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Axel Witsel

Midfielder#28

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Key facts

Age: 37
Height: 1.85 m
Weight: 82 kg
Number: #28
Born: 12/1/1989
Position: Midfielder
Nationality: Belgium

Official profile

ESPN player page ↗

Career stats

Season

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	STRT	FC	FA	YC	SHOT	SOG
2026-27 French Ligue 1	7	2	9	0	7	2
2026 International Friendly	1	2	0	0	1	0
2026 FIFA World Cup	0	2	1	1	0	0

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Every game we hold

Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2026-27 Ligue 1Nice	7	0	0	7	2	571	0	0	0	7	0	2	9	0	9	0
2026 FIFA World CupBelgium	2	0	0	0	0	31	1	0	0	2	2	2	1	0	1	0
2026 International FriendlyBelgium	4	0	0	1	0	99	0	0	0	4	3	2	0	0	2	0
2025-26 LaLigaGirona	32	1	2	20	5	2,533	1	1	1	32	2	34	37	0	41	0
2024-25 LaLigaAtlético de Madrid	14	0	1	1	0	846	1	0	1	14	5	4	5	0	8	0
2024-25 UEFA Champions LeagueAtlético de Madrid	4	0	0	0	0	270	1	0	0	4	1	3	1	0	8	0
2024 International FriendlyBelgium	2	–	–	–	–	90	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2023-24 LaLigaAtlético de Madrid	35	2	0	8	3	2,784	5	0	4	35	5	23	29	0	31	0
2023-24 UEFA Champions LeagueAtlético de Madrid	10	0	0	2	1	888	0	0	1	10	0	8	3	0	11	0
2022-23 LaLigaAtlético de Madrid	33	0	0	7	0	2,255	2	1	0	33	8	19	15	0	28	0
2022 FIFA World CupBelgium	3	0	0	1	0	270	0	0	0	3	0	5	4	0	2	0
2022 International FriendlyBelgium	1	0	0	0	0	90	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	2	0
2022-23 UEFA Champions LeagueAtlético de Madrid	6	0	1	1	0	461	0	0	0	6	1	2	3	0	9	0
2022 UEFA Nations LeagueBelgium	6	1	0	2	1	467	1	0	0	6	0	7	5	0	8	0
2021-22 BundesligaBorussia Dortmund	29	2	0	8	2	1,945	4	0	0	29	7	25	30	0	31	0
2021-22 UEFA Europa LeagueBorussia Dortmund	2	0	0	0	0	49	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	2	0
2021-22 UEFA Champions LeagueBorussia Dortmund	6	0	0	1	1	471	1	0	0	6	1	5	4	0	9	0
2021 UEFA Nations LeagueBelgium	2	0	0	0	0	180	1	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	5	0
2020-21 BundesligaBorussia Dortmund	15	0	0	12	2	1,130	4	0	0	15	2	16	20	0	18	0
2020-21 UEFA Champions LeagueBorussia Dortmund	5	1	0	4	2	362	0	0	0	5	1	2	5	0	4	0
2020 UEFA Nations LeagueBelgium	5	1	0	7	4	450	2	0	0	5	0	9	6	0	4	0
2019-20 BundesligaBorussia Dortmund	28	4	5	31	7	2,245	4	0	2	28	3	38	40	0	32	0
2019-20 UEFA Champions LeagueBorussia Dortmund	7	0	0	5	0	611	1	0	0	7	0	12	12	0	10	0
2018-19 BundesligaBorussia Dortmund	33	4	1	36	11	2,873	2	0	0	33	1	26	50	0	41	0
2018-19 UEFA Champions LeagueBorussia Dortmund	7	1	0	10	3	630	0	0	0	7	0	6	5	0	6	0
2018 UEFA Nations LeagueBelgium	4	0	0	2	0	360	0	0	0	4	0	5	2	0	6	0
2018 FIFA World CupBelgium	6	0	0	6	1	540	1	0	0	6	0	9	9	0	6	0
2018 AFC Champions League EliteTianjin Quanjian	7	0	1	5	0	630	2	0	0	7	0	6	12	0	11	0
2016-17 UEFA Europa LeagueZenit St Petersburg	6	0	1	10	2	540	2	0	0	6	0	11	15	0	8	0
2015-16 UEFA Champions LeagueZenit St Petersburg	7	1	1	12	6	630	4	0	0	7	0	13	13	0	7	0
2014-15 UEFA Europa LeagueZenit St Petersburg	6	1	0	5	2	518	1	0	0	6	0	14	15	0	5	0
2014-15 UEFA Champions LeagueZenit St Petersburg	7	1	0	4	1	599	1	0	1	5	0	12	9	0	6	0
2014 FIFA World CupBelgium	4	0	0	9	5	390	1	0	0	4	0	4	12	0	3	0
2013-14 UEFA Champions LeagueZenit St Petersburg	11	0	0	9	4	914	0	1	0	8	0	10	20	0	15	0
2012-13 UEFA Europa LeagueZenit St Petersburg	4	1	0	7	4	360	2	0	0	4	0	6	6	0	5	0
2012-13 UEFA Champions LeagueZenit St Petersburg	5	0	0	4	1	450	1	0	1	5	0	13	6	0	6	0
2011-12 UEFA Champions LeagueBenfica	11	0	1	9	1	990	0	0	1	10	0	16	14	0	10	0
2009-10 UEFA Europa LeagueStandard Liege	6	3	0	6	4	540	1	0	0	6	0	2	10	0	8	0
2009-10 UEFA Champions LeagueStandard Liege	6	0	1	5	2	534	1	0	0	6	0	13	5	0	9	0
2008-09 UEFA Champions LeagueStandard Liege	2	–	–	–	–	180	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Career40 seasons	390	24	15	257	77	30,776	48	3	13	380	43	388	435	0	427	0

