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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Eden Hazard
| image = Eden Hazard at Baku before 2019 UEFA Europe League Final.jpg
| caption = Hazard with [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] during the [[2019 UEFA Europa League final]]
| full_name = Eden Michael Walter Hazard
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|1|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[La Louvière]], Belgium
| height = 1.75 m<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.realmadrid.com/en/football/squad/eden-hazard |title=Hazard |publisher=Real Madrid CF |access-date=4 July 2020}}</ref>
| position = [[Winger (association football)|Winger]], [[attacking midfielder]]
| currentclub = 
| clubnumber = 
| youthyears1 = 1995–2003
| youthclubs1 = [[Royal Stade Brainois]]
| youthyears2 = 2003–2005
| youthclubs2 = [[AFC Tubize]]
| youthyears3 = 2005–2007
| youthclubs3 = [[Lille OSC|Lille]]
| years1 = 2007–2008
| clubs1 = [[Lille OSC II|Lille II]]
| caps1 = 13
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2007–2012
| clubs2 = [[Lille OSC|Lille]]
| caps2 = 147
| goals2 = 36
| years3 = 2012–2019
| clubs3 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
| caps3 = 245
| goals3 = 85
| years4 = 2019–2023
| clubs4 = [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
| caps4 = 54
| goals4 = 4
| totalcaps = 459
| totalgoals = 126
| nationalyears1 = 2006
| nationalteam1 = [[Belgium national youth football team|Belgium U15]]
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2006
| nationalteam2 = [[Belgium national youth football team|Belgium U16]]
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 2
| nationalyears3 = 2006–2008
| nationalteam3 = [[Belgium national under-17 football team|Belgium U17]]
| nationalcaps3 = 17
| nationalgoals3 = 2
| nationalyears4 = 2007–2009
| nationalteam4 = [[Belgium national under-19 football team|Belgium U19]]
| nationalcaps4 = 11
| nationalgoals4 = 6
| nationalyears5 = 2008–2022
| nationalteam5 = [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]]
| nationalcaps5 = 126<!-- One of his matches with the Belgium national football team is not official according to FIFA rules. Please also adjust the "nationalteam-update" parameter below, by typing the time you updated the number of caps. Thank you.-->
| nationalgoals5 = 33
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
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{{Medal|Comp|[[FIFA World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|3rd|[[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018 Russia]]|}}
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'''Eden Michael Walter Hazard''' (born 7 January 1991) is a Belgian former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Winger (association football)|winger]] or [[attacking midfielder]] for [[Lille OSC|Lille]], [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]], and the [[Belgium national football team|Belgium national team]]. Known for his dribbling and creativity, he is regarded as one of the best players of his generation and one of the greatest dribblers of all time.

Hazard began his senior career with [[Ligue 1]] club [[Lille OSC|Lille]] in 2007 at the age of 16 and soon became an integral part of the Lille team under manager [[Rudi Garcia]]. In his first full season, he became the first non-French player to win the [[Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year]] award, and the following season became the first player to win the award twice. In the [[2010–11 in French football|2010–11 season]], he won the [[Double (association football)|league and cup double]] and, as a result of his performances, was named the [[Ligue 1 Player of the Year]], the youngest player to win the award.

After making over 190 appearances and scoring 50 goals for Lille, Hazard signed for English club [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in June 2012. He won the [[UEFA Europa League]] in his first season and the [[PFA Young Player of the Year]] in his second. In the [[2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season|2014–15 season]], Hazard helped Chelsea win the [[Football League Cup]] and [[Premier League]], earning him the [[FWA Footballer of the Year]] and the [[PFA Players' Player of the Year]] awards. Two years later he won his second English league title as Chelsea won the [[2016–17 Premier League|2016–17]] Premier League. In 2018, he won the [[2017–18 FA Cup|FA Cup]], and was named in the [[FIFA FIFPRO Men's World 11]]. He won the Europa League again with Chelsea in 2019, scoring twice in the [[2019 UEFA Europa League final|final]]. At Chelsea, Hazard established himself as one of the best players in the world. He joined Real Madrid in the summer of 2019 in a transfer worth up to €146.1&nbsp;million, making it one of the [[List of most expensive association football transfers|highest transfer fees ever]]. However, injury woes, subpar performances, and a lack of fitness led to him only playing a limited number of games, departing the club in June 2023 and retiring from professional football four months later.

Having represented his country at various [[Belgium national youth football team|youth levels]], Hazard made his senior debut for the [[Belgium national football team|Belgium national team]] in November 2008, aged 17. He has since earned over 126 caps, and was a member of the Belgian squad which reached the quarter-finals of the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]], [[UEFA Euro 2016]], and [[UEFA Euro 2020|Euro 2020]]. At the [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018 World Cup]], he [[Captain (association football)|captained]] Belgium to third place which was their best finish in history, receiving the [[FIFA World Cup Silver Ball|Silver Ball]] as the second-best player of the tournament. From 2015 to 2022, he served as the captain of the team, including the time Belgium topped the FIFA men's ranking for the first time, which became the longest continuous reign of any European team.

==Early life==
Eden Michael Walter Hazard<ref name="Soccerway"/> was born on 7 January 1991<ref>{{Hugman|23373|access-date=4 July 2020}}</ref> in [[La Louvière]] and grew up in [[Braine-le-Comte]]. His mother Carine, and father Thierry, were both footballers. His father spent most of his career at semi-professional level with [[R.A.A. Louviéroise|La Louvière]] in the [[Belgian Second Division]],<ref name="eden_leparisien">{{cite news |url=http://www.leparisien.fr/sports/les-hazard-une-famille-de-foot-13-05-2011-1447493.php |title=Les Hazard, une famille de foot |date=15 March 2011 |access-date=19 December 2011 |newspaper=Le Parisien |language=fr}}</ref> playing mainly as a [[defensive midfielder]].<ref name="eden_leparisien"/> His mother played as a [[Striker (association football)|striker]] in the [[Belgian Women's First Division]] and stopped playing when she was three months pregnant with Eden.<ref name="eden_leparisien"/><ref name="eden_family">{{cite news |url=http://www.lavoixdessports.com/LOSC/2010/01/29/article_avant-d-etre-partagee-entre-lille-et-len.shtml |title=Avant d'être partagée entre Lille et Lens, la famille Hazard a cultivé son jardin secret |date=29 January 2010|access-date=19 April 2011 |website=La Voix des Sports |language=fr}}</ref> After playing football, both his parents became sports teachers.<ref name="eden_leparisien"/> Thierry retired from his position in 2009 to devote more time to his children.<ref name="eden_leparisien"/>

Hazard is the eldest of four children. He has three brothers, all of whom play football, including [[Thorgan Hazard|Thorgan]], who joined him at [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in 2012.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31590137 |title=Chelsea man to stay at Borussia Mönchengladbach |date=24 February 2014 |website=BBC Sport|access-date=25 February 2014}}</ref> Hazard's other younger brothers are [[Kylian Hazard|Kylian]] and Ethan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ujpestfc.hu/hirek/hir/a_3_year_agreement_was_signed_today_with_kylian_hazard |title=A 3-year agreement was signed today with Kylian Hazard |website=ujpestfc.hu |date=27 June 2015 |access-date=27 June 2015 |archive-date=30 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730223439/http://ujpestfc.hu/hirek/hir/a_3_year_agreement_was_signed_today_with_kylian_hazard |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="eden_leparisien"/><ref name="eden_hazard">{{cite web |url=http://fr.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=955072.html |title=Eden Hazard, protection rapprochée |date=21 November 2008|access-date=10 April 2010 |publisher=FIFA |language=fr|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501150142/http://fr.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=955072.html|archive-date=1 May 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.footlille.com/breve-23662-.html |title=M. Seydoux confirme pour Kylian Hazard |date=3 March 2011 |access-date=18 September 2011 |website=FootLille.com |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924014458/http://www.footlille.com/breve-23662-.html |archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.voetbalbelgie.be/nl/article.php?id=38748 |title=Eden Hazard out, Kylian Hazard in? |date=2 March 2011|access-date=19 April 2011 |website=Voetbalbelgie.be |language=nl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921134329/http://www.voetbalbelgie.be/nl/article.php?id=38748|archive-date=21 September 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Hazard and his three brothers were raised in a comfortable environment with their parents ensuring they had whatever they needed to excel.<ref name="eden_hazard2">{{cite news |url=http://www.thenational.ae/sport/football/hazard-lights-the-way-for-belgium |title=Hazard lights the way for Belgium |newspaper=The National |location=Abu Dhabi |date=5 March 2010 |access-date=10 April 2010}}</ref> The family lived "no more than three metres" from a football training ground and the brothers often ventured onto a training pitch through a small hole to hone and develop their skills.<ref name="eden_family"/> Growing up his idol was French midfielder [[Zinedine Zidane]], with Hazard "watching him on television and online for hours".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelseas-eden-hazard-i-want-to-play-under-zinedine-zidane-a3174561.html |title=Chelsea's Eden Hazard: I want to play under Zinedine Zidane |newspaper=Evening Standard |location=London |date=6 February 2016 |access-date=5 July 2018}}</ref>

==Club career==
===Early career===
Hazard began his football career playing for his hometown club [[Royal Stade Brainois]] at the age of four. During his time at the club, one of his youth coaches described him as a "gifted" player. He added: "He knew everything. I had nothing to teach him."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nordeclair.fr/Sports/Football/2011/11/15/a-braine-le-comte-sur-les-traces-d-eden.shtml |title=À Braine-le-Comte, sur les traces d'Eden Hazard |date=15 November 2011 |access-date=29 November 2011 |newspaper=Nord éclair |location=Roubaix |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422040603/http://www.nordeclair.fr/Sports/Football/2011/11/15/a-braine-le-comte-sur-les-traces-d-eden.shtml |archive-date=22 April 2012}}</ref> Hazard spent eight years at the club before moving to AFC Tubize. While at Tubize, he was spotted by a [[Lille OSC|Lille]] scout while playing in a local tournament with the club. The scout's subsequent report on the player prompted club officials to meet with Hazard's father and offer the young player an ''aspirant'' (youth) contract.<ref name="eden_contract">{{cite news |title=8 nouveaux professionnels au LOSC |url=http://www.losc.fr/?r=0,0,14,20 |publisher=Lille OSC |access-date=10 April 2010 |language=fr}}</ref>

Hazard's parents accepted the offer from Lille head of academy [[Jean-Michel Vandamme]] with hopes that the training facilities in France would be better.<ref name="eden_hazard2"/> Hazard's father later admitted that the decision to let Eden and, later Thorgan, join clubs in the [[Nord-Pas-de-Calais|North of France]] was the best solution stating "They remained so close to home and, at the same time, they integrated at structures where they could grow, because in Belgium, unfortunately, it's a little empty for the training of youth."<ref name="eden_family"/>

===Lille===
====Early Lille career====
Hazard joined Lille in 2005 and spent two years developing in the club's local sports school, due to its youth academy in Luchin not being in operation at that time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/video/videoid=1683656.html?autoplay=true |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924071834/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/video/videoid=1683656.html?autoplay=true |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 September 2011 |title=Lille's Hazard looks back and forward to Trabzonspor |date=27 September 2011|access-date=27 September 2011 |publisher=UEFA}}</ref> On 28 May 2007, he signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal with Lille.<ref name="eden_contract"/> At the start of the [[2007–08 Lille OSC season|2007–08 season]], at the age of 16, Hazard was promoted to [[Lille OSC II|the club's reserve team]] in the [[Championnat de France Amateur]], the fourth level of French football, though he still played with Lille's under-18 team in its league and the [[Coupe Gambardella]]. Hazard made his amateur debut on 1 September 2007 in a league match against [[Racing Levallois 92|Racing Club de France]]. appearing as a second-half [[Substitute (association football)|substitute]] in a 3–1 defeat.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://losc.fr/?saison=20072008&r=0,2,5,,2,413 |title=Racing CF 92 3–1 LOSC 2 |date=1 September 2007|access-date=19 April 2011 |publisher=Lille OSC |language=fr}}</ref> He made his first start a week later in the team's 1–0 defeat to [[US Lesquin|Lesquin]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://losc.fr/?saison=20072008&r=0,2,5,,2,427 |title=LOSC 2 0–1 Lesquin |date=9 September 2007|access-date=19 April 2011 |publisher=Lille OSC |language=fr}}</ref>

After spending the majority of October and the early part of November playing with the club's under-18 team, on 14 November, due to several players being on international duty, Hazard was called up to the senior team by manager [[Claude Puel]] to participate in a [[Friendly (association football)|friendly]] against Belgian club [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]] on 16 November.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://losc.fr/?r=0,0,14,1684 |title=Formation: carton plein des 18 ans Nationaux! |publisher=Lille OSC |date=12 November 2007 |access-date=19 April 2011 |language=fr}}</ref> He appeared as a substitute in the match and, as a result of his performance, was included in the 18-man squad to face [[AS Nancy Lorraine|Nancy]] in a league match on 24 November,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://losc.fr/?saison=20072008&r=0,2,5,,1,24 |title=FC Bruges 1–3 LOSC |date=16 November 2007|access-date=19 April 2011 |publisher=Lille OSC |language=fr}}</ref> where he subsequently made his professional debut in the match, coming on as a substitute in the 78th minute.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nancy v. Lille Match Report |url=http://new.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/51413 |publisher=Ligue de Football Professionnel |date=24 November 2007 |access-date=10 April 2010 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318071101/http://new.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/51413 |archive-date=18 March 2012}}</ref>

Hazard returned to the club's reserve team and spent December playing with the squad. Following the winter break, Hazard returned to the first team in January and made substitute appearances in three league matches against [[FC Metz|Metz]], [[FC Sochaux-Montbéliard|Sochaux]], and [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Lille v. Metz Match Report |url=http://new.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/51449 |publisher=Ligue de Football Professionnel |date=12 January 2008 |access-date=19 April 2011 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318072110/http://new.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/51449 |archive-date=18 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sochaux v. Lille Match Report |url=http://new.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/51462 |publisher=Ligue de Football Professionnel |date=19 January 2008 |access-date=19 April 2011 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318071404/http://new.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/51462 |archive-date=18 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Lille v. Paris Saint-Germain Match Report |url=http://new.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/51476 |publisher=Ligue de Football Professionnel |date=26 January 2008 |access-date=19 April 2011 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318070855/http://new.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/51476 |archive-date=18 March 2012}}</ref> Following the match against PSG, he was demoted back to amateur level where he played concurrently with the reserve team in the fourth division and the under-18 team in the Coupe Gambardella. On 17 May 2008, he scored his first amateur goal in a 3–2 victory over [[AS Vitré|Vitré]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://losc.fr/?saison=20072008&r=0,2,5,,2,679 |title=LOSC 2 3–2 Vitré |date=17 May 2008|access-date=19 April 2011 |publisher=Lille OSC |language=fr}}</ref> Hazard finished his amateur career with 11 appearances and one goal, helping the reserve team finished in fifth place, which was first among professional clubs' reserve teams playing in the group.<ref>{{cite web |title=Football Lille Effectif 2007/2008 |url=http://www.stat2foot.com/lclubs/lille20708.htm |publisher=Stat2Foot |access-date=7 January 2011 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402031912/http://www.stat2foot.com/lclubs/lille20708.htm |archive-date= 2 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://losc.fr/?saison=20072008&r=0,1,1,0,2,22 |title=Joueurs CFA 2007/2008 |date=19 April 2011|access-date=19 April 2011 |publisher=Lille OSC |language=fr}}</ref>

====2008–2010: Debut season and individual success====
Hazard was promoted to the first team permanently by new manager [[Rudi Garcia]] ahead of the [[2008–09 Ligue 1|2008–09 season]]. Early on, he made substitute appearances regularly, including against [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]] on 20 September, when he scored a goal to make it 2–2 in the 88th minute in a game Lille won 3–2 in [[stoppage time]] following a goal from [[Túlio de Melo]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Lille v. Auxerre Match Report |url=http://new.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/52248 |publisher=Ligue de Football Professionnel |date=20 September 2008 |access-date=19 April 2011 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318071828/http://new.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/52248 |archive-date=18 March 2012}}</ref> Hazard's first career goal resulted in him becoming the youngest goalscorer in the club's history.<ref>{{cite web |title=Eden Hazard prolonge son contrat au LOSC |url=http://www.losc.fr/?r=0,0,18,4500 |publisher=Lille OSC|access-date=10 April 2010 |language=fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617124241/https://www.losc.fr/?r=0,0,18,4500|archive-date=17 June 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> Four days after scoring his first goal, Hazard made his first senior start in a 4–2 defeat on [[Penalty shootout (association football)|penalties]] to [[Montpellier HSC|Montpellier]] in the [[Coupe de la Ligue]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Montpellier v. Lille Match Report |url=http://new.lfp.fr/coupeLigue/feuille_match/53004 |publisher=Ligue de Football Professionnel |date=24 September 2008 |access-date=19 April 2011 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318071840/http://new.lfp.fr/coupeLigue/feuille_match/53004 |archive-date=18 March 2012}}</ref> After featuring as a substitute in the team's next five league matches, on 15 November, Hazard started his first league game against [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]], and capped the appearance by scoring the opening goal in the club's 3–0 victory.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lille v. Saint Etienne Match Report |url=http://new.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/52570 |publisher=Ligue de Football Professionnel |date=15 November 2008 |access-date=10 April 2010 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318071610/http://new.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/52570 |archive-date=18 March 2012}}</ref> His assured performances with the club resulted in Lille offering him a three-year contract extension, which he agreed to on 18 November 2008, tying him to the club until 2012.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lille va prolonger le contrat d'Eden Hazard |url=http://www.7sur7.be/7s7/fr/1509/Football-Belge/article/detail/492588/2008/11/18/Lille-va-prolonger-le-contrat-d-Eden-Hazard.dhtml |website=7sur7 |date=18 November 2008 |access-date=10 April 2010 |language=fr}}</ref>

After featuring as a substitute in December, Hazard returned to the starting lineup in January. In February, he scored the match-winning goal in a league match against Sochaux.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lille v. Sochaux Match Report |url=http://new.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/52421 |publisher=Ligue de Football Professionnel |date=7 February 2009 |access-date=10 April 2010 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318070915/http://new.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/52421 |archive-date=18 March 2012}}</ref> In the Round of 16 of the Coupe de France, Hazard netted a goal in a 3–2 win over the competition's defending champions [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Lille v. Lyon Match Report |url=http://new.lfp.fr/autresCompetitions/coupeFrance/feuille_match/53111 |publisher=Ligue de Football Professionnel |date=4 March 2009 |access-date=10 April 2010 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823041307/http://new.lfp.fr/autresCompetitions/coupeFrance/feuille_match/53111 |archive-date=23 August 2011}}</ref> In the final ten league matches of the campaign, Hazard started eight and contributed to the team finishing in fifth place, which resulted in Lille qualifying for the [[UEFA Europa League]]. After the season, he was named the [[Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year]], becoming the first non-French player to achieve the honour.<ref name="young_player">{{cite news |title=Hazard named Young Player of Year |url=http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/hazard-named-young-player-of-year.htm |publisher=Ligue de Football Professionnel |date=25 May 2009|access-date=10 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716200604/https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/hazard-named-young-player-of-year.htm|archive-date=16 July 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Following the 2008–09 season, constant media speculation occurred in numerous countries regarding Hazard's availability on the transfer market. Despite Lille chairman Michel Seydoux declaring the player off limits and Hazard stating that he wanted to remain at the club for at least another season, several clubs declared interest in the player.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hazard flattered by interest |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_5174535,00.html |website=Sky Sports |date=11 April 2009|access-date=10 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Hazard keen to stay put |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_5165241,00.html |website=Sky Sports |date=9 April 2009|access-date=10 April 2010}}</ref> These included English clubs [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] and [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]], Italian club [[Inter Milan]], and Spanish clubs [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] and [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]. Frenchman Zinedine Zidane personally recommended the player to the latter club.<ref>{{cite news |title=10 things you need to know about Eden Hazard |url=http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opinion/blogs/football-spy/Arsenal-transfer-target-Eden-Hazard-10-things-you-need-to-know-about-him-plus-watch-video-of-his-amazing-goals-and-skills-article737223.html |newspaper=Daily Mirror |location=London |date=2 April 2010|access-date=10 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929232757/http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opinion/blogs/football-spy/Arsenal-transfer-target-Eden-Hazard-10-things-you-need-to-know-about-him-plus-watch-video-of-his-amazing-goals-and-skills-article737223.html|archive-date=29 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Hazard reiterates hope for Madrid or Arsenal move |url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/765161/lille-starlet-hazard-reiterates-hope-for-madrid-or-arsenal-move |website=ESPN FC |date=2 April 2010|access-date=10 April 2010}}</ref>

Hazard began the [[2009–10 in French football|2009–10 season]] on a positive note scoring in Lille's first competitive match of the season. The goal, contributing to the team's 2–0 victory, came against Serbian club [[FK Sevojno]] in the first leg of the club's [[2009–10 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round#Third qualifying round|third qualifying round]] tie in the Europa League.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sevojno v. Lille Match Report |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2000643--sloboda-uzice-vs-lille/ |publisher=UEFA |date=30 July 2009|access-date=10 April 2010}}</ref> On 27 August, he scored his second career European goal in the club's second leg tie in the play-off round against Belgian club [[KRC Genk|Genk]]. It was Lille's final goal in the club's 4–2 victory.<ref>{{cite web |title=Genk v. Lille Match Report |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2000740--lille-vs-genk/ |publisher=UEFA |date=27 August 2009|access-date=10 April 2010}}</ref> The 6–3 aggregate scoreline assured the club progression to the Europa League group stage.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

On 22 October, Hazard scored a goal in Lille's important 3–0 victory over Italian club [[Genoa C.F.C.|Genoa]] in the 84th minute after entering as a substitute 10 minutes prior. Upon receiving the ball on the left wing, Hazard proceeded to dash through the midfield dribbling past six Genoa defenders before finishing at the 18-yard box.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lille looking to go the distance |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2000814--lille-vs-genoa/ |publisher=UEFA |date=22 October 2009 |access-date=10 April 2010}}</ref> A month later, Hazard was instrumental in Lille's 5–1 thrashing of Czech club [[SK Slavia Prague|Slavia Prague]] as he was partly responsible for the opening goal, slicing through the defence and delivering a [[Cross (association football)|cross]] near post, which went off Slavia player [[Marek Suchý]] resulting in an [[own goal]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Balmont and Lille go big-game hunting |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2000897--lille-vs-slavia-praha/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100228175104/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/matches/season%3D2010/round%3D2000037/match%3D2000897/index.html |url-status=live |archive-date=28 February 2010 |publisher=UEFA |date=18 December 2009 |access-date=10 April 2010}}</ref>

