page_title: Eden Hazard
section_title: Real Madrid
hierarchical_section_title: Eden Hazard / Club career / Real Madrid
caption_attribution_description: English: Preseason match
context_page_description: Eden Michael Hazard is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Spanish club Real Madrid and captains the Belgium national team. Known for his creativity, speed, dribbling and passing, Hazard is considered one of the best players in the world.
  Hazard is the son of two former footballers and began his career in Belgium playing for local youth clubs. In 2005, he moved to France, where he began his senior career with Ligue 1 club Lille. Hazard spent two years in the club's academy and, at the age of 16, made his professional debut in November 2007. He went on to become an integral part of the Lille team under manager Rudi Garcia, making over 190 appearances. In his first full season as a starter, he won the Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year award, becoming the first non-French player to win the award. In the 2009–10 season, Hazard captured the award again, becoming the first player to win the award twice. He was also named to the Ligue 1 Team of the Year.
context_section_description: On 7 June 2019, La Liga club Real Madrid announced on their website that Hazard would be signing for them for the 2019–20 season. He signed a contract until 30 June 2024 for an initially reported fee of approximately €100 million, which may rise to €146.1 million due to additional fees and will be earning an expected £400,000 per week. Hazard was formally unveiled in front of 50,000 fans on 13 June 2019 at the Santiago Bernabéu. Hazard became Real Madrid's most expensive player after Gareth Bale who was signed for €101 million in 2013. Should any of the variables be met, Hazard would then become Madrid's most expensive player in their history. Hazard was presented at the Bernabéu without a number on his jersey, just like Luka Jović a day earlier. Hazard has been wearing the number 10 jersey for both Chelsea and Belgium for a number of years, but admitted in his press conference that he had asked Luka Modrić for the jersey number at Real Madrid but Modrić refused to give it away. Nearly two months later, Real Madrid confirmed on their website that Hazard will wear the legendary number 7 at Los Blancos, like club legends Cristiano Ronaldo, Raúl González and Emilio Butragueño.
  Upon signing with Real Madrid, Hazard spoke to the media "I've dreamt about this since I was little, I always supported Real Madrid. Then I went to France and England and wearing this shirt now is a true honour." He also described Zinedine Zidane as a defining factor in his move to Real Madrid because he has always been an admirer of him. "Everyone knows that Zidane was my idol and now he's my coach, he's been an important factor. But I've always wanted to play for this club," Hazard said. When asked whether he thought he could become the best player on the planet at his new club, Hazard admitted that it is part of his aspirations, saying "I will try to be the best in the world, yes. But first, I want us to be the best team and winning titles. It's a new challenge for me and I'm prepared for it."
  On 6 August, Hazard scored his first Real Madrid goal which came in a 1–0 friendly win over RB Salzburg. In the last training session before Real Madrid's first match of the season against Celta Vigo, Hazard suffered a thigh injury which delayed his competitive debut. He made his debut on 14 September 2019, coming on as a substitute in a 3–2 victory over Levante in La Liga at the Bernabeu. On 5 October, Hazard scored his first competitive goal for Los Blancos, right before half time against Granada in his first home league start. In the second half, he also got his first assist which was to Modrić in an eventual 4–2 victory. On 22 October, Hazard assisted Toni Kroos' winner away to Galatasaray in a narrow 1–0 win in the Champions League group stage which was Real Madrid's first win of the European campaign after just one point from the opening two matches. On 26 November, Hazard suffered an ankle injury against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League group stage after a rash challenge by Belgium teammate Thomas Meunier. He was unable to continue and was substituted moments later. Meunier publicly apologized about the incident and tried to greet his Belgium captain in the Real Madrid locker room after the match. A day later, Real Madrid's medical team suggested the ankle injury was 'an external bruise' expected to keep Hazard on the sidelines for just 10 days. But one week later, further tests by the medical team claimed he suffered an 'incomplete external micro fracture' in his right ankle with no set return date. Hazard went on to miss 16 Real Madrid matches across four competitions, which included the first El Clásico of the season, the Supercopa de España victory in Jeddah and the entire Copa del Rey campaign which ended with a quarter-final exit to Sociedad.
  On 16 February, Hazard made his long-awaited return from injury and started against Celta Vigo in La Liga. He earned a penalty after being fouled by Celta's goalkeeper Rubén Blanco in the area, which Sergio Ramos converted to make it 2–1 to the hosts. Hazard went off to a standing ovation in the 7
caption: Hazard during a preseason match with Real Madrid in 2019
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