Schalke extend contract of young midfielder Julian Draxler until 2016 – Bundesliga News
Bundesliga side, Schalke 04, have extended the contract of their young and emerging midfielder, Julian Draxler, until 2016. The news was welcomed by the Schalke officials and fans who have already witnessed the departures of their number one goalkeeper,
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Christian-Pander-c9111, during this year’s summer transfer window.
The youngster was pleased after penning down a new deal with the Royal Blues and vowed to get better and better with the passage of time. He thanked the officials for entrusting him with his role for a lengthy period of time and seemed determined to cement
his place in Schalke’s starting XI. Die Knappen fans also believe that the teenager could be a hot prospect for the future and therefore, the officials did well to give him an extended run.
Draxler made a bright and positive start to his Schalke career, making his first appearance for the senior team aged just 17. The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hamburger-SV-c39485 by a 1-0 margin. He later scored his first goal for the club in a DFB-Pokal quarter
final against 1. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/1-FC-Nuremberg-c38162, guiding his team into the semi-finals. Later on, Schalke went on to win the competition, beating MSV Duisburg in the finals by a hefty 5-0 margin. Draxler was the first one to score in that game on the 18th minute
mark.
The German’s first ever Bundesliga goal came against FC St. Pauli on April 1, 2011. Draxler spent nine years playing for the club’s youth side and made his way into the first team in 2010 when he was just 17 years of age. Since then, the teenager has 15
Bundesliga appearances under his belt, bagging one goal during the process. He is yet to appear for the German national side but has already represented his country eight times at the U18 level. The youngster also has a goal to show from those eight games.
Draxler already has already tasted success at this young age and the player could win himself number of accolades should his talent be groomed with care.
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