On 20 December, Hazard scored his first league goal of the season in the club's 3–0 win over [[Le Mans Union Club 72|Le Mans]], as well as [[Assist (association football)|assisting]] the other two.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lille beats Le Mans 3–0 to take third place in French league, Lyon held 1–1 at Monaco |url=http://www.canadaeast.com/news/article/896237 |website=Canada East |date=20 December 2009 |access-date=10 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428190843/http://www.canadaeast.com/news/article/896237 |archive-date=28 April 2012}}</ref> On 30 January, Hazard scored the only goal in Lille's win over Derby du Nord rivals Lens.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lille v. Lens Match Report |url=http://new.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/44823 |publisher=Ligue de Football Professionnel |date=30 January 2010 |access-date=22 July 2010 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318071520/http://new.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/44823 |archive-date=18 March 2012}}</ref> Five days later, Hazard and Lille reached an agreement on a contract extension, which will keep the player at the club until 2014.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lille starlet Eden Hazard signs contract extension |url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/736478/lille-starlet-eden-hazard-signs-contract-extension |website=ESPN FC |date=4 February 2010|access-date=10 April 2010}}</ref> On 11 March, Hazard scored the only goal in Lille's victory over English club [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] in the first leg of the club's Europa League tie, converting a [[Free kick (association football)|free kick]] in the 83rd minute.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hazard hands initiative to Lille |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/01e3-0e7402cdff2e-92c7b20c6b6d-1000--hazard-hands-initiative-to-lille/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100313073157/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/matches/season%3D2010/round%3D2000039/match%3D2000944/postmatch/report/index.html |url-status=live |archive-date=13 March 2010 |publisher=UEFA |date=11 March 2010 |access-date=22 July 2010}}</ref> Three weeks later, Hazard provided two assists in the club's 4–1 win over title rivals Montpellier.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lille v. Montpellier Match Report |url=http://new.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/44897 |publisher=Ligue de Football Professionnel |date=28 March 2010 |access-date=22 July 2010 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318071625/http://new.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/44897 |archive-date=18 March 2012}}</ref> For his impressive displays in the month of March, Hazard was given the [[UNFP Player of the Month]] award.<ref>{{cite web |title=Eden Hazard: La confirmation! |url=http://www.footballeurspros.fr/ligue1/trophee-du-joueur/trophees-du-mois.html?tx_unfptrophee_pi1%5Buid%5D=109&cHash=369b52d949 |publisher=National Union of Professional Footballers|access-date=16 April 2010 |language=fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227154947/http://www.footballeurspros.fr/ligue1/trophee-du-joueur/trophees-du-mois.html?tx_unfptrophee_pi1%5Buid%5D=109&cHash=369b52d949|archive-date=27 February 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 29 April, Hazard was nominated for the [[Ligue 1 Player of the Year]] award. He was also nominated, for the second consecutive season, for the Young Player of the Year award.<ref>{{cite web |title=Trophées UNFP – Les nommés sont... |url=http://fr.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1202300.html?cid=rssfeed&att=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406165139/http://fr.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1202300.html?cid=rssfeed&att=|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 April 2012 |publisher=FIFA |date=29 April 2010|access-date=30 April 2010 |language=fr}}</ref> On 9 May, Hazard was awarded the Young Player of the Year trophy for the second consecutive season. He became the first player since its inception in 1994 to win the award twice.<ref name="young_player"/> Hazard lost out on the Player of the Year award, which was awarded to Lyon striker [[Lisandro López (footballer, born 1983)|Lisandro López]].{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

====2010–11: League double, Ligue 1 Player of the Year and continued individual success====
Hazard began the [[2010–11 in French football|2010–11 campaign]] as a starter featuring in Lille's first six league matches of the season, as well as matches in the Europa League. On 29 August, he scored his first goal of the season in a 1–1 draw with [[OGC Nice|Nice]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Lille v. Nice Match Report |url=http://new.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/53669 |publisher=Ligue de Football Professionnel |date=29 August 2010 |access-date=9 October 2010 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206215921/http://new.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/53669 |archive-date= 6 December 2010}}</ref> In late September, Hazard began to struggle with inconsistency and was benched by Garcia in an effort to "allow him to breathe and learn that his performances were insufficient".<ref name="hazard_fourfourtwo">{{cite web |url=http://fourfourtwo.com/blogs/thefrenchconnection/archive/2010/11/23/hazard-a-guess-at-liverpool-s-next-big-signing.aspx |title=Hazard a guess at Liverpool's next big signing... |website=FourFourTwo |date=23 November 2010 |access-date=19 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110117112723/http://fourfourtwo.com/blogs/thefrenchconnection/archive/2010/11/23/hazard-a-guess-at-liverpool-s-next-big-signing.aspx |archive-date=17 January 2011}}</ref> Hazard later admitted that his first bout of inconsistency affected him stating "The first two months were a bit tough. I wouldn't say that I began doubting my abilities, but I definitely went through a really patchy spell."<ref name="hazard_fifa">{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1379756.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110214174120/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1379756.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 February 2011 |title=Hazard: A force to be reckoned with |date=9 February 2011|access-date=19 April 2011 |publisher=FIFA}}</ref>

On 7 October, Belgium national team manager [[Georges Leekens]], citing Hazard's recent spell on the bench at Lille, said that the player needed to work harder, both physically and mentally, to regain his past year's form. The team's assistant coach, [[Marc Wilmots]], also stated that Hazard often displayed a lazy mentality while training with the national team.<ref name="hazard_leekens">{{cite news |title=Eden Hazard moet wakker worden |url=http://www.standaard.be/artikel/detail.aspx?artikelid=7L30HMV0 |newspaper=De Standaard |date=8 October 2010 |access-date=9 October 2010 |language=nl}}</ref> Garcia responded to Leekens comments the following day stating that he thought they were "excessive" and that "Eden is only 19 years old" and can still "make more progress in all areas".<ref>{{cite news |title=Point presse: l'œil de Rudi Garcia |url=http://fr.footrends.com/point-presse-l-il-rudi-garcia-279546.html |website=FooTrends |date=8 October 2010 |access-date=9 October 2010 |language=fr |archive-date=26 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426001707/http://fr.footrends.com/point-presse-l-il-rudi-garcia-279546.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> Following Belgium's match against [[Kazakhstan national football team|Kazakhstan]], in which Hazard failed to start or even appear on the substitute's bench, Leekens responded to Garcia's comments declaring that he would stand by his previous comments and that players must think about the team and not themselves.<ref>{{cite web |title=G.Leekens répond à R.Garcia |url=http://www.footlille.com/breve-losc-20003-e-hazard-g-leekens-repond-a-r-garcia.html |website=FootLille.com |date=9 October 2010 |access-date=9 October 2010 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101012211246/http://footlille.com/breve-losc-20003-e-hazard-g-leekens-repond-a-r-garcia.html |archive-date=12 October 2010}}</ref> Hazard, himself, later reflected on Leekens and Garcia comments in February 2011 stating "I learned a lot during those few weeks, mentally speaking. And since then things have got better. The national side has had a fair bit to do with that – I get a lot out of being a part of it."<ref name="hazard_fifa"/>

Following the international break, he scored his second league goal of the season in a 3–1 win against the league leaders [[Stade Brestois 29|Brest]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Lille v. Brest Match Report |url=http://new.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/53779 |publisher=Ligue de Football Professionnel |date=7 November 2010 |access-date=7 November 2010 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101114193743/http://new.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/53779 |archive-date=14 November 2010}}</ref> On 21 November, Hazard assisted both Lille's goals in a 2–1 win over [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Lille v. Monaco Match Report |url=http://new.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/53757 |publisher=Ligue de Football Professionnel |date=21 November 2010 |access-date=9 December 2010 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124035555/http://new.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/53757 |archive-date=24 November 2010}}</ref> The victory continued the club's domestic unbeaten streak, which led to Lille topping the league table following an emphatic 6–3 victory against [[FC Lorient|Lorient]] on 5 December.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lille v. Lorient Match Report |url=http://new.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/53777 |publisher=Ligue de Football Professionnel |date=5 December 2010 |access-date=9 December 2010 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101209150025/http://new.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/53777 |archive-date= 9 December 2010}}</ref> At the turn of the calendar year, Hazard scored in the team's first match against amateur club [[US Forbach|Forbach]] in the [[Coupe de France]]. Lille won the match 3–1.<ref>{{cite news |title=Forbach v. Lille Match Report |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheMatch31398_217362.html |newspaper=L'Équipe |location=Paris |date=8 January 2011 |access-date=14 January 2011 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111064940/http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheMatch31398_217362.html |archive-date=11 January 2011}}</ref> In the team's following match, he assisted goals scored by [[Moussa Sow]] and [[Gervinho]] in a 2–0 league victory over Nice.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nice v. Lille Match Report |url=http://new.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/53855 |publisher=Ligue de Football Professionnel |date=15 January 2011 |access-date=16 January 2011 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110119001711/http://new.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/53855 |archive-date=19 January 2011}}</ref>

On 19 January, Hazard scored the second goal in a 3–0 victory over Nancy.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lille v. Nancy Match Report |url=http://new.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/73859 |publisher=Ligue de Football Professionnel |date=19 January 2011 |access-date=22 January 2011 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318071053/http://new.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/73859 |archive-date=18 March 2012}}</ref> On 4 March, Lille officials confirmed that Hazard had signed a new contract until 2015, a deal which also made him the highest paid player in Ligue 1.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hazard prolonge avec le LOSC jusqu'en 2015 |url=http://losc.fr/?r=0,0,1,11596 |publisher=Lille OSC |date=4 March 2011 |access-date=5 March 2011 |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Eden Hazard: ''C'est une décision réfléchie!'' |url=http://losc.fr/?r=0,0,2,3049 |publisher=Lille OSC |date=4 March 2011 |access-date=5 March 2011 |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.footmercato.net/ligue1/qui-sont-les-joueurs-les-mieux-payes-de-ligue-1_82168 |title=Qui sont les joueurs les mieux payés de Ligue 1? |date=20 March 2012 |website=Foot Mercato |access-date=21 March 2012 |language=fr}}</ref> In his first match after the news, Hazard scored the opening goal in Lille's 2–1 away win over title rivals Marseille.<ref>{{cite web |title=Marseille v. Lille Match Report |url=http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/53871 |publisher=Ligue de Football Professionnel |date=6 March 2011|access-date=6 March 2011 |language=fr}}</ref> The goal was scored on a left-footed shot from almost {{convert|35|m|yd}} out and was clocked at {{convert|95|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lille beats Marseille 2–1 in French league |url=http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=1535277 |website=Taiwan News |date=6 March 2011 |access-date=6 March 2011 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190210/http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=1535277 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 2 April, Hazard capped his 100th league appearance with Lille by scoring the second goal in a 3–1 win over Caen.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lille v. Caen Match Report |url=http://new.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/53936 |publisher=Ligue de Football Professionnel |date=2 April 2011 |access-date=2 April 2011 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110405074521/http://new.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/53936 |archive-date= 5 April 2011}}</ref> The goal tied his career-high for goals in a season and also moved Lille eight points clear at the top of the league table.<ref>{{cite web |title=Victory cushions Lille at summit |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1410932.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110408102814/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1410932.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 April 2011 |publisher=FIFA |date=2 April 2011|access-date=2 April 2011}}</ref> For his performances in the month of March, Hazard was named the UNFP Player of the Month for the second time in his career.<ref>{{cite web |title=Andre Ayew misses out on French Player of the Month Award |url=http://www.ghanasoccernet.com/andre-ayew-misses-out-on-french-player-of-the-month-award/ |publisher=GhanaSoccerNet |date=8 April 2011|access-date=19 April 2011}}</ref> On 19 April, after appearing as a first-half substitute, he scored the opening goal in Lille's 2–0 Coupe de France semi-final victory over Nice.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lille reach Coupe de France final |url=http://www.eurosport.com/football/ligue-1/2009-2010/lille-reach-cup-final_sto2757041/story.shtml |publisher=Eurosport |date=19 April 2011|access-date=19 April 2011}}</ref> The victory inserted the club into the [[2011 Coupe de France final]]; the club's first appearance in the competition's final since 1955. On 7 May, Hazard converted a game-winning free-kick goal in the team's 1–0 win over Nancy.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nancy v. Lille Match Report |url=http://new.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/53949 |publisher=Ligue de Football Professionnel |date=7 May 2011 |access-date=10 May 2011 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110510144936/http://new.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/53949 |archive-date=10 May 2011}}</ref> Three days later, he was nominated for the Ligue 1 Player of the Year award for the second consecutive season.<ref>{{cite web |title=UNFP: Trophées UNFP du football Les nommés pour le 22 mai! |url=http://www.unfp.org/a-la-une/article/les-nommes-pour-le-22-mai-21052011-5348.html |publisher=National Union of Professional Footballers |date=10 May 2011 |access-date=10 May 2011 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110918135401/http://www.unfp.org/a-la-une/article/les-nommes-pour-le-22-mai-21052011-5348.html |archive-date=18 September 2011}}</ref>

In the 2011 Coupe de France final, Hazard played 89 minutes as Lille defeated PSG 1–0 at the [[Stade de France]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/316513?cc=5739 |title=Late Obraniak strike wins cup |date=14 May 2011 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=19 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025001642/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/316513?cc=5739 |archive-date=25 October 2012}}</ref> A week later, Lille clinched the [[2010–11 Ligue 1|Ligue 1 title]] by drawing 2–2 away to PSG, achieving the club's first league championship since the [[1953–54 French Division 1|1953–54 season]] and the club's first [[Double (association football)|double]] since the [[1945–46 French Division 1|1945–46 season]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/breves2011/20110522_124004_-champions.html |title=Champions! |date=22 May 2011 |newspaper=L'Équipe |location=Paris |access-date=22 May 2011 |language=fr|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523223916/http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/breves2011/20110522_124004_-champions.html|archive-date=23 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11800_6944120,00.html |title=Ligue 1 round-up |date=21 May 2011 |website=Sky Sports|access-date=22 May 2011}}</ref> The domestic cup and league title were the first two honours in Hazard's career. On the day after Lille won the league, Hazard was named the Ligue 1 Player of the Year, becoming the youngest player to win the award.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hazard wins French Player of the Year |url=http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/soccer/story/eden-hazard-named-french-player-of-the-year-ligue-1-france-lille--052211 |website=Fox Sports |date=22 May 2011|access-date=22 May 2011}}</ref> He was also rewarded with a place in the [[Ligue 1 Team of the Year]] for the second consecutive season.<ref>{{cite web |title=UNFP: Trophées UNFP du football Un petit coin de paradis... |url=http://www.unfp.org/a-la-une/article/un-petit-coin-de-paradis-22052011-5379.html |publisher=National Union of Professional Footballers |date=22 May 2011 |access-date=22 May 2011 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110918195945/http://www.unfp.org/a-la-une/article/un-petit-coin-de-paradis-22052011-5379.html |archive-date=18 September 2011}}</ref>

====2011–12: Final season in France====
[[File:Eden Hazard 2011.jpg|upright|thumb|Hazard playing for [[Lille OSC|Lille]] in 2011]]

In Lille's first match of the [[2011–12 Lille OSC season|2011–12 season]] against Marseille in the [[2011 Trophée des Champions]], Hazard scored the team's second goal, which put Lille up 2–0. Marseille would later come back to win the match 5–4.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://new.lfp.fr/tropheeChampions/feuille_match/75129 |title=Lille v. Marseille Match Report |date=27 July 2011 |publisher=Ligue de Football Professionnel|access-date=15 August 2011 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318070713/http://new.lfp.fr/tropheeChampions/feuille_match/75129 |archive-date=18 March 2012}}</ref> On 10 September, he scored two goals in a 3–1 away victory against Saint-Étienne.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/74417 |title=Saint-Étienne v. Lille Match Report |date=10 September 2011 |publisher=Ligue de Football Professionnel|access-date=11 September 2011 |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1508539.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112172221/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1508539.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 November 2012 |title=Hazard brace sees Lille sink Saint-Etienne |date=10 September 2011 |publisher=FIFA|access-date=11 September 2011}}</ref> Fours days after, Hazard made his [[UEFA Champions League]] debut in a 2–2 group stage draw with Russian club [[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01f5-0e79a8ea02d3-f5041616618e-1000--doumbia-at-the-double-as-cska-deny-lille/ |title=Doumbia at the double as CSKA deny Lille |date=14 September 2011 |publisher=UEFA|access-date=14 September 2011}}</ref>

In Lille's next league match following his Champions League debut, he converted a penalty in a 2–2 draw with Sochaux.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/74422 |title=Lille v. Sochaux Match Report |date=17 September 2011 |publisher=Ligue de Football Professionnel|access-date=26 September 2011 |language=fr}}</ref> Three days after, Hazard scored the equalising goal in a 1–1 draw against Bordeaux.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/74431 |title=Bordeaux v. Lille Match Report |date=20 September 2011 |publisher=Ligue de Football Professionnel|access-date=26 September 2011 |language=fr}}</ref> After going over two months without scoring a league goal, on 3 December, Hazard came on as a substitute and scored the match-winning goal in a win over [[AC Ajaccio|Ajaccio]] converting a penalty—described as an "[[Antonín Panenka]]-style chipped penalty".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=1668698.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120116051552/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=1668698.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 January 2012 |title=Match facts: Lille v Trabzonspor |date=4 December 2011 |publisher=UEFA|access-date=5 December 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/74519 |title=Ajaccio v. Lille Match Report |date=3 December 2011 |publisher=Ligue de Football Professionnel|access-date=5 December 2011 |language=fr}}</ref> Two days later, Hazard was among several players nominated for [[UEFA]]'s [[UEFA Team of the Year|Team of the Year]] for the 2011 calendar year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/community/news/newsid=1727496.html#voting+open+uefa+users+team+year |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913055443/http://www.uefa.com/community/news/newsid=1727496.html%23voting+open+uefa+users+team+year |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 September 2012 |title=Voting open for UEFA.com users' Team of the Year |date=5 December 2011 |publisher=UEFA|access-date=5 December 2011}}</ref> In Lille's final match before the winter break, Hazard tied his career-high for league goals in a season by scoring the team's third goal in a 4–4 draw with Nice.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/74519 |title=Lille v. Nice Match Report |date=22 December 2011 |publisher=Ligue de Football Professionnel|access-date=24 December 2011 |language=fr}}</ref> After scoring the goal, Hazard celebrated by paying tribute to Molami Bokoto, a former Lille youth academy player who had died a day prior.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.foot01.com/equipe/lille/photo-l-hommage-d-hazard-a-molami-bokoto,82002 |title=L'hommage d'Hazard à Molami Bokoto |date=22 December 2011 |publisher=Foot01|access-date=24 December 2011 |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/Region/actualite/Secteur_Region/2011/12/22/article_molami-bokoto-ancien-espoir-du-losc-vict.shtml |title=Molami Bokoto, ancien espoir du LOSC, victime d'un différend lié à un trafic? |date=22 December 2011 |website=La Voix du Nord |access-date=24 December 2011 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108052308/http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/Region/actualite/Secteur_Region/2011/12/22/article_molami-bokoto-ancien-espoir-du-losc-vict.shtml |archive-date= 8 January 2012}}</ref> On 3 March, Hazard scored both goals in a 2–2 draw with Auxerre.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/74622 |title=Lille v. Auxerre Match Report |date=3 March 2012 |publisher=Ligue de Football Professionnel|access-date=11 March 2012 |language=fr}}</ref>

On 18 March, Hazard scored a goal and assisted two others in a 4–0 win over local rivals Valenciennes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/74642 |title=Lille v. Valenciennes Match Report |date=18 March 2012 |publisher=Ligue de Football Professionnel|access-date=1 April 2012 |language=fr}}</ref> In Lille's next match against [[Evian Thonon Gaillard F.C.|Evian]], Hazard converted a penalty and assisted a goal by [[Dimitri Payet]] in a 3–0 win.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/74652 |title=Evian v. Lille Match Report |date=24 March 2012 |publisher=Ligue de Football Professionnel|access-date=1 April 2012 |language=fr|archive-date=1 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001182426/http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/74652|url-status=dead}}</ref> The following week, on 1 April, Hazard converted a first-half penalty and later assisted another Payet goal to cap a 2–1 victory over Toulouse.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/lille-tops-toulouse-to-close-in-on-champions-league-spot/ |title=Lille tops Toulouse to close in on Champions League spot |date=1 April 2012 |website=Fox News|access-date=1 April 2012 |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/74662 |title=Lille v. Toulouse Match Report |date=1 April 2012 |publisher=Ligue de Football Professionnel|access-date=1 April 2012 |language=fr}}</ref> On 15 April, Hazard marked his 100 consecutive Ligue 1 appearance, which to date, is the longest current run in the French top flight, by scoring a goal and assisting on another in a 4–1 win over Ajaccio.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/74680 |title=Lille v. Ajaccio Match Report |date=15 April 2012 |publisher=Ligue de Football Professionnel|access-date=18 April 2012 |language=fr|archive-date=1 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601010743/http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/74680|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/newscentre/features/news/newsid=1616563/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421015008/http://www.fifa.com/newscentre/features/news/newsid=1616563/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 April 2012 |title=Streaks, strikes and a new sensation |date=18 April 2012 |publisher=FIFA|access-date=18 April 2012}}</ref> On 29 April, in a vital league fixture against PSG, he converted his ninth penalty of the season to draw the match at 1–1 cancelling out a goal from [[Javier Pastore]]. Hazard later contributed to Lille's game-winning goal after delivering a ''[[rabona]]''-style cross into the box, which was laid onto the path of striker [[Nolan Roux]] who, subsequently, converted the goal to give Lille a 2–1 win.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/74701 |title=Lille v. Paris Saint-Germain Match Report |date=29 April 2012 |publisher=Ligue de Football Professionnel|access-date=30 April 2012 |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/soccer/wires/04/29/2080.ap.soc.french.roundup.4th.ld.writethru.0836/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502022039/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/soccer/wires/04/29/2080.ap.soc.french.roundup.4th.ld.writethru.0836/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 May 2012 |title=Lille beats PSG 2–1 to maintain slim title hopes |date=29 April 2012 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |access-date=30 April 2012}}</ref>

On 28 April, for the third consecutive season, Hazard was nominated for the Ligue 1 Player of the Year award.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unfp.org/a-la-une/article/la-bande-des-quatre-28042012-6445.html |title=UNFP: Trophées UNFP du football: La bande des quatres... |date=28 April 2012 |publisher=National Union of Professional Footballers |access-date=14 May 2012 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430205324/http://www.unfp.org/a-la-une/article/la-bande-des-quatre-28042012-6445.html |archive-date=30 April 2012}}</ref> Two weeks later, he was awarded the prestigious honour ahead of the likes of [[Olivier Giroud]] and [[Younès Belhanda]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unfp.org/a-la-une/article/le-palmares-complet-14052012-6476.html |title=UNFP: Trophées UNFP du football: Le palmarès complet... |date=14 May 2012 |publisher=National Union of Professional Footballers |access-date=14 May 2012 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303055426/http://www.unfp.org/a-la-une/article/le-palmares-complet-14052012-6476.html |archive-date=3 March 2014}}</ref> After capturing the award, Hazard became the second player in the awards' history after former PSG striker [[Pauleta]] to achieve the honour in consecutive seasons.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unfp.org/a-la-une/article/eden-fait-si-bien-les-choses-14052012-6475.html |title=UNFP: Trophées UNFP du football: Eden fait (si) bien les choses... |date=14 May 2012 |publisher=National Union of Professional Footballers |access-date=14 May 2012 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516182738/http://www.unfp.org/a-la-une/article/eden-fait-si-bien-les-choses-14052012-6475.html |archive-date=16 May 2012}}</ref> He was also included in the Ligue 1 Team of the Year for the third straight season. On 20 May, Hazard appeared in his final match as a Lille player against Nancy, the club he had made his professional debut against. In the match, Hazard scored his first [[Hat-trick (association football)|hat-trick]] in a 4–1 win.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/74741 |title=Lille v. Nancy Match Report |date=20 May 2012 |publisher=Ligue de Football Professionnel |access-date=20 May 2012 |language=fr}}</ref>

===Chelsea===
====2012–13: Debut season and first trophy====
[[File:Hazard vs Norwich (crop).jpg|thumb|upright|Hazard playing for [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in 2012]]

On 4 June 2012, [[Premier League]] club Chelsea confirmed that it had agreed terms with Lille for the transfer of Hazard. He agreed personal terms with the club and passed a medical examination. The transfer fee was reported to be priced at £32&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web |last=Parrish |first=Rob |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11813/7795393/Chelsea-confirm-Hazard-deal |title=Chelsea confirm Hazard deal |date=4 June 2012 |website=Sky Sports |access-date=4 June 2012}}</ref> Upon signing, Hazard told the club's official website "I'm delighted to finally arrive here. It's a wonderful club and I can't wait to get started."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10268~2797352,00.html |title=Terms agreed for Eden Hazard |date=4 June 2012 |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |access-date=4 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120605201037/http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0%2C%2C10268~2797352%2C00.html |archive-date=5 June 2012}}</ref> On 12 August, Hazard made his debut for Chelsea in the [[2012 FA Community Shield]] against [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]], which ended in a 3–2 defeat at [[Villa Park]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2879166/title/match-report-chelsea-2-manchester-city-3 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130119091639/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2879166/title/match-report-chelsea-2-manchester-city-3 |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 January 2013 |title=Match report: Chelsea 2 Manchester City 3 |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |date=12 August 2012}}</ref> A week later, he made his league debut against [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]] at the [[DW Stadium]]. In the contest, Hazard provided the assist for [[Branislav Ivanović]]'s opening goal and, minutes later, won a penalty, which [[Frank Lampard]] converted, earning his side a 2–0 victory.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/8004062/Di-Matteo-hails-perfect-start |title=Di Matteo hails perfect start |website=Sky Sports |date=19 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19231340 |title=Di Matteo praises Hazard influence |website=BBC Sport |date=19 August 2012}}</ref> Hazard made his home debut in the team's next fixture, against [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] on 22 August, in which he won another penalty from which Lampard converted. Hazard also assisted goals by [[Gary Cahill]] and Branislav Ivanović as Chelsea won 4–2 at home.<ref>{{cite web |title=Match report: Chelsea 4 Reading 2 |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/matchday-live/match/64132#matchReport |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |date=22 August 2012|access-date=23 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604052346/http://www.chelseafc.com/matchday-live/match/64132 |archive-date=4 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Mandeep |last=Sanghera |title=Chelsea 4–2 Reading |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19279583 |website=BBC Sport |date=22 August 2012|access-date=23 August 2012}}</ref> Three days later, Hazard scored his first goal as a Chelsea player in a league match against [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] after scoring a penalty. Chelsea won the match 2–0.<ref>{{cite news |first=Saj |last=Chowdhury |title=Chelsea 2–0 Newcastle |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19304403 |website=BBC Sport |date=25 August 2012|access-date=25 August 2012}}</ref>

Hazard made his [[2012–13 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] debut for Chelsea in the team's opening group stage game against [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] on 19 September 2012.<ref>{{cite news |first=Phil |last=McNulty |title=Chelsea 2–2 Juventus |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19567014 |website=BBC Sport |date=19 September 2012 |access-date=6 October 2012}}</ref> During December, he scored in back-to-back games, in a 5–1 away victory over [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] in the [[Football League Cup]],<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20690782 "Leeds United 1–5 Chelsea"] BBC Sport. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2012.</ref> and an 8–0 league win against [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20745787 "Chelsea 8–0 Aston Villa"] BBC Sport. 23 December 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2012.</ref> In January 2013, Hazard scored a goal with his left-foot from 25 yards in Chelsea's 4–0 win over [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]], as Chelsea inflicted the first home defeat of the season on Stoke.<ref>{{cite news |first=Paul |last=Wilson |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/jan/13/chelsea-stoke-city-premier-league |title=Eden Hazard benefits for Chelsea briefing on what to expect at Stoke |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=13 January 2013 |access-date=30 October 2013}}</ref> He scored again in the following game, with an impressive strike from the edge of the area in a 2–2 draw at home to [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20955084 "Chelsea 2–2 Southampton"] BBC Sport. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2013.</ref> On 23 January 2013, he was sent off in the League Cup semi-final second leg game against [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]] for kicking a ball out from underneath a [[Ball boy (association football)|ball boy]] who was lying on it to waste time. Chelsea went on to lose the tie 2–0.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.sky.com/story/1042073/eden-hazard-kicks-ball-boy-during-match |title=Eden Hazard 'Kicks Ball Boy' During Match |website=Sky Sports |date=23 January 2013|access-date=23 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/jan/23/swansea-ballboy-eden-hazard-sent-off |title=Swansea ballboy incident leads to red card for Eden Hazard |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=23 January 2013 |access-date=23 January 2013}}</ref> Thereafter, he told Chelsea TV that he "apologised and the boy apologised" to each other.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3051397 |title=HAZARD APOLOGISES |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |date=23 January 2013 |access-date=23 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125134754/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3051397 |archive-date=25 January 2013}}</ref> It was later revealed that the 17-year-old ball boy had planned before the game to deliberately waste time.<ref name=Hazard2>{{cite news |title=Swansea City ballboy Charlie Morgan boasted about time wasting before Capital One semi-final with Chelsea |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/league-cup/9823144/Swansea-City-ballboy-Charlie-Morgan-boasted-about-time-wasting-before-Capital-One-semi-final-with-Chelsea.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/league-cup/9823144/Swansea-City-ballboy-Charlie-Morgan-boasted-about-time-wasting-before-Capital-One-semi-final-with-Chelsea.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=26 October 2018 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=24 January 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On 9 February, he scored on his return from suspension in a 4–1 win at home against Wigan Athletic.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21311509 "Chelsea 4–1 Wigan"] BBC Sport. 9 February 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013.</ref>

On 21 February 2013, Hazard came on as a substitute against [[AC Sparta Prague|Sparta Prague]] and scored an individual goal in stoppage time, to send Chelsea through to the last 16 on a 2–1 aggregate score.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21455163 "Chelsea 1–1 Sparta Prague"] BBC Sport. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/281025/report "Chelsea 1–1 Prague"] BBC Sport. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.</ref> Again Hazard came off the bench to make an impact for Chelsea, scoring a goal and providing an assist to [[Ramires]], as the team came back 2–0 down to salvage a 2–2 draw against Manchester United in the quarter-finals of the [[2012–13 FA Cup]] on 10 March, setting up a replay.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/1370152/richard-jolly-rafas-response-brings-blues-an-fa-cup-replay |title=Rafa response brings Blues a replay |website=ESPN FC |first=Richard |last=Jolly |date=10 March 2013}}</ref> On 17 March, Hazard put in a [[man of the match]] performance in a 2–0 home victory over [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]], assisting Lampard's 200th Chelsea goal, then scoring a solo goal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/chelsea-vs-west-ham/report/284106 |title=Chelsea 2–0 West Ham United |website=Sky Sports |date=17 March 2013}}</ref> On 11 May, at Villa Park, Hazard was the provider of Lampard's brace against Aston Villa, which enabled Lampard to break [[Bobby Tambling]]'s all-time goal scoring record for Chelsea. However an injury picked up in the same game ruled him out of the [[2013 UEFA Europa League final|Europa League final]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/025a-0ea906ec3242-c1a73d68af50-1000--hazard-ruled-out-of-uefa-europa-league-final/ |title=Hazard ruled out of UEFA Europa League final |date=14 May 2013 |publisher=UEFA|access-date=21 May 2018}}</ref> Hazard ended his debut campaign at Chelsea with 13 goals in all competitions.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

====2013–2015: Premier League winner and individual success====
[[File:Eden Hazard Chelsea vs AS-Roma 10AUG2013.JPG|thumb|upright|Hazard playing for [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in 2013]]

One of Chelsea's first games of the season was against [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] in the [[2013 UEFA Super Cup]], in which Hazard played a vital role in the buildup to the first goal and scored the second, but went on to an eventual 5–4 defeat in the penalty shoot-out.<ref>{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Ben |title=Bayern Munich 2–2 Chelsea |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/23877992 |website=BBC Sport|access-date=20 October 2013}}</ref> In October 2013, Hazard scored the match-winning goal in a 3–1 away win over [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] in the Premier League,<ref>{{cite news |last=Rose |first=Gary |title=Norwich City 1–3 Chelsea |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/24350208 |website=BBC Sport|access-date=20 October 2013}}</ref> before scoring twice and assisting [[Samuel Eto'o]]'s first Chelsea goal in a 4–1 win over of [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] in the same competition.<ref>{{cite news |last=Findon |first=Ben |title=Chelsea 4 Cardiff City 1: match report |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/10387081/Chelsea-4-Cardiff-City-1-match-report.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/10387081/Chelsea-4-Cardiff-City-1-match-report.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=20 October 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Hazard netted his fifth goal of the season against [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]] in a 3–0 [[2013–14 UEFA Champions League group stage|Champions League group stage]] win.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/300931/report |title=UEFA Champions League: Schalke 0 Chelsea 3 |website=Sky Sports |date=22 October 2013 |access-date=30 October 2013}}</ref> In October, Hazard was part of the 23-man shortlist of players nominated for the prestigious [[FIFA Ballon d'Or]], awarded to the player who is voted the men's world footballer of the year.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gareth Bale in running for world player of the year award |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/24723510 |website=BBC Sport|access-date=30 October 2013}}</ref>

On 9 November 2013, Hazard created Chelsea's first goal against [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]], which was scored by Eto'o. Later in the match Chelsea went 2–1 down, but Hazard scored a last minute penalty to clinch a point for his team.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sheringham |first=Sam |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/24783075 |title=Chelsea 2–2 West Bromwich Albion |website=BBC Sport |date=9 November 2013|access-date=8 February 2014}}</ref> On 4 December, Hazard scored a brace in a 4–3 away victory over [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Match Report: Sunderland 3 Chelsea 4 |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3562644/title/match-report-sunderland-3-chelsea-4 |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |date=4 December 2013 |access-date=5 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206062046/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3562644/title/match-report-sunderland-3-chelsea-4 |archive-date=6 December 2013}}</ref> with coach [[José Mourinho]] claiming that Hazard delivered his best performance of the season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/9/england/2013/12/04/4455470/mourinho-hazard-delivered-his-best-against-sunderland |title=Mourinho: Hazard delivered his best against Sunderland |website=Goal |date=4 December 2013 |access-date=8 February 2014}}</ref> Sunderland manager [[Gus Poyet]] also praised Hazard for his individual impact on the game, saying he was "outstanding. He was unplayable, as a manager I haven't come up against anyone like that."<ref>{{cite web |last=Hanson |first=Peter |title=Poyet: Chelsea will win the Premier League |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/poyet-chelsea-win-premier-league-001500001--sow.html |publisher=Yahoo! Sport |access-date=23 December 2013 |archive-date=24 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224114841/http://sports.yahoo.com/news/poyet-chelsea-win-premier-league-001500001--sow.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> After Hazard maintained his excellent form in Chelsea's 1–0 away victory over Manchester City on 3 February 2014, Mourinho declared Hazard as the best young footballer in the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/espn/sport/story/279781.html |title=Jose Mourinho claims Eden Hazard is the world's best youngster |publisher=ESPN |date=4 February 2014 |access-date=8 February 2014 |archive-date=22 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222023740/http://www.espn.co.uk/espn/sport/story/279781.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/9/england/2014/02/04/4593747/mourinho-hazard-is-the-best-young-player-in-the-world |title=Mourinho: Hazard is the best young player in the world |website=Goal |date=4 February 2014 |access-date=8 February 2014}}</ref> Hazard scored his first [[List of Premier League hat-tricks|Premier League hat-trick]] against Newcastle United at home on 8 February.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/25994877 |title=Chelsea 3–0 Newcastle United |website=BBC Sport}}</ref>

On 27 April 2014, Hazard won the [[PFA Young Player of the Year]] award and finished as the runner-up to [[Luis Suárez]] for the [[PFA Players' Player of the Year]] award for his fine attacking performances under José Mourinho.<ref>{{cite news |last=Riach |first=James |title=Luis Suárez of Liverpool wins PFA player of the year award |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/apr/28/luis-suarez-liverpool-pfa-player-of-year-award |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=28 April 2014}}</ref> After Chelsea's Champions League exit against [[Atlético Madrid]], Hazard claimed that Chelsea are only set up to counter-attack.<ref name="sacrifice">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/27258633 |title=Jose Mourinho: Eden Hazard does not sacrifice himself for Chelsea |website=BBC Sport |date=2 May 2014}}</ref> Mourinho responded by saying that Hazard "is not so mentally ready" to help his defence, blaming him for the first goal scored by the opponents.<ref name="sacrifice"/> In May, Hazard was voted [[Chelsea F.C. Player of the Year|Chelsea's Player of the Year]] in his second season at the club.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sportslens.com/photo-eden-hazrad-wins-chelseas-player-year-award/135691/ |title=PHOTO: Eden Hazard wins Chelsea's Player of the year award |website=Sportslens.com |date=13 May 2014 |access-date=27 June 2021}}</ref>

[[File:Chelsea 2 QPR 1 (15687918092).jpg|thumb|upright|Hazard playing for [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in 2014]]

On 5 October 2014, he won a penalty against Arsenal after being fouled by [[Laurent Koscielny]], and then converted it himself past [[Wojciech Szczęsny]] to open a 2–0 victory which made Chelsea the last unbeaten team in the league.<ref>{{cite news |last=McNulty |first=Phil |title=Chelsea 2–0 Arsenal |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29398780|access-date=5 October 2014 |website=BBC Sport |date=5 October 2014}}</ref> In doing so, he maintained his 100% penalty record out of 16 penalties. He also became the only player in Europe who has taken more than 15 penalties and scored all of them.<ref>{{cite web |title=Eden Hazard the new penalty taker king; Julio Cesar the best stopper |url=http://www.espnfc.com/blog/espn-fc-united-blog/68/post/2075094/who-is-the-best-penalty-taker-and-saver-in-europe|access-date=14 October 2014 |website=ESPN FC |date=8 October 2014}}</ref> His first goals of the [[2014–15 UEFA Champions League|2014–15 Champions League]] campaign came on 21 October, scoring from the penalty-spot and from open play in a 6–0 home win over [[NK Maribor|Maribor]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/29362738 |title=Chelsea 6–0 NK Maribor |website=BBC Sport |first=Gary |last=Rose |date=21 October 2014|access-date=21 October 2014}}</ref> On 5 November, away to the Slovene team, he earned an 85th-minute penalty but had it saved by [[Jasmin Handanović]] in a 1–1 draw.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sever |first=Grega |title=Handanovič helps Maribor to Chelsea draw |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/025a-0ea736b2c866-97de091f2838-1000--handanovic-helps-maribor-to-chelsea-draw/|access-date=5 November 2014 |publisher=UEFA |date=5 November 2014}}</ref> Hazard opened the scoring in Chelsea's 2–0 win over Hull on 13 December, with the goal being only the second headed one of his entire career.<ref>{{cite news |title=Chelsea 2–0 Hull |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30357622|access-date=13 December 2014 |website=BBC Sport |date=13 December 2014}}</ref> The header came as a surprised for many, even Mourinho, who stated: "That he scored in the air, I was surprised. He jumps a lot but normally he closes his eyes. So I was surprised, but very good goal."<ref>{{cite news |title=Chelsea vs Hull match report: Diego Costa scores first in five after Tom Huddlestone was sent off in ill-tempered affair at Stamford Bridge |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/chelsea-vs-hull-match-report-diego-costa-scores-first-in-five-after-tom-huddlestone-was-sent-off-in-illtempered-affair-at-stamford-bridge-9923085.html |newspaper=The Independent |first=Miguel |last=Delaney |date=13 December 2014|access-date=26 August 2017|archive-date=25 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925215448/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/chelsea-vs-hull-match-report-diego-costa-scores-first-in-five-after-tom-huddlestone-was-sent-off-in-illtempered-affair-at-stamford-bridge-9923085.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Hazard signed a new five-and-a-half-year contract with Chelsea on 12 February 2015.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/02/hazard-signs-new-deal.html |title=Hazard signs new deal |date=12 February 2015|access-date=12 February 2015 |publisher=Chelsea F.C.}}</ref> After signing, Hazard said: "I've signed a new contract and I'm very happy because I'm playing for one of the best clubs in the world."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/02/hazard--seeking-trophies.html |title=Hazard: Seeking trophies |date=12 February 2015|access-date=12 February 2015 |publisher=Chelsea F.C.}}</ref> He played in the club's 2–0 win over Tottenham on 1 March in the [[2015 Football League Cup final|2015 League Cup final]] at [[Wembley Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/mar/01/chelsea-tottenham-capital-one-cup-final-match-report |title=Terry drives Chelsea to Capital One Cup final win over Tottenham |first=Daniel |last=Taylor |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=2 March 2015 |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref> As a result of Hazard's impressive performances throughout the 2014–15 season, his manager declared him "one of the top three players in the world".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.us/chelsea/story/2408729/eden-hazard-among-worlds-top-three-players-and-deserves-premier-league-title-says-jose-mourinho |title=Hazard among world's top three players, deserves prem title |date=19 April 2015 |publisher=ESPN|access-date=19 April 2015}}</ref> On 26 April, Hazard was recognised as the best player of the season among his peers, winning the PFA Players' Player of the Year award.<ref>{{cite news |title=Chelsea's Eden Hazard named PFA Player of the Year |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/32472834 |website=BBC Sport|access-date=26 April 2015}}</ref> A week later, he scored the only goal as Chelsea defeated Crystal Palace to win their first Premier League title since 2010. He won a penalty after being fouled by [[James McArthur]], and took it himself, heading in the rebound after it was saved by [[Julián Speroni]].<ref>{{cite news |last=McNulty |first=Phil |title=Chelsea 1–0 Crystal Palace |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32471261|access-date=3 May 2015 |website=BBC Sport |date=3 May 2015}}</ref> On 26 May, Hazard was voted as Chelsea's Player of the Year for the second year in a row. There are only four other players that have done it in the past; [[Juan Mata]], Frank Lampard, [[Ray Wilkins]], and [[John Hollins]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Hazard at the double |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/05/oscar-wins-goal-of-the-season.html|access-date=31 May 2015 |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |date=26 May 2015}}</ref>

====2015–16: Year of scrutiny====
[[File:Eden Hazard - DK-Chel15 (6).jpg|thumb|upright|Hazard playing for [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in 2015]]

Hazard endured a difficult start to the [[2015–16 Chelsea F.C. season|2015–16 season]], missing a penalty in the [[2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage#Group G|Champions League group stage]] against [[Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34203636 |first=Andy |last=Cryer |title=Chelsea 4–0 Maccabi Tel Aviv |website=BBC Sport|access-date=16 September 2015}}</ref> On 27 October, in the fourth round of the League Cup away to Stoke, Hazard was the only player to miss in Chelsea's penalty shootout elimination, his attempt being saved by [[Jack Butland]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34577998 |title=Stoke City 1–1 Chelsea (5–4 on pens) |website=BBC Sport |date=27 October 2015 |access-date=27 June 2021}}</ref> Hazard endured a 2,358-minute scoreless run across 30 matches until 31 January 2016, when he scored from the penalty spot, his 50th goal for Chelsea in all competitions, in a 5–1 win over [[Milton Keynes Dons F.C.|Milton Keynes Dons]] in the fourth round of the [[FA Cup]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Fifield |first=Dominic |title=Oscar scores hat-trick in Chelsea rout of sorry MK Dons |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jan/31/mk-dons-chelsea-fa-cup-match-report|access-date=31 January 2016 |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=31 January 2016}}</ref>

In February, Hazard was scrutinised when he said it would "be difficult to say no" to a move to Paris Saint-Germain.<ref name="riach">{{cite news |last=Riach |first=James |title=Eden Hazard happy at Chelsea, insists Guus Hiddink after win at Bournemouth |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/apr/24/eden-hazard-chelsea-guus-hiddink-bournemouth|access-date=3 May 2016 |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=24 April 2016}}</ref> He remained scoreless in the league until 23 April, when he recorded two goals in a 4–1 victory away to [[AFC Bournemouth]]; after the result, interim manager [[Guus Hiddink]] insisted that Hazard would remain at Chelsea by next season.<ref name="riach"/> For the second consecutive campaign, Hazard scored the goal that decided the Premier League; he came on as a substitute at home to Tottenham on 2 May, and scored an equaliser as Chelsea came from 2–0 down at half-time to draw. The result meant [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] won the title at Tottenham's expense.<ref>{{cite web |last=Yew |first=Oliver |title=Chelsea 2–2 Tottenham: Eden Hazard strike ends Spurs' title hopes |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11661/10267226/chelsea-x-x-tottenham |website=Sky Sports|access-date=3 May 2016 |date=3 May 2016}}</ref> On 11 May 2016, Hazard scored his fourth and final league goal of the season against Liverpool, although Chelsea were unable to hold on to the lead, with fellow countryman [[Christian Benteke]] scoring in extra time as the match finished in a 1–1 draw.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2016/05/11/england/premier-league/liverpool-fc/chelsea-football-club/2043464/ |title=Liverpool vs. Chelsea 1–1: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>

====2016–2018: Return to form, Premier League winner and first FA Cup win====
On 15 August 2016, in Chelsea's opening Premier League match of the season, Hazard scored a penalty in a 2–1 win over West Ham United.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.com/report?gameId=451007 |title=Diego Costa's late winner helps Chelsea defeat West Ham in opener |date=15 August 2016 |publisher=ESPN}}</ref> Hazard recorded a total of 81 touches throughout the game, and his performance earned him the man of the match award.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/37006707 |title=Chelsea 2–1 West Ham: Diego Costa's late strike gave Antonio Conte a dramatic winning start |date=15 August 2016 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref> On 27 August, Hazard contributed another man of the match display in the 3–0 victory over [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]], scoring the opener in the ninth minute.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/37139886 |title=Chelsea 3–0 Burnley |date=27 August 2016 |website=BBC Sport |first=Gary |last=Rose}}</ref> After voting ended on 5 September, Hazard received the most votes from the public poll, 41%, for the [[Premier League Player of the Month]] award<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/84046 |title=Vote for EA SPORTS Player of the Month |date=2 September 2016 |publisher=Premier League}}</ref> although [[Raheem Sterling]] was later named the Player of the Month by a Premier League panel.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/97642 |title=Sterling voted EA SPORTS Player of the Month |date=9 September 2016 |publisher=Premier League}}</ref>