Recent games

Nov '269
@ Angers
Did not record a stat
W 2-0
Oct '2624
@ Brest
3 FA
W 2-1
Oct '2619
@ Lyon
1 SHOT
L 2-1
Oct '2612
v Strasbourg
1 SHOT · 1 SOG · 3 FA
W 2-1
Sept '2621
v Lille
1 SHOT · 1 FC · 1 FA
W 2-1
Sept '2613
@ AJ Auxerre
2 SHOT · 1 SOG · 1 FA
L 1-0
Sept '266
v Le Mans
2 SHOT · 1 FC
D 1-1
Aug '2630
@ Paris FC
1 FA
L 3-0

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly.

Game
24 Oct @ BrestW 2-1 24 Oct	0	0	76	1	0	3	1
19 Oct @ LyonL 1-2 19 Oct	1	0	87	1	0	0	2
12 Oct v StrasbourgW 2-1 12 Oct	1	1	86	1	0	3	1
21 Sept v LilleW 2-1 21 Sept	1	0	90	1	1	1	1
13 Sept @ AJ AuxerreL 0-1 13 Sept	2	1	86	1	0	1	1
6 Sept v Le MansD 1-1 6 Sept	2	0	73	1	1	0	1
30 Aug @ Paris FCL 0-3 30 Aug	0	0	73	1	0	1	2

Splits, Ligue 1

Split
AwayHome or away · won 1 of 4	4	0.8	0.3	80.5	1.0	0.0	1.3	1.5
HomeHome or away · won 2 of 3	3	1.3	0.3	83.0	1.0	0.7	1.3	1.0
LossesResult	3	1.0	0.3	82.0	1.0	0.0	0.7	1.7
WinsResult	3	0.7	0.3	84.0	1.0	0.3	2.3	1.0
DrawsResult	1	2.0	0.0	73.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0
Regular seasonStage · won 3 of 7	7	1.0	0.3	81.6	1.0	0.3	1.3	1.3
AJ AuxerreOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	2.0	1.0	86.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0
BrestOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	76.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	1.0
Le MansOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	2.0	0.0	73.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0
LilleOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	1.0	0.0	90.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
LyonOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	1.0	0.0	87.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0
Paris FCOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	73.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0
StrasbourgOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	1.0	1.0	86.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	1.0
Allianz Riviera, NiceGround · won 2 of 3	3	1.3	0.3	83.0	1.0	0.7	1.3	1.0
Groupama Stadium, LyonGround · won 0 of 1	1	1.0	0.0	87.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0
Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, AuxerreGround · won 0 of 1	1	2.0	1.0	86.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0
Stade Francis-Le Blé, BrestGround · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	76.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	1.0
Stade Jean Bouin, ParisGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	73.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0

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Axel Witsel

Key facts

Official profile

Career stats

Season

Every game we hold

Recent games

Game log, 2026-27 Ligue 1

Splits, Ligue 1