# Dan-Axel Zagadou

Dan-Axel Zagadou (born 3 June 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart. He has represented France from under-16 to under-21 levels.

## Early life

Zagadou was born in Créteil, in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, to Ivorian parents. He acquired French nationality on 8 July 2008, through the collective effect of his mother's naturalization.

## Club career
### Early career

Zagadou began his career playing at junior level for hometown club US Créteil, before signing for Paris Saint-Germain at the age of 12 in 2011. He then spent the next five seasons developing in PSG's academy, before being assigned to the reserve squad in 2016, where he made 9 appearances in the CFA.

### Borussia Dortmund

On 5 June 2017, German club Borussia Dortmund announced the signing of Zagadou on a free transfer and a five-year contract. On 28 October 2017, he scored his first goal for Dortmund in a 4–2 away loss against Hannover 96, where he also received his first red card in the 59th minute.
On 12 May 2022, it was announced that Zagadou's contract would not be renewed and that he was to become a free agent.

### VfB Stuttgart

On 19 September 2022, Zagadou signed a four-year contract with VfB Stuttgart.

## International career

Zagadou has represented France at U16, U17, U18, U19, U20 and U21 levels.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 22 September 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | DFB-Pokal | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Paris Saint-Germain B | 2016–17 | CFA | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 2 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Borussia Dortmund | Total | Total | 67 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 4 |
| Borussia Dortmund II | 2018–19 | Regionalliga West | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Borussia Dortmund II | 2021–22 | 3. Liga | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Borussia Dortmund II | Total | Total | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 1 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| VfB Stuttgart | Total | Total | 38 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 118 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 150 | 5 |
* ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearance in DFL-Supercup
* 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
* ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs

## Honours

Borussia Dortmund
* DFB-Pokal: 2020–21
* DFL-Supercup: 2019
Individual
* UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2016