Belgium-born midfielder, Arne Engels, was born on 8 September 2003 and at 21 years old, dons the number 27 jersey for Celtic Football Club. Standing at 6 feet (1.84m) and weighing in at 11 stone 2 lb (71 kg), Engels renders a formidable presence on the midfield. Aside from club duties, Engels also does his national service, proudly featuring for the Belgium national team.
As per the information provided on Transfermarkt, Engels holds a market value of approximately £9.5m. His current contract with Celtic has a tenure of 3 years and 5 months remaining, due to expire on 30 June 2028.
Engels started his football career with Club NXT in the Challenger Pro League in Belgium as a trainee in July 2015. In January 2023, he took a significant step forward when he transferred from his training ground at Club NXT to join Augsburg in the Bundesliga, Germany. This marked Engels' first professional transfer, for which he was paid close to £100,000.
Engels' debut season 2022 - 2023 with Augsburg saw him making 18 first team appearances in league matches. Into the next season, 2023 - 2024, he solidified his position in the German Club's first team, featuring in 32 league matches and scoring three goals. In the current season of 2024 - 2025, Engels has only made a single appearance for Augsburg.
In August 2024, in a major career milestone, Engels bid farewell to Augsburg and journeyed north to Celtic, with the Scottish Premiership club shelling out around £11m for his transfer. No stranger to the first team action, Engels has made 23 appearances and netted eight goals in league matches for Celtic in the ongoing season 2024 - 2025.
At the national level, Engels has been active in the UEFA U21 Championship Qualifiers 2024 - 2025 for Belgium, where he found the back of the net twice in six starts. At the club level, he has participated in the League Cup 2024 - 2025 where he made a start and had two substitute appearances for Celtic. In the Scottish Cup 2024 - 2025, he again made a start and had one substitute appearance for Celtic. In the Champions League 2024 - 2025, Engels scored one goal in nine starts and one appearance as a substitute for Celtic.
