Arne Engels
Belgian footballer (born 2003)
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Arne Engels (born 8 September 2003) 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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 September 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Opwijk, Belgium[1] | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Celtic | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2020 | Club Brugge | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Club NXT | 35 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | FC Augsburg | 51 | (3) |
| 2024– | Celtic | 58 | (13) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Belgium U15 | 4 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Belgium U16 | 8 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Belgium U19 | 9 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Belgium U21 | 10 | (2) |
| 2024– | Belgium | 4 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:50, 11 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 November 2024 | |||
Club career
Club NXT
Engels began his career at the youth academy of Club Brugge.[2] 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.[3]
FC Augsburg
On 3 January 2023, Engels signed for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg on a four-and-a-half-year contract.[4]
Celtic
On 30 August 2024, Engels signed a four-year contract with Scottish Premiership side Celtic.[5] 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.[6] Engels soon became the Bhoys' designated penalty taker and won both the league title and Scottish League Cup in his first season.[7]
He was linked with a move to Nottingham Forest during the 2026 January transfer window with Forest making multiple bids that were knocked back, including a joint Scottish record bid of £25 million.[8]
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.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 7 February 2026[1]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Club NXT | 2020–21 | Challenger Pro League | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | Challenger Pro League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Challenger Pro League | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 3 | — | — | — | 35 | 3 | |||||
| FC Augsburg | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 3 | |||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 51 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 53 | 3 | ||||
| Celtic | 2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | 34 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10[c] | 1 | 52 | 10 |
| 2025–26 | Scottish Premiership | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10[d] | 1 | 38 | 5 | |
| Total | 58 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 90 | 15 | ||
| Career total | 145 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 178 | 21 | ||
- Includes DFB-Pokal, Scottish Cup
- Includes Scottish League Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 17 November 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | |||
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
