Profile of Axel Witsel
Axel Witsel
Axel Laurent Angel Lambert Witsel
36
years
Belgium
81
kgs
Def
position
186
cms
20
shirt number
3.58
M.€
74
ELO
Born on 12 January 1989 in Liège
Personal data
Country of birth
Belgium Other nationality
Martinique Preferred foot
Right foot
Continent of birth
Europa
Region of birth
Europa Occidental
Career details
Status
Normal
Previous club
Atlético
Previous competition
LaLiga
Historic team
Standard de Liège
Historical competition
Belgian Pro League
Last number
20
Most common shirt number
28
Other shirt numbers
6, 28, 10, 23
Form in last matches
44'
6.8 Pts.
90'
7.7 Pts.
0'
4.7 Pts.
90'
6.1 Pts.
Position on the pitch
Main position
Centre-back
80%
Other positions
- Midfielder 20%
CB
CM
Attributes
38
pace
66
shot
76
pass
63
Dribbling
62
defence
74
physical
Rating progression
74
▼ -8
06
11
12
16
18
22
Highest value in career
85 (2015)
Rankings
General
3296º
Age
61º
By country
78º
By position
1309º
D
By position
647º
CB
Evolution of market value
3 M€
▼ -1.8
06
11
12
16
18
22
Highest value in career
56.95M (2013)
Rankings
General
9496º
Age
8º
By country
169º
By position
3647º
D
By position
2125º
CB
Contract information
Provider
Puma
Agent
Roc Nation Sports
Past signings
|
Season.
Date
|
Origin | Destination | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
|
25/26
01/07/2025
|
|
|
Released
|
|
23/24
13/06/2024
|
|
|
Renewal
|
|
22/23
06/07/2022
|
|
|
Free transfer
|
|
18/19
06/08/2018
|
|
|
20M
Transfer
|
|
16/17
03/01/2017
|
|
|
20M
Transfer
|
| Total amount of money in transfer dealings | 89M | ||
Current transfer news
Official
Released
Professional performance
| Calendar year | 5 |
76
▼
|
||
| Last 6 months | 3 |
74
▼
|
||
| Last 365 days | 22 |
2
▲
|
0.09
▲
|
81
▲
|
| Last 3 years | 124 |
12
▲
|
0.1
▲
|
80
▲
|
| Last 5 years | 206 |
27
▲
|
0.13
▲
|
78
|
| Career | 884 |
0.14
▲
|
79
▲
|
List of clubs played for
| Teams | Season | MP | MP | GS | MS | MIN | Age | Pts. | ELO | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2024/25 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 1432' | 36 | 6.2 | 81 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 44' | 36 | 6 | 74 | |
|
|
14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 848' | 36 | 5.8 | 81 | |
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 270' | 36 | 6.3 | 81 | |
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 270' | 35 | 4.6 | 83 | |
|
|
2023/24 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 51 | 45 | 6 | 4119' | 35 | 6.8 | 82 |
|
|
2022/23 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 33 | 10 | 3013' | 34 | 6.3 | 77 |
|
|
2021/22 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 2771' | 33 | 5.9 | 74 |
|
|
2020/21 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 1596' | 31 | 6.4 | 78 |
Historical performance in clubs
| By teams | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
5 | 193 | 181 | 16152' | 45 | 26 |
|
|
5 | 180 | 170 | 15045' | 22 | 34 |
|
|
4 | 145 | 125 | 11196' | 13 | 18 |
|
|
3 | 116 | 93 | 8564' | 3 | 12 |
|
|
2 | 51 | 44 | 4148' | 5 | 6 |
|
|
2 | 47 | 47 | 4212' | 6 | 9 |
| By competition | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
5 | 147 | 137 | 12180' | 33 | 20 |
|
5 | 122 | 114 | 10101' | 16 | 22 |
|
4 | 105 | 92 | 8193' | 10 | 14 |
|
|
13 | 85 | 81 | 7194' | 4 | 11 |
|
|
3 | 82 | 64 | 5884' | 2 | 9 |
For the national team
132 times at International
10 times at U21
3 times at U19
20 times at U17
12
0.09
5
15
2
Other information
Times called up
141
Matches as a starter
125
Off the bench
7
Debut
26/3/2008
Age on debut
19.2 years
Last match
8/6/2024
Age in last game
35.4 years
Career with national team
| Teams | Year | MP | MP | GS | MS | MIN | Age | Pts. | ELO | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 90' | 35 | 5.3 | 85 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 90' | 35 | 5.3 | 85 | |
|
|
2022 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 827' | 33 | 5.7 | 76 |
|
|
2021 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 841' | 32 | 5.8 | 75 |
|
|
2020 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 450' | 31 | 6.4 | 78 |
|
|
2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 360' | 30 | 6.2 | 81 |
Teammates in the national team
Player rating and role
Performances for the national team
| By teams | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
16 | 132 | 125 | 10913' | 12 | 17 |
|
2 | 9 | 8 | 684' | 0 | 1 |
|
2 | 8 | 8 | 720' | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 3 | 1 | 140' | 0 | 0 |
| By competition | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
13 | 45 | 41 | 3452' | 4 | 3 |
|
7 | 27 | 27 | 2335' | 3 | 5 |
|
5 | 21 | 19 | 1748' | 2 | 2 |
|
4 | 17 | 17 | 1457' | 2 | 4 |
|
|
3 | 13 | 13 | 1170' | 0 | 2 |
Titles
-
Belgian cup winner -
2
Belgian champion -
Portuguese league cup winner -
Russian champion -
Russian cup winner
Most important achievements
Milestones and events on this day
Category debut
20 JUN. 25
36 years
100 matches
06 OCT. 24
35 years
Category debut
10 JAN. 24
34 years
50 matches
23 DEC. 23
34 years
First goal for the team
12 NOV. 23
34 years
Best performances
90'
2
10 Pts.
90'
2
10 Pts.
90'
2
10 Pts.
90'
2
10 Pts.