Eden Hazard

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INTERNATIONALS: VICTORY FOR ENGLISH PAIR - 14.08.2013
Gary Cahill featured for the full 90 minutes while Frank Lampard was a half-time substitute in England's 3-2 win over Scotland at Wembley on Wednesday night...
HAZARD: ROMA REUNION - 10.08.2013
Eden Hazard could come up against his former coach when we face Roma in Washington DC on Saturday evening...
TRIO LOOKING FORWARD TO REAL TEST - 06.08.2013
Three Chelsea players have spoken of their excitement ahead of facing Real Madrid in Miami on Wednesday...
HAZARD: NICE TO BE LOVED - 18.07.2013
There was little Chelsea did that our Thai fans did not enjoy in Bangkok on Wednesday evening, but there was one man whose presence seemed to thrill our local support even more than most - Eden Hazard.
A QUESTION OF SPORT: CAHILL AND HAZARD - 21.06.2013
Professional footballers have spent the majority of their lives focused on mastering their art but, away from the beautiful game, which other sports do they take an interest in?
HAZARD: A GOOD YEAR - 06.06.2013
Eden Hazard has plenty of reasons to be pleased with his first season in Chelsea blue, and is hoping to do even better second time around.
MATA AND HAZARD MAKE SELECT XI - 29.04.2013
Chelsea's exciting pair of Juan Mata and Eden Hazard were named in the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) Premier League Team of the Year at an award ceremony on Sunday evening...
HAZARD: FITTING IN - 28.04.2013
With three points and the prospect of two potential awards all on his agenda on Sunday, Eden Hazard has been discussing his adaptation to the Barclays Premier League...
BENITEZ: WORTHY NOMINEES - 27.04.2013
Rafael Benitez has been discussing some of his in-form players as he prepares the squad for the visit of Swansea on Sunday afternoon.
HAZARD: ABOUT THE TEAM - 25.04.2013
Eden Hazard could collect two individual awards this weekend, but he admits collective success in the Europa League would mean more...
BLUES DUO NOMINATED FOR TOP AWARD - 19.04.2013
The Professional Footballers' Association has today [Friday] announced the six nominations for the Player of the Year award, with two Chelsea representatives...
WORDS WITH: EDEN HAZARD - 20.03.2013
Currently enjoying his most impressive run of form since moving to Stamford Bridge, Eden Hazard sat down with the official Chelsea website to look back on the season thus far, while also outlining his aspirations for the remainder of the campaign…
HAZARD: SETTING THE TEMPO - 15.03.2013
Eden Hazard believes our intense fixture schedule of late could work in our favour when we welcome West Ham United to Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon, particularly early on in the game...
NUMBERS GROW FOR WIGAN - 08.02.2013
Demba Ba, David Luiz and Petr Cech will all be available to face Wigan on Saturday afternoon, but captain John Terry misses out with injury.
FA CHARGE HAZARD - 25.01.2013
The Football Association has today (Friday) issued a statement regarding Eden Hazard...
HAZARD APOLOGISES - 23.01.2013
Eden Hazard spoke to Chelsea TV after his red card in Wednesday night's Capital One Cup semi-final second leg in Swansea...
CHELSEA TV EXCLUSIVE: HAZARD TAKES AIM - 20.01.2013
Eden Hazard has played in more Chelsea games than anyone this season and has found the net spectacularly in the last two...
THE TWEET SPOT: EDEN HAZARD - 10.01.2013
Monday's birthday boy Eden Hazard was the latest Chelsea man to answer fans' questions via Twitter...
HAZARD: DEJA BLUE - 05.12.2012
Chelsea face FC Nordsjaelland at Stamford Bridge in a must-win, final game of Group E. For Eden Hazard, who discusses the match with the official Chelsea website, it is a familiar challenge...
FIVE BLUES NOMINATED FOR UEFA AWARD - 04.12.2012
The final nominations for UEFA.com's Team of the Year have been announced, and the Blues are well represented, with five of our players in the reckoning...
LAMPARD AND HAZARD NAMED ON FIFA SHORTLIST - 26.11.2012
The 15 midfielders shortlisted for the FIFA/FIFPro World XI 2012 have been announced, with two Chelsea players represented...
HAZARD: DANGEROUS FRIENDS - 19.10.2012
Eden Hazard will be reunited with two international colleagues at White Hart Lane on Saturday lunchtime...
HAZARD: TAKING IT IN STRIDE - 21.09.2012
When Eden Hazard kicks off against Stoke tomorrow afternoon if selected, he will begin his second month of Barclays Premier League football...
BLUES SET SIGHTS ON BRAZIL - 06.09.2012
There is likely to be no shortage of Chelsea players in action when England and Belgium begin their respective World Cup qualifiers on Friday evening...
DI MATTEO: ELECTRIC HAZARD - 22.08.2012
After seeing an impressive debut from Eden Hazard on Sunday, Roberto Di Matteo believes the Belgian will have no problems adapting to the rigours of the Barclays Premier League.
CHELSEA TV EXCLUSIVE: HAPPY HAZARD - 21.08.2012
As league debuts go, Eden Hazard's opening minutes at Wigan could hardly have been better and afterwards, the Belgian international spoke to the club's channel...
LAMPARD: PERFECT START - 20.08.2012
Frank Lampard felt two early goals meant we were always going to win up at Wigan on Sunday.
PAT NEVIN: BRING IT ON - 14.08.2012
After a summer of sport, it is back to the bread and butter of Premier League football for the TV pundit and former Chelsea winger, who sees an exciting new talent in the ranks...
HAZARD: BLUES BROTHERS - 31.07.2012
When Eden Hazard returns to training at Cobham this week following the pre-season tour of the United States, there will be a very familiar face to greet him...

