Dan-Axel Zagadou

Dan-Axel Zagadou (born 3 June 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund. He has represented France from under-16 to under-21 level.

Dan-Axel Zagadou
Zagadou with Borussia Dortmund in 2017
Personal information
Full name Dan-Axel Zagadou[1]
Date of birth (1999-06-03) 3 June 1999
Place of birth Créteil, France
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Borussia Dortmund
Number 5
Youth career
2006–2011 Créteil
2011–2016 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Paris Saint-Germain B 9 (0)
2017– Borussia Dortmund II 4 (0)
2017– Borussia Dortmund 65 (4)
National team‡
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:00, 30 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:32, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

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.[3]

Borussia Dortmund

On 5 June 2017, German club Borussia Dortmund announced the signing of Zagadou on a free transfer and a five-year contract.[4] 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.[5]

International career

Zagadou has represented France at U16, U17, U18, U19, U20 and U21 level.

Personal life

Born in France, Zagadou is of Ivorian descent.[6]

Career statistics
As of match played 30 April 2022[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paris Saint-Germain B 2016–17 CFA 90———90
Borussia Dortmund II 2018–19 Regionalliga West 10———10
2021–22 3. Liga 30———30
Total 4000000040
Borussia Dortmund 2017–18 Bundesliga 111103[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 2]0161
2018–19 Bundesliga 172104[lower-alpha 3]0—222
2019–20 Bundesliga 151205[lower-alpha 3]000221
2020–21 Bundesliga 90202[lower-alpha 3]000130
2021–22 Bundesliga 130103[lower-alpha 4]000170
Total 6547017010904
Career total 78470170101034
  1. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance in DFL-Supercup
  3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Borussia Dortmund

References
  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  2. "Dan-Axel Zagadou". Archived from the original on 20 April 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  3. "D. Zagadou". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  4. "Borussia Dortmund sign Dan-Axel Zagadou". Borussia Dortmund Official Website. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  5. "Borussia Dortmund lose to Hannover as miserable run continues". ESPNFC.com. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  6. "Une autre pépite ivoirienne du PSG: Dan-Axel Zagadou". 4 May 2017. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
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