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Which team did the player Julian Draxler belong to from 2012 to 2015?
Julian Draxler Julian Draxler ( born 20 September 1993 ) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Germany national team . He is known for his ability to use both feet , his speed , and the power of his shot . Draxler 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 PSG . A full international with over 40 caps since 2012 , he was part of the Germany squad who 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 . Club career . Schalke 04 . Draxler made his Bundesliga debut on 15 January 2011 in a 0–1 loss to Hamburger SV . At that time , he was the fourth-youngest Bundesliga player ever and the youngest in Schalkes history . One week later , in Schalkes 1–0 win against Hannover 96 , he became the second-youngest field player after Nuri Şahin to start a Bundesliga match . On 25 January 2011 , Julian Draxler came on as a substitute for Peer Kluge in the quarter-finals of the 2010–11 DFB-Pokal against 1 . FC Nürnberg in the second half of extra time . He scored his first goal for Schalke 04 in the dying seconds of the same match to ensure a 3–2 for his club . He scored his first Bundesliga goal on 1 April 2011 against FC St . Pauli . Draxler opened the scoring in Schalkes 2011 DFB-Pokal Final victory over MSV Duisburg , volleying in from outside the area , scoring the first of what proved to be five unanswered goals for Schalke . He finished the 2010–11 season with 1 goal in 15 league appearances , two goals in three DFB-Pokal appearances and six UEFA Champions League appearances . In the 2011–12 season , Draxler played an important part in securing third place and 2011–12 UEFA Champions League qualification for Schalke , appearing in 30 of 34 Bundesliga matches , mainly on the left side of midfield to accommodate Lewis Holtby in a central role . He also had a goal in two DFB-Pokal matches , two goals in the UEFA Europa League , and an appearance in the DFL-Supercup . The following season , Draxler continued to prove himself to be an important first team player , scoring in matches against Greuther Fürth , Werder Bremen , Borussia Mönchengladbach and in a high-scoring 5–4 victory against Hannover 96 . Draxler continued to play an important role after Holtbys departure and the signing of Michel Bastos , allowing Draxler to impress in his favoured attacking midfield position , including two goals in a 4–1 victory at VfL Wolfsburg . While scoring in a 2–1 win to complete a league double over rivals Borussia Dortmund , Draxler became Schalkes youngest ever player to appear in 100 competitive games . On 3 May , he scored the matchs only goal as Schalke defeated Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–0 at Borussia-Park . Draxler finished the 2012–13 season as Schalkes joint top goalscorer in the Bundesliga – along with striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar – after finishing the season with ten goals . He also scored two goals in three DFB-Pokal matches and one goal in six UEFA Champions League matches . In May 2013 , amid rumours of interest from English Premier League clubs as well as from Borussia Dortmund , Draxler extended his contract for a further two years , until 30 June 2018 . On 2 October 2013 , Draxler scored in a 1–0 away win against Basel in the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League . This win took Schalke 04 to the top of their group . In the final match of the Champions League group stage , Draxler opened the scoring for Schalke in a 2–0 victory against Basel , taking them through to the knockout phase of the tournament . He finished the 2013–14 season with 2 goals in 26 appearances in the Bundesliga , two appearances in the DFB-Pokal and four goals in ten appearances in the Champions League . He would go on to score 2 goals in 19 appearances in all competitions in the following season . On 27 July 2015 , Schalke rejected a bid of €15 million from Juventus , after reports that the Italian side and Draxler had already agreed personal terms . Schalke general manager Horst Heldt felt the offer was far too low and informed Juventus that there would be no further talks . On 31 August 2015 , Draxler signed for VfL Wolfsburg . His final match was a 3–0 loss to Wolfsburg three days prior to the transfer . He finished his 2015–16 account for Schalke with one goal in three Bundesliga matches and a DFB-Pokal match . VfL Wolfsburg . On 31 August 2015 , Draxler signed for VfL Wolfsburg on a five-year deal for a reported initial fee of €36 million plus add-ons . He scored his first goal for Wolfsburg on 15 September 2015 , in a 1–0 win over CSKA Moscow on his Champions League debut for the club . On 31 October , he registered his first Bundesliga goal with the Wolves , scoring the winner after appearing as a substitute against Bayer Leverkusen . In the knockout phase of the 2015–16 Champions League , against Gent , Draxler scored twice in a 3–2 away win in the first leg . On 8 March in the second leg at the Volkswagen Arena , he assisted André Schürrle for the only goal of the match as Wolfsburg reached the quarter-finals for the first time in club history . However , media sources reported that Draxler had failed to fulfill expectations with the Wolves and often appeared like a foreign body in the team . He ended the 2015–16 season with 8 goals and 7 assists from 28 appearances . Ahead of the 2016–17 season , Draxler announced that he wished to leave VfL Wolfsburg and that the club would allow him to transfer if it received an attractive offer . Despite reported interest from Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain , Draxler could not secure a transfer away from Wolfsburg during the summer transfer window . On his return to the Wolfsburg team , Draxler was loudly booed by the clubs supporters and described the following four months as the worst first half of a season of my career . Paris Saint-Germain . On 24 December 2016 , it was announced on VfL Wolfsburgs website that Draxler would be joining Paris Saint-Germain on a four-year contract , for a reported fee of €42 million , pending a medical examination . The transfer was officially completed on 3 January 2017 . 