[[File:EdenHazardDecember 2016 (cropped2).jpg|thumb|upright|Hazard playing for [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in 2016]]

On 15 October 2016, Hazard, along with [[Diego Costa]] dedicated their goals to [[Willian (footballer, born 1988)|Willian]], whose mother had died earlier that week, in the 3–0 victory over the champions, Leicester City.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2016/10/match-report.html |title=Match report: Chelsea 3 Leicester City 0 |date=15 October 2016 |publisher=Chelsea F.C.}}</ref> On 23 October, he scored his fourth goal of the season in a 4–0 win over former Chelsea manager, José Mourinho's Manchester United, equalling the number of league goals he managed in the previous season.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/10/23/chelsea-vs-man-united-live-score-and-goal-updates-as-jose-mourin/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/10/23/chelsea-vs-man-united-live-score-and-goal-updates-as-jose-mourin/ |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Chelsea 4 Man Utd 0: Jose Mourinho suffers nightmare return as Eden Hazard-inspired hosts run riot |date=23 October 2016 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |first1=Jason |last1=Burt |first2=Charlie |last2=Eccleshare}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Hazard continued his excellent form, scoring the first goal and assisting the second in Chelsea's 2–0 win over Southampton on 30 October. This marked the first time that he had scored in three consecutive Premier League games.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/37742966 |title=Southampton 0–2 Chelsea |date=30 October 2016 |website=BBC Sport |first=Mandeep |last=Sanghera}}</ref> His run of form continued into the next match as he scored two goals and assisted another in Chelsea's 5–0 home win against [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] on 5 November. Hazard's performance against Everton earned him another man of the match award, his third in a row in the Premier League.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/nov/05/chelsea-everton-premier-league-match-report |title=Chelsea top the Premier League as Eden Hazard inspires Everton thrashing |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=5 November 2016 |access-date=5 November 2016}}</ref> On 18 November, Hazard was named the Premier League Player of the Month for October.<ref name="Premier League">{{cite web |title=Hazard named Barclays Player of the Month |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/139292 |publisher=Premier League |access-date=18 November 2016}}</ref>

Hazard led Chelsea to their twelfth consecutive league victory on 26 December 2016 in a 3–0 victory over Bournemouth, which was a new club record. He also converted a penalty for his 50th Premier League goal, making him the sixth Chelsea player to achieve this feat.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/matches/2016-17/12/chelsea-bournemouth-pl.html |title=Chelsea v Bournemouth Match Report |date=26 December 2016 |publisher=Chelsea F.C.}}</ref> On 20 April 2017, Hazard was named in the [[PFA Team of the Year]] for the fourth time in his five seasons at Chelsea.<ref name="PFA1617">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39648483 |title=PFA teams of the year: Chelsea and Tottenham dominate Premier League XI |website=BBC Sport |date=20 April 2017 |access-date=6 May 2018}}</ref> Two days later, he scored after coming on as a substitute in Chelsea's 4–2 [[2016–17 FA Cup|FA Cup]] semi-final victory over rivals [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] at Wembley Stadium.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/39604653 |title=Chelsea 4–2 Tottenham |website=BBC Sport |date=22 April 2017}}</ref>

At the beginning of the summer of 2017, Hazard suffered an ankle injury in training during international duty.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/06/05/eden-hazard-could-miss-start-season-broken-ankle-fear-chelsea/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/06/05/eden-hazard-could-miss-start-season-broken-ankle-fear-chelsea/ |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Chelsea forward Eden Hazard expected to miss start of season with broken ankle, which could end Real Madrid interest |last=Law |first=Matt |date=5 June 2017 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=16 September 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The injury ruled him out for six to eight weeks; missing the entire preseason and the Premier League opener.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2699591-eden-hazards-ankle-injury-diagnosed-as-fracture-could-miss-6-8-weeks |title=Eden Hazard's Ankle Injury Diagnosed as Fracture, Could Miss 6–8 Weeks |website=Bleacher Report |date=6 June 2017}}</ref> On 25 August, Hazard returned to action, playing 75 minutes for the [[Chelsea F.C. Under-23s and Academy|Chelsea U23]] side.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/08/pl2-report--chelsea-v-everton.html |title=PL2 report: Chelsea 0 Everton 3 |date=25 August 2017 |publisher=Chelsea F.C.}}</ref> On 28 October, Hazard scored his first league goal of the season in a 1–0 win against Bournemouth in the Premier League.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/oct/28/bournemouth-chelsea-premier-league-match-report |title=Eden Hazard's solitary strike secures victory for Chelsea over Bournemouth |date=28 October 2017 |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London}}</ref> On 3 January 2018, Hazard scored in a 2–2 draw with [[Arsenal F.C.–Chelsea F.C. rivalry|rivals]] Arsenal.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42489693 |title=Arsenal 2–2 Chelsea |year=2018 |website=BBC Sport|access-date=16 September 2018}}</ref> Two goals against [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]] on 20 January made it 100 league goals in his career. Hazard's double helped Chelsea to a 4–0 win at [[Falmer Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/brighton-0-4-chelsea-eden-11883306 |title=Brighton 0–4 Chelsea: Eden Hazard at the double as Blues ease to victory – 5 talking points |newspaper=Daily Mirror |date=20 January 2018}}</ref> On 12 February, Hazard scored a double in a 3–0 win over West Bromwich Albion.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42940778 |title=Chelsea 3–0 West Bromwich Albion |date=12 February 2018 |website=BBC Sport|access-date=16 September 2018}}</ref>

In the [[2018 FA Cup final]] on 19 May, Hazard won a penalty which he took and scored in the 22nd minute, and this proved to be the winning goal as Chelsea beat Manchester United 1–0.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11668/11378579/chelsea-1-0-manchester-united-eden-hazard-penalty-proves-decisive-in-fa-cup-final |title=Chelsea 1–0 Manchester United: Eden Hazard penalty proves decisive in FA Cup final |first=Kate |last=Burlaga |newspaper=Sky Sports |date=20 May 2018 |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>

====2018–19: Final season in England====
[[File:Chelsea vs. Arsenal, 29 May 2019 30 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Hazard wearing his winner's medal after winning the [[2019 UEFA Europa League final]] with [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]]]

Hazard scored on his first start of the [[2018–19 Chelsea F.C. season|2018–19 season]], converting a penalty in a 2–1 win against Newcastle United on 26 August 2018.<ref>{{cite news |title=REPORT: NEWCASTLE UNITED 1 CHELSEA 2 |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2018/8/26/report--newcastle-united-v-chelsea|access-date=27 August 2018 |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |date=27 August 2018}}</ref> He came off the bench to give Chelsea a 2–1 win over Liverpool in the third round of the [[EFL Cup]] at Anfield on 26 September, which was his sixth goal in seven appearances to start the season.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.besoccer.com/new/eden-hazard-inspires-chelsea-cup-comeback-at-anfield-509597 |title=Eden Hazard inspires Chelsea cup comeback at Anfield |date=26 September 2018 |website=BeSoccer|access-date=27 September 2018}}</ref> In the next fixture, against Liverpool in the Premier League, he made it seven goals in eight games, opening the scoring in a 1–1 draw at home.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://tucson.com/sports/with-leveler-at-chelsea-sturridge-shows-worth-to-liverpool/article_6352a5e9-7076-5cd4-9565-3434e104e4b8.html |title=With leveler at Chelsea, Sturridge shows worth to Liverpool |date=29 September 2018 |newspaper=Arizona Daily Star |location=Tucson |access-date=30 September 2018 |archive-date=30 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930132241/https://tucson.com/sports/with-leveler-at-chelsea-sturridge-shows-worth-to-liverpool/article_6352a5e9-7076-5cd4-9565-3434e104e4b8.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> His five league goals in September 2018, including goals against Bournemouth, Cardiff and Liverpool, led to him winning the Premier League Player of the Month.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hazard named September 2018 EA SPORTS Player of the Month |url=http://www.premierleague.com/news/877741 |access-date=15 February 2023 |publisher=Premier League}}</ref> On 16 December, Hazard scored and assisted a goal for [[Pedro (footballer, born 1987)|Pedro]] as Chelsea won 2–1 away to Brighton & Hove Albion in the league, before coming off the bench to send Chelsea through to the EFL Cup semi-final at the expense of Bournemouth three days later.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com.au/soccer/report?gameId=513674 |title=Eden Hazard ends goal drought as Chelsea win at Brighton |date=17 December 2018 |publisher=ESPN|access-date=20 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/late-hazard-strike-sees-chelsea-scrape-into-semi-finals |title=Late Hazard strike sees Chelsea scrape into semi-finals |date=20 December 2018 |website=The World Game |publisher=SBS |access-date=20 December 2018}}</ref> He scored both goals in a 2–1 away win against [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] on 26 December, the first of which was his 100th Chelsea and 150th club career goal.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.goal.com/en-au/news/hazard-scores-his-100th-goal-for-chelsea/18ri998f98soy1ub4kwcj4u4hu |title=Hazard scores 100th goal for Chelsea |date=27 December 2018 |website=Goal |access-date=28 December 2018}}</ref>

On 8 April 2019, Hazard scored a solo goal against West Ham United which would be voted as [[Premier League Goal of the Month]] for April.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hazard wins April 2019 Carling Goal of the Month award |url=http://www.premierleague.com/news/1205989|access-date=5 March 2021 |publisher=Premier League}}</ref> On 9 May 2019, Hazard scored the decisive penalty in a 4–3 shootout win over [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] at home to send Chelsea to the [[2019 UEFA Europa League final|Europa League final]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/uefa-champions-league/kepa-stars-in-shootout-drama-as-chelsea-reach-europaleague-final/news-story/838ca177299881751211b2a7f275837f |title=Kepa stars in shootout drama as Chelsea reach EuropaLeague final |website=Fox Sports |date=10 May 2019}}</ref> His tally of 15 assists for the [[2018–19 Premier League]] season saw him win the competition's [[Premier League Playmaker of the Season|Playmaker of the Season]] award.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/1215978 |title=Hazard wins 2018/19 Premier League Playmaker of the Season Award |date=12 May 2019 |publisher=Premier League|access-date=16 May 2019}}</ref> On 29 May, Chelsea won the [[2018–19 UEFA Europa League|2018–19 Europa League]] with a 4–1 win over Arsenal in the final, in which Hazard scored twice, also assisting Pedro's goal.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/may/29/chelsea-arsenal-europa-league-final-match-report-eden-hazard |title=Chelsea win Europa League after Eden Hazard inspires thrashing of Arsenal |first=Dominic |last=Fifield |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=29 May 2019 |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref> After the match, Hazard expressed his desire to leave Chelsea after seven years at the club, stating that he "want[ed] a new challenge".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/may/29/eden-hazard-chelsea-goodbye-europa-league |title='I think it's goodbye': Hazard ready to leave Chelsea after Europa League win |first=Dominic |last=Fifield |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=30 May 2019 |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref> He was included in the [[ESM Team of the Season]] for his performances in the 2018–19 season, as well as the [[FIFA FIFPRO Men's World 11]] for 2018 and 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eden Hazard's FIFPro XI Appearance Continues Incredible Consistency |url=https://www.sportbible.com/football/best-xi-eden-hazards-fifpro-xi-appearance-continues-incredible-consistency-20180925 |access-date=15 February 2023 |website=SPORTbible|date=25 September 2018 }}</ref> He also won the [[PFA Fans' Player of the Year]] award<ref>{{Cite web |last=Deniran-Alleyne |first=Tashan |date=27 May 2019 |title=Hazard claims prestigious PFA award ahead of Sterling and van Dijk |url=https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/players/hazard-player-of-the-year-16337493 |access-date=15 February 2023 |website=Football.London}}</ref> as well as every individual Chelsea award, the only player in the club's history to do so.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chelsea's Eden Hazard wins three end-of-season awards |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11668/11716727/chelseas-eden-hazard-wins-three-end-of-season-awards |access-date=15 February 2023 |website=Sky Sports}}</ref>

===Real Madrid===
====2019–2021: Fitness struggles and decline in form====
[[File:FC RB Salzburg versus Real Madrid (Testspiel, 7. August 2019) 15.jpg|thumb|upright|Hazard playing for [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] in 2019]]

On 7 June 2019, [[La Liga]] club Real Madrid announced on their website that Hazard would be signing for them for the [[2019–20 Real Madrid CF season|2019–20 season]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 June 2019 |title=Official Announcement: Hazard {{!}} Real Madrid CF |url=https://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2019/06/official-announcement-hazard |access-date=2023-06-03 |website=Real Madrid C.F. - Web Oficial |language=en}}</ref> He signed a contract until 30 June 2024 for a reported fee of €100&nbsp;million, which could rise to €146.1&nbsp;million due to additional fees, on a deal worth £400,000 per week.<ref>{{cite web |first=Sachin |last=Nakrani |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jun/07/eden-hazard-completes-move-from-chelsea-to-real-madrid |title=Eden Hazard confirms he is set to join Real Madrid from Chelsea for £88.5m |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=7 June 2019 |access-date=12 June 2019}}</ref> Hazard became Madrid's most expensive player after [[Gareth Bale]], who was signed for €101&nbsp;million in 2013, and, depending on certain variables being met, the club's most expensive player in its history.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2019/06/08/5cfbdef146163fa98d8b45e0.html |title=Hazard deal could reach up to 130 million euros with variables |newspaper=Marca |location=Madrid |date=8 June 2019|access-date=29 June 2019}}</ref> Hazard was formally unveiled in front of 50,000 fans on 13 June 2019 at the [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Santiago Bernabéu]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/soccer/2019/06/14/eden-hazard-reveals-how-luka-modric-responded-his-request-take-real-madrids-number-10-shirt |title=Eden Hazard Reveals How Luka Modric Responded to His Request to Take Real Madrid's Number 10 Shirt |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=14 June 2019 |access-date=28 May 2022}}</ref> Upon signing with Madrid, Hazard said, "I've dreamt about this since I was little, I always supported Real Madrid" and described it as "a true honour". He listed manager Zinedine Zidane as a defining factor in making the move, as he had always been an admirer of him.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2019/06/13/5d0292e4268e3eac748b461f.html |title=Hazard: I will try to be the best in the world at Real Madrid |newspaper=Marca |location=Madrid |date=13 June 2019|access-date=24 June 2019}}</ref>

Having arrived at training camp out of shape,<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Eden Hazard Arrived at Real Madrid 7kg Overweight as Florentino Perez Begins Doubting Winger |url=https://www.si.com/soccer/2019/07/29/eden-hazard-arrived-real-madrid-7kg-overweight-florentino-perez-begins-doubting-winger |access-date=1 June 2022 |magazine=Sports Illustrated}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Eden Hazard returns out of shape to Real Madrid's pre-season camp |url=https://onefootball.com/en/news/eden-hazard-returns-out-of-shape-to-real-madrids-pre-season-camp-33458125 |access-date=1 June 2022 |website=OneFootball}}</ref> Hazard made his debut on 14 September 2019, coming on as a substitute in a 3–2 home victory over [[Levante UD|Levante]] in the [[2019–20 La Liga]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2019/09/14/5d7cf47c268e3e2b398b4601.html |title=Hazard shows promise as he makes his Real Madrid bow |newspaper=Marca |location=Madrid |date=14 September 2019|access-date=14 September 2019}}</ref> On 5 October, he scored his first competitive goal for Los Blancos, right before half time against [[Granada CF|Granada]] in his first home league start. In the second half, he also got his first assist which was to Modrić in an eventual 4–2 victory.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2019/10/05/4-2-real-madrid-top-the-table-going-into-the-international-break |title=4–2: Real Madrid top the table going into the international break |publisher=Real Madrid CF |access-date=5 October 2019}}</ref> Despite a slow start to life in the Spanish capital, Hazard eventually rediscovered his form, completing 38 dribbles and giving two assists in six matches,<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2019/11/24/5ddaa1ccca4741e02f8b4570.html |title=All that's lacking now for Hazard are goals |newspaper=Marca |location=Madrid |date=24 November 2019|access-date=24 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2019/11/26/5ddc6c32ca474183438b45c7.html |title=Hazard is dribbling to the top |newspaper=Marca |location=Madrid |date=26 November 2019|access-date=26 November 2019}}</ref> but this streak, which began in the 5–0 victory over [[CD Leganés|Leganés]] on 30 October, ended when he suffered a microfracture to his right ankle on 26 November in the Champions League group stage game against Paris Saint-Germain after a challenge by [[Thomas Meunier]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://en.as.com/en/2019/11/27/football/1574857969_814065.html |title=Real Madrid offer Hazard injury update |date=27 November 2019 |newspaper=Diario AS |location=Madrid |access-date=11 February 2020 |archive-date=20 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220011225/https://en.as.com/en/2019/11/27/football/1574857969_814065.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Hazard went on to miss 16 Madrid matches across four competitions, which included the first [[El Clásico]] of the season, the [[2020 Supercopa de España|Supercopa de España]] victory in [[Jeddah]] and the entire [[2019–20 Copa del Rey|Copa del Rey]] campaign which ended with a quarter-final exit to [[Real Sociedad|Sociedad]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2019/12/05/5de8ecce268e3e7e118b45e3.html |title=Hazard set to miss El Clasico after suffering stress fracture in right ankle |newspaper=Marca |location=Madrid |date=5 December 2019 |access-date=11 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/hazard-ruled-out-of-real-madrids-supercopa-de-espana/12r6tawlj3cyk1erh493fvpaum |title=Hazard ruled out of Real Madrid's Supercopa de Espana campaign |website=Goal |access-date=11 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |first=Sid |last=Lowe |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/06/real-madrid-sociedad-copa-del-rey-match-report |title=Real Madrid dumped out by Real Sociedad in Copa del Rey thriller |date=6 February 2020 |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |access-date=11 February 2020}}</ref> At the end of the season he had made 16 league appearances, scoring one goal and assisting six, as Madrid won the 2019–20 La Liga.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2020/07/17/5f10db2146163f3c2c8b45d7.html |title=Real Madrid win the longest LaLiga Santander season |newspaper=Marca |location=Madrid |date=17 July 2020 |access-date=17 July 2020}}</ref>

On 31 October 2020, Hazard scored his first club goal in over a year, which was also his first goal of the [[2020–21 Real Madrid CF season|2020–21 season]] in Madrid's 4–1 home league win over [[SD Huesca|Huesca]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54761832 |title=Hazard scores as Real win to go top |date=31 October 2020 |access-date=31 October 2020 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref> On 25 November, he scored his first Champions League goal with Madrid in a 2–0 away win against Inter Milan.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11945/12142335/inter-milan-0-2-real-madrid-eden-hazard-scores-first-champions-league-goal-for-los-blancos-as-arturo-vidal-sees-red |title=Inter Milan 0–2 Real Madrid: Eden Hazard scores first Champions League goal for Los Blancos as Arturo Vidal sees red |website=Sky Sports |date=25 November 2020 |access-date=25 November 2020}}</ref> On 23 January 2021, Hazard scored in a 4–1 away win at Alavés.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/55781657 |title=Karim Benzema scores twice as Real win |date=23 January 2021 |access-date=23 January 2021 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref> On 5 May 2021, Hazard apologised following criticism for laughing with former teammates [[Kurt Zouma]] and [[Édouard Mendy]] after Real Madrid's 3–1 aggregate defeat to Chelsea in the Champions League semi-final.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Hazard apologises to Real Madrid fans |website=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57022327|access-date=8 May 2021}}</ref> Four days later, he scored his first goal in over three months, a backheel goal against [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]] in the sixth minute of stoppage time, which temporarily kept Madrid in the title race.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Hazard rescues Real Madrid's title hopes with 96th-minute equaliser |website=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/57052068|access-date=11 May 2021}}</ref>

====2021–2023: Continued struggle, departure, and retirement====
[[File:Ofrenda de la Liga y la Champions-30-L.Millán (52109789625).jpg|thumb|right|Hazard and Cardinal [[Carlos Osoro Sierra]] in 2022]]
In the [[2021–22 Real Madrid CF season|2021–22 season]], Hazard was playing respectably well early in the season, but faced competition from [[Vinícius Júnior]], causing him to be pushed to the periphery of [[Carlo Ancelotti]]'s main starting eleven.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hazard knows Vinicius is ahead of him in pecking order |newspaper=Marca |location=Madrid |url=https://marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2021/09/10/613b2d07e2704e4d0a8b4629.html|access-date=10 October 2021}}</ref> Hazard's relationship with Ancelotti would sour later on in the season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ancelotti tells Hazard 'if you want to play, you either change your attitude and work, or you're not going to play' |language=es |newspaper=Diario AS |location=Madrid |url=https://as.com/futbol/2021/11/04/primera/1636009793_278003.html|access-date=4 November 2021}}</ref> Hazard then suffered from a minor knock and [[gastroenteritis]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Careful with Hazard |newspaper=Marca |location=Madrid |url=https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2021/09/18/614649b446163f30648b45c1.html|access-date=18 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Ancelotti confirms Hazard is out of Granada clash with gastroenteritis |newspaper=Marca |location=Madrid |url=https://marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2021/11/20/619911e822601dcc498b4582.html|access-date=20 November 2021}}</ref> On 20 January 2022, Hazard scored his first goal of the season, a 115th–minute winner against [[Elche CF|Elche]] to send Real Madrid to the quarter–finals of the [[Copa del Rey]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Late Eden Hazard winner books Real Madrid's place in Copa del Rey quarter-finals |website=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/60075830|access-date=20 January 2022}}</ref> On 25 March, Real Madrid announced that he would undergo surgery to remove the osteosynthesis plate in his right fibula.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hazard medical report |publisher=Real Madrid CF |url=https://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2022/03/25/hazard-medical-report |access-date=25 March 2022}}</ref> On 30 April, Hazard won his [[2021–22 La Liga|second La Liga title]] with Real Madrid following a 4–0 home win against [[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Real win title as Carlo Ancelotti completes 'Grand Slam' |website=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61284264|access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref> On 28 May, he won his first Champions League title after Real Madrid beat Liverpool 1–0 in the [[2022 UEFA Champions League final|final]]; he remained an unused substitute throughout the match.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Real Madrid win Champions League as Vinícius Júnior strike sinks Liverpool |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/may/28/champions-league-final-match-report-liverpool-real-madrid|access-date=28 May 2022}}</ref>

