Axel Witsel

(Axel Laurent Angel Lambert Witsel)

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Born
1989 (37 years old)
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Liège, Belgium

Position
Defensive Midfield

Status
Active

Ethnicity
Mixed

Team Number
20

Height
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)

Weight
179 lbs

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Side
Right

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Player Manager ID
8169215

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Sport

Soccer

Team
Girona

2nd Team
Belgium

League
Spanish La Liga 2

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Description

Axel Laurent Angel Lambert Witsel (born 12 January 1989) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for La Liga club Girona and the Belgium national team.
He began his career at hometown club Standard Liège, making 183 appearances and scoring 42 goals while winning five domestic trophies. He was awarded the Belgian Golden Shoe in 2008. After a season in Portugal with Benfica, he signed for Zenit Saint Petersburg for a €40 million fee in 2012. Witsel won four honours during his time in Russia, before leaving for Tianjin Quanjian in January 2017. He returned to Europe with Borussia Dortmund in August 2018. With the Bundesliga side, Witsel won the 2019 DFL-Supercup and the 2020–21 DFB-Pokal.

Witsel made his senior international debut in 2008 and earned his 100th cap for Belgium on 15 November 2018. He represented the country at the FIFA World Cup in 2014 and 2018, and the UEFA European Championship in 2016 and 2020, helping them to third place in the 2018 tournament.

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Trophies

German DFB-Pokal	Dortmund	2020-2021
German DFL-Supercup	Dortmund	2019
Russian Cup	Zenit St Petersburg	2015-2016
Russian Premier League	Zenit St Petersburg	2014-2015
Belgian Pro League	Standard	2008-2009
Belgian Pro League	Standard	2007-2008

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Former Youth Teams

Standard	1999-2006	Youth	-	-

Former Senior Teams

Standard	2006-2011	Permanent	-	-
Benfica	2011-2012	Permanent	-	-
Zenit St Petersburg	2012-2016	Permanent	-	-
Tianjin Quanjian	2017-2018	Permanent	-	-
Dortmund	2018-2022	Permanent	-	-