2016–17 season . On 7 January , Draxler made his competitive debut for PSG in a Coupe de France fixture against Bastia at the Parc des Princes . He scored the final goal of a 7–0 victory in the 89th minute , after being assisted by Hatem Ben Arfa . Draxler debuted in Ligue 1 seven days later and scored the matchs only goal as the champions won 1–0 away at Rennes . On 1 February , he scored twice against the same opposition in the Coupe de France to take him to four goals in five appearances in French football . On 14 February , Draxler scored on his first Champions League appearance for PSG , a 4–0 home win over Barcelona in the round of 16 . On 26 February , he scored after appearing as a substitute in PSGs 5–1 win against rivals Marseille in Le Classique at the Stade Vélodrome . On 1 April , Draxler scored the opening goal in PSGs 4–1 win over Monaco in the 2017 Coupe de la Ligue Final . 2020–21 season . Draxler scored his first goal of the 2020–21 season in a 1–0 win against Metz on 16 September 2020 . This was his first goal since the 2018–19 season . In a 4–0 victory against Dijon on 24 October , Draxler suffered a hamstring injury ; he made his return on 16 December in a 2–0 win over Lorient . International career . On 9 August 2011 , Draxler scored on his debut for the Germany under-21 side in the 4–1 win over Cyprus in a 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier . On 7 May 2012 , he was one of two uncapped players called up into the provisional squad for the UEFA Euro 2012 senior side for Germany . On 26 May 2012 , he made his debut for the senior side in Germanys 5–3 loss to Switzerland , coming on as a substitute to replace Lukas Podolski in the 62nd minute . His first international goal was scored on 2 June 2013 in a friendly against the United States . The goal was scored in the 81st minute to bring the score to 3–4 , finishing a rebound off goalkeeper Tim Howard . Draxler captained Germany in a goalless friendly against Poland in Hamburg on 13 May 2014 , a match in which seven of his teammates were debutants . In June 2014 , Draxler was named in Germanys 23-man squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup . He made his first World Cup appearance as a 76th-minute substitute for Sami Khedira in the semi-final 7–1 victory over Brazil . On 13 July , he was an unused substitute as Germany defeated Argentina at the Maracanã Stadium to win its fourth World Cup . Draxler made only two appearances for the world champions during the Euro 2016 qualifying campaign . However , he started on the left side of Germanys attack in four of their six matches at Euro 2016 finals , also appearing as a substitute in the quarter-final against Italy and converting his kick in the 6–5 penalty shootout win . He was named Man of the Match for his performance against Slovakia , assisting Mario Gómezs second goal before scoring the third himself in a 3–0 win . Draxler was named captain of an inexperienced Germany squad for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup , scoring a penalty kick in the teams opening match as they defeated Australia 3–2 . Following Germanys title win , Draxler was awarded the Golden Ball as best player of the tournament . On 4 June 2018 , Germanys manager Joachim Löw included Draxler in his final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup . On 17 June , Draxler made a World Cup appearance during their opening match against Mexico in which the Germans lost 1–0 . Playing style . Draxler is two-footed and known for his speed and intensity in one-on-one situations . He is mainly deployed as a left winger but he can also be deployed as a right winger and as an attacking midfielder . In his Schalke 04 youth career , Draxler was deployed mainly as an attacking midfielder where he always felt most at home . In addition , Draxler is known for possessing a powerful and impressive shot . In January 2014 , Draxler was named by The Observer as one of the ten most promising young players in Europe . FIFAs official website describes Draxler as tall , fast , with a keen eye for goal , and an exceptional talent in one-on-one situations from his regular position as a left-sided attacking midfielder . Personal life . Draxler was born in Gladbeck , North Rhine-Westphalia . He attended the Heisenberg-Gymnasium in Gladbeck before changing to Gesamtschule Berger Feld in 2011 . In his childhood , he would regularly go with his father to watch Schalke 04s home matches and since then has been a fan of the club . Draxler was engaged to his childhood sweetheart , Lena Stiffel . In 2019 , he started dating a French dancer and choreographer , Sethanie Taing . Honours . Schalke 04 - DFB-Pokal : 2010–11 - DFL-Supercup : 2011 Paris Saint-Germain - Ligue 1 : 2017–18 , 2018–19 , 2019–20 - Coupe de France : 2016–17 , 2017–18 , 2019–20 , 2020–21 ; runner-up : 2018–19 - Coupe de la Ligue : 2016–17 , 2017–18 , 2019–20 - Trophée des Champions : 2017 , 2020 - UEFA Champions League runner-up : 2019–20 Germany - FIFA World Cup : 2014 - FIFA Confederations Cup : 2017 Individual - Fritz Walter Medal U18 Gold Medal : 2011 - Sportschau Goal of the Year Award : 2013 ( shared with Raúl ) - kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season : 2013–14 - Bundesliga Young Player of the Year : 2013–14 - FIFA Confederations Cup Golden Ball : 2017