Axel Witsel #28
Midfielder
Defensive midfielder
Belgium
Ligue 1 2026/27 · 7 apps
Club
- Age
- 37 years
- born 12 January 1989
- Height
- 186 cm
- Weight
- 81 kg
- Contract until
- Jun 2027
- At the club since
- Aug 2026
- from Girona
- Matches this season
- 9
- 602 min · 2026/27
| Competition | Matches | Goals | Assists | Rating | xG | Key passes/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligue 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.85 | 0.62 | 1.15 |
| World Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | ||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6.78 | 0.62 | 1.15 |
Form
Rating curve · 2026/27 · Avg 6.79 across 8 rated matches · all competitions
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JULOCT
Match ratings · rated matches only · gaps = no rating23 Oct · vs Brest (A) 2–1 · 6.57
23 OctLigue 1
Brest away
W 2–1
76′
6.57
18 OctLigue 1
Olympique Lyonnais away
L 1–2
87′
6.79
11 OctLigue 1
Strasbourg home
W 2–1
86′
6.95
20 SepLigue 1
LOSC Lille home
W 2–1
90′
6.93
12 SepLigue 1
Auxerre away
L 0–1
86′
7.07
All 45 matches
5 SepLigue 1
Le Mans home
D 1–1
73′
6.67
30 AugLigue 1
Paris away
L 0–3
73′
7.00
10 JulWorld Cup
Spain neutral
L 1–2
30′
6.30
7 JulWorld Cup
USA neutral
W 4–1
1′
2025/26
23 MayLa Liga
Elche home
D 1–1
58′
6.56
17 MayLa Liga
Atlético de Madrid away
L 0–1
56′
6.95
14 MayLa Liga
Real Sociedad home
D 1–1
57′
6.52
11 MayLa Liga
Rayo Vallecano away
D 1–1
90′
7.00
1 MayLa Liga
Mallorca home
L 0–1
90′
7.17
25 AprLa Liga
Valencia away
L 1–2
90′
7.11
21 AprLa Liga
Real Betis home
L 2–3
90′
6.38
10 AprLa Liga
Real Madrid away
D 1–1
90′
6.69
6 AprLa Liga
Villarreal home
W 1–0
90′
7.61
21 MarLa Liga
Osasuna away
L 0–1
90′
6.95
14 MarLa Liga
Athletic Club home
W 3–0
90′
6.90
7 MarLa Liga
Levante away
D 1–1
90′
7.39
1 MarLa Liga
Celta de Vigo home
L 1–2
73′
1A
7.41
23 FebLa Liga
Deportivo Alavés away
D 2–2
90′
1A
7.29
16 FebLa Liga
FC Barcelona home
W 2–1
90′
6.90
8 FebLa Liga
Sevilla away
D 1–1
34′
6.35
31 JanLa Liga
Real Oviedo away
L 0–1
20′
6.58
4 JanLa Liga
Mallorca away
W 2–1
90′
6.97
21 DecLa Liga
Atlético de Madrid home
L 0–3
90′
6.23
12 DecLa Liga
Real Sociedad away
W 2–1
90′
6.66
7 DecLa Liga
Elche away
L 0–3
66′
6.34
30 NovLa Liga
Real Madrid home
D 1–1
90′
7.13
23 NovLa Liga
Real Betis away
D 1–1
90′
6.75
8 NovLa Liga
Deportivo Alavés home
W 1–0
85′
6.71
31 OctLa Liga
Getafe away
L 1–2
90′
6.90
25 OctLa Liga
Real Oviedo home
D 3–3
90′
6.82
18 OctLa Liga
FC Barcelona away
L 1–2
90′
1G
7.15
4 OctLa Liga
Valencia home
W 2–1
90′
6.70
26 SepLa Liga
Espanyol home
D 0–0
86′
6.93
20 SepLa Liga
Levante home
L 0–4
30′
5.68
14 SepLa Liga
Celta de Vigo away
D 1–1
90′
6.97
30 AugLa Liga
Sevilla home
L 0–2
78′
6.50
2024/25
6 NovChampions League
Paris Saint Germain away
W 2–1
102′
7.42
23 OctChampions League
LOSC Lille home
L 1–3
90′
6.46
2 OctChampions League
Benfica away
L 0–4
90′
6.60
19 SepChampions League
RB Leipzig home
W 2–1
1′
6.13
Transfers
- 18 Aug 2026free transfer Girona Nice —
- 1 Jul 2026transfer Girona TBC —
- 12 Aug 2025free transfer Atlético de Madrid Girona —
- 6 Jul 2022free transfer Borussia Dortmund Atlético de Madrid —
- 6 Aug 2018transfer Tianjin Quanjian Borussia Dortmund €20m
- 3 Jan 2017transfer Zenit Tianjin Quanjian €20m
- 3 Sep 2012transfer Benfica Zenit €40m
- 13 Jul 2011transfer Standard Liège Benfica €9m
Career
| Club | Matches | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | |||
| Nice Ligue 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | |||
| Girona La Liga | 32 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | |||
| Atlético de Madrid La Liga · Champions League · Copa del Rey | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | |||
| Atlético de Madrid La Liga · Champions League · Copa del Rey | 50 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | |||
| Atlético de Madrid La Liga · Champions League · Copa del Rey | 43 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021/22 | |||
| Borussia Dortmund Bundesliga | 29 | 2 | 0 |