| Arne Engels | |
| Birth Date: | 8 September 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Opwijk, Belgium |
| Height: | 1.84 m |
| Position: | Midfielder, right-back, right winger |
| Currentclub: | Celtic |
| Clubnumber: | 27 |
| Youthyears1: | 2014–2020 |
| Youthclubs1: | Club Brugge |
| Years1: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Club NXT |
| Caps1: | 35 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs2: | FC Augsburg |
| Caps2: | 51 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Clubs3: | Celtic |
| Caps3: | 10 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Belgium U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Belgium U16 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2021–2022 |
| Nationalteam3: | Belgium U19 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 2 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam4: | Belgium U21 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 2 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2024– |
| Nationalteam5: | Belgium |
| Nationalcaps5: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 17:12, 30 November 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 17 November 2024 |
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.[1] 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.[2]
On 3 January 2023, Engels signed for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg on a four-and-a-half-year contract.[3]
On 30 August 2024, Engels signed a four-year contract with Scottish Premiership side Celtic.[4] 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.[5]
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.[6]
| Season | League | National cup | League cup | 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 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 3 | |
| Career total | 97 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 105 | 9 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | ||||
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | ||