Julian Draxler, Germany footballer: Profile, Career, News & Videos

Julian Draxler is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Qatar Stars League club Al Ahli.

He made his Bundesliga debut for Schalke 04 aged 17 in January 2011, and in May of that year scored the first goal as the side won the DFB-Pokal final. In total, he played 171 competitive matches for Schalke, scoring 30 goals, before transferring to VfL Wolfsburg in 2015. In January 2017, he joined Paris Saint-Germain.

A former international with over 50 caps since 2012, Draxler had represented the Germany national team at youth and senior level. He was also a part of the Germany squad that won the 2014 FIFA World Cup, reached the semi-finals of UEFA Euro 2016 and was the captain of the side that won the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, a tournament in which Draxler was awarded the Golden Ball trophy as the best player of the competition.