Dan-Axel Zagadou
{{Short description|French footballer (born 1999)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Dan-Axel Zagadou
| image = Dan zagadou1.jpg
| caption = Zagadou with VfB Stuttgart in 2022
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|6|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = Créteil, France
| position = Centre-back, left-back
| currentclub = VfB Stuttgart
| clubnumber = 23
| youthyears1 = 2006–2011
| youthclubs1 = Créteil
| youthyears2 = 2011–2016
| youthclubs2 = Paris Saint-Germain
| years1 = 2016–2017
| clubs1 = Paris Saint-Germain B
| caps1 = 9
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2017–2022
| clubs2 = Borussia Dortmund
| caps2 = 67
| goals2 = 4
| years3 = 2018–2022
| clubs3 = Borussia Dortmund II
| caps3 = 4
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2022–
| clubs4 = VfB Stuttgart
| caps4 = 38
| goals4 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2014–2015
| nationalteam1 = France U16
| nationalcaps1 = 13
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 2015–2016
| nationalteam2 = France U17
| nationalcaps2 = 10
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2016–2017
| nationalteam3 = France U18
| nationalcaps3 = 9
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2017
| nationalteam4 = France U19
| nationalcaps4 = 6
| nationalgoals4 = 1
| nationalyears5 = 2018–2019
| nationalteam5 = France U20
| nationalcaps5 = 7
| nationalgoals5 = 2
| nationalyears6 = 2019
| nationalteam6 = France U21
| nationalcaps6 = 6
| nationalgoals6 = 2
| club-update = 19:41, 22 September 2024 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 23:32, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
}}
Dan-Axel Zagadou (born 3 June 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart. He has represented France from under-16 to under-21 levels.
Early life
Zagadou was born in Créteil, in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, to Ivorian parents.{{Cite web |date=2020-03-11 |title=Dan-Axel Zagadou, le pari perdu du PSG |url=https://www.sofoot.com/articles/dan-axel-zagadou-le-pari-perdu-du-psg |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=SOFOOT.com |language=fr}}{{cite web |date=4 May 2017 |title=Une autre pépite ivoirienne du PSG: Dan-Axel Zagadou |url=http://www.foot225.net/une-autre-pepite-ivoirienne-du-psg-dan-axel-zagadou/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822180412/http://www.foot225.net/une-autre-pepite-ivoirienne-du-psg-dan-axel-zagadou/ |archive-date=22 August 2017 |access-date=22 August 2017}} He acquired French nationality on 8 July 2008, through the collective effect of his mother's naturalization.{{Cite web |title=JORF n° 0161 du 11 juillet 2008 - Légifrance |url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/jo/2008/07/11/0161 |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=www.legifrance.gouv.fr}}
Club career
=Early career=
Zagadou began his career playing at junior level for hometown club US Créteil, before signing for Paris Saint-Germain at the age of 12 in 2011. He then spent the next five seasons developing in PSG's academy, before being assigned to the reserve squad in 2016, where he made 9 appearances in the CFA.
=Borussia Dortmund=
On 5 June 2017, German club Borussia Dortmund announced the signing of Zagadou on a free transfer and a five-year contract.{{cite web|title=Borussia Dortmund sign Dan-Axel Zagadou|url=http://www.bvb.de/eng/News/Overview/Borussia-Dortmund-sign-Dan-Axel-Zagadou|publisher=Borussia Dortmund Official Website|date=5 June 2017|access-date=5 August 2017}} On 28 October 2017, he scored his first goal for Dortmund in a 4–2 away loss against Hannover 96, where he also received his first red card in the 59th minute.{{Cite news|url=http://www.espnfc.com/german-bundesliga/story/3247728/borussia-dortmund-lose-to-hannover-as-miserable-run-continues|title=Borussia Dortmund lose to Hannover as miserable run continues|work=ESPNFC.com|access-date=28 October 2017}}
On 12 May 2022, it was announced that Zagadou's contract would not be renewed and that he was to become a free agent.{{Cite web |title=Confirmed: BVB to let Zagadou depart after season |url=https://bulinews.com/news/12602/confirmed-bvb-let-zagadou-depart-after-season |access-date=2022-07-08 |website=Bulinews |date=12 May 2022 |language=en}}
=VfB Stuttgart=
On 19 September 2022, Zagadou signed a four-year contract with VfB Stuttgart.{{Cite web |title=Official: Stuttgart sign Zagadou|url=https://bulinews.com/news/14491/official-stuttgart-sign-zagadou |access-date=2022-09-19 |website=Bulinews |date=19 September 2022 |language=en}}
International career
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 22 September 2024}}{{cite web|title=D. Zagadou|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/dan-axel-zagadou/419549/|website=Soccerway|access-date=14 May 2022}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|DFB-Pokal !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Paris Saint-Germain B
|CFA |9 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan="6"|Borussia Dortmund
|11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearance in DFL-Supercup}} | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| 2018–19
|Bundesliga |17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20
|Bundesliga |15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5{{efn|name=UCL}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| 2020–21
|Bundesliga |9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=UCL}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2021–22
|Bundesliga |15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!67 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 4 | |
| rowspan="3"|Borussia Dortmund II
|1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22
|3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan="4"|VfB Stuttgart
|Bundesliga |17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs}} | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24
|Bundesliga |19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25
|Bundesliga |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=UCL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!38 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 1 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!118 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 150 | 5 |
{{notelist}}
Honours
File:Zagadou170727.jpg in 2017]]
Borussia Dortmund
Individual
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2016{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/under17/season=2016/technical-report/uefa-technical-team/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001160549/http://www.uefa.com/under17/season=2016/technical-report/uefa-technical-team/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 October 2016|title=[Under-17] The UEFA technical team – Team of the Tournament|publisher=UEFA|accessdate=17 April 2018}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{FFF player|8865-zagadou-dan-axel}}
- {{FFF male player|2543957440|archive=}}
- [https://www.bvb.de/eng/Teams/First-Team/Dan-Axel-Zagadou Dan-Axel Zagadou] on Borussia Dortmund's official website
- {{WorldFootball.net|dan-axel-zagadou}}
- {{Soccerway|dan-axel-zagadou/419549}}
{{VfB Stuttgart squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zagadou, Dan-Axel}}
Category:Footballers from Créteil
Category:Ivorian men's footballers
Category:Naturalized citizens of France
Category:French men's footballers
Category:Black French sportspeople
Category:French sportspeople of Ivorian descent
Category:France men's youth international footballers
Category:France men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Men's association football central defenders
Category:Championnat National 2 players
Category:Borussia Dortmund players
Category:Borussia Dortmund II players
Category:VfB Stuttgart players
Category:French expatriate men's footballers
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in Germany