Julian Draxler é um meio-campista alemão revelado pelo Schalke 04, campeão da Copa do Mundo de 2014 e capitão da Alemanha no título da Copa das Confederações de 2017, quando foi eleito o melhor jogador do torneio.
Julian Draxler
Julian Draxler was born in Gladbeck, Germany, and was developed by Schalke 04, the club where he made his debut as a teenager in 2011. In the same year, he won the German Cup (DFB-Pokal) and became one of the greatest prospects in German football. In 2015, he transferred to Wolfsburg and in January 2017 was signed by Paris Saint-Germain. At the French club, he won four Ligue 1 titles. In the 2022-23 season, he played for Benfica on loan and won the Portuguese championship. In 2023, he joined Al-Ahli, in Qatar. For the German national team, Draxler was part of the squad that won the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, taking the field in the 7-1 victory over the Brazilian national team in the semi-final. In 2017, he was captain of Germany when they won the Confederations Cup and received the Ballon d'Or as the tournament's best player. He also competed in the 2018 World Cup.