At the start of the [[2022–23 Real Madrid CF season|2022–23 season]], Hazard was motivated to turn things around, as his previous seasons at Madrid were unconvincing.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2022/05/29/6293d6c546163f5f988b45c2.html |title=Hazard takes the mic at Cibeles and sets himself a challenge: I'm going to give my all for you! |newspaper=Marca |location=Madrid |date=29 May 2022|access-date=29 May 2022}}</ref> On 6 September 2022, Hazard assisted [[Luka Modrić]] and later scored his 200th career goal in his first [[2022–23 UEFA Champions League group stage#Celtic v Real Madrid|Champions League game of the season]] in a 3–0 away victory against [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/celtic-vs-real-madrid-champions-league-result-2022-hazard-b1023604.html |title=Celtic 0-3 Real Madrid: Eden Hazard caps off win as Champions League holders eventually click into gear |newspaper=Evening Standard |location=London |date=6 September 2022|access-date=6 September 2022}}</ref> Despite the promising start to the campaign, it was followed by subpar performances against the likes of [[RCD Mallorca|Mallorca]], [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]], or even fourth-tier [[CP Cacereño|Cacereño]] in the [[2022–23 Copa del Rey|Copa del Rey]],<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2023/01/04/63b55abbe2704eae348b45d2.html |title=Ancelotti gives Hazard another chance, but he fails to take it |newspaper=Marca |location=Madrid |date=4 January 2023|access-date=4 January 2023}}</ref> and Hazard was now definitely confined to the bench;<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2022/11/06/636786dbca4741d56e8b4571.html |title=Eden Hazard is no longer in Real Madrid's plans: It's best for him to look for a way out |newspaper=Marca |location=Madrid |date=6 November 2022|access-date=6 November 2022}}</ref> the goal against Celtic would prove to be his last career goal.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}} In March 2023, Hazard revealed that his relationship with Ancelotti has "completely broken down," and that the two "don't talk to each other."<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/hazard-real-madrid-ancelotti-plea-29452501 |title=Eden Hazard reveals he no longer talks to Carlo Ancelotti as he makes Real Madrid plea |newspaper=Daily Mirror |location=London |date=14 March 2023|access-date=14 March 2023}}</ref> On 3 June, Hazard and Real Madrid reached a mutual agreement to terminate his contract at the end of the season, ending his time at the club after four years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Official Statement: Hazard |url=https://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2023/06/03/official-statement-hazard |access-date=3 June 2023|website=Real Madrid CF}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Eden Hazard agrees to terminate Real Madrid contract|url=https://www.90min.com/posts/eden-hazard-terminate-real-madrid-contract|access-date=3 June 2023|website=90min.com|date=3 June 2023 }}</ref> His run saw him score just 7 goals and assist only 12 times in 76 appearances across all competitions throughout his time at the Spanish capital, with many labelling him as "the greatest flop in Real Madrid history" and "one of the worst transfers ever."<ref>{{Cite web |title=How much did Real Madrid pay for Hazard? How many goals and assists did he make? |url=https://en.as.com/soccer/how-much-did-real-madrid-pay-for-hazard-how-many-goals-and-assists-did-he-make-n/ |access-date=4 June 2023|website=AS|date=3 June 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hazard Brutally Told He's the "Greatest Flop of All Time" After Madrid Release Former Chelsea Star |url=https://sportsbrief.com/football/42111-hazard-100-biggest-flop-time-fans-react-madrid-part-ways-belgian/ |access-date=3 June 2023|website=Sports Brief}}</ref>

On 10 October 2023, three months after his departure from Madrid, Hazard announced his decision to retire from professional football at age 32.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Eden Hazard retires: Ex-Chelsea and Real Madrid forward ends football career|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/67063281|publisher=BBC|work=BBC Sport|date=10 October 2023|access-date=10 October 2023}}</ref>

==International career==
===2006–2009: Youth career===
Hazard played for various Belgian national youth teams, such as the [[Belgium national under-17 football team|under-17]] and [[Belgium national under-19 football team|under-19]] teams. With the under-17 team, he was a regular in the team making 17 appearances and scoring two goals. He played with the team in the [[Toto Cup]], a yearly international youth tournament held in Austria and, also, played in the [[2007 UEFA European Under-17 Championship]], which Belgium hosted. In the tournament, Hazard scored his only goal in the team's opening match against the [[Netherlands national under-17 football team|Netherlands]] converting a penalty in a 2–2 draw.<ref>{{cite web |title=High drama for Low Countries |url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/under17/history/season=2007/round=2248/match=300748/index.html |publisher=UEFA |date=2 May 2007 |access-date=12 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209182240/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/under17/history/season%3D2007/round%3D2248/match%3D300748/index.html |archive-date= 9 December 2013}}</ref> The match was a homecoming for Hazard, as it was played in Tubize, where he spent part of his youth career.<ref>{{cite web |title=Happy homecoming for Hazard by Berend Scholten |url=https://www.uefa.com/under17/news/0252-0cddcf289e11-bfe5f1653fd3-1000--happy-homecoming-for-hazard/ |publisher=UEFA |date=3 May 2007|access-date=12 April 2010}}</ref> Throughout the tournament, Hazard impressed media and coaches, which led to many in Belgium comparing him to Belgian football legend [[Enzo Scifo]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Golden boys boost Red Devils |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1042027.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090330102146/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1042027.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 March 2009 |publisher=FIFA |date=27 March 2009|access-date=12 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Under 17 World Cup – Day 6 |url=http://www.soccermogul.com/under_17_world_cup_day_6.aspx |publisher=Soccer Mogul |date=23 August 2007 |access-date=12 April 2010 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081018231507/http://www.soccermogul.com/under_17_world_cup_day_6.aspx |archive-date=18 October 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=El belga Eden Hazard, de 18 años, sigue mejorando con el Lille en la Ligue 1 francesa |url=http://www.futbolexclusivo.com/el-jugador-de-belga-eden-hazard-de-18-anos-sigue-mejorando-con-el-lille-en-la-ligue-1-de-francia/ |publisher=Futbol Exclusivo |date=21 December 2009 |access-date=12 April 2010 |language=es |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527221652/http://www.futbolexclusivo.com/el-jugador-de-belga-eden-hazard-de-18-anos-sigue-mejorando-con-el-lille-en-la-ligue-1-de-francia/ |archive-date=27 May 2010}}</ref>

Belgium suffered elimination in the semi-finals of the competition, losing to [[Spain national under-17 football team|Spain]] 7–6 on penalties. Belgium were minutes away from a victory, courtesy of an own goal from David Rochela, which Hazard was particularly instrumental in, however Barcelona striker [[Bojan Krkić]] equalised for his nation to send the match into extra time.<ref>{{cite news |title=Home heartache as Spain prevail |url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/under17/history/season=2007/round=15069/match=300765/index.html |publisher=UEFA |date=10 May 2007 |access-date=12 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209174329/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/under17/history/season%3D2007/round%3D15069/match%3D300765/index.html |archive-date= 9 December 2013}}</ref> Due to finishing in third place at the tournament, Belgium qualified for the [[2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup]], held in South Korea. Hazard was selected to participate and played in all three group stage matches, where Belgium were eliminated.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

After playing at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in August and September 2007, Hazard began earning call-ups to the under-19 team the following month in October. His first appearance came in a [[2008 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification]] match against [[Romania national under-19 football team|Romania]] coming on as a substitute in a 4–0 victory.<ref>{{cite news |title=Belgium v. Romania Match Report |url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/under19/history/season=2008/round=15034/match=300607/index.html |publisher=UEFA |date=12 October 2007 |access-date=12 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209184539/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/under19/history/season%3D2008/round%3D15034/match%3D300607/index.html |archive-date= 9 December 2013}}</ref> He subsequently played in the next two group stage matches against [[Iceland national under-19 football team|Iceland]] and [[England national under-19 football team|England]]. Belgium lost both matches.<ref>{{cite news |title=Belgium v. Iceland Match Report |url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/under19/history/season=2008/round=15034/match=300633/index.html |publisher=UEFA |date=14 October 2007 |access-date=12 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209175427/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/under19/history/season%3D2008/round%3D15034/match%3D300633/index.html |archive-date= 9 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=England v. Belgium Match Report |url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/under19/history/season=2008/round=15034/match=300659/index.html |publisher=UEFA |date=17 October 2007 |access-date=12 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209180155/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/under19/history/season%3D2008/round%3D15034/match%3D300659/index.html |archive-date= 9 December 2013}}</ref> The negative results eliminated the country from the tournament. Due to being an underage player the previous year, Hazard was eligible for the under-19 team for the 2008–09 season. Due to his growing participation with Lille's first team, Hazard was only allowed to play in [[2009 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification]] matches by his club and, as a result, missed the 2008 edition of the [[Milk Cup]], which was held during Lille's preseason.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

On 7 October 2008, Hazard scored his first under-19 goal in the team's 5–0 victory over [[Estonia national under-19 football team|Estonia]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Estonia v. Belgium Match Report |url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/under19/history/season=2009/round=15216/match=302166/index.html |publisher=UEFA |date=7 October 2008 |access-date=12 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209183338/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/under19/history/season%3D2009/round%3D15216/match%3D302166/index.html |archive-date= 9 December 2013}}</ref> Three days later, he scored a double in a 2–2 draw with [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Belgium v. Estonia Match Report |url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/under19/history/season=2009/round=15216/match=302191/index.html |publisher=UEFA |date=10 October 2008 |access-date=12 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209182212/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/under19/history/season%3D2009/round%3D15216/match%3D302191/index.html |archive-date= 9 December 2013}}</ref> In the [[2009 UEFA European Under-19 Championship elite qualification|elite qualification round]], Hazard led the team in goals scoring three. In the opening match against the [[Republic of Ireland national under-19 football team|Republic of Ireland]], he scored the lone goal.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hazard hits Ireland where it hurts |url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/under19/history/season=2009/round=15217/match=304575/index.html |publisher=UEFA |date=5 June 2009 |access-date=12 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209184354/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/under19/history/season%3D2009/round%3D15217/match%3D304575/index.html |archive-date= 9 December 2013}}</ref> In the next match, Hazard was influential in the team's 5–0 win over [[Sweden men's national under-19 football team|Sweden]] scoring a goal and assisting on two others.<ref>{{cite news |title=Belgium set up section decider |url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/under19/history/season=2009/round=15217/match=304589/index.html |publisher=UEFA |date=7 June 2009 |access-date=12 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209174841/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/under19/history/season%3D2009/round%3D15217/match%3D304589/index.html |archive-date= 9 December 2013}}</ref> In the team's final match, they faced [[Switzerland national under-19 football team|Switzerland]]. Belgium needed an outright victory to reach the [[2009 UEFA European Under-19 Championship|2009 European Under-19 Championship]], but were eliminated from qualifying after drawing 1–1, despite Hazard opening the scoring for Belgium in the 21st minute.<ref>{{cite news |title=Swiss squeeze through to take final U19 slot |url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/under19/history/season=2009/round=15217/match=304603/index.html |publisher=UEFA |date=10 June 2009 |access-date=12 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209184913/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/under19/history/season%3D2009/round%3D15217/match%3D304603/index.html |archive-date= 9 December 2013}}</ref>

===2009–2011: Early international career and first major tournaments===
On 18 November 2008, Hazard was called up to the [[Belgium national football team|Belgium senior team]], for the first time, by manager [[René Vandereycken]] for the team's match against [[Luxembourg national football team|Luxembourg]]. Prior to making his national team debut with Belgium, Hazard was courted by [[French Football Federation]] officials who sought the player to play for the [[France national football team|France national team]] as he had become eligible for French citizenship. Hazard did not respond to the courtship and later stated "Because of my presence in France for seven years, I feel 99% Belgian and 1% French, but the idea of French citizenship has never crossed my mind."<ref>{{cite news |title=Eden Hazard aurait pu jouer avec les Bleus |url=http://www.chronofoot.com/%E9quipe-de-france/eden-hazard-aurait-pu-jouer-avec-les-bleus_art21429.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729204015/http://www.chronofoot.com/%E9quipe-de-france/eden-hazard-aurait-pu-jouer-avec-les-bleus_art21429.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 July 2012 |publisher=Chronofoot |date=15 November 2011 |access-date=19 February 2012 |language=fr}}</ref>

Hazard made his highly anticipated debut for Belgium in the match against Luxembourg coming on as a substitute in the 67th minute for [[Wesley Sonck]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Belgium v. Luxembourg Match Report |url=http://www.footbel.be/fr/nationale_elftallen/statistieken_1/per_land.html |date=18 November 2008 |access-date=10 April 2010 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927140524/http://www.footbel.be/fr/nationale_elftallen/statistieken_1/per_land.html |archive-date=27 September 2011}}</ref> On his debut, Hazard became the eighth youngest international player in Belgian football history, at 17 years and 316 days.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lille's pocket-sized pacemaker |url=http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=1463448.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324224643/http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=1463448.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 March 2010 |publisher=UEFA |date=20 March 2010|access-date=12 April 2010}}</ref> On 12 August 2009, after three consecutive substitute appearances with the team, he made his first start under coach [[Franky Vercauteren]] in the team's 3–1 friendly loss to the [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Czech Republic 3–1 Belgium |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=268029&cc=5901 |publisher=ESPN |date=12 August 2009 |access-date=12 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023134934/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=268029 |archive-date=23 October 2012}}</ref> Following the resignation of Vercauteren, he was replaced with manager [[Dick Advocaat]]. Under Advocaat, Hazard became a starter in the team and, on 14 November 2009, played a full match for the first time in his international career. In the match, which was played against [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]], Hazard assisted two goals in a 3–0 win.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}

In May 2010, Advocaat was replaced as manager by Georges Leekens. After featuring as a starter in Leekens first three matches in charge, Hazard began appearing as a substitute for Belgium during the 2010–11 season. Leekens justified his benching of Hazard citing the players' domestic performance, which had been underwhelming at the time, while also admitting that Hazard displayed a lack of desire in training with the national team and often neglected his defensive duties during international matches.<ref name="hazard_leekens"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Hazard-Leekens: l'incompréhension? |url=http://www.rtbf.be/sport/football/diablesrouges/detail_hazard-leekens-l-incomprehension?id=6550763 |publisher=RTBF |date=4 August 2011 |access-date=5 August 2011 |language=nl}}</ref> After appearing as a substitute in two straight matches, Hazard returned to the starting lineup for the team's November 2010 friendly against [[Russia national football team|Russia]]. In the match, which Belgium won 2–0, Hazard assisted the team's opening goal scored by [[Romelu Lukaku]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Belgium beats Russia 2–0 in friendly |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/2010-11-17-2155338329_x.htm |newspaper=USA Today |date=17 November 2010 |access-date=5 August 2011}}</ref>

After featuring as a starter in the team's 1–1 draw with [[Finland national football team|Finland]] in February 2011, Hazard was relegated back to the substitute's bench for the team's important March 2011 [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying]] matches as Leekens preferred [[Nacer Chadli]] and [[Mousa Dembélé (Belgian footballer)|Mousa Dembélé]] on the wings.<ref>{{cite news |title=Un problème Hazard? |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/breves2011/20110329_091853_un-probleme-hazard.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110401032902/http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/breves2011/20110329_091853_un-probleme-hazard.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 April 2011 |newspaper=L'Équipe |location=Paris |date=29 March 2011 |access-date=5 August 2011 |language=fr}}</ref> Following the matches, French media began questioning why Hazard was struggling to be appreciated in his home country, while, at the same time, was being praised in France.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hazard n'est pas prophète en son plat pays |url=http://www.rmcsport.fr/editorial/155082/hazard-n-est-pas-prophete-en-son-plat-pays/ |website=RMC Sport |date=31 March 2011 |access-date=5 August 2011 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316005505/http://www.rmcsport.fr/editorial/155082/hazard-n-est-pas-prophete-en-son-plat-pays/ |archive-date=16 March 2012}}</ref> Marc Wilmots, assistant coach of the national team, responded to the media reports stating "Some people only see Eden's qualities" and "the French press are sometimes blinded by his moments of magic".<ref>{{cite web |title=Wilmots: Hazard needs more than talent |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1409933.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110405003525/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1409933.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 April 2011 |publisher=FIFA |date=31 March 2011|access-date=5 August 2011}}</ref>

In Belgium's next competitive match against [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]] on 3 June 2011, Hazard started the match, but was substituted out after 60 minutes. Disappointed with his performance and substitution, the midfielder retired to the locker room and was later spotted on television outside the stadium with his family eating a [[hamburger]] while the match was still ongoing.<ref>{{cite web |title=Leekens et Hazard pourront-ils un jour s'entendre? |url=http://sportmagazine.levif.be/sport/actualite/leekens-et-hazard-pourront-ils-un-jour-s-entendre/article-1195028318709.htm |publisher=Sportmagazine.be |date=6 June 2011 |access-date=5 August 2011 |language=fr |archive-date=4 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304025520/http://sportmagazine.levif.be/sport/actualite/leekens-et-hazard-pourront-ils-un-jour-s-entendre/article-1195028318709.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> Following the episode, which has become known as ''Burgergate'' in Belgium,<ref>{{cite web |title=Hazard a insulté Leekens! |url=http://sportmagazine.levif.be/sport/actualite/hazard-a-insulte-leekens/article-1195083841449.htm |publisher=Sportmagazine.be |date=17 August 2011 |access-date=17 August 2011 |language=fr |archive-date=4 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404150050/http://sportmagazine.levif.be/sport/actualite/hazard-a-insulte-leekens/article-1195083841449.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> Hazard apologised for the defection, while Leekens attributed Hazard's response to the substitution as "a young player making a mistake".<ref>{{cite web |title=Leekens: "Hazard, je ne lui en veux pas" |url=http://www.chronofoot.com/belgique/leekens-hazard-je-ne-lui-en-veux-pas_mrm164750.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130119041019/http://www.chronofoot.com/belgique/leekens-hazard-je-ne-lui-en-veux-pas_mrm164750.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 January 2013 |publisher=Chronofoot |date=6 June 2011|access-date=5 August 2011 |language=fr}}</ref>

On 4 August, Leekens announced that Hazard would be disciplined for his actions during the Turkey match and, as a result, would miss the team's 10 August friendly against [[Slovenia national football team|Slovenia]], as well as the team's Euro qualifying return match against Azerbaijan on 2 September and friendly against the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] four days later.<ref>{{cite news |title=Slovénie – Belgique: pas de Hazard, Leekens le sanctionne |url=http://www.lalibre.be/sports/football/article/677218/belgique-slovenie-pas-de-hazard-leekens-le-sanctionne.html |newspaper=La Libre Belgique |location=Brussels |date=4 August 2011 |access-date=5 August 2011 |language=fr}}</ref> On 9 August, Hazard's management group issued a press release to the Belgian media. The release detailed Hazard's actions during the Turkey match, criticised the player's three-match suspension, as well as questioned Leekens constant criticism of Hazard.<ref>{{cite news |title=La réponse d'Eden Hazard à Georges Leekens |url=http://www.dhnet.be/sports/diables-rouges/article/364182/la-reponse-d-eden-hazard-a-georges-leekens.html |newspaper=La Dernière Heure |location=Brussels |date=9 August 2011 |access-date=11 August 2011 |language=fr}}</ref> On 25 August, it was announced that Leekens had lifted Hazard's suspension and the midfielder was subsequently named in the team to play the September fixtures.<ref>{{cite news |title=Eden Hazard rappelé chez les Diables Rouges! |url=http://www.dhnet.be/sports/diables-rouges/article/366148/eden-hazard-rappele-chez-les-diables-rouges.html |newspaper=La Dernière Heure |location=Brussels |date=25 August 2011 |access-date=26 August 2011 |language=fr}}</ref> Leekens decided to lift the suspension after having a meeting with Hazard that was organised by the player's agent.<ref>{{cite news |title=Les dessous du retour d'Hazard |url=http://www.dhnet.be/sports/diables-rouges/article/366195/les-dessous-du-retour-d-hazard.html |newspaper=La Dernière Heure |location=Brussels |date=26 August 2011 |access-date=26 August 2011 |language=fr}}</ref>

On 7 October 2011, nearly three years after his debut, Hazard scored his first international goal against Kazakhstan in a 4–1 victory.<ref>{{cite news |title=Belgium overwhelm ten-man Kazakhstan |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0254-0d7d34679c62-a47cc02b979f-1000--belgium-overwhelm-ten-man-kazakhstan/ |publisher=UEFA |date=7 October 2011|access-date=10 October 2011}}</ref> The victory inserted Belgium into second-place position in its group in qualifying for [[UEFA Euro 2012|Euro 2012]] with the team needing a victory over [[Germany national football team|Germany]] on 11 October to secure a place in the qualifying play-offs.<ref>{{cite news |title=Belgium must win to secure playoff spot |url=http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/sports/2011/10/10/belgium-must-win-to-secure-playoff-spot/ |website=Fox News |date=10 October 2011 |access-date=10 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011083605/http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/sports/2011/10/10/belgium-must-win-to-secure-playoff-spot/ |archive-date=11 October 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In the match against Germany, Hazard played the entire match as Belgium failed to earn a place at the tournament, losing 3–1 in [[Düsseldorf]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Germany stamp out Belgium's fire |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/2002112--germany-vs-belgium/ |publisher=UEFA |date=11 October 2011|access-date=11 October 2011}}</ref>

===2014–2022: Belgium's Golden Generation and assuming the captaincy===
Hazard made nine appearances in Belgium's successful [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]] campaign, scoring twice.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2014/teams/player=1902160/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915051816/http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2014/teams/player=1902160/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 September 2012 |title=Eden Hazard|access-date=12 April 2014 |publisher=UEFA}}</ref> The first of these came on 22 March against [[Macedonia national football team|Macedonia]] at the [[Philip II Arena]], converting a penalty to conclude a 2–0 win after being fouled by [[Aleksandar Lazevski]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Gasevski |first=Emil |title=Belgium forge on with victory in Skopje |url=http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2014/matches/round=2000294/match=2008530/postmatch/report/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130324164636/http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2014/matches/round=2000294/match=2008530/postmatch/report/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 March 2013|access-date=15 October 2015 |publisher=UEFA |date=22 March 2013}}</ref> Three days later in the reverse fixture, he beat two defenders before scoring the only goal of the game.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hazard gives Belgium the points against FYROM |url=http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2014/matches/round=2000294/match=2008515/postmatch/report/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130328044154/http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2014/matches/round=2000294/match=2008515/postmatch/report/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 March 2013|access-date=15 October 2015 |publisher=UEFA |date=26 March 2015}}</ref>

On 13 May 2014, Hazard was named in Belgium's squad for the [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Adnan Januzaj included in Belgium's World Cup squad |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27395150|access-date=15 May 2014 |website=BBC Sport |date=13 May 2014}}</ref> He assisted [[Dries Mertens]]' winning goal in the team's first game of the tournament, a 2–1 win against [[Algeria national football team|Algeria]] in [[Belo Horizonte]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Chowdhury |first=Saj |title=Belgium 2–1 Algeria |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25285127|access-date=17 June 2014 |website=BBC Sport |date=17 June 2014}}</ref> In Belgium's second match, he assisted [[Divock Origi]]'s 88th-minute goal, giving the team a 1–0 win over Russia and qualifying them for the [[2014 FIFA World Cup knockout stage|knockout stage]].<ref name="bbc">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/25285242 |title=Brazil v Russia |date=22 June 2014|access-date=22 June 2014 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref> Belgium reached the quarter-finals, where they were eliminated by [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28069209 |title=Argentina 1–0 Belgium |website=BBC Sport |access-date=6 June 2014 |date=5 June 2014}}</ref>

