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Eden Hazard (born 7 January 1991) is a Belgian international footballer who currently plays for English club Chelsea in the Premier League and the Belgium national team. He primarily plays as an attacking midfielder and a winger. Hazard is known for his creativity, speed, and technical ability and is described as a “fearless, explosive attacking midfielder who can change the game with a turn of pace or a dribble”
He has also been described as “a defender’s nightmare” and has earned quite some praise for his offensive playing style, which has caused the media, coaches, and other players drawing comparisons to players like Cristiano Ronaldo and Michael Laudrup.
Hazard is the son of former a Belgian footballer and began his career in Belgium playing for local clubs Royal Stade Brainois and Tubize. In 2005, he moved to France joining first division club Lille. Hazard spent two years in the club’s academy and, at the age of 16, made his professional debut in November 2007.
In his first full season as a starter, he won the National Union of Professional Footballers (UNFP) 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 league’s Team of the Year.
Since making his debut in 2007, Hazard has become an integral part of the club under coach Rudi Garcia gathering over 190 appearances. In the 2010–11 season, he was a part of the Lille team that won the league and cup double and, as a result of his performances, was named the UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Year becoming the youngest player to win the award