Axel Laurent Angel Lambert Witsel
A. Witsel
🌍 Belgium 🎂 Age 37 12 Jan 1989 📍 Liège, Belgium 📏 186 ⚖ 81
Career
Season Statistics
2025 / 2026
| Team | League | Pos | Apps | Mins | G | A | 🟨 | 🟥 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Girona
|
La Liga | Defender | 23 | 1822 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.8 |
2024 / 2025
| Team | League | Pos | Apps | Mins | G | A | 🟨 | 🟥 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atletico Madrid
|
All competitions | Defender | 27 | 1208 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Copa del Rey | Defender | 3 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | ||
| Friendlies Clubs | Defender | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| La Liga | Defender | 14 | 847 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | |
| UEFA Champions League | Defender | 10 | 271 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 | ||
 Belgium
|
All competitions | Defender | 4 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Euro Championship | Defender | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Friendlies | Defender | 2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| World Cup - Qualification Europe | Defender | 2 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | |
|
Girona
|
La Liga | Defender | 38 | 858 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 |
2023 / 2024
| Team | League | Pos | Apps | Mins | G | A | 🟨 | 🟥 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Atletico Madrid
|
All competitions | Defender | 54 | 4341 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Copa del Rey | Defender | 5 | 480 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 | ||
| Friendlies Clubs | Defender | 4 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| La Liga | Defender | 35 | 2782 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7.0 | |
| UEFA Champions League | Defender | 10 | 888 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | ||
|
Belgium
|
Friendlies | Defender | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Girona
|
La Liga | Defender | 36 | 2783 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7.0 |
2022 / 2023
| Team | League | Pos | Apps | Mins | G | A | 🟨 | 🟥 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Belgium
|
All competitions | Defender | 10 | 828 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Friendlies | Defender | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| UEFA Nations League | Defender | 6 | 468 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 | ||
| World Cup | Defender | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | ||
|
Atletico Madrid
|
All competitions | Defender | 43 | 2954 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.8 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Defender | 4 | 238 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| La Liga | Defender | 33 | 2255 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.7 | ||
| UEFA Champions League | Defender | 6 | 461 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | |
 Borussia Dortmund
|
Friendlies Clubs | Defender | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Girona
|
La Liga | Defender | 37 | 2267 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.7 |
2021 / 2022
| Team | League | Pos | Apps | Mins | G | A | 🟨 | 🟥 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Borussia Dortmund
|
All competitions | Defender | 40 | 2680 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Bundesliga | Defender | 29 | 1945 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6.9 | ||
| DFB Pokal | Defender | 3 | 215 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | ||
| Friendlies Clubs | Defender | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Defender | 6 | 470 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 | ||
| UEFA Europa League | Defender | 2 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | ||
|
Belgium
|
Friendlies | Defender | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 / 2021
| Team | League | Pos | Apps | Mins | G | A | 🟨 | 🟥 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Borussia Dortmund
|
All competitions | Defender | 27 | 1912 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Bundesliga | Defender | 15 | 1130 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7.0 | ||
| DFB Pokal | Defender | 2 | 104 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 | ||
| Friendlies Clubs | Defender | 5 | 316 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Defender | 5 | 362 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 | ||
|
Belgium
|
All competitions | Defender | 15 | 1350 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Euro Championship | Defender | 4 | 360 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.3 | ||
| Friendlies | Defender | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| UEFA Nations League | Defender | 7 | 630 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7.0 | ||
| World Cup - Qualification Europe | Defender | 4 | 360 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 |
2019 / 2020
| Team | League | Pos | Apps | Mins | G | A | 🟨 | 🟥 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Borussia Dortmund
|