On 7 June 2015, due to the suspension of regular skipper [[Vincent Kompany]], Hazard [[Captain (association football)|captained]] Belgium for the first time in a friendly against France at the Stade de France, scoring a penalty for Belgium's final goal in a 4–3 victory.<ref>{{cite web |title=Eden Hazard après France-Belgique (3–4): "Un très bon match même si nous aurions pu inscrire encore davantage de buts"|trans-title=Eden Hazard after France 3–4 Belgium: "A very good match even though we could have scored even more goals" |url=http://www.sudinfo.be/1305587/article/2015-06-07/eden-hazard-apres-france-belgique-3-4-un-tres-bon-match-meme-si-nous-aurions-pu|access-date=7 June 2015 |publisher=Sudinfo |date=7 June 2015 |language=fr}}</ref> He won another penalty in a [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying|Euro 2016 qualifying]] match on 3 September when fouled by [[Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team|Bosnia and Herzegovina]]'s [[Ognjen Vranješ]], and converted it past his Chelsea clubmate [[Asmir Begović]] to conclude Belgium's 3–1 comeback victory.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ridge |first=Patric |title=Belgium 3–1 Bosnia-Herzegovina: Fellaini, De Bruyne & Hazard get the job done |url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/match/belgium-vs-bosnia-herzegovina/1653302|access-date=3 September 2015 |website=Goal |date=3 September 2015}}</ref> Three days later, he finished Mertens' cross with four minutes remaining, for the only goal in an away win over [[Cyprus national football team|Cyprus]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Cyprus 0–1 Belgium: Late Hazard strike dashes Wales hopes...for now |url=http://www.goal.com/en/match/cyprus-vs-belgium/1653330/report|access-date=15 October 2015 |website=Goal |date=6 September 2015}}</ref> On 10 October, Hazard scored a spot-kick again after [[Óscar Sonejee]]'s handball, in a 4–1 win over [[Andorra national football team|Andorra]] which sealed Belgium's qualification to the continental championship for the first time since co-hosting [[UEFA Euro 2000|Euro 2000]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Belgium claim Euro 2016 spot by trashing Andorra 4–1 |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-euro-andorra-idUKKCN0S40WT20151010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123092744/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-euro-andorra-idUKKCN0S40WT20151010|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 January 2016|access-date=15 October 2015 |work=Reuters |date=10 October 2015}}</ref>

Due to the absence of Kompany, Hazard was named captain of Belgium for [[UEFA Euro 2016|Euro 2016]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://soccer.nbcsports.com/2016/05/12/belgium-euro-2016-roster-hazard-captain-11-other-premier-leaguers/ |title=Belgium EURO 2016 roster: Hazard captain, 11 other Premier Leaguers |date=12 May 2016 |publisher=NBC Sports}}</ref> He scored a solo goal against Hungary in the last 16, before Belgium were eliminated by [[Wales national football team|Wales]] in the quarter-finals.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36635145 “Hazard scores glorious solo goal”]. BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 July 2018</ref><ref>[https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/2017902--wales-vs-belgium/ “Remarkable Wales shock Belgium”]. UEFA. Retrieved 8 July 2018</ref> Alongside [[Aaron Ramsey]], he finished as the top assist provider of the tournament with four assists.<ref name="Euro 2016 stats">{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0253-0d81bb2489c6-80b7cddc2057-1000--uefa-euro-2016-by-numbers/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811014115/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0253-0d81bb2489c6-80b7cddc2057-1000--uefa-euro-2016-by-numbers/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 August 2020 |title=UEFA EURO 2016 by numbers |publisher=UEFA |date=11 July 2016 |access-date=6 December 2020}}</ref>

[[File:Eden Hazard 2018.jpg|thumb|upright|Hazard playing for [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] at the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]]]]

Hazard was appointed captain of Belgium for the [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018 World Cup]] in Russia.<ref>{{cite web |title=Eden Hazard lifts lid on Belgium's squad for World Cup |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11402036/eden-hazard-lifts-lid-on-belgiums-squad-for-world-cup |website=Sky Sports |access-date=23 June 2018 |date=12 June 2018}}</ref> In the first game against [[Panama national football team|Panama]], he assisted the third goal of the match scored by Lukaku as Belgium won 3–0.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44434275/ |title=World Cup 2018: Belgium beat debutants Panama 3–0 in Sochi |website=BBC Sport |date=18 June 2018}}</ref> He then scored twice (which included a penalty) in their second group stage victory against [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]]. His penalty goal in the 6th minute was the team's second quickest goal in the history of the tournament.<ref>{{cite news |title=Romelu Lukaku and Eden Hazard run riot against Tunisia as Belgium qualify for World Cup knock-out stages |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-cup/2018/06/23/world-cup-2018-belgium-vs-tunisia-live-score-latest-updates/ |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=23 June 2018 |date=23 June 2018}}</ref> Hazard was also selected as man of the match after his impressive performance against Tunisia.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/match/300331547/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143722/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/match/300331547/|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 June 2018 |title=2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – Matches – Belgium – Tunisia – FIFA |publisher=FIFA|access-date=29 June 2019}}</ref> In the final group match, Hazard did not play in Belgium's 1–0 victory over England as he, together with eight other starters in the previous two matches, were rested by [[Roberto Martínez]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44439312 |title=England 1–0 Belgium |website=BBC Sport |last=McNulty |first=Phil |date=28 June 2018 |access-date=6 October 2019}}</ref> In Belgium's 3–2 victory over [[Japan national football team|Japan]] in the last 16, Hazard was instrumental in mounting a comeback from a two-goal deficit as Belgium became the first team in 48 years to come back from 0–2 down to win a World Cup knockout match.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44597759/ |title=World Cup 2018: Belgium stun Japan to reach quarters |website=BBC Sport |date=3 July 2018}}</ref> For his second consecutive game, Hazard was once again voted man of the match.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/match/300331551/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628233902/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/match/300331551/|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 June 2018 |title=2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – Matches – Belgium – Japan – FIFA |publisher=FIFA|access-date=29 June 2019}}</ref>

Hazard was again in scintillating form in the quarter-finals as he helped lead Belgium to its second World Cup semi-final in their history with a 2–1 victory over five-time champions [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]. In that game, Hazard set a World Cup record for successful [[dribbling|dribbles]] completed in any World Cup game since 1966, with a 100% success rate in ten dribbles.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11096/11428909/how-belgium-shocked-brazil-2-1-to-reach-world-cup-semi-final |title=How Belgium shocked Brazil 2–1 to reach World Cup semi-final |date=6 July 2018 |website=Sky Sports}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=World Cup Stats Insider: Brazil's Achilles heel, terrific individual performances behind Belgium's win |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/world-cup/world-cup-stats-insider-brazils-achilles-heel-terrific-individual-performances-behind-belgiums-win/news-story/a9d281a49854caba4b49ae2455a9abdd |website=Fox Sports |access-date=9 July 2018}}</ref> In the semi-finals, which was a tight game, Belgium were defeated by eventual champions France 1–0 courtesy of Frenchman [[Samuel Umtiti]]'s header and France's subsequent deep defence.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44692297 |title=France 1–0 Belgium |website=BBC Sport |first=Shamoon |last=Hafez |date=10 June 2018 |access-date=10 June 2018}}</ref> On 14 July, Hazard's third man of the match performance ensured victory for Belgium with his goal in the 82nd minute in a 2–0 victory against [[England national football team|England]] in their [[2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Third place play-off|third-place play-off]], his nation's best ever World Cup finish.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44748604 |title=Belgium 2–0 England |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=14 July 2018 |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>

At the end of the 2018 World Cup, the FIFA Technical Study Group (TSG) selected Hazard as the second best player of the tournament, awarding him the [[FIFA World Cup Silver Ball|Silver Ball]].<ref name="autogenerated1">{{Cite news |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/157-awards-piece-2986294 |title=2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – News – Golden consolation for magical Modric |publisher=FIFA |access-date=16 July 2018}}</ref> In addition to his dribbling he scored three goals and provided two assists, as well as being selected as man of the match in three matches – more than any other player.<ref name="autogenerated1"/>

Hazard made his 100th cap for Belgium during the [[UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying|Euro 2020 qualifiers]] in a 2–0 away win against Cyprus in March 2019, scoring the second goal in that match.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/hazard-wins-100th-belgium-cap/1muxb0zsk8f2v1ek8b3y7vhghb |title=Eden Hazard wins 100th Belgium cap |website=Goal |access-date=14 November 2019|archive-date=29 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629002950/https://www.goal.com/en/news/hazard-wins-100th-belgium-cap/1muxb0zsk8f2v1ek8b3y7vhghb|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/47687024 |title=Cyprus 0–2 Belgium: Eden Hazard scores again as Red Devils top Euro qualifying group |date=24 March 2019|access-date=14 November 2019}}</ref> Hazard captained Belgium to become the first team to qualify for the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0256-0db422ecc788-fc419fd78f92-1000--who-has-qualified-for-uefa-euro-2020/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730221119/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0256-0db422ecc788-fc419fd78f92-1000--who-has-qualified-for-uefa-euro-2020/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 July 2020 |title=Who has qualified for UEFA EURO 2020? |date=13 November 2019 |publisher=UEFA|access-date=14 November 2019}}</ref> On 17 May 2021, he was selected to the Belgium squad for [[UEFA Euro 2020|Euro 2020]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4212333/2021/05/17/belgium-name-hazard-de-bruyne-and-lukaku-in-26-man-euro-2020-squad/ |title=Belgium name Hazard, De Bruyne and Lukaku in 26-man Euro 2020 squad |website=The Athletic |date=17 May 2021 |access-date=17 May 2021}}</ref> Hazard featured in three out of Belgium's five games during the tournament, in which he provided an assist for [[Kevin De Bruyne]] to score the winning goal against [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]]. Due to later injury, he could not play in the quarter-final match and witnessed the team being ousted by [[Italy national football team|Italy]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4195324/2021/10/10/lukaku-and-hazard-will-miss-belgium-vs-italy-due-to-muscle-fatigue/ |title=Lukaku and Hazard will miss Belgium vs Italy due to 'muscle fatigue' |website=The Athletic |date=17 May 2021 |access-date=17 May 2021}}</ref>

===2022: Retirement===
Hazard was selected for Belgium's [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification|2022 World Cup qualification]] campaign, assisting once in a 5–2 win against [[Estonia national football team|Estonia]], and scoring in a 3–0 victory over the Czech Republic. He was later praised by Belgium manager Roberto Martínez.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 September 2021 |title=Belgium coach Martinez on Real Madrid attacker Hazard: Best I've seen since 2019 |url=https://onefootball.com/en/news/belgium-coach-martinez-on-real-madrid-attacker-hazard-best-ive-seen-since-2019-33726485 |website=OneFootball}}</ref>

On 7 December 2022, following Belgium's group stage exit at the [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022 World Cup]], Hazard announced his retirement from the national team at the age of 31.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 December 2022 |title=Eden Hazard: Belgium playmaker announces international retirement |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/63886642 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=7 December 2022}}</ref>

==Player profile==
===Style of play===
[[File:Hazard taking on Howson.jpg|thumb|Hazard taking on the opposition team's defence while playing for [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in 2012]]

Hazard primarily played as either an [[attacking midfielder]] or a [[Winger (association football)|winger]] and has been credited as being "possibly the outstanding talent in Europe right now".<ref>{{cite web |title=The new Belgian golden generation |url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/770540/wim-van-walle-the-new-belgian-golden-generation |website=ESPN FC |first=Wim |last=Van Walle |date=15 April 2011 |access-date=19 April 2011}}</ref> At Lille, under former manager Rudi Garcia, Hazard often played in the latter role in the team's 4–3–3 formation and regularly switched flanks because he could use both feet. Following the departures of fellow [[playmaker]]s [[Yohan Cabaye]] and Gervinho in 2011, during the 2011–12 season, Garcia played Hazard in a creative role as a central attacking midfielder, while also allowing the player to roam back onto the wing if necessary. Two of Hazard's most common exemplary traits were his pace and [[Dribbling (association football)|technical ability]], which have been described as "astonishing" and "mesmerizing".<ref name="hazard_fifa"/> His speed, acceleration, and dribbling skills, combined with his creativity,<ref name="hazard_espn">{{cite web |title=Eden Hazard |url=http://www.espnfc.com/player/101390/eden-hazard |website=ESPN FC|access-date=19 April 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/arsenal-potential-transfer-targets-1829591.html |title=Arsenal: potential transfer targets |last=Leach |first=Jimmy |date=30 November 2009 |newspaper=The Independent|access-date=10 April 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091203124445/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/arsenal-potential-transfer-targets-1829591.html?action=Popup&ino=4|archive-date=3 December 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2019/03/05/eden-hazard-s-top-assists |title=EDEN HAZARD'S TOP CHELSEA ASSISTS |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |date=5 March 2019 |access-date=18 February 2020}}</ref> as well as his flair, balance, agility, and low centre of gravity, courtesy of his diminutive stature (1.73 m/5 feet 8 inches),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/teams/first-team/eden-hazard |title=Eden Hazard |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |access-date=1 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502194948/https://www.chelseafc.com/en/teams/first-team/eden-hazard |archive-date=2 May 2019}}</ref> allowed him to retain possession, take on defenders, and beat opponents in one on one situations.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1978449-eden-hazard-what-makes-him-the-best-player-in-the-premier-league |title=Eden Hazard Showing Class That Makes Him Best Player in the Premier League |last=Levene |first=Dan |website=Bleacher Report |date=2 March 2014 |access-date=17 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37480791/eden-hazard-chelsea-stars-put-speed-dribbling-test |title=Eden Hazard among Chelsea stars put through speed dribbling test |last=Twomey |first=Liam |publisher=ESPN |date=25 August 2017 |access-date=17 December 2018}}</ref>

At Chelsea, Hazard matured into a world class player and was primarily used as a left midfielder, a position which enabled him to cut into the centre and strike on goal with his stronger right foot.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://it.eurosport.com/calcio/premier-league/2016-2017/diego-costa-fa-felice-conte-il-chelsea-batte-il-west-ham-all-89_sto5724264/story.shtml |title=Diego Costa fa felice Conte: il Chelsea batte il West Ham all'89' |publisher=Eurosport |language=it |first=Stefano |last=Silvestri |date=15 August 2016 |access-date=17 December 2018}}</ref> His development into one of the world's best players was highlighted in the [[2014–15 Premier League|2014–15 season]]; during this season he won multiple awards<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/11599121/Eden-Hazard-named-2015-footballer-of-the-year-by-the-Football-Writers-Association.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/11599121/Eden-Hazard-named-2015-footballer-of-the-year-by-the-Football-Writers-Association.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Eden Hazard named 2015 footballer of the year by the Football Writers' Association |date=12 May 2015 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and received praise from pundits and manager alike. Manager José Mourinho praised Hazard, saying that "He is already a top player and his evolution has been fantastic. He is still very young and he can become the best player in the world."<ref>{{cite news |title=Eden Hazard contract: Chelsea playmaker signs new five-and-a-half year deal with Mourinho saying 'he can become best player in the world' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/eden-hazard-contract-chelsea-playmaker-signs-new-five-and-a-half-year-deal-with-mourinho-saying-he-10041490.html |newspaper=The Independent |first=James |last=Orr |date=12 February 2015}}</ref> Hazard's former teammate and Lille captain [[Rio Mavuba]] described Hazard as "a great player, with an immense talent. He's actually not that big, but he's so fast. He's also very difficult to dispossess and his finishing is top notch."<ref name="hazard_fifa" /> Hazard's frequent [[goal celebration]] saw him sliding on his knees; in 2018 he began staying on his feet.<ref>{{cite news |title=Why Eden Hazard has retired his trademark knee-slide celebration |url=https://talksport.com/football/430330/eden-hazard-trademark-knee-slide-celebration-chelsea/ |publisher=Talksport |access-date=9 October 2018}}</ref> Although Hazard's favoured role was as a left winger, he was a versatile [[Forward (association football)|attacker]],<ref name="Scheda giocatore">{{cite news |url=https://www.corriere.it/mondiali/2014/gruppo-h/belgio/eden-hazard.shtml |title=Eden Hazard |newspaper=Corriere della Sera |location=Milan |access-date=17 December 2018 |language=it}}</ref> and was also deployed as a second striker,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2654292-eden-hazards-real-madrid-brace-shows-he-can-be-chelseas-second-sriker |title=Eden Hazard's Real Madrid Brace Shows He Can Be Chelsea's 2nd Striker |first=Garry |last=Hayes |website=Bleacher Report |date=31 July 2016 |access-date=17 December 2018}}</ref> as a [[Forward (association football)#Striker|lone striker]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/dec/16/brighton-chelsea-premier-league-match-report |title=Eden Hazard ensures Chelsea stay in touch at top with win at Brighton |first=Dominic |last=Fifield |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=16 December 2018 |access-date=17 December 2018}}</ref> or even as a [[Forward (association football)#False 9|false-9]] on occasion throughout his career.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/03/05/eden-hazard-reveals-frustration-false-nine-role-touching-ball/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/03/05/eden-hazard-reveals-frustration-false-nine-role-touching-ball/ |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Eden Hazard reveals frustration with false-nine role after touching the ball 'three times' in Man City defeat |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=5 March 2018 |access-date=30 November 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Beyond his speed, creativity, technical skills, and offensive qualities, he was also an accurate [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goal.com/en/lists/premier-league-penalty-takers-man-utd-liverpool-man-city-all/e6aap0x4pt4q1jrg1gdjlk0dg |title=Premier League penalty takers: Man Utd, Liverpool F.C., Man City & all 20 clubs spot kick specialists |website=Goal |date=14 October 2018 |access-date=17 December 2018}}</ref> and free kick taker.<ref name="Scheda giocatore" />

===Reception===
[[File:Chelsea 1 Everton 0 (16325064577).jpg|thumb|Praising him for his dribbling, creativity and ball retention skills, the [[FIFA]] website calls Hazard "difficult to dispossess".<ref>{{cite news |title=Hazard: A force to be reckoned with |date=24 June 2018 |url=https://www.fifa.com/news/y=2011/m=2/news=hazard-force-reckoned-with-1379756.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426071506/http://www.fifa.com/news/y=2011/m=2/news=hazard-force-reckoned-with-1379756.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 April 2017 |publisher=FIFA}}</ref>]]

Hazard is regarded as one of the greatest Belgian players of all time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jedidiah |first=Soyoye |title=Ranking the 5 greatest players Belgium have produced |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/ranking-5-greatest-players-belgium-produced |access-date=1 June 2022 |website=sportskeeda.com |date=12 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=6 December 2020 |title=SportMob – Best Belgian footballers of all time |url=https://sportmob.com/en/article/915015-Best-Belgian-footballers-of-all-time |access-date=1 June 2022 |website=SportMob}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Eden Hazard voted most emblematic figure in Belgian football history |url=https://www.brusselstimes.com/149560/eden-hazard-voted-most-emblematic-figure-in-belgian-football-history-rbfa-kompany-de-bruyne |access-date=1 June 2022 |website=The Brussels Times}}</ref> His pace, coupled with his finishing and ability to retain possession, led to his former coach Claude Puel dubbing him "little Messi", in reference to [[Lionel Messi]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Lyttleton |first=Ben |date=18 April 2011 |title=Ten top Ligue 1 talents who could be on the move this summer |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/ben_lyttleton/04/16/ligue1.prospects/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110423010015/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/ben_lyttleton/04/16/ligue1.prospects/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 April 2011 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |access-date=19 April 2011}}</ref> Puel's sentiments were later echoed by former [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] manager and media personality [[Rolland Courbis]] who commented, "At times it looks to me like Lionel Messi on the right-hand side."<ref name="hazard_fourfourtwo"/> His vision, described as being the trait he has improved on the most, coupled with his passing, has also allowed him to develop into an effective playmaker and assist provider,<ref>{{cite news |title=Football: Eden Hazard, le Messi(e) de Lille |url=http://www.france24.com/fr/20110314-football-eden-hazard-le-messie-lille |publisher=France 24 |date=14 March 2011 |access-date=19 April 2011 |language=fr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110408120511/http://www.france24.com/fr/20110314-football-eden-hazard-le-messie-lille |archive-date=8 April 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2019/may/31/eden-hazard-premier-league-chelsea |title=Eden Hazard looks to the future having proved he can make time stand still |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |last=Ronay |first=Barney |date=31 May 2019 |access-date=18 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1301521/2019/10/18/michael-cox-who-is-your-team-true-playmaker-this-new-metric-has-the-answer/ |title=Michael Cox: Who is your team's true playmaker? This new metric has the answer |website=The Athletic |last=Cox |first=Michael |date=17 October 2019 |access-date=18 February 2020}}</ref> which in turn, combined with his finishing ability, enabled him to both score and create goals.<ref name="Scheda giocatore"/><ref name="next Messi">{{cite news |date=1 April 2010 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/european/7544411/Eden-Hazard-the-Lille-winger-dubbed-the-next-Lionel-Messi.html |access-date=10 April 2010 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/european/7544411/Eden-Hazard-the-Lille-winger-dubbed-the-next-Lionel-Messi.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Eden Hazard, the Lille winger dubbed 'the next Lionel Messi |last=Benammar |first=Emily |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In Belgium, Hazard's talent and similar ascension up the country's football hierarchy has led to comparisons to former Belgian international Enzo Scifo.<ref name="eden_hazard"/><ref name="hazard_scifo">{{cite news |title=Enzo Scifo adoube son héritier: "Eden Hazard, c'est le talent" |url=http://www.lavoixdessports.com/LOSC/2010/11/23/article_enzo-scifo-adoube-son-heritier-eden-haz.shtml |website=La Voix des Sports |date=23 November 2010|access-date=19 April 2011 |language=fr}}</ref> Both players share the same birthplace and Scifo himself spent time with Hazard while he was in Tubize admitting, "Eden, you know, I've coached in Tubize. During the week, I took care of the young people at least once, and he, in those days, I immediately saw he had a secure future."<ref name="hazard_scifo"/> Former Chelsea player [[Gianfranco Zola]] likened Hazard to himself in 2019,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2019/1/26/gianfranco-zola---i-was-very-much-like-eden-hazard- |title=Gianfranco Zola: 'I was very much like Eden Hazard' |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |date=25 January 2019 |access-date=3 July 2020}}</ref> a view which the Belgian's former club teammate Frank Lampard had previously expressed in 2013.<ref name="Lampard compare Hazard to Zola">{{cite news |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/198320.html |title=Lampard compare Hazard to Zola |publisher=ESPN |date=19 March 2013 |access-date=19 March 2013 |archive-date=13 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213132512/http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/198320.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

