Arne Engels


Arne Engels is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder, right-back or right winger for Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the Belgium national team.

Club career

Club NXT

Engels began his career at the youth academy of Club Brugge. On 22 August 2020, Engels made his debut for Brugge's reserve side, Club NXT in the Belgian First Division B against RWDM47. He was a starter as NXT lost 2–0.

FC Augsburg

On 3 January 2023, Engels signed for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg on a four-and-a-half-year contract.

Celtic

On 30 August 2024, Engels signed a four-year contract with Scottish Premiership side Celtic. On 1 September 2024, Engels made his debut for the club, coming on as a substitute replacing Paulo Bernardo in the 62nd minute in a 3–0 win against rivals Rangers.

International career

Engels debuted for the Belgium national team on 6 September 2024 in a Nations League game against Israel at the Nagyerdei Stadion in Hungary. He substituted Youri Tielemans in the 74th minute of Belgium's 3–1 victory.

Career statistics

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International

Honours

Celtic