Arne Engels (born 8 September 2003) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder, right-back or right winger for Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the Belgium national team.
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]
On 3 January 2023, Engels signed for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg on a four-and-a-half-year contract.[4]
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 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.[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Club NXT | 2020–21 | Challenger Pro League | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | Challenger Pro League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Challenger Pro League | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 3 | — | — | — | 35 | 3 | |||||
| FC Augsburg | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 3 | |||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 51 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 53 | 3 | ||||
| Celtic | 2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | 34 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10[c] | 1 | 52 | 10 |
| 2025–26 | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 55 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 123 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 143 | 16 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | |||
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
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