However, despite the positive opinions, Hazard has endured criticism from some. In 2010, former Belgium national team manager Georges Leekens questioned Hazard's work-rate.<ref>{{cite web |title=Belgium play down talk of Hazard spat |url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/900525/belgium-play-down-talk-of-eden-hazard-spat |website=ESPN FC |date=30 March 2011|access-date=19 April 2011}}</ref> Lille youth academy director Jean-Michel Vandamme countered both managers' criticism by arguing that Hazard simply possesses an intellectual honesty that is out of the ordinary and unexpected of today's footballer declaring, "He is a real competitor, not a cheat, nor a moaner, because you don't hear him complaining when he gets foul."<ref name="hazard_fourfourtwo"/>

==Outside football==
===Personal life===
Hazard married Natacha Van Honacker in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/euro-2020-who-is-eden-hazards-wife-and-does-he-have-kids |title=Euro 2020 – Who is Eden Hazard's wife and does he have kids? |website=FourFourTwo |date=10 June 2021 |access-date=9 May 2023}}</ref> They have five sons.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}

===Sponsorship===
In 2012, Hazard signed a sponsorship deal with sportswear and equipment supplier, [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]. He appeared in an advert for the Nike Green Speed II alongside [[Mario Götze]], [[Theo Walcott]], Raheem Sterling, [[Christian Eriksen]] and [[Stephan El Shaarawy]] in November 2012.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.footballboots.co.uk/7963-chelseas-eden-hazard-wears-the-nike-gs-2.html |title=Eden Hazard Wears the Nike GS2 |publisher=Football Boots |access-date=26 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.footballboots.co.uk/nike-gs.html |title=Nike GS2 Football Boots |publisher=FootballBoots.co.uk |access-date=26 November 2012 |archive-date=15 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160515225201/http://www.footballboots.co.uk/nike-gs.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Hazard features on the cover of [[EA Sports]]' [[FIFA (video game series)|''FIFA'']] video game ''[[FIFA 15]]'' in Belgium, the UK, the Netherlands and France, along with Lionel Messi.<ref>[http://www.easports.com/uk/fifa/news/2014/fifa-15-cover-eden-hazard?&cid=25363&ts=1408631917926 "Eden Hazard – FIFA 15 cover star"]. EA Sports. Retrieved 8 September 2014</ref> Hazard, [[Marco Reus]], [[James Rodríguez]] and [[Anthony Martial]] were announced as the official ambassadors of the game and were the finalists to be the new face of ''[[FIFA 17]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.us/english-premier-league/story/2908015/ea-sports-announces-fifa-17-cover-vote-finalists |title=FIFA 17 cover vote: Anthony Martial, Eden Hazard, James, Marco Reus |date=5 July 2016 |publisher=ESPN}}</ref> Hazard was named the new face of the franchise in 2019 – taking over from Cristiano Ronaldo – appearing as the cover star of the regular edition of ''[[FIFA 20]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=For Real Madrid's busy new winger Eden Hazard, FIFA 20 cover 'like a dream' |url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2019/07/26/eden-hazard-fifa-20-cover-like-dream-new-real-madrid-winger/1830950001/ |access-date=26 July 2019 |newspaper=USA Today}}</ref>

Since March 2016, Hazard has been appearing in adverts for Belgium-based [[Lotus Bakeries]] promoting their Biscoff biscuit range. The advert shows him successfully taking a free kick, sending a ball into a gap in 10,000 cups.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/eden-hazard-takes-the-biscuit-watch-chelsea-star-avoid-smashing-10000-coffee-cups-in-free-kick-a3205066.html |title=Eden Hazard takes the biscuit! Watch Chelsea star avoid smashing 10,000 coffee cups in free kick challenge |newspaper=Evening Standard |location=London |date=23 May 2018}}</ref>

===Club ownership===
On 26 June 2017, Hazard became a part-owner of expansion [[North American Soccer League (2011–2017)|North American Soccer League]] franchise [[San Diego 1904 FC]] to begin play in 2018, alongside [[Demba Ba]], Yohan Cabaye and Moussa Sow.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nasl.com/news/2017/06/26/nasl-announces-expansion-club-in-san-diego-for-2018-season |title=NASL announces expansion club in San Diego for 2018 season |publisher=North American Soccer League |date=26 June 2017 |access-date =26 June 2017}}</ref>

===Lille tribute===
On 10 March 2024, Lille OSC chose to rename his Domaine de Luchin training centre main pitch after Hazard.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://lepetitlillois.com/2024/03/06/losc-inauguration-du-terrain-eden-hazard-ce-dimanche-au-domaine-de-luchin |title=LOSC : Inauguration du " Terrain Eden Hazard " ce dimanche au Domaine de Luchin |last=Marcant |first=Raphaël |date=6 March 2024 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=6 March 2024}}</ref><ref name="Equipe1003">{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Lille-un-terrain-eden-hazard-au-domaine-de-luchin/1453936 |title=Lille : un terrain Eden Hazard au Domaine de Luchin |date=10 March 2024 |website=[[L'Équipe]] |access-date=10 March 2024}}</ref> The "''Terrain Eden Hazard''" (French for "Eden Hazard pitch") was inaugurated by the former [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] captain in the company of his loved ones, ex-teammates, academy players and supporters groups. The same day, he also ceremoniously kicked off the home match against [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]] and was celebrated by the whole [[Stade Pierre-Mauroy|stadium]] with fans displaying a tifo dedicated to him.<ref name="Equipe1003"/><ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.losc.fr/actualites/2024-03-06/inauguration-du-terrain-eden-hazard-au-domaine-de-luchin |title=Inauguration du terrain Eden Hazard au Domaine de Luchin |date=6 March 2024 |website=LOSC.fr |access-date=6 March 2024}}</ref> Previously, a painted segment of the [[Berlin Wall]] with a [[graffiti]] of Hazard made by French artist [[C215 (street artist)|C215]] was unveiled in 2016 and is on display inside the centre.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.sofoot.com/luchin-ou-le-street-art-dans-la-campagne-du-losc-219679.html |title=Luchin ou le street art dans la campagne du LOSC |last=Carpentier |first=Éric |date=28 March 2011 |website=So Foot |access-date=18 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.losc.fr/actualites-foot-lille/histoire-et-street-art-s’invitent-au-domaine-de-luchin |title=Histoire et Street Art s'invitent au Domaine de Luchin |date=12 January 2016 |website=LOSC.fr |access-date=18 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/culture/arts-expos/street-art/art-liberte-street-art-et-foot-font-le-mur-au-siege-du-losc_3314645.html |title="Art liberté", street art et foot font le mur au siège du LOSC |last=Chabert |first=Chrystel |date=25 March 2016 |website=[[France Info]] |access-date=18 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.facebook.com/LOSC/videos/de-berlin-à-luchin/421753341819418 |title=De Berlin à Luchin |date=9 November 2019 |author=LOSC |quote=A piece of the wall is located at our Domaine de Luchin HQ and is decorated with the portrait of one Eden Hazard. |via=Facebook}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[Coupe de France]], [[FA Cup]], [[Copa del Rey]]}}
!colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes [[Coupe de la Ligue]], [[EFL Cup|Football League Cup/EFL Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|Europe
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Lille OSC II|Lille II]]
|[[2007–08 Championnat de France Amateur|2007–08]]<ref>{{NFT player |id=23564 |name=Eden Hazard |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
|[[Championnat de France Amateur|CFA]]
|11||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||11||1
|-
|[[2008–09 Championnat de France Amateur|2008–09]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.foot-national.com/data/32-3436-122-saison-football-Hazard-Eden.html |title=Eden Hazard sa saison en CFA Groupe A 2008/2009 |trans-title=Eden Hazard his season in CFA Group A 2008/2009 |website=Foot National |access-date=8 May 2023 |language=fr}}</ref>
|CFA
|2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!13||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||1
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Lille OSC|Lille]]
|[[2007–08 Lille OSC season|2007–08]]<ref name="wfclub"/>
|[[Ligue 1]]
|4||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||4||0
|-
|[[2008–09 Ligue 1|2008–09]]<ref name="wfclub"/>
|Ligue 1
|30||4||4||2||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||35||6
|-
|[[2009–10 Ligue 1|2009–10]]<ref name="wfclub">{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/eden-hazard/2/ |title=Eden Hazard: Club matches |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
|Ligue 1
|37||5||1||0||2||1||12{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||4||colspan="2"|—||52||10
|-
|[[2010–11 Lille OSC season|2010–11]]<ref name="Soccerway"/>
|Ligue 1
|38||7||5||3||2||2||9{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||54||12
|-
|[[2011–12 Lille OSC season|2011–12]]<ref name="Soccerway"/>
|Ligue 1
|38||20||3||1||1||0||6{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}|||0||1{{efn|Appearance in [[Trophée des Champions]]}}||1||49||22
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!147||36||13||6||6||3||27||4||1||1||194||50
|-
|rowspan="8"|[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|[[2012–13 Chelsea F.C. season|2012–13]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|53445|2012|access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
|[[Premier League]]
|34||9||6||1||5||2||13{{efn|Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League}}||1||4{{efn|One appearance in [[FA Community Shield]], one appearance in [[UEFA Super Cup]], two appearances in [[FIFA Club World Cup]]}}||0||62||13
|-
|[[2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season|2013–14]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|53445|2013|access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
|Premier League
|35||14||3||0||1||0||9{{efn|name=UCL}}||2||1{{efn|Appearance in UEFA Super Cup}}||1||49||17
|-
|[[2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season|2014–15]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|53445|2014|access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
|Premier League
|38||14||1||0||6||2||7{{efn|name=UCL}}||3||colspan="2"|—||52||19
|-
|[[2015–16 Chelsea F.C. season|2015–16]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|53445|2015|access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
|Premier League
|31||4||2||2||1||0||8{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||1{{efn|Appearance in FA Community Shield}}||0||43||6
|-
|[[2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season|2016–17]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|53445|2016|access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
|Premier League
|36||16||4||1||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||43||17
|-
|[[2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season|2017–18]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|53445|2017|access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
|Premier League
|34||12||5||1||4||1||8{{efn|name=UCL}}||3||0||0||51||17
|-
|[[2018–19 Chelsea F.C. season|2018–19]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|53445|2018|access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
|Premier League
|37||16||2||0||5||3||8{{efn|name=UEL}}||2||0||0||52||21
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!245||85||23||5||25||8||53||11||6||1||352||110
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
|[[2019–20 Real Madrid CF season|2019–20]]<ref name="Soccerway"/>
|[[La Liga]]
|16||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||6{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||0||0||22||1
|-
|[[2020–21 Real Madrid CF season|2020–21]]<ref name="Soccerway"/>
|La Liga
|14||3||1||0||colspan="2"|—||5{{efn|name=UCL}}||1||1{{efn|Appearance in [[Supercopa de España]]}}||0||21||4
|-
|[[2021–22 Real Madrid CF season|2021–22]]<ref name="Soccerway"/>
|La Liga
|18||0||2||1||colspan="2"|—||3{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||0||0||23||1
|-
|[[2022–23 Real Madrid CF season|2022–23]]<ref name="Soccerway">{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/eden-hazard/39358/ |title=E. Hazard: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=26 August 2023}}</ref>
|La Liga
|6||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||3{{efn|name=UCL}}||1||0||0||10||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!54||4||4||1||colspan="2"|—||17||2||1||0||76||7
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!459||126||40||12||31||11||97||17||8||2||635||168
|}

{{notelist}}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="RBFAProfile">{{cite web |url=https://static.rbfa.be/project/publiek/jrinteren/speler_PH_5464.htm#itop |title=Eden Hazard |publisher=Royal Belgian Football Association |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="15"|[[Belgium national football team|Belgium]]
|2008||1||0
|-
|2009||9||0
|-
|2010||7||0
|-
|2011||8||1
|-
|2012||8||1
|-
|2013||9||3
|-
|2014||12||1
|-
|2015||9||6
|-
|2016||14||5
|-
|2017||5||4
|-
|2018||16||6
|-
|2019||8||5
|-
|2020||0||0
|-
|2021||10||1
|-
|2022||10||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total||126||33
|}

{{notelist}}

:''Belgium score listed first, score column indicates score after each Hazard goal''<ref name="RBFAProfile"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Eden Hazard
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Cap
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|1||7 October 2011||[[King Baudouin Stadium]], Brussels, Belgium||style="text-align: center;"|23||{{fb|KAZ}}||style="text-align: center;"|2–0||style="text-align:center" {{won|4–1}}||[[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying]]||style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2011/10/07/europe/european-championship-qualification/belgium/kazakhstan/914619/ |title=Belgium vs. Kazakhstan 4–1: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|2||25 May 2012||[[King Baudouin Stadium]], Brussels, Belgium||style="text-align: center;"|27||{{fb|MNE}}||style="text-align: center;"|2–1||style="text-align:center" {{draw|2–2}}||[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]||style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2012/05/25/world/friendlies/belgium/montenegro/1253647/ |title=Belgium vs. Montenegro 2–2: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|3||6 February 2013||[[Jan Breydel Stadium]], Bruges, Belgium||style="text-align: center;"|34||{{fb|SVK}}||style="text-align: center;"|1–0||style="text-align:center" {{won|2–1}}||[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]||style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2013/02/06/world/friendlies/belgium/slovakia/1395643/ |title=Belgium vs. Slovakia 2–1: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|4||22 March 2013||[[Philip II National Arena]], Skopje, Macedonia||style="text-align: center;"|35||{{fb|MKD|name=Macedonia}}||style="text-align: center;"|2–0||style="text-align:center" {{won|2–0}}||[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]]||style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2013/03/22/europe/wc-qualifying-europe/macedonia-fyr/belgium/1228845/ |title=North Macedonia vs. Belgium 0–2: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|5||26 March 2013||[[King Baudouin Stadium]], Brussels, Belgium||style="text-align: center;"|36||{{fb|MKD|name=Macedonia}}||style="text-align: center;"|1–0||style="text-align:center" {{won|1–0}}||[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]]||style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2013/03/26/europe/wc-qualifying-europe/belgium/macedonia-fyr/1228846/ |title=Belgium vs. North Macedonia 1–0: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|6||1 June 2014||[[Friends Arena]], Solna, Sweden||style="text-align: center;"|45||{{fb|SWE}}||style="text-align: center;"|2–0||style="text-align:center" {{won|2–0}}||[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]||style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2014/06/01/world/friendlies/sweden/belgium/1645799/ |title=Sweden vs. Belgium 0–2: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|7||28 March 2015||[[King Baudouin Stadium]], Brussels, Belgium||style="text-align: center;"|55||{{fb|CYP}}||style="text-align: center;"|4–0||style="text-align:center" {{won|5–0}}||[[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying]]||style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2015/03/28/europe/european-championship-qualification/belgium/cyprus/1653260/ |title=Belgium vs. Cyprus 5–0: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
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|style="text-align: center;"|8||7 June 2015||[[Stade de France]], Saint-Denis, France||style="text-align: center;"|57||{{fb|FRA}}||style="text-align: center;"|4–1||style="text-align:center" {{won|4–3}}||[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]||style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2015/06/07/world/friendlies/france/belgium/1987008/ |title=France vs. Belgium 3–4: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
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|style="text-align: center;"|9||3 September 2015||[[King Baudouin Stadium]], Brussels, Belgium||style="text-align: center;"|59||{{fb|BIH}}||style="text-align: center;"|3–1||style="text-align:center" {{won|3–1}}||[[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying]]||style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2015/09/03/europe/european-championship-qualification/belgium/bosnia-herzegovina/1653302/ |title=Belgium vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina 3–1: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
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|style="text-align: center;"|10||6 September 2015||[[GSP Stadium]], Nicosia, Cyprus||style="text-align: center;"|60||{{fb|CYP}}||style="text-align: center;"|1–0||style="text-align:center" {{won|1–0}}||[[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying]]||style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2015/09/06/europe/european-championship-qualification/cyprus/belgium/1653330/ |title=Cyprus vs. Belgium 0–1: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
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|style="text-align: center;"|11||10 October 2015||[[Estadi Nacional]], Andorra la Vella, Andorra||style="text-align: center;"|61||{{fb|AND}}||style="text-align: center;"|3–1||style="text-align:center" {{won|4–1}}||[[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying]]||style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2015/10/10/europe/european-championship-qualification/andorra/belgium/1653371/ |title=Andorra vs. Belgium 1–4: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
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|style="text-align: center;"|12||13 October 2015||[[King Baudouin Stadium]], Brussels, Belgium||style="text-align: center;"|62||{{fb|ISR}}||style="text-align: center;"|3–0||style="text-align:center" {{won|3–1}}||[[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying]]||style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2015/10/13/europe/european-championship-qualification/belgium/israel/1653397/ |title=Belgium vs. Israel 3–1: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
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|style="text-align: center;"|13||5 June 2016||[[King Baudouin Stadium]], Brussels, Belgium||style="text-align: center;"|66||{{fb|NOR}}||style="text-align: center;"|2–2||style="text-align:center" {{won|3–2}}||[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]||style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2016/06/05/world/friendlies/belgium/norway/2189884/ |title=Belgium vs. Norway 3–2: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
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|style="text-align: center;"|14||26 June 2016||[[Stadium de Toulouse]], Toulouse, France||style="text-align: center;"|70||{{fb|HUN}}||style="text-align: center;"|3–0||style="text-align:center" {{won|4–0}}||[[UEFA Euro 2016]]||style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2016/06/26/europe/european-championships/hungary/belgium/2024880/ |title=Hungary vs. Belgium 0–4: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
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|style="text-align: center;"|15||7 October 2016||[[King Baudouin Stadium]], Brussels, Belgium||style="text-align: center;"|74||{{fb|BIH}}||style="text-align: center;"|2–0||style="text-align:center" {{won|4–0}}||[[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]]||style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2016/10/07/europe/wc-qualifying-europe/belgium/bosnia-herzegovina/2116393/ |title=Belgium vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina 4–0: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
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|style="text-align: center;"|16||10 October 2016||[[Estádio Algarve]], Faro/Loulé, Portugal||style="text-align: center;"|75||{{fb|GIB}}||style="text-align: center;"|6–0||style="text-align:center" {{won|6–0}}||[[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]]||style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2016/10/10/europe/wc-qualifying-europe/gibraltar/belgium/2253317/ |title=Gibraltar vs. Belgium 0–6: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
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|style="text-align: center;"|17||13 November 2016||[[King Baudouin Stadium]], Brussels, Belgium||style="text-align: center;"|77||{{fb|EST}}||style="text-align: center;"|3–0||style="text-align:center" {{won|8–1}}||[[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]]||style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2016/11/13/europe/wc-qualifying-europe/belgium/estonia/2116397/ |title=Belgium vs. Estonia 8–1: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
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|style="text-align: center;"|18||31 August 2017||[[Stade Maurice Dufrasne]], Liège, Belgium||style="text-align: center;"|78||{{fb|GIB}}||style="text-align: center;"|6–0||style="text-align:center" {{won|9–0}}||[[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]]||style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2017/08/31/europe/wc-qualifying-europe/belgium/gibraltar/2253321/ |title=Belgium vs. Gibraltar 9–0: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
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|style="text-align: center;"|19||rowspan="2"|10 October 2017||rowspan="2"|[[King Baudouin Stadium]], Brussels, Belgium||rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|81||rowspan=2|{{fb|CYP}}||style="text-align: center;"|1–0||rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" {{won|4–0}}||rowspan="2"|[[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]]||rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2017/10/10/europe/wc-qualifying-europe/belgium/cyprus/2116409/ |title=Belgium vs. Cyprus 4–0: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
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|style="text-align: center;"|20||style="text-align: center;"|3–0
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|style="text-align: center;"|21||10 November 2017||[[King Baudouin Stadium]], Brussels, Belgium||style="text-align: center;"|82||{{fb|MEX}}||style="text-align: center;"|1–0||style="text-align:center" {{draw|3–3}}||[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]||style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2017/11/10/world/friendlies/belgium/mexico/2641530/ |title=Belgium vs. Mexico 3–3: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
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|style="text-align: center;"|22||6 June 2018||[[King Baudouin Stadium]], Brussels, Belgium||style="text-align: center;"|85||{{fb|EGY}}||style="text-align: center;"|2–0||style="text-align:center" {{won|3–0}}||[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]||style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/06/06/world/friendlies/belgium/egypt/2746098/ |title=Belgium vs. Egypt 3–0: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
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|style="text-align: center;"|23||rowspan="2"|23 June 2018||rowspan="2"|[[Otkritie Arena]], Moscow, Russia||rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|88||rowspan="2"|{{fb|TUN}}||style="text-align: center;"|1–0||rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" {{won|5–2}}||rowspan="2"|[[2018 FIFA World Cup]]||rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/06/23/world/world-cup/belgium/tunisia/2166100/ |title=Belgium vs. Tunisia 5–2: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
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|style="text-align: center;"|24||style="text-align: center;"|4–1
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|style="text-align: center;"|25||14 July 2018||[[Krestovsky Stadium]], Saint Petersburg, Russia||style="text-align: center;"|92||{{fb|ENG}}||style="text-align: center;"|2–0||style="text-align:center" {{won|2–0}}||[[2018 FIFA World Cup]]||style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/07/14/world/world-cup/belgium/england/2166124/ |title=Belgium vs. England 2–0: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
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|style="text-align: center;"|26||7 September 2018||[[Hampden Park]], Glasgow, Scotland||style="text-align: center;"|93||{{fb|SCO}}||style="text-align: center;"|2–0||style="text-align:center" {{won|4–0}}||[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]||style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/09/07/world/friendlies/scotland/belgium/2765554/ |title=Scotland vs. Belgium 0–4: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
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|style="text-align: center;"|27||11 September 2018||[[Laugardalsvöllur]], Reykjavík, Iceland||style="text-align: center;"|94||{{fb|ISL}}||style="text-align: center;"|1–0||style="text-align:center" {{won|3–0}}||[[2018–19 UEFA Nations League A]]||style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/09/11/europe/uefa-nations-league/iceland/belgium/2720416/ |title=Iceland vs. Belgium 0–3: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
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|style="text-align: center;"|28||rowspan="2"|21 March 2019||rowspan="2"|[[King Baudouin Stadium]], Brussels, Belgium||rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|99||rowspan="2"|{{fb|RUS}}||style="text-align: center;"|2–1||rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" {{won|3–1}}||rowspan="2"|[[UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying]]||rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2019/03/21/europe/european-championship-qualification/belgium/russia/2942759/ |title=Belgium vs. Russia 3–1: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
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|style="text-align: center;"|29||style="text-align: center;"|3–1
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|style="text-align: center;"|30||24 March 2019||[[GSP Stadium]], Nicosia, Cyprus||style="text-align: center;"|100||{{fb|CYP}}||style="text-align: center;"|1–0||style="text-align:center" {{won|2–0}}||[[UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying]]||style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2019/03/24/europe/european-championship-qualification/cyprus/belgium/2942784/ |title=Cyprus vs. Belgium 0–2: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
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|style="text-align: center;"|31||rowspan="2"|16 November 2019||rowspan="2"|[[Krestovsky Stadium]], Saint Petersburg, Russia||rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|105||rowspan="2"|{{fb|RUS}}||style="text-align: center;"|2–0||rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" {{won|4–1}}||rowspan="2"|[[UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying]]||rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2019/11/16/europe/european-championship-qualification/russia/belgium/2942969/ |title=Russia vs. Belgium 1–4: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
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|style="text-align: center;"|32||style="text-align: center;"|3–0
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|style="text-align: center;"|33||5 September 2021||[[King Baudouin Stadium]], Brussels, Belgium||style="text-align: center;"|113||{{fb|CZE}}||style="text-align: center;"|2–0||style="text-align:center" {{won|3–0}}||[[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]]||style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2021/09/05/europe/wc-qualifying-europe/belgium/czech-republic/3430108/ |title=Belgium vs. Czechia 3–0: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
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==Honours==
[[File:Chelsea 2 Spurs 0 Capital One Cup winners 2015 (16487934657).jpg|thumb|Hazard (left) holding the trophy after [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]'s victory in the [[2015 Football League Cup final]]]]

