Ahead of the 2011–12 season, Hazard switched to the number 10 shirt.[106] In Lille's first competitive match of the 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.[107] On 20 August, in the team's third league match of the season, Hazard assisted on Lille's opening goal, scored by Benoît Pedretti, in a 2–1 win over Caen.[108] A month later on 10 September, he scored two goals in a 3–1 away victory against Saint-Étienne.[109][110] Fours days after, Hazard made his UEFA Champions League debut in a 2–2 group stage draw with Russian club CSKA Moscow.[111]
In Lille's next league match following his Champions League debut, he converted a penalty in a 2–2 draw with Sochaux.[112] Three days after, Hazard scored the equalizing goal in a 1–1 draw against Bordeaux.[113] Against Turkish outfit Trabzonspor on 27 September, he assisted on Lille's only goal, scored by Moussa Sow, in a 1–1 draw.[114]
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 Ajaccio converting a penalty—described as an "Antonín Panenka-style chipped penalty".[115][116] Two days later, Hazard was among several players nominated for the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Team of the Year for the 2011 calendar year.[117]
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.[118]
After scoring the goal, Hazard celebrated by paying tribute to Molami
Bokoto, a former Lille youth academy player who had died a day prior.[119][120]
In Lille's first match following the 2011–12 winter break, Hazard
scored his ninth goal of the campaign in a 6–0 away win over amateur
club Chantilly in the Coupe de France.[121] In the following month, Lille were defeated 2–0 by league rivals Marseille and eliminated from both national cup competitions.[122][123][124]
On 28 January, Hazard scored the team's opening goal converting a penalty in a 3–0 win over Saint-Étienne.[125] Two weeks later, he converted a free kick goal against Bordeaux.
Lille had been trailing 4–1 prior to the goal and eventually recovered
to draw the match at 4–4, however, Bordeaux scored in injury time to
secure a thrilling 5–4 win.[126][127] On 3 March, Hazard scored both team goals in a 2–2 draw with Auxerre.[128]
On 18 March, Hazard scored a goal and assisted on two others in a 4–0 win over local rivals Valenciennes.[129] In Lille's next match against Evian, Hazard converted a penalty and assisted on a goal by Dimitri Payet in a 3–0 win.[130]
The following week, on 1 April 2012, Hazard converted a first-half
penalty and later assisted on another Payet goal to cap a 2–1 victory
over Toulouse.[131][132]
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.[133][134] A week later, Hazard scored another goal, this time in a 2–0 win over Dijon.[135]
On 29 April, in a vital league fixture against Paris Saint-Germain, he
converted his ninth penalty of the season to draw the match at 1–1
canceling 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.[136][137]
On 28 April, for the third consecutive season, Hazard was nominated for the UNFP Player of the Year award.[138] Two weeks later, he was awarded the prestigious honour ahead of the likes of Olivier Giroud and Younès Belhanda.[139] After capturing the award, Hazard became the second player in the awards' history after former Paris Saint-Germain striker Pauleta to achieve the honour in consecutive seasons.[140]
He was also included in the Team of the Year for the third straight
season. On 20 May, Hazard appeared in his final match as a Lille player,
coincidentally, against Nancy, the club he made his professional debut
against. In the match, Hazard recorded his first professional hat-trick
in a 4–1 win
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