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Axel Witsel

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Axel Witsel is a midfielder for Girona from Belgium. Age 37. Shirt number 20. Born in Liège. See the team page for live scores, fixtures and results.

Key facts

Position
Midfielder
Shirt number
#20
Age
37 years old
Born
Thursday, January 12, 1989
Birthplace
Liège
Nationality
Belgium
Height
185 cm
Weight
82 kg
Current team
Girona logoGirona
National team
Belgium

Profile

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Axel Laurent Angel Lambert Witsel is a Belgian professional footballer for Ligue 1 club Nice. A versatile midfielder, Witsel is known for his defensive intelligence, vision, playmaking ability, ball retention, and capacity to control the tempo of matches. He has primarily played as a defensive midfielder or central midfielder, but has also been deployed as a centre-back.

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Statistics

SeasonCompetitionStartsGoalsAssistsYellow cardsRed cardsShotsShots on targetFouls committedFouls suffered
2026-27French Ligue 1700007229
2026FIFA World Cup000100021
2026International Friendly100001020

Career

Clubs

SeasonTeam
2006–2011Standard Liege
2012–2016Zenit St Petersburg
2017–2018Tianjin Tianhai F.C.
2018–2022Borussia Dortmund
2022–2025Atlético Madrid Women
2026–presentOGC Nice

National team

SeasonTeam
2004–2004Belgium national under-15 association football team
2005–2005Belgium national under-16 association football team
2005–2006Belgium national under-17 association football team
2006–2006Belgium national under-19 football team
2006–2007Belgium national under-18 football team
2007–2009Belgium national under-21 football team
2008–presentBelgium
2011–2012Benfica
2025–2026Girona FC

Teammates at Girona

Full squad