Axel Witsel

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Axel Witsel
84

8.32

M.€

20

35

years

CB

Profile of Axel Witsel

Season 2023/24

Competitive matches
42
Matches
played
3349'
Minutes
played
1
0.03
Goals/90'
4/0
0.11
Cards/90'
Axel Witsel
Axel Laurent Angel Lambert Witsel
35
years
BEL
Belgium
81
kgs
Def
position
186
cms
20
shirt number
8.32
M.€
84
ELO

Born on 12 January 1989 in Liège

Personal data
Country of birth
Belgium Belgium
Other nationality
Martinique Martinique
Preferred foot
Right foot
Continent of birth
Europe
Region of birth
Western Europe
Career details
Status
High
Current club
Atlético Atlético
Current competition
LaLiga LaLiga
Previous club
B. Dortmund B. Dortmund
Previous competition
Bundesliga Bundesliga
Historic team
Standard de Liège Standard de Liège
Historical competition
Pro League Pro League
Last number
20
Most common shirt number
28
Other shirt numbers
6, 28, 10, 23
Form in last matches

Competitions played in

Participation and performances
LaLiga
57%
Wins
16 W
4 D
8 L
Champions League
63%
Wins
5 W
2 D
1 L
Copa del Rey
60%
Wins
3 W
0 D
2 L
Supercopa
0%
Wins
0 W
0 D
1 L

Team's position in the competition

Matchday 30 PTS MP W D L GF GA GD
3
Girona
Girona 62 29 19 5 5 59 34 +25
4
Athletic
Athletic 56 29 16 8 5 50 26 +24
5
Atlético
Atlético 55 29 17 4 8 54 34 +20
6
Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad 46 29 12 10 7 42 31 +11
7
Real Betis
Real Betis 42 29 10 12 7 34 33 +1
Position on the pitch
Main position
Centre-back 85%
Other positions
  • Defensive midfielder 15%
CB
CDM
Campo de Fútbol

Attributes

38
pace
66
shot
76
pass
63
Dribbling
62
defence
74
Stamina

Rating progression

84 ▲ 5
2425 06
466 11
2794 12
7500 16
530 18
369 22
Highest value in career
85 (2013)
Rankings
General
243º
Age
By country
11º 11º
By position
81º D
By position
42º CB CB

Evolution of market value

8 M€ ▼ -3.5
2425 06
466 11
2794 12
7500 16
530 18
369 22
Highest value in career
57.39M (2014)
Rankings
General
2301º
Age
By country
60º 60º
By position
854º D
By position
516º CB CB
Contract information
Provider
Puma
Agent
Nomi Sports
Start of contract
06/07/2022
End of contract
30/06/2024
LAST YEAR OF CONTRACT
Contract length
28/03/2026

Past signings

Season. Date
Origin Destination Cost
22/23 06/07/2022
B. Dortmund
B. Dortmund
Atlético
Atlético
Free transfer
18/19 06/08/2018
Tianjin Tianhai
Tianjin Tianhai
B. Dortmund
B. Dortmund
20M Transfer
16/17 03/01/2017
Zenit
Zenit
Tianjin Tianhai
Tianjin Tianhai
20M Transfer
12/13 03/09/2012
Benfica
Benfica
Zenit
Zenit
40M Transfer
11/12 13/07/2011
Standard de Liège
Standard de Liège
Benfica
Benfica
9M Transfer
Total amount of money in transfer dealings 89M

Professional performance

Current season 42
4
0.1
82
Calendar year 19
2
0.11
83
Last 6 months 37
4
0.11
82
Last 365 days 53
5
0.09
81
Last 3 years 146
16
0.11
78
Last 5 years 223
29
0.13
79
Career 851
0.14
80

List of clubs played for

Teams Season MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Atlético
Atlético
2023/24
42 1 0 4 0 42 37 5 3349' 35 6.7 82
LaLiga
LaLiga
28 1 0 3 0 28 24 4 2221' 35 6.7 82
Champions League
Champions League
8 0 0 0 0 8 8 0 678' 35 6.2 82
Copa del Rey
Copa del Rey
5 0 0 1 0 5 5 0 450' 35 5.6 83
Supercopa
Supercopa
1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0' 34 4 82
Atlético
Atlético
2022/23
43 0 1 3 1 43 33 10 3013' 34 6.2 77
B. Dortmund
B. Dortmund
2021/22
41 2 0 5 0 41 31 10 2771' 33 5.9 74
B. Dortmund
B. Dortmund
2020/21
22 1 0 5 0 22 18 4 1596' 31 6.4 79
B. Dortmund
B. Dortmund
2019/20
39 4 6 5 0 39 36 3 3216' 31 6.9 82

