Arne Engels

Arne Engels
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-09-08) 8 September 2003
Place of birth Opwijk, Belgium[1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 West Ham United
Number 7
Youth career
2014–2020 Club Brugge
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Club NXT 35 (3)
2023–2024 Augsburg 51 (3)
2024–2026 Celtic 66 (14)
2026– West Ham United 1 (0)
International career‡
2018 Belgium U15 4 (1)
2018–2019 Belgium U16 8 (3)
2021–2022 Belgium U19 9 (2)
2023–2024 Belgium U21 10 (2)
2024 Belgium 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:55, 22 August 2026 (BST)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 November 2024

Arne Engels (born 8 September 2003) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or right winger for EFL Championship club West Ham United and the Belgium national team.

Club career

Club NXT

Engels began his career at the youth academy of Club Brugge.[2] On 22 August 2020, Engels made his debut for Brugge's reserve side, Club NXT in the Belgian First Division B against RWDM47. He was a starter as NXT lost 2–0.[3]

FC Augsburg

On 3 January 2023, Engels signed for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg on a four-and-a-half-year contract.[4]

Celtic

On 30 August 2024, Engels signed a four-year contract with Scottish Premiership side Celtic.[5] On 1 September 2024, Engels made his debut for the club, coming on as a substitute replacing Paulo Bernardo in the 62nd minute in a 3–0 win against rivals Rangers.[6] Engels soon became the Bhoys' designated penalty taker and won both the league title and Scottish League Cup in his first season.[7]

He was linked with a move to Nottingham Forest during the 2026 January transfer window with Forest making multiple bids that were knocked back, including a joint Scottish record bid of £25 million.[8]

West Ham United

On 15 August 2026, Engels signed a five-year contract with EFL Championship side West Ham United for a record fee in the region of £22 million.[9]

International career

Engels debuted for the Belgium national team on 6 September 2024 in a Nations League game against Israel at the Nagyerdei Stadion in Hungary. He substituted Youri Tielemans in the 74th minute of Belgium's 3–1 victory.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 August 2026[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Club NXT 2020–21 Challenger Pro League 201———201
2021–22 Challenger Pro League 00———00
2022–23 Challenger Pro League 152———152
Total 353———353
FC Augsburg 2022–23 Bundesliga 18000——180
2023–24 Bundesliga 32310——333
2024–25 Bundesliga 1010——20
Total 51320——533
Celtic 2024–25 Scottish Premiership 349503010[c]15210
2025–26 Scottish Premiership 305214010[d]1467
2026–27 Scottish Premiership 20———20
Total 6614717020210017
West Ham United 2026–27 Championship 100010—20
Career total 15420918020219023
  1. ↑ Includes DFB-Pokal, Scottish Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Scottish League Cup, EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 17 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Belgium
202440
Total40

Honours

Celtic

References

  1. 1 2 Arne Engels at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "New contract for Cisse Sandra and Arne Engels". Club Brugge KV. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "RWDM 2–0 Club NXT". Soccerway.
  4. ↑ "FCA verpflichtet belgisches Mittelfeld-Talent Arne Engels" [FCA sign Belgian midfield talent Arne Engels]. www.fcaugsburg.de (in German). 3 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Celtic confirm signing of Arne Engels in record-breaking deal". The National. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Engels delivers instant Celtic vs Rangers 'biggest club' statement". The Herald. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  7. ↑ McPheat, Nick (8 May 2025). "Arne Engels: What the numbers say about midfielder's debut season at Celtic?". BBC Sport.
  8. ↑ O'Rourke, Pete (6 February 2026). "Sources: Nottingham Forest to blame for Arne Engels collapse, new Celtic details emerge". Football Insider.
  9. ↑ Scott, Ged (15 August 2026). "West Ham break EFL record to sign Engels for £22m". BBC Sport.
  10. ↑ "Belgium v Israel game report". ESPN. 6 September 2024.
  11. ↑ sport, Guardian (26 April 2025). "Brendan Rodgers '200% staying' after Celtic clinch 55th Scottish league title". The Guardian.
  12. ↑ sport, Guardian (16 May 2026). "Celtic stun Hearts at the last in dramatic final-day shootout to retain Scottish title". The Guardian.
  13. ↑ "Celtic 3–3 Rangers: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
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