Julian Draxler

Location: Paris, France

Happy Birthday Drax! The German midfielder lives by himself in Paris, with most of his family back in Germany. However, PSG looks to have him covered, making sure their star player enjoys himself, home alone. (Image: Instagram)

Born in Gladbeck, Germany, he began he footballing prospects with BV Rentfort as a five-year old in 1998. In 2001 he joined Schalke 04, completing his development through the club’s youth system in 2011. On 15 January 2011, he became the youngest player in Schalke’s history to feature in a Bundesliga match. On 25 January 2011, the midfielder netted his first professional goal, scoring in injury time to give Schalke the victory over FC Nürnberg in the quarter-finals of the DFB-Pokal. He would also score in the final, as Schalke triumphed over MSV Duisburg to capture the DFB-Pokal. During his tenure with Schalke 04, the mercurial German scored 30 goals and provided 29 assists in 170 competitive appearances, and was crowned 2013/14 Bundesliga Young Player of the Year. On the international stage, he was selected in the 23-man Germany squad that went on to win the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. On 31 August 2015, fellow Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg secured the services of Germany’s hottest prospect on a five-year deal, however, he never managed to recapture the form of his early career, and featured only sporadically over two seasons. On 3 January 2017, the German ace joined Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain, and scored on his debut five days later in a 7-0 thrashing of Bastia in the Coupe de France. In the summer of 2017, he captained an inexperienced German side to victory in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, and was voted the best player of the tournament. His time with Les Parisiens have been a blinding success; his goals and assists have contributed to the club’s successful spell in capturing every trophy available domestically.