Omo, na today we dey celebrate one of our football magicians wey shine for Ligue 1, Eden Hazard! Na im dey blow 35 candles today o, and na him make everyone dey remember wetin e do for Lilly OSC. This guy no be joke at all!
Hazard start im journey for Lille for 2007, e no too dey play much for first season, but from 2008, e just dey shine like star wey no get limit. This guy sabi play ball, make you no reason am small. The way e dey dance around defenders, na only Messi fit match am.
For im last two seasons for Lille, na to carry Player of the Year award come home be the koko. Hazard score plenty goals, make assists wey dey make everybody dey scream! E even help dem collect Ligue 1 title and Coupe de France in 2010/11 season. Na big season that!
But as dem dey talk am, after e don shine for Lille, e carry him bag waka go Chelsea for €40m. Na there we see the real magic wey e fit do! Hazard no just perform; him perform + perform. Em win Premier League two times, Europa League twice again, and FA Cup too. Na so dem find am for Chelsea, he don drop 110 goals and 88 assists. Na wah!
But wetin sabi, sometimes fate go play us small prank. When Hazard move go Real Madrid, him dream team, injuries come make am dey miss plenty matches. E fit only play 76 matches before e retire for 2023. E score only 7 goals for Madrid, but his heart no ever forget Lille. So, na why after e retire, he come back home to Lille for 2024. Everybody dey hail am as him dey receive love from fans wey know wetin him don do for dem.
Now na big day wey ndi Lille dey celebrate one of their own grandmasters. Happy Birthday, Eden Hazard! No matter wetin happen, your name go dey eternal for football story. You be legend, no be small!
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