Axel Witsel

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A. Witsel
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14.9

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34

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Profile of Axel Witsel

Season 2022/23

Competitive matches
43
Matches
played
3013'
Minutes
played
0
0
Goals/90'
1
0.03
Assists/90'
3/1
0.12
Cards/90'

Performance in the last match

La Liga, 6 hours ago
A. Witsel
Axel Laurent Angel Lambert Witsel
34
years
pais
Belgium
81
kgs
Mid
position
186
cms
20
shirt number
14.9
M.€
77
ELO

Nacido el 12 January 1989 en 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
La Liga La Liga
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
Lower categories
RRC Vottem (1995–1997), CS Visé (1997–1999), Standard Liège (1999–2006)
Form in last matches

Competitions played in

Participation and performances
La Liga
61%
Wins
20 W
7 D
6 L
UCL
17%
Wins
1 W
2 D
3 L
Copa del Rey
75%
Wins
3 W
0 D
1 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 69 20 +49
2
Real Madrid
Real Madrid 78 38 24 6 8 75 36 +39
3
Atlético
Atlético 77 38 23 8 7 70 33 +37
4
Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad 71 38 21 8 9 51 35 +16
5
Villarreal
Villarreal 64 38 19 7 12 59 40 +19
Position on the pitch
Main position
Defensive midfielder 89%
Other positions
  • Centre-back 11%
CDM
CB
Campo de Fútbol

Attributes

61
pace
72
shot
78
pass
74
Dribbling
64
defender
80
Stamina
Main features
Leadership

Rating progression

77
equipo 06
equipo 11
equipo 12
equipo 16
equipo 18
equipo 22
Highest value in career
85 (2014)
Rankings
General
935º
Age
27º
By country
21º pais
By position
252º MF
By position
185º CDM CDM

Evolution of market value

14 M€ ▼ -0.4
equipo 06
equipo 11
equipo 12
equipo 16
equipo 18
equipo 22
Highest value in career
49M (2016)
Rankings
General
812º
Age
By country
22º pais
By position
236º MF
By position
180º CDM CDM
Contract information
Provider
Puma
Agent
Nomi Sports
Start of contract
06/07/2022
NEW SIGNING
End of contract
30/06/2024
Contract length
04/06/2025
Last signing
06/07/2022
Total transfer window transactions
89M€

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

Average number of goals
Current season 43
0
77
Calendar year 21
0
77
Last 6 months 22
0
77
Last 365 days 52
1
0.02
77
Last 3 years 136
6
0.04
77
Last 5 years 230
16
0.07
78
Career 809
103
0.13
79

List of clubs played for

Teams Season MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Atlético
Atlético
2022/23
43 0 1 3 1 43 33 10 3033' 34 6.2 77
La Liga
La Liga
33 0 0 2 1 33 25 8 2275' 34 6.3 77
Copa del Rey
Copa del Rey
4 0 0 1 0 4 3 1 297' 34 5.6 78
UCL
UCL
6 0 1 0 0 6 5 1 461' 33 5.2 78
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
B. Dortmund
B. Dortmund
2018/19
43 6 1 3 0 43 40 3 3613' 30 7 81

Teammates

Player rating and role
A. Griezmann
F
A. Griezmann
91
3
J. Oblak
GK
J. Oblak
91
0
J. Giménez
D
J. Giménez
86
0
Y. Carrasco
F
Y. Carrasco
85
0
M. Llorente
MF
M. Llorente
85
0
N. Molina
D
N. Molina
85
3
Reinildo
D
Reinildo
84
1
Koke
MF
Koke
84
-2
Á. Morata
F
Á. Morata
83
-2
R. De Paul
MF
R. De Paul
82
-1
S. Savić
D
S. Savić
81
-2
Memphis
F
Memphis
78
-6
M. Hermoso
D
M. Hermoso
78
-2
T. Lemar
MF
T. Lemar
77
-1
Saúl
MF
Saúl
73
-2
Á. Correa
F
Á. Correa
72
-8
G. Kondogbia
MF
G. Kondogbia
70
-4
Matt Doherty
D
Matt Doherty
70
-5
Reguilón
D
Reguilón
62
-12

Historical performance in clubs

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Standard de Liège
Standard de Liège
5 193 181 16316' 45 26
Zenit
Zenit
5 180 170 15114' 22 34
B. Dortmund
B. Dortmund
4 145 125 11196' 13 18
Benfica
Benfica
2 51 44 4148' 5 6
Tianjin Tianhai
Tianjin Tianhai
2 47 47 4212' 6 9
Atlético
Atlético
1 43 33 3033' 0 4
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
Pro League
Pro League
5 133 125 11217' 29 19
Premier League
Premier League
5 122 114 10101' 16 22
Bundesliga
Bundesliga
4 105 92 8193' 10 14
UCL
UCL
11 71 68 6112' 4 10
CSL
CSL
2 36 36 3222' 5 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
Benfica
Benfica
2 season
5
51
Tianjin Tianhai
Tianjin Tianhai
2 season
6
47
Atlético
Atlético
1 season
0
43

For the national team

equipo
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
130
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 5.8 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
K. De Bruyne
MF
K. De Bruyne
92
0
E. Hazard
F
E. Hazard
92
0
V. Kompany
D
V. Kompany
91
0
J. Vertonghen
D
J. Vertonghen
90
0
T. Alderweireld
D
T. Alderweireld
90
0
Y. Tielemans
MF
Y. Tielemans
88
0
S. Mignolet
GK
S. Mignolet
87
0
M. Fellaini
MF
M. Fellaini
87
0
Y. Carrasco
F
Y. Carrasco
86
0
D. Mertens
F
D. 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
T. Meunier
D
T. Meunier
81
0

Performances for the national team

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Belgium
Belgium
15 130 124 10901' 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 2413' 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
  • Footballer of the Year
    Footballer of the Year
    2008
  • 3
    World Cup participant
    World Cup participant
    2022
  • 2
    Belgian champion
    Belgian champion
    07/08
  • Portuguese league cup winner
    Portuguese league cup winner
    11/12

Most important achievements

Milestones and events on this day
Debut for team, Debut in category
Atlético
Atlético
La Liga
La Liga
15 AUG. 22
33 years
Best performances