The first thing any football fan, pundit or coach will notice about Julian Draxler is his talent for the float and his ability to use both legs with equal precision, a skill that relatively few players can boast of. The winger has played for heavyweights in Germany and France. He started his career in Germany at the age of 17 with Schalke 04. Draxler’s career would then take him to VfL Wolfsburg in 2015 and then to French titans PSG in 2017. He played alongside global talents like Neymar , Kylian Mbappe, Di Maria and Cavani.
He is a German international and represented his country at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.
Julian Draxler Bio
Draxler was born on September 20, 1993 in Gladbeck, Germany. It was there that he developed a love for football. He had become a huge Schalke 04 fan, as his father regularly took him to see the club’s home games.
Julian Draxler at Schalke
The winger bowed out of the Bundesliga with Schalke04 in a game against Hamburger SV in January 2011, making him the youngest player in his club’s history to play in the league. His first goal for the club was substituted in the dying seconds of a DFB-Pokal quarter-final match. His strike put the game to bed, securing a 3-2 victory for Schalke. He added a few more matches to his tally and ended the season with 15 Bundesliga appearances, three DFB-Pokal matches and six UEFA Champions League matches, scoring a total of 4 goals.
The following season saw Julian Draxler double his Bundesliga appearance as he made 30 league appearances. He also played in DFB-Pokal, UEFA Europa League and DFL-Supercup matches. Schalke 04 finished third in the Bundesliga, essentially qualifying for the UEFA Champions League.
For the 2012–13 season, Draxler moved into his prime position in attacking midfield and he rewarded the club with an improved season. The striker finished the campaign with 10 Bundesliga goals, making him his team’s top scorer in the Bundesliga alongside veteran striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar. He also scored goals in the DFB-Pokal and the UEFA Champions League.
Amid rumors of interest from English clubs, the Forward Float extended his contract with Schalke. However, his last two seasons with the club were relatively disappointing as he failed to reach the peak he reached in the 2012–13 season. He remained a regular player. Draxler finally signed for VfL Wolfsburg on August 31, 2015, three days after his side lost in the Bundesliga.
Julian Draxler at VfL Wolfsburg
After signing a five-year contract with the club, he ended up spending only a season and a half with them. For the 2015-2016 season, he scored crucial goals against CSKA Moscow, Bayer Leverkusen and Gent. His contributions helped Wolfsburg reach the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time in their history. Draxler closed the year with 8 goals and 7 assists in 28 appearances.
Off season, he revealed his interest in leaving the club, in part due to the criticism he received from the media the previous season, suggesting he was not in the squad. Football giants like PSG and Arsenal have shown interest. However, he would stay at the club for the first half of the season before leaving for PSG on January 3, 2017.
Julian Draxler at Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)
The striker’s French spell started beautifully with him scoring four goals in his first five games for the club. His first goal came in the 89th minute of their opener against Bastia, where PSG beat Bastia 7-0. On Valentine’s Day, Julian scored his first European goal for the club on his Champions League debut against Barcelona. PSG won the match 4-0. On April 1, he scored another goal in a 4-1 win over Monaco in the 2017 Coupe de la Ligue final.
He finished the season with 10 goals in 25 appearances in all competitions. However, during the 2017-2018 season, Draxler saw his chances of playing seriously limited with the arrival of former Barcelona ace Neymar and Monaco wonderkid Kylian Mbappe in big-money transfers. As a result, he could only manage 5 goals during the season.
The international career of Julian Draxler
Draxler lost to Germany Under-21 in 2011 and played with the team in qualifying matches for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. part of the UEFA Euro 2012 senior national team in a 5-3 loss to Switzerland on 26 May 2012.
Julian was part of the German squad at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2016. He didn’t score a goal in the first but opened his goal tally in the second, even winning the man of the game title. game for his performance against Slovakia. He captained the national team in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. The striker led them to the title and won the Golden Boy Award for the competition’s best player.
Julian Draxler’s girlfriend, wife
It’s unclear how long Julian Draxler has been in a relationship with his girlfriend Lena Stiffel has always been his main focus on the pitch. What is known is that he has known Lena since the duo were children. Currently, the PSG striker is engaged to her.
Julian Draxler Body Dimensions: Height and Weight
The striker has a dismal frame, which partly explains his speed. He stands at a respectable height of 1.87m (6ft 2in) and maintains a healthy weight of around 72kg (158.7lb).