Eden Hazard Height, Weight, Wife, Children, Age, Affairs, Biography & More StarsUnfolded
Publish date: 2024-05-22
Some Lesser Known Facts About Eden Hazard
- Does Eden Hazard drink alcohol?: Yes
- He was born into a family of football players. Both of his parents were professional footballers.
- His mother was a forward player in Belgian Women’s First Division but stopped playing football when she got pregnant with Eden.
- His love for football started at a very young age. He used to play football in the garden of his house with his father and younger brothers.
- He used to live metres away from a football training ground, where he spent honing his skills.
- While playing a match against a girls’ side, Lille’s scouts first spotted him. His team lost the game 4-0 but the scouts saw a spark in him. He was offered a youth contract by the French Club. He agreed and joined the club in 2005.
- On 28 May 2007, he signed his first professional contract; keeping him at Lille for three years.
- On 18 November 2008, he made his international debut for Belgium against Luxembourg.
- On 19 December 2010, he had his first child, Yannis Hazard with his girlfriend Natasha Van Honacker.
- On 7 October 2011, he scored his first goal for Belgium against Kazakhstan.
- He was very successful with the club. In the four years he played for the club he managed to win two NFP Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year awards (2008–09, 2009–10) and two UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Year awards (2010–11, 2011–12).
- On 26 April 2012, he married Natasha Van Honacker with whom he already had a son.
- On 4 June 2012, he joined the London based English Club, Chelsea. He announced it on Twitter by tweeting, “I’m signing for the [this season’s] Champions League winner.”
- In February 2013, the couple was blessed with their second son, Leo.
- He picked up an injury just before the 2013 UEFA Europa League Final and was ruled out of the game.
- On 13 May 2014, he was named in Belgium’s squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Belgium qualified for the knockouts but lost in the quarterfinals.
- The 2014-2015 Season was his breakthrough season in the English Premier League. He won the PFA Young Player of the Season and was a runner-up to Luis Suarez for the PFA Player of the Year Award.
- On 7 June 2015, he captained his national side for the first time against a friendly with France.
- In September 2015, Eden and Natasha were blessed with their third son, Samy.
- He captained Belgium in UEFA Euro 2016 finals.
- He was named in the Belgian squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup
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