Dan-Axel Zagadou
French footballer (born 1999) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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Zagadou with VfB Stuttgart in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dan-Axel Zagadou[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 June 1999 | ||
| 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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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 | 38 | (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) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:41, 22 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:32, 6 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
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 22 September 2024[6]
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain B | 2016–17 | CFA | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Borussia Dortmund | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | — | 22 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Total | 67 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 4 | ||
| Borussia Dortmund II | 2018–19 | Regionalliga West | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 3. Liga | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[e] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 38 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 118 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 150 | 5 | ||
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in DFL-Supercup
- Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs
Honours
Borussia Dortmund
Individual
References
External links
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