Arne Engels

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.

Arne Engels

Personal information
Date of birth	(2003-09-08) 8 September 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Opwijk, Belgium[1]
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, right-back, right winger
Team information
Current team	Celtic
Number	27
Youth career
2014–2020	Club Brugge
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2023	Club NXT	35	(3)
2023–2024	FC Augsburg	51	(3)
2024–	Celtic	36	(9)
International career‡
2018	Belgium U15	4	(1)
2018–2019	Belgium U16	8	(3)
2021–2022	Belgium U19	9	(2)
2023–2024	Belgium U21	10	(2)
2024–	Belgium	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:45, 10 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 November 2024

Club career

Club NXT

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]

FC Augsburg

On 3 January 2023, Engels signed for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg on a four-and-a-half-year contract.^[4]

Celtic

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]

International career

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]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 August 2025^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		36	9	5	0	3	0	10	1	54	10
Career total			123	15	7	0	3	0	10	1	142	16

1. Includes DFB-Pokal, Scottish Cup
2. Includes Scottish League Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 17 November 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Belgium
	2024	4	0
Total		4	0

Honours

Celtic

• Scottish Premiership: 2024–25^[8]
• Scottish League Cup: 2024–25^[9]