Axel Witsel

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Axel Witsel
74

3.52

M.€

20

36

years

CB

Profile of Axel Witsel

Season 2024/25

Competitive matches
22
Matches
played
1432'
Minutes
played
1
0.06
Goals/90'
1
0.06
Assists/90'
2/0
0.13
Cards/90'

Current transfer news

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Axel Witsel
Released
Axel Witsel ends his Atlético contract and becomes a free agent

Performance in the last match

Club WorldCup, 18 hours ago
Axel Witsel
Axel Laurent Angel Lambert Witsel
36
years
BEL
Belgium
81
kgs
Def
position
186
cms
20
shirt number
3.52
M.€
74
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
Midfield
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
8 W
5 D
1 L
Club WorldCup
100%
Wins
1 W
0 D
0 L
Champions League
50%
Wins
2 W
0 D
2 L
Copa del Rey
100%
Wins
3 W
0 D
0 L

Team's position in the competition

Matchday 38 PTS MP W D L GF GA GD
1
Barcelona
Barcelona 88 38 28 4 6 102 39 +63
2
Real Madrid
Real Madrid 84 38 26 6 6 78 38 +40
3
Atlético
Atlético 76 38 22 10 6 68 30 +38
4
Athletic
Athletic 70 38 19 13 6 54 29 +25
5
Villarreal
Villarreal 70 38 20 10 8 71 51 +20

Position on the pitch

Main position
Centre-back 80%
Other positions
  • Midfielder 20%
CB
CM
Football pitch

Attributes

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

Rating progression

74 ▼ -8
2425 06
466 11
2794 12
7500 16
530 18
369 22
Highest value in career
85 (2015)
Rankings
General
3340º
Age
57º
By country
75º 75º
By position
1325º D
By position
658º CB CB

Evolution of market value

3 M€ ▼ -2.2
2425 06
466 11
2794 12
7500 16
530 18
369 22
Highest value in career
56.95M (2013)
Rankings
General
9337º
Age
By country
169º 169º
By position
3582º D
By position
2088º CB CB
Contract information
Provider
Puma
Agent
Roc Nation Sports
Start of contract
06/07/2022
End of contract
30/06/2025
LAST YEAR OF CONTRACT
Contract length
20/06/2028
Last signing
06/07/2022
Total transfer window transactions
89M€

Past signings

Season. Date
Origin Destination Cost
25/26 01/07/2025
Atlético
Atlético
Escudo
Released
23/24 13/06/2024
Atlético
Atlético
Escudo
Renewal
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
Total amount of money in transfer dealings 89M

Professional performance

Current season 22
2
0.09
81
Calendar year 5
76
Last 6 months 6
1
0.17
77
Last 365 days 22
2
0.09
81
Last 3 years 124
12
0.1
80
Last 5 years 207
27
0.13
78
Career 884
0.14
79

List of clubs played for

Teams Season MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Atlético
Atlético
2024/25
22 1 1 2 0 22 15 7 1432' 36 6.2 81
Club WorldCup
Club WorldCup
1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 44' 36 6 74
LaLiga
LaLiga
14 0 1 1 0 14 9 5 848' 36 5.8 81
Copa del Rey
Copa del Rey
3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 270' 36 6.3 81
Champions League
Champions League
4 0 0 1 0 4 3 1 270' 35 4.6 83
Atlético
Atlético
2023/24
51 2 0 6 0 51 45 6 4119' 35 6.8 82
Atlético
Atlético
2022/23
43 0 1 3 1 43 33 10 3013' 34 6.3 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 78

Teammates

Player rating and role
Julián Alvarez
F
Julián Alvarez
92
11
A. Griezmann
F
A. Griezmann
91
-2
Jan Oblak
GK
Jan Oblak
91
0
M. Llorente
MF
M. Llorente
90
5
R. De Paul
MF
R. De Paul
88
3
A. Sørloth
F
A. Sørloth
86
0
R. Le Normand
D
R. Le Normand
86
1
Koke
MF
Koke
83
-2
J. Giménez
D
J. Giménez
83
1
Nahuel Molina
D
Nahuel Molina
83
0
C. Lenglet
D
C. Lenglet
83
7
C. Gallagher
MF
C. Gallagher
82
-2
Samuel Lino
F
Samuel Lino
82
0
Pablo Barrios
MF
Pablo Barrios
81
9
Giuliano
F
Giuliano
81
12
Javi Galán
D
Javi Galán
78
5
Ángel Correa
F
Ángel Correa
73
-3
H. Moldovan
GK
H. Moldovan
72
3
J. Musso
GK
J. Musso
68
-4
R. Riquelme
F
R. Riquelme
67
-6

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
3 116 93 8564' 3 12
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
5 147 137 12180' 33 20
Premier League
Premier League
5 122 114 10101' 16 22
Bundesliga
Bundesliga
4 105 92 8193' 10 14
Champions League
Champions League
13 85 81 7194' 4 11
LaLiga
LaLiga
3 82 64 5884' 2 9

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
3 season
3
116
Benfica
Benfica
2 season
5
51
Tianjin Tianhai
Tianjin Tianhai
2 season
6
47

For the national team

3738
132 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
141
Matches as a starter
125
Off the bench
7
Debut
26/3/2008
Age on debut
19.2 years old
Last match
8/6/2024
Age in last game
35.4 years old

Career with national team

Teams Year MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Belgium
Belgium
2024
2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 90' 35 5.3 85
International Friendly
International Friendly
1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 90' 35 5.3 85
Belgium
Belgium
2022
10 1 0 1 0 10 10 0 827' 33 5.7 76
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 78
Belgium
Belgium
2019
4 0 0 1 0 4 4 0 360' 30 6.2 81

Teammates in the national team

Player rating and role
R. Lukaku
F
R. Lukaku
97
0
Y. Tielemans
MF
Y. Tielemans
92
0
T. Courtois
GK
T. Courtois
92
0
E. Hazard
F
E. Hazard
90
0
V. Kompany
D
V. Kompany
90
0
K. De Bruyne
MF
K. De Bruyne
89
0
J. Vertonghen
D
J. Vertonghen
89
0
T. Alderweireld
D
T. Alderweireld
89
0
S. Mignolet
GK
S. Mignolet
89
0
Y. Carrasco
F
Y. Carrasco
86
0
Dries Mertens
MF
Dries Mertens
86
0
M. Fellaini
MF
M. Fellaini
86
0
T. Vermaelen
D
T. Vermaelen
85
0
L. Dendoncker
MF
L. Dendoncker
83
0
C. Benteke
F
C. Benteke
83
0
T. Hazard
F
T. Hazard
82
0
M. Dembélé
MF
M. Dembélé
82
0
Thomas Meunier
D
Thomas Meunier
81
0
N. Chadli
F
N. Chadli
81
0

Performances for the national team

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Belgium
Belgium
16 132 125 10913' 12 17
Bélgica U21
Bélgica U21
2 9 8 684' 0 1
Bélgica U17
Bélgica U17
2 8 8 720' 0 2
Belgium U19
Belgium U19
1 3 1 140' 0 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
International Friendly
International Friendly
13 45 41 3452' 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
  • 2
    Belgian champion
    Belgian champion
  • Portuguese league cup winner
    Portuguese league cup winner
  • Russian champion
    Russian champion
  • Russian cup winner
    Russian cup winner

Most important achievements

Milestones and events on this day

Best performances