becoming a world star.
Eden Hazard. Biography
Eden Hazard was born on January 7, 1991 in La Louviere, but grew up in a small town called Bren-le-Conte, located on the territory of Wallonia. The father of the midfielder is Belgian, and his mother is a native of Morocco, therefore, by religion, Eden Hazard is a Muslim. Eden's father was a semi-professional footballer playing for the La Louvière club, while the mother of the future midfielder played in the forward Belgian women's division as a striker. Eden has three brothers - Torgan, Kilian and Ethan, who are also professional footballers.
The beginning of a career and the transition to Lille
Azar's professional career began in Belgium in 1995. The first club of the midfielder was Royal Stud Brainua, and in 2003 he moved to Tubiz, whose pupil he is considered to be. It was in this club that a young talent at the age of 14 managed to make himself known: scouts of the French “Lille” noticed dribbling, speed and creativity of a Belgian football player, as a result of which, in 2005, Hazard began to study at a sports school of a team from League 1. After graduating from a sports school young talent continued his studies at the Lille Academy.
Already in 2007, Hazard signed a professional contract with the French team, designed for a three-year term. The player began to play for the main squad of Lille in 2008, and his professional debut for the team took place in September this year in a duel against Sochaux. Eden scored the first goal for his French team shortly after his debut in a match against Auxerre. Already in November 2008, the midfielder signed a new three-year contract with his club on improved conditions.
Gradually improving and improving his skills, the football player became one of the most promising players in the world. Eden’s progress over the years turned out to be just meteor - for some few years he managed to become one of the team leaders from an unknown player of the double “Lille”, so it’s not at all surprising that in 2012 a real fight arose for the midfielder.
Going to Chelsea
Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United - all these grandees of English football wanted Eden Hazard to join their ranks. The nationality of this player for the teams was not as important as his professional qualities. Eden either praised the attacking power of Manchester City, or hinted that he would continue his career with the Red Devils. However, neither one nor the other happened, and as a result, the talented Belgian announced at the end of May 2012 that he would go to the winners of the Champions League, and he was none other than London's Chelsea.
In early July of that year, Eden Hazard completed his transition to the location of the London team, signing a multi-year contract at Chelsea. For the transfer of the talented Belgian Chelsea had to shell out more than 30 million pounds. In “Lille”, Hazard played at number “10”, but in Chelsea he had to choose “17”, since Juan Mata was the “top ten” in the London club at that time.
As part of his new club, the talented winger made his debut in August 2012 in the English Super Bowl match, but his team suffered a disappointing defeat from Manchester City 3–2. In the domestic championship of England, the footballer made his debut in the first match, earning a penalty, which Frank Lampard realized without any problems, and giving an assist to Branislav Ivanovich. In the next round against the Newcastle Belgian scored from the penalty spot his first goal for the team.
In the first season, Chelsea Azar managed to win the Europa League and become one of the leaders of his club. In the next year’s campaign, the Belgian significantly added and became Chelsea’s top scorer in the Premier League, but this year the team failed to win a single trophy. But Hazard was recognized as the best young player in the English Premier League.
After the departure from Atlético from Madrid in the semifinals of the Champions League in 2014, rumors increased that Eden Hazard could return to France and replenish the ranks of the capital's PSG. For the return to France, the wife of the Belgian midfielder also advocates.
International career
Since 2007, Eden has been playing for the Belgian national team. As part of the youth team in 2007, he managed to reach the semifinals of the European home championship. Initially, he was actively called up in the ranks of the youth team, and after a while he moved to a more adult level and helped his team get through the qualification round for the World Cup. In the summer of 2014, the Belgian will defend the colors of his own team at the upcoming World Championships, which will be held in Brazil.
Achievements
Despite his relatively young age, the footballer is the owner of a number of individual and team awards. Among the team achievements of a football player, it is worth highlighting the following:
- champion of France season 2010/2011;
- winner of the French Cup of the same year;
- winner of the Europa League 2013 with Chelsea.
Individual rewards more:
- France's best young player in 2009 and 2010;
- France's best player in 2011 and 2012;
- included in the symbolic team of League 1 in 2010, 2011, as well as in 2012;
- winner of the Bravo Trophy in 2011;
- four-time player of the month of League 1;
- entered the team of the year the Premier League in 2013;
- best young player of the Premier League 2013/2014.
Personal life
Hazard is in a relationship with a girl named Natasha, from whom in 2010 a son was born to the midfielder. The midfielder is also active in social networks, and in most of his photos Eden Hazard is captured with his teammates - Oscar, David Louise, Ramirez and others.
Be that as it may, Eden Hazard is just beginning his stellar journey, and it is likely that soon the most talented Belgian will succeed in surpassing such world legends as Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi. The main thing is not to stop giving all of yourself for the good of the team and constantly improving.