'''Lille'''
* [[Ligue 1]]: [[2010–11 Ligue 1|2010–11]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/153871.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627141630/http://en.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/153871.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 June 2022 |title=Chelsea formally complete Hazard signing |publisher=ESPN |date=4 June 2012 |access-date=8 May 2023 }}</ref>
* [[Coupe de France]]: [[2010–11 Coupe de France|2010–11]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/match-direct/coupe-de-france/2010-2011/psg-lille-live/219947 |title=Résultat et résumé Paris-SG – Lille, Coupe de France, Finale, Samedi 14 Mai 2011 |trans-title=Result and summary Paris-SG – Lille, Coupe de France, Final, Saturday 14 May 2011 |newspaper=L'Équipe |location=Paris |access-date=8 May 2023 |language=fr}}</ref>

'''Chelsea'''
* [[Premier League]]: [[2014–15 Premier League|2014–15]], [[2016–17 Premier League|2016–17]]<ref name="PremProfile">{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/4503/Eden-Hazard/overview |title=Eden Hazard: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=9 February 2020}}</ref>
* [[FA Cup]]: [[2017–18 FA Cup|2017–18]];<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44091559 |title=Chelsea 1–0 Manchester United |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=19 May 2018 |access-date=19 May 2018}}</ref> runner-up: [[2016–17 FA Cup|2016–17]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39984089 |title=Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=27 May 2017 |access-date=22 April 2019}}</ref>
* [[EFL Cup|Football League Cup/EFL Cup]]: [[2014–15 Football League Cup|2014–15]];<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31572594 |title=Chelsea 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=1 March 2015 |access-date=22 April 2019}}</ref> runner-up: [[2018–19 EFL Cup|2018–19]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47268861 |title=Chelsea 0–0 Manchester City |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=24 February 2019 |access-date=22 April 2019}}</ref>
* [[UEFA Europa League]]: [[2012–13 UEFA Europa League|2012–13]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22445388 |title=Benfica 1–2 Chelsea |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=15 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019074135/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22445388 |archive-date=19 October 2013}}<br />{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48454624 |title=Eden Hazard: 'I think it's a goodbye,' says Chelsea forward |website=BBC Sport |date=29 May 2019 |access-date=8 May 2023 |quote=Wednesday's Europa League victory was his second in Chelsea colours, as he also collected a winners' medal – despite not playing – in the 2013 final.}}</ref> [[2018–19 UEFA Europa League|2018–19]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48368406 |title=Chelsea 4–1 Arsenal |first=Chris |last=Bevan |website=BBC Sport |date=29 May 2019 |access-date=29 May 2019}}</ref>

'''Real Madrid'''
* [[La Liga]]: [[2019–20 La Liga|2019–20]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t2019-202.html |title=Real Madrid 2019–20: Squad |website=BDFutbol |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref> [[2021–22 La Liga|2021–22]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t2021-222.html |title=Real Madrid 2021–22: Squad |website=BDFutbol |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
* [[Copa del Rey]]: [[2022–23 Copa del Rey|2022–23]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpActa1?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=81113 |title=Acta del Partido celebrado el 06 de mayo de 2023, en Sevilla |trans-title=Minutes of the Match held on 6 May 2023, in Seville |publisher=Royal Spanish Football Federation |access-date=8 May 2023 |language=es |archive-date=6 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506230434/http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpActa1?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=81113 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Supercopa de España]]: [[2022 Supercopa de España|2022]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpActa1?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=70342 |title=Acta del Partido celebrado el 16 de enero de 2022, en Prince Bandar Ibn Abd Al Aziz, Riad, 13233, Arabia Saudí |trans-title=Minutes of the Match held on 16 January 2022, in Prince Bandar Ibn Abd Al Aziz, 13233, Saudi Arabia |publisher=Royal Spanish Football Federation |access-date=8 May 2023 |language=es |archive-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117005112/http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpActa1?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=70342 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[UEFA Champions League]]: [[2021–22 UEFA Champions League|2021–22]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61609200 |title=Liverpool 0–1 Real Madrid |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=28 May 2022 |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
* [[UEFA Super Cup]]: [[2022 UEFA Super Cup|2022]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62475679 |title=Real Madrid 2–0 Eintracht Frankfurt |first=Alex |last=Bysouth |website=BBC Sport |date=10 August 2022 |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
* [[FIFA Club World Cup]]: [[2022 FIFA Club World Cup|2022]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/real-madrid-al-hilal-final-report-review-vinicius-junior-federico-valverde-club-world-cup-morocco-2022 |title=Vinicius and Valverde dazzle as five-star Madrid conquer |publisher=[[FIFA]] |date=11 February 2023 |access-date=11 February 2023}}</ref>

'''Belgium'''
* [[FIFA World Cup]] third place: [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/2018russia/match-center/300331536 |title=Belgium 2–0 England: Line up |publisher=FIFA |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>

'''Individual'''

* [[Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year]]: [[2008–09 Ligue 1#Annual awards|2008–09]],<ref>{{cite web |date=25 May 2009 |title=HAZARD NAMED YOUNG PLAYER OF YEAR |url=https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/hazard-named-young-player-of-year.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414030229/https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/hazard-named-young-player-of-year.htm |archive-date=14 April 2019 |access-date=16 July 2019 |publisher=Ligue 1}}</ref> [[2009–10 Ligue 1#Annual awards|2009–10]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Palmarès Trophées UNFP – Oscars du football – Meilleur espoir de Ligue 1 |url=http://www.sportpalmares.eu/Trophees-UNFP-Oscars-du-football.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702224030/http://www.sportpalmares.eu/Trophees-UNFP-Oscars-du-football.html |archive-date=2 July 2018 |access-date=2 August 2017 |language=fr}}</ref>
* [[Ligue 1 Team of the Year]]: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12<ref>{{cite web |title=Ligue 1 Team of the Season: Title-winning Montpellier dominate as Hazard signs off with dazzling campaign |url=https://www.goal.com/en-ie/news/3920/features/2012/05/21/3117292/ligue-1-team-of-the-season-title-winning-montpellier-dominate-as- |access-date=16 July 2019 |website=Goal}}</ref>
* [[UNFP Player of the Month]]: March 2010, March 2011, March 2012, April 2012<ref>{{cite web |title=Eden Hazard : La confirmation! |url=http://www.footballeurspros.fr/ligue1/trophee-du-joueur/trophees-du-mois.html?tx_unfptrophee_pi1%5Buid%5D=109&cHash=369b52d949 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227154947/http://www.footballeurspros.fr/ligue1/trophee-du-joueur/trophees-du-mois.html?tx_unfptrophee_pi1%5Buid%5D=109&cHash=369b52d949 |archive-date=27 February 2012 |access-date=10 April 2010 |publisher=National Union of Professional Footballers |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Eden Hazard: D'une autre planète... |url=http://www.footballeurspros.fr/ligue1/trophee-du-joueur/trophees-du-mois.html?tx_unfptrophee_pi1%5uid%=125&cHash=d0b6dfca46 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009040922/http://www.footballeurspros.fr/ligue1/trophee-du-joueur/trophees-du-mois.html?tx_unfptrophee_pi1%5uid%=125&cHash=d0b6dfca46 |archive-date=9 October 2011 |access-date=9 April 2011 |publisher=National Union of Professional Footballers}}</ref>
* [[Ligue 1 Player of the Year]]: [[2010–11 Ligue 1#Annual awards|2010–11]],<ref>{{cite web |title=The nominees for the 2011/12 player and coach of the year have been announced, with last year's winners Eden Hazard and Rudi Garcia both in contention again. |url=https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/end-of-year-award-nominees-announced.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510211010/https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/end-of-year-award-nominees-announced.htm |archive-date=10 May 2012 |access-date=16 July 2019 |publisher=Ligue 1}}</ref> [[2011–12 Ligue 1#Annual awards|2011–12]]<ref>{{cite web |date=15 May 2012 |title=PLAYER OF YEAR HAZARD CHOOSES MANCHESTER |url=https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/player-of-year-hazard-chooses-manchester.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120521230808/https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/player-of-year-hazard-chooses-manchester.htm |archive-date=21 May 2012 |access-date=16 July 2019 |publisher=Ligue 1}}</ref>
* [[Ligue 1]] Goal of the Season: [[2010–11 Ligue 1|2010–11]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=06 mars 2011 : sa frappe (du gauche) de 35 mètres au Vélodrome contre l'OM champion de France en titre sera élue but de l'année en Ligue 1 et but du siècle au LOSC|url=https://twitter.com/losclive/status/1712484494400217511 |access-date=2023-10-12 |website=X (formerly Twitter) |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Ligue 1]] top assist provider: [[2011–12 Ligue 1|2011–12]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top assists - Ligue 1 Uber Eats |url=https://www.ligue1.com/ranking/assists |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=Ligue1 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Bravo Award]]: 2011<ref name="hazard_bravo3">{{cite web |title=The "Bravo" Award |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/bravo-awards.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701223750/http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/bravo-awards.html |archive-date=1 July 2014 |access-date=1 April 2012 |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}</ref>
* France Football Golden Star: 2010–11, 2011–12<ref>{{Cite web |title=Étoile d'or France Football |url=https://www.football-the-story.com/etoile-d-or-france-football |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=www.football-the-story.com |language=fr}}</ref>
* [[PFA Team of the Year|PFA Premier League Team of the Year]]: [[PFA Team of the Year (2010s)#Premier League 4|2012–13]],<ref>{{cite news |date=28 April 2013 |title=Gareth Bale wins PFA Player of Year and Young Player awards |website=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22331030 |access-date=6 May 2018}}</ref> [[PFA Team of the Year (2010s)#Premier League 5|2013–14]],<ref>{{cite news |date=28 April 2014 |title=Luis Suarez: Liverpool striker wins PFA Player of the Year award |website=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27180793 |access-date=6 May 2018}}</ref> [[PFA Team of the Year (2010s)#Premier League 6|2014–15]],<ref>{{cite news |date=26 April 2015 |title=Chelsea's Eden Hazard named PFA Player of the Year |website=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32472834 |access-date=6 May 2018}}</ref> [[PFA Team of the Year (2010s)#Premier League 8|2016–17]]<ref name="PFA16173">{{cite news |date=20 April 2017 |title=PFA teams of the year: Chelsea and Tottenham dominate Premier League XI |website=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39648483 |access-date=6 May 2018}}</ref>
* [[PFA Young Player of the Year]]: [[2013–14 Premier League#Annual awards|2013–14]]<ref>{{cite web |date=27 April 2014 |title=Luis Suarez: Liverpool striker wins PFA Player of the Year award |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27180793 |access-date=27 April 2014 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref>
* [[Chelsea Player of the Year]]: [[2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season|2013–14]], [[2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season|2014–15]], [[2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season|2016–17]], [[2018–19 Chelsea F.C. season|2018–19]]<ref name="Double3">{{cite web |title=Hazard at the double |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/05/oscar-wins-goal-of-the-season.html |access-date=15 August 2016 |publisher=Chelsea F.C.}}</ref><ref name="chelseafc.com3">{{cite web |title=Hazard named Chelsea Player of the Year |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/05/player-of-the-year-awards.html |access-date=29 May 2017 |publisher=Chelsea F.C.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Chelsea Player of the Year 2019: Eden Hazard |work=ChelseaFC |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2019/05/10/chelsea-player-of-the-year-2019--eden-hazard |access-date=11 May 2019 |publisher=Chelsea F.C.}}</ref>
* [[Premier League Player of the Season]]: 2014–15<ref name="PremProfile3">{{cite web |title=Eden Hazard: Overview |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/4503/Eden-Hazard/overview |access-date=9 February 2020 |publisher=Premier League}}</ref>
* [[UEFA Euro 2016|UEFA European Championship]] top assist provider: 2016<ref>{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |title=Season 2016 Stats {{!}} UEFA EURO 2016 |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/seasons/2016/statistics/ |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=[[UEFA]] |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Chelsea Players' Player of the Year]]: 2014–15,<ref name="Double3"/> 2018–19<ref>{{cite web |title=Chelsea Players' Player of the Year: Eden Hazard | work=ChelseaFC |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2019/05/10/chelsea-players--player-of-the-year--eden-hazard?cardIndex=0-4 |access-date=11 May 2019 |publisher=Chelsea F.C.}}</ref>
* [[ESM Team of the Season]]: 2014–15,<ref name="kicker.de_20143">{{cite magazine |title=Die ESM-Topelf der Saison 2014/15 – ein Deutscher ist dabei |url=https://www.kicker.de/die-esm-topelf-der-saison-20132f14---ein-deutscher-ist-dabei-605656/slideshow |website=Kicker |language=de |publisher=Olympia-Verlag |access-date=3 August 2015}}</ref> 2018–19<ref>{{cite web |title=Reus, Kimmich und ter Stegen im ESM-Team der Saison |url=https://www.kicker.de/reus-kimmich-und-ter-stegen-im-esm-team-der-saison-750955/slideshow |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630143727/https://www.kicker.de/750955/slideshow |archive-date=30 June 2019 |access-date=27 February 2020 |website=Kicker |publisher=Olympia-Verlag |language=de}}</ref>
* [[PFA Players' Player of the Year]] 2014–15<ref>{{cite web |date=26 April 2015 |title=Chelsea's Eden Hazard named PFA Player of the Year |url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/9/england/2015/04/26/11172952/chelseas-eden-hazard-named-pfa-player-of-the-year?ICID=HP_BN_1 |access-date=26 April 2015 |website=Goal}}</ref>
* [[FWA Footballer of the Year]]: [[2014–15 Premier League#Annual awards|2014–15]]<ref>{{cite web |date=12 May 2015 |title=Eden Hazard wins Football Writers' Association Player of the Year award |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/9847122/eden-hazard-adds-footballer-of-the-year-title-to-pfa-award |access-date=12 May 2015 |website=Sky Sports}}</ref>
* [[Chelsea F.C. Goal of the Year|Chelsea Goal of the Year]]: 2015–16,<ref name="Lewis3">{{cite news |last=Lewis |first=Aimee |date=2 May 2016 |title=Chelsea 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur |website=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36126924 |access-date=2 May 2016}}</ref> 2016–17,<ref name="Morgan3">{{cite web |last=Morgan |first=Richard |date=7 February 2017 |title=Hazard stars as Blues March on |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/chelsea-vs-arsenal/356565 |access-date=11 May 2019 |website=Sky Sports}}</ref> 2018–19<ref>{{cite web |title=Chelsea Goal of the Season 2019: Eden Hazard v Liverpool |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2019/05/10/chelsea-goal-of-the-season-2019--eden-hazard-v-liverpool |access-date=11 May 2019 |publisher=Chelsea F.C.}}</ref>
* [[Premier League Player of the Month]]: [[2016–17 Premier League#Monthly awards|October 2016]], [[2018–19 Premier League#Monthly awards|September 2018]]<ref name="PremProfile3"/>
* PFA Fans' Premier League Player of the Month: October 2016<ref>{{cite web |title=Chelsea forward Eden Hazard wins PFA Fans' Premier League Player of the Month |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11661/10641054/chelsea-forward-eden-hazard-wins-pfa-fans-premier-league-player-of-the-month |access-date=1 November 2016 |website=Sky Sports}}</ref>
* [[Premier League Goal of the Month]]: [[2016–17 Premier League#Monthly awards|February 2017]],<ref>{{cite web |date=10 March 2017 |title=Hazard voted Carling Goal of the Month winner |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/346245 |access-date=10 March 2017 |publisher=Premier League}}</ref> [[2018–19 Premier League#Monthly awards|April 2019]]<ref>{{cite web |date=7 May 2019 |title=Hazard wins Carling Goal of the Month award |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/1205989 |publisher=Premier League}}</ref>
* [[UEFA Team of the Year]]: [[UEFA Team of the Year#Team of the Year 2017|2017]],<ref name="UEFAtoty20173">{{cite web |date=11 January 2018 |title=Facts and figures: UEFA.com Team of the Year 2017 |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0241-0e98395bf426-ef21bdef22fc-1000--facts-and-figures-uefa-com-team-of-the-year-2017/ |access-date=13 January 2018 |website=UEFA.com: The official website for European football |publisher=UEFA}}</ref> [[UEFA Team of the Year#Team of the Year 2018|2018]]<ref name="UEFAtoty20183">{{cite web |date=11 January 2019 |title=UEFA.com fans' Team of the Year 2018 revealed |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0253-0d8202451389-96824880e336-1000--uefa-com-fans-team-of-the-year-2018-revealed/ |access-date=11 January 2019 |website=UEFA.com: The official website for European football |publisher=UEFA}}</ref>
* Belgium Player of the Year: 2017, 2018, 2019<ref>{{cite web |date=18 June 2020 |title=Ryanair relaunches flights from Charleroi Airport |url=https://www.brusselstimes.com/all-news/belgium-all-news/117479/ryanair-relaunches-flights-from-charleroi-airport/ |access-date=27 June 2021 |website=The Brussels Times}}</ref>
* [[Best Belgian Abroad]]: 2017, 2018, 2019<ref name="DeGoudenSchoen:Beste Belg in het buitenland3">{{cite web |date=7 February 2018 |title=Eden Hazard Beste Belg in het buitenland: "De eerste, maar zeker niet de laatste" |url=https://www.hln.be/sport/voetbal/belgisch-voetbal/gouden-schoen/eden-hazard-beste-belg-in-het-buitenland-de-eerste-maar-zeker-niet-de-laatste~a0dc1e0a3/ |access-date=24 February 2018 |website=HLN.be/sport |publisher=HLN Sport}}</ref>
* [[FIFA World Cup Silver Ball]]: [[2018 FIFA World Cup#Awards|2018]]<ref>{{cite web |date=15 January 2020 |title=Beste Belg in het Buitenland? Hazard wint voor de derde keer op Rij |url=https://www.voetbalkrant.com/nieuws/2020-01-15/beste-belg-in-het-buitenland-hazard-wint-voor-de-derde-keer-op-rij |access-date=27 June 2021 |website=Voetbalkrant |language=Dutch}}</ref>
* [[FIFA World Cup Fantasy Team]]: 2018<ref>{{cite web |title=Kane crowned King, Mina the PPG VIP |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/kane-crowned-king-mina-the-ppg-vip |access-date=25 July 2018 |publisher=FIFA}}</ref>
* [[FIFA FIFPRO Men's World 11]]: [[The Best FIFA Football Awards 2018#FIFA FIFPro World11|2018]],<ref>{{cite web |date=24 September 2018 |title=De Gea, Kante and Mbappe in World 11 |url=https://www.fifpro.org/news/de-gea-kante-mbappe-in-world-11/en/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925025843/https://www.fifpro.org/news/de-gea-kante-mbappe-in-world-11/en/ |archive-date=25 September 2018 |access-date=25 September 2018 |publisher=FIFPro}}</ref> [[The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019#FIFA FIFPro Men's World11|2019]]<ref>{{cite web |date=23 September 2019 |title=World 11: FIFA FIFPro Men's World11 – Winner |url=https://www.fifa.com/the-best-fifa-football-awards/fifa-fifpro-mens-world11/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525151147/https://www.fifa.com/the-best-fifa-football-awards/fifa-fifpro-mens-world11/ |archive-date=25 May 2019 |publisher=FIFA}}</ref>
* [[IFFHS Men's World Team]]: 2018<ref>{{cite web |date=1 December 2018 |title=IFFHS AWARDS – THE MEN WORLD TEAM 2018 |url=https://iffhs.de/iffhs-awards-2018-the-men-world-team-2018/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106194353/https://iffhs.de/iffhs-awards-2018-the-men-world-team-2018/ |archive-date=6 January 2019 |access-date=4 December 2018 |publisher=IFFHS}}</ref>
* [[Belgian Sportsman of the Year]]: 2018<ref>{{cite web |date=23 December 2018 |title=Eden Hazard is Sportsman and Nina Derwael Sportswoman of the year |url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/2018/12/23/eden-hazard-is-sportsman-and-nina-derwael-sportswoman-of-the-yea/ |access-date=29 December 2018 |publisher=vrt.be}}</ref>
* UEFA Europa League Player of the Season: [[2018–19 UEFA Europa League#Player of the season|2018–19]]<ref>{{cite news |date=30 August 2019 |title=Eden Hazard named Europa League Player of the Season |publisher=UEFA |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0254-0e99e1e83f55-704bd90eeab5-1000--eden-hazard-named-europa-league-player-of-the-season/ |access-date=30 August 2019}}</ref>
* UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: [[2018–19 UEFA Europa League#Squad of the season|2018–19]]<ref>{{cite web |date=30 May 2019 |title=UEFA Europa League Squad of the 2018/19 Season |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0251-0e99bdeec794-2e32643cecd5-1000--uefa-europa-league-squad-of-2018-19/ |access-date=30 May 2019 |publisher=UEFA}}</ref>
* [[Premier League Playmaker of the Season]]: 2018–19<ref name="PremProfile3"/>
* [[PFA Fans' Player of the Year]]: [[2018–19 Premier League#Annual awards|2018–19]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Simpson |first=Christopher |date=27 May 2019 |title=Chelsea's Eden Hazard Wins 2018–19 PFA Fans' Player of the Year Award |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2838185-chelseas-eden-hazard-wins-2018-19-pfa-fans-player-of-the-year-award |access-date=14 April 2023 |website=Bleacher Report}}</ref>
* [[Sports Illustrated]] Premier League Team of the Decade: 2010–2019<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 December 2019 |title=Premier League Team of the 2010s: The Decade's Best |url=https://www.si.com/soccer/2019/12/30/premier-league-best-team-decade-2010s |website=si.com |language=}}</ref>
* [[Lille OSC]] Goal of the Century<ref>{{Cite web |title=Le but d'Eden Hazard contre Marseille élu but du siècle par les supporters lillois {{!}} LOSC |url=https://www.losc.fr/actualites-foot-lille/le-deden-hazard-contre-marseille-%C3%A9lu-du-si%C3%A8cle-par-les-supporters-lillois |access-date=2023-10-12 |website=www.losc.fr}}</ref>
* [[Chelsea F.C.]] All Time XI<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chelsea's Team of 120 revealed |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/chelseas-team-of-120-revealed |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=www.chelseafc.com |language=en-gb}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps]]
* [[List of European association football families]]

==References==
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