All competitions | Defender | 38 | 3126 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Bundesliga | Defender | 28 | 2245 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7.1 | |
| DFB Pokal | Defender | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | ||
| UEFA Champions League | Defender | 7 | 611 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 |
2018 / 2019
| Team | League | Pos | Apps | Mins | G | A | 🟨 | 🟥 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tianjin Songjiang
|
All competitions | Defender | 17 | 1525 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.1 |
| AFC Champions League Elite | Defender | 8 | 720 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.1 | |
| Super League | Defender | 9 | 805 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | ||
|
Borussia Dortmund
|
All competitions | Defender | 43 | 3703 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Bundesliga | Defender | 33 | 2873 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.2 | |
| DFB Pokal | Defender | 3 | 200 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | ||
| UEFA Champions League | Defender | 7 | 630 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 | ||
|
Belgium
|
All competitions | Defender | 22 | 1884 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.1 |
| Friendlies | Defender | 4 | 316 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| UEFA Nations League | Defender | 4 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| World Cup | Defender | 6 | 540 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 | ||
| World Cup - Qualification Europe | Defender | 8 | 668 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
2017 / 2018
| Team | League | Pos | Apps | Mins | G | A | 🟨 | 🟥 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Belgium
|
Friendlies | Defender | 3 | 198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Tianjin Songjiang
|
Super League | Defender | 27 | 2417 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7.2 |
2016 / 2017
| Team | League | Pos | Apps | Mins | G | A | 🟨 | 🟥 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Belgium
|
Euro Championship | Defender | 5 | 450 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
 Zenit
|
All competitions | Defender | 22 | 1826 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Premier League | Defender | 16 | 1286 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7.1 | |
| UEFA Europa League | Defender | 6 | 540 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.1 |
2015 / 2016
| Team | League | Pos | Apps | Mins | G | A | 🟨 | 🟥 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Zenit
|
UEFA Champions League | Defender | 7 | 630 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7.2 |
2014 / 2015
| Team | League | Pos | Apps | Mins | G | A | 🟨 | 🟥 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Zenit
|
All competitions | Defender | 13 | 1117 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| UEFA Champions League | Defender | 7 | 599 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| UEFA Europa League | Defender | 6 | 518 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
|
Belgium
|
World Cup | Defender | 4 | 390 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2013 / 2014
| Team | League | Pos | Apps | Mins | G | A | 🟨 | 🟥 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Zenit
|
UEFA Champions League | Defender | 11 | 914 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2012 / 2013
2011 / 2012
| Team | League | Pos | Apps | Mins | G | A | 🟨 | 🟥 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Benfica
|
All competitions | Defender | 43 | 3473 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Primeira Liga | Defender | 29 | 2287 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Defender | 14 | 1186 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2010 / 2011
| Team | League | Pos | Apps | Mins | G | A | 🟨 | 🟥 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Standard Liege
|
Jupiler Pro League | Defender | 37 | 3275 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Recent Appearances
| Date | Match | Mins | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jul 26 |
Belgium
3–2
 Senegal
|
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| 15 Jun 26 |
Belgium
1–1
 Egypt
|
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| 06 Jun 26 |
Belgium
5–0
 Tunisia
|
20 | 6.9 | ||
| 02 Jun 26 |
 Croatia
0–2
Belgium
|
11 | 0 | 6.5 | |
| 23 May 26 |
Girona
1–1
 Elche
|
58 | 0 | 6.6 | |
| 17 May 26 |
Atletico Madrid
1–0
Girona
|
56 | 0 | 6.9 | |
| 14 May 26 |
Girona
1–1
 Real Sociedad
|
57 | 0 | 6.7 | |
| 11 May 26 |
 Rayo Vallecano
1–1
Girona
|
90 | 0 | 6.9 | |
| 01 May 26 |
Girona
0–1
 Mallorca
|
90 | 0 | 7.3 | |
| 25 Apr 26 |
 Valencia
2–1
Girona
|
90 | 0 | 7.5 | |
| 21 Apr 26 |
Girona
2–3
 Real Betis
|
90 | 0 | 6.3 | |
| 10 Apr 26 |
 Real Madrid
1–1
Girona
|
90 | 0 | 6.6 | |
| 06 Apr 26 |
Girona
1–0
 Villarreal
|
90 | 0 | 7.7 | |
| 01 Apr 26 |
 Mexico
1–1
Belgium
|
63 | 0 | 6.3 | |
| 28 Mar 26 |
 USA
2–5
Belgium
|
20 | 0 | 6.5 | |
| 21 Mar 26 |
 Osasuna
1–0
Girona
|
90 | 0 | 7.2 | |
| 14 Mar 26 |
Girona
3–0
 Athletic Club
|
90 | 0 | 7.2 | |
| 07 Mar 26 |
 Levante
1–1
Girona
|
90 | 0 | 6.9 | |
| 01 Mar 26 |
Girona
1–2
 Celta Vigo
|
