Arne Engels, born on 8 September 2000, hails from Belgium. At the age of 22, the lad not only anchors the midfield for Celtic but also cuts a figure six feet tall (1.84m) and tips the scales at 11st 2lb (71kg). Wearing the number 27 jersey, he has represented the glory of Celtic and also the Belgium U21 national team.
Engels is a pricey talent, with his current market value standing around £15.5m. This figure, might I add, is not frivolous speculation but according to Transfermarkt. Quite a rare pearl in the sea of football, that lad.
Making a vivid flash back to the humid summer of 2015, Engels started his athletic journey with Club NXT in the Challenger Pro League of Belgium. He was a fledgling trainee then, just taking fledgling first steps in the big world of football. After eight years of grit, determination and undying perseverance, his talent begun to represent itself on a larger scale, leading to his transfer to Augsburg in the Bundesliga in Germany in January 2023. His services were secured for 100k back then. He showed up on the grid, making respectable 18 adverse appearances in his debut season, which grew to a full-blown season with 32 games, albeit with one slight hiccup in the following due to an unfortunate early exit.
As fortune would have it, his destiny led him to none other than the mighty Celtic in August 2024, drawing up a hefty price tag of £11m. His time at Celtic has indeed been a visual spectacle. After lighting up the grid in his first season with nine goals in 34 appearances, and staggering figures for the current 2025 - 2026 season with four goals in 24 appearances, one simply can't deny the lad has flair.
Not restricting his performances to league matches alone, Engels has also been a steely presence in the League Cup 2025 - 2026 with three starts and one substitution appearance. Moreover, in both the Champions League Qualifiers 2025 - 2026 and the Europa League 2025 - 2026, he displayed his mettle with apt versatility and scoring goals in key matches.
