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. 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 2âÂÂ0.
On 3 January 2023, Engels signed for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg on a four-and-a-half-year contract.
On 30 August 2024, Engels signed a four-year contract with Scottish Premiership side Celtic. 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 3âÂÂ0 win against rivals Rangers. Engels soon became the Bhoys' designated penalty taker and won both the league title and Scottish League Cup in his first season.
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 ã25 million.
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 3âÂÂ1 victory.
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