Name: Eden Hazard
Nationality: Belgian
Date of Birth: 07/01/1991
Height: 170 cm
Weight: 56.0 kg
Previous Clubs: Lille
Position: Midfielder

Chelsea career
Eden Hazard agreed terms to sign for Chelsea in June 2012 from Lille in France, where he had played since 2005, and became the fourth Belgian to join the club following the arrivals of Thibaut Courtois, Romelu Lukaku and Kevin De Bruyne.

After impressing on his debut, which also included a goal, against Seattle Sounders, Eden continued to catch the eye throughout pre-season, and it was little surprise to see him start the Community Shield match against Manchester City at Villa Park.

A week later he made his Premier League debut, creating two goals in the first six minutes of a scintillating display against Wigan Athletic, first releasing Branislav Ivanovic with a defence-splitting pass, and then drawing a foul from Ivan Ramis to win a penalty.

He followed that up in our next game - a 4-2 win at home to Reading - by winning a penalty which Frank Lampard converted to break the deadlock, as well as laying on the fourth for Branislav Ivanovic.

He scored his first Chelsea goal three days later from the penalty spot in a 2-0 win against Newcastle United, while his first strike from open play came in the 4-1 win against Norwich City, when he finished off a quick counter-attack by scoring from Juan Mata's pass.

Hazard received his first red card as a Chelsea player in the Capital One Cup semi-final second leg against Swansea City following an altercation with a ball-boy, subsequently seeing the Belgian suspended for three matches.

The three-game break appeared to galvanise the Belgian, however, as he found his most productive form on his return.

After coming off the bench to inspire a second-half comeback in an FA Cup tie at Manchester United, Hazard popped up with wonderful goals against the likes of Sparta Prague and West Ham United.

His individual form as the season drew to close was outstanding, and one of the main reasons for our strong finish to the campaign.

Sadly, however, after laying on a history-making goal for Frank Lampard in our penultimate league game at Aston Villa, Hazard sustained an injury which ruled him out of the Europa League final.

Pre Chelsea
Born on 7 January 1991 in La Louviere, Belgium, both of Hazard's parents played football at a professional level.

After a youth career which saw him play for both Royal Stade Brainois and Tubize, he made the switch to Lille back in 2005.

Two years later, during the 2007/08 season, he made a handful of substitute appearances, before the following campaign saw him really make his mark and become a first team regular, earning him international recognition and the Young Player of the Year award at only 17-years-old.

The 2009/10 season saw him shine once again, ensuring he was crowned Young Player of the Year for the second successive season, while also being named in the Ligue 1 Team of the Year.

The 2010/11 campaign was arguably his most memorable in a Lille shirt, although it didn't start well. Hazard was publicly criticised by Belgium coach Georges Leekens before being dropped for Lille and failing to start a game for two months.

However, after forcing his way back into the side, he played an integral role in inspiring the team to a league and cup double, while also being crowned Player of the Year.

Glowing references from the likes of Zinedine Zidane only served to enhance his stock, and it was almost inevitable that one day the biggest clubs in Europe would come calling.

During his final season at Lille, when he was a team-mate of Joe Cole, he scored 21 goals in 48 games and made 18 assists, as the club finished third behind Montpellier and Paris St-Germain to make the Champions League qualifying rounds.

He signed off in style after being handed the captain's armband for his final game for Lille, scoring a memorable hat-trick against Nancy in a devastating first-half display.

International career
Hazard made his Belgium international debut as a 17-year-old in a game against Luxembourg in November 2008, coming on as a late substitute and has already racked up almost 30 caps.

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