Teammates

Player rating and role
A. Griezmann
F
A. Griezmann
95
4
Jan Oblak
GK
Jan Oblak
90
-1
Á. Morata
F
Á. Morata
87
2
Koke
MF
Koke
86
1
Nahuel Molina
D
Nahuel Molina
85
0
R. De Paul
MF
R. De Paul
85
3
M. Llorente
MF
M. Llorente
83
0
M. Hermoso
D
M. Hermoso
83
5
J. Giménez
D
J. Giménez
82
-3
Samuel Lino
F
Samuel Lino
81
5
Memphis
F
Memphis
78
-1
Stefan Savić
D
Stefan Savić
78
-4
Thomas Lemar
MF
Thomas Lemar
77
0
Saúl
MF
Saúl
76
1
Reinildo
D
Reinildo
75
-6
C. Azpilicueta
D
C. Azpilicueta
75
-3
Ángel Correa
F
Ángel Correa
74
-3
A. Vermeeren
MF
A. Vermeeren
74
5
Gabriel Paulista
D
Gabriel Paulista
73
0

Historical performance in clubs

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Standard de Liège
Standard de Liège
5 193 181 16152' 45 26
Zenit
Zenit
5 180 170 15045' 22 34
B. Dortmund
B. Dortmund
4 145 125 11196' 13 18
Atlético
Atlético
2 85 70 6362' 1 8
Benfica
Benfica
2 51 44 4148' 5 6
Tianjin Tianhai
Tianjin Tianhai
2 47 47 4212' 6 9
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
Pro League
Pro League
5 133 125 11053' 29 19
Premier League
Premier League
5 122 114 10101' 16 22
Bundesliga
Bundesliga
4 105 92 8193' 10 14
Champions League
Champions League
12 79 76 6744' 4 10
LaLiga
LaLiga
2 61 49 4476' 1 6

Teams played for

Standard de Liège
Standard de Liège
5 season
45
193
Zenit
Zenit
5 season
22
180
B. Dortmund
B. Dortmund
4 season
13
145
Atlético
Atlético
2 season
1
85
Benfica
Benfica
2 season
5
51
Tianjin Tianhai
Tianjin Tianhai
2 season
6
47

For the national team

130 times at International
10 times at U21
3 times at U19
20 times at U17
12
Average number of goals
0.09
5
15
2
Other information
Times called up
137
Matches as a starter
124
Off the bench
6
Debut
26/3/2008
Age on debut
19.2 years old
Last match
1/12/2022
Age in last game
33.9 years old

Career with national team

Teams Year MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Belgium
Belgium
2022
10 1 0 1 0 10 10 0 827' 33 5.7 76
World Cup
World Cup
3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 270' 33 5.1 78
International Friendly
International Friendly
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 90' 33 4.3 78
UEFA Nations League
UEFA Nations League
6 1 0 1 0 6 6 0 467' 33 5.7 75
Belgium
Belgium
2021
10 1 0 2 0 10 9 1 841' 32 5.8 75
Belgium
Belgium
2020
5 1 0 2 0 5 5 0 450' 31 6.4 79
Belgium
Belgium
2019
4 0 0 1 0 4 4 0 360' 30 6.2 82
Belgium
Belgium
2018
14 0 0 1 0 14 14 0 1216' 29 6.7 79

Teammates in the national team

Player rating and role
T. Courtois
GK
T. Courtois
94
0
R. Lukaku
F
R. Lukaku
92
0
E. Hazard
F
E. Hazard
91
0
V. Kompany
D
V. Kompany
91
0
J. Vertonghen
D
J. Vertonghen
90
0
K. De Bruyne
MF
K. De Bruyne
90
0
T. Alderweireld
D
T. Alderweireld
90
0
Y. Tielemans
MF
Y. Tielemans
88
0
Y. Carrasco
F
Y. Carrasco
87
0
S. Mignolet
GK
S. Mignolet
87
0
M. Fellaini
MF
M. Fellaini
87
0
Dries Mertens
MF
Dries Mertens
85
0
T. Vermaelen
D
T. Vermaelen
85
0
L. Dendoncker
MF
L. Dendoncker
84
0
C. Benteke
F
C. Benteke
84
0
M. Dembélé
MF
M. Dembélé
83
0
T. Hazard
F
T. Hazard
82
0
K. Mirallas
MF
K. Mirallas
82
0
Thomas Meunier
D
Thomas Meunier
81
0

Performances for the national team

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Belgium
Belgium
15 130 124 10823' 12 17
Belgium U21
Belgium U21
2 9 8 684' 0 1
Belgium U17s
Belgium U17s
2 8 8 720' 0 2
Belgium U19s
Belgium U19s
1 3 1 140' 0 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
International Friendly
International Friendly
12 43 40 3362' 4 3
WC Qual. Europe
WC Qual. Europe
7 27 27 2335' 3 5
EC Qualifying
EC Qualifying
5 21 19 1748' 2 2
UEFA Nations League
UEFA Nations League
4 17 17 1457' 2 4
World Cup
World Cup
3 13 13 1170' 0 2
Titles
  • Belgian cup winner
    Belgian cup winner
    2011
  • 2
    Belgian champion
    Belgian champion
    07/08
  • Portuguese league cup winner
    Portuguese league cup winner
    11/12
  • Russian champion
    Russian champion
    2015
  • Russian cup winner
    Russian cup winner
    2016

Most important achievements

Milestones and events on this day
Best performances