Axel Witsel

Age 37

Belgium

1.2 Mn €

12 January 1989 (37)

186 cm

Performance

Average Rating

6.75

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

6.5

6.9

6.6

6.4

7.0

7.2

6.9

6.6

6.3

Player Attributes Overview

Player Information

Market Value

1.2M €

12 January 1989

37 Age

Nationality

Belgium

Height / Weight

186 cm / 81 kg

Contract Until

29.06.2026

Place of Birth

Liège

Position Info

Main Position Defensive Midfielder

Other Centre-Back, Central Midfielder

Strong Foot

Club Career

Axel Witsel career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season
Season	Team	M	11		A
25/26	Girona	32	30	1	2	0	1
	LaLiga	32	30	1	2	0	1
24/25	Atletico	22	15	1	1	2	0
	LaLiga	14	9	0	1	1	0
	Copa del Rey	3	3	0	0	0	0
	UEFA Champions League	4	3	0	0	1	0
	FIFA Club World Cup	1	0	1	0	0	0
23/24	Atletico	51	45	2	0	6	0
	LaLiga	35	30	2	0	5	0
	Supercopa	1	0	0	0	0	0
	Copa del Rey	5	5	0	0	1	0
	UEFA Champions League	10	10	0	0	0	0
22/23	Atletico	43	33	0	1	3	1
	LaLiga	33	25	0	0	2	1
	Copa del Rey	4	3	0	0	1	0
	UEFA Champions League	6	5	0	1	0	0
21/22	Dortmund	41	31	2	0	5	0
	Bundesliga	29	22	2	0	4	0
	DFB Pokal	3	2	0	0	0	0
	Super Cup	1	1	0	0	0	0
	UEFA Champions League	6	5	0	0	1	0
	UEFA Europa League	2	1	0	0	0	0
20/21	Dortmund	22	18	1	0	5	0
	Bundesliga	15	13	0	0	4	0
	DFB Pokal	2	1	0	0	1	0
	UEFA Champions League	5	4	1	0	0	0
19/20	Dortmund	39	36	4	5	5	0
	Bundesliga	28	25	4	5	4	0
	DFB Pokal	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Super Cup	1	1	0	0	0	0
	UEFA Champions League	7	7	0	0	1	0
18/19	Dortmund	43	40	6	1	3	0
	Bundesliga	33	32	4	1	2	0
	DFB Pokal	3	1	1	0	1	0
	UEFA Champions League	7	7	1	0	0	0
2018	Tianjin Tianhai	9	9	1	0	0	0
	Chinese Super League	9	9	1	0	0	0
2017	Tianjin Tianhai	27	27	4	3	6	0
	Chinese Super League	27	27	4	3	6	0
16/17	Saint Petersburg	22	21	1	3	7	0
	Premier League	16	15	1	2	5	0
	UEFA Europa League	6	6	0	1	2	0
15/16	Saint Petersburg	34	33	4	3	7	0
	Premier League	27	26	3	2	4	0
	UEFA Champions League	7	7	1	1	3	0
14/15	Saint Petersburg	39	37	6	1	7	1
	Premier League	26	24	4	1	5	0
	UEFA Champions League	7	7	1	0	1	1
	UEFA Europa League	6	6	1	0	1	0
13/14	Saint Petersburg	41	40	4	4	3	1
	Premier League	30	29	4	3	3	0
	UEFA Champions League	11	11	0	1	0	1
12/13	Saint Petersburg	28	25	5	1	8	0
	Premier League	19	16	4	1	5	0
	UEFA Champions League	5	5	0	0	1	0
	UEFA Europa League	4	4	1	0	2	0
12/13	SL Benfica	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Liga Portugal	3	3	0	0	0	0
11/12	SL Benfica	48	40	5	6	6	0
	Liga Portugal	28	23	1	3	5	0
	Taca de Portugal	2	1	0	0	0	0
	League Cup	4	3	2	0	1	0
	UEFA Champions League	14	13	2	3	0	0
10/11	Standard	37	37	10	6	4	1
	Pro League	37	37	10	6	4	1
09/10	Standard	38	36	9	3	4	2
	Pro League	26	24	6	2	2	2
	UEFA Champions League	6	6	0	1	1	0
	UEFA Europa League	6	6	3	0	1	0
08/09	Standard	45	43	9	3	5	0
	Pro League	35	33	8	2	4	0
	UEFA Champions League	2	2	0	0	0	0
	UEFA Europa League	8	8	1	1	1	0
07/08	Standard	36	36	9	4	4	1
	Pro League	33	33	7	4	4	1
	UEFA Europa League	3	3	2	0	0	0
06/07	Standard	17	10	2	1	1	0
	Pro League	16	10	2	1	1	0
	UEFA Europa League	1	0	0	0	0	0
Total		717	645	86	48	91	8

National Team Career

Axel Witsel career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season
Season	Team	M	11		A
2026	Belgium	8	1	0	0	1	0
	World Cup	2	0	0	0	1	0
	FIFA World Cup Qualification, UEFA	2	0	0	0	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	4	1	0	0	0	0
2024	Belgium	2	1	0	0	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	2	1	0	0	0	0
2023	Belgium	6	6	1	0	1	0
	UEFA Nations League	6	6	1	0	1	0
2022	Belgium	8	7	1	0	1	0
	World Cup	3	3	0	0	0	0
	FIFA World Cup Qualification, UEFA	4	4	1	0	1	0
	Int. Friendly Games	1	0	0	0	0	0
2021	Belgium	15	14	1	0	4	0
	UEFA Euro	4	3	0	0	0	0
	UEFA Nations League	7	7	1	0	3	0
	UEFA EURO, Qualification	4	4	0	0	1	0
2019	Belgium	4	4	0	0	0	0
	UEFA Nations League	4	4	0	0	0	0
2018	Belgium	18	18	2	1	2	1
	World Cup	6	6	0	0	1	0
	FIFA World Cup Qualification, UEFA	8	8	2	1	1	1
	Int. Friendly Games	4	4	0	0	0	0
2017	Belgium	3	2	0	0	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	3	2	0	0	0	0
2016	Belgium	19	18	1	2	1	0
	UEFA Euro	5	5	1	0	1	0
	UEFA EURO, Qualification	8	7	0	2	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	6	6	0	0	0	0
2015	Belgium	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	2	2	0	0	0	0
2014	Belgium	20	19	1	1	3	0
	World Cup	4	4	0	0	1	0
	FIFA World Cup Qualification, UEFA	10	10	0	0	1	0
	Int. Friendly Games	6	5	1	1	1	0
2013	Belgium	4	4	0	0	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	4	4	0	0	0	0
2012	Belgium	14	13	2	1	2	0
	Int. Friendly Games	5	5	0	0	1	0
	UEFA EURO, Qualification	9	8	2	1	1	0
2011	Belgium	5	5	1	0	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	5	5	1	0	0	0
2010	Belgium	7	7	0	2	0	1
	FIFA World Cup Qualification, UEFA	5	5	0	2	0	1
	Int. Friendly Games	2	2	0	0	0	0
2009	Belgium	2	2	1	0	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	2	2	1	0	0	0
2008	Belgium	3	2	1	0	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	3	2	1	0	0	0
2008	Belgium	1	0	0	0	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	1	0	0	0	0	0
Total		141	125	12	7	15	2

Club Career Summary

Season	Team	M	11		A
2025-Today	Girona	32	30	1	2
2022-2025	Atletico	116	93	3	2
2018-2022	Dortmund	145	125	13	6
2017-2018	Tianjin Tianhai	36	36	5	3
2012-2017	Saint Petersburg	164	156	20	12
2011-2013	SL Benfica	51	43	5	6
2006-2011	Standard	173	162	39	17

National Team Career Summary

Season	Team	M	11		A
2008-Today	Belgium	140	125	12	7
2008	Belgium	1	0	0	0

General Statistics

1 Goals

2 Assists

6.9 Avg. Pts

32 Matches

30 Starting XI

2533 Minutes

Shots

11 Off-target Shots 0.39

On-target Shots

5 0.18

Total Shots Taken

Shots per Match

Performance Info

Average Rating

6.75

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Season Performance

Statistic	Total	Rank The bar chart shows how the player compares to other players in the same position for each statistic in the selected league. A green bar means the player is among the best in their position for that statistic, while a red bar means they are among the worst. The length of the bar represents the player's ranking based on their percentile for each statistic. The comparison is made only with players in the same position in the selected league.
Score
Goals	1	%62
Assists	2	%84
Goal Contribution	3	%77
Expected Goals (xG)	1.57	%82
Expected Goals on Target (xGOT)	1.65	%82
Big Chances Created	2	%72
Big Chances Missed	5	%1
Penalty	-	%49
Free-kick Goal	-	%50
Shots
Total Shots	20	%81
Shots on Target	5	%78
Shots off Target	11	%16
Blocked Shots	4	%36
Passes
Pass Accuracy %	91.2%	%89
Passes	1466	%93
Accurate Passes	1337	%93
Key Passes	17	%76
Passes in Final Third	152	%82
Chances Created	12	%69
Long Balls and Crosses
Long Ball Accuracy %	62.5%	%86
Long Balls	64	%54
Accurate Long Balls	40	%66
Cross Accuracy %	0%	%13
Crosses	1	%16
Accurate Crosses	-	%18
Defense
Clearances	56	%84
Interceptions	30	%78
Tackles	37	%57
Individual
Touches	1814	%91
Dribbles	14	%74
Successful Dribbles	10	%76
Successful Dribble %	71.4%	%70
Duels	240	%80
Duels Won %	54.2%	%68
Duels Won	130	%80
Possession Lost	187	%31
Dispossessed	19	%15
Offsides	1	%21
Fouls Won	37	%87
Free Kicks Taken	37	%87
Discipline
Fouls	34	%34
Yellow Cards	-	%92
Red Cards	1	%7

Teammates

Player	M	W	D	L

Opponent Players

Player	M	W	D	L

Opponent Teams

Team	M	W	D	L

Date	From	To	Transfer Fee
30.06.26	Girona		Released
13.08.25		Girona	Signed
11.08.25	Atletico	Girona	Signed
05.07.22	Dortmund	Atletico	Signed
02.09.12	SL Benfica	Saint Petersburg	40M €
12.07.11	Standard	SL Benfica	9M €

Club Honors

Success	Count	Team	Seasons
German Super Cup winner	1	Borussia Dortmund	19/20
German cup winner	1	Borussia Dortmund	20/21
Portuguese league cup winner	1	SL Benfica	11/12
Belgian champion	2	Standard Liege	08/09 07/08
Belgian Supercup Winner	2	Standard Liege	09/10 08/09
Russian champion	1	FK Zenit Saint Petersburg	2015
Belgian cup winner	1	Standard Liege	2011
Russian cup winner	1	FK Zenit Saint Petersburg	2016
Russian Super Cup winner	2	FK Zenit Saint Petersburg	16/17 15/16

National Team Honors

Success	Count	Team	Seasons
World Cup third place	1	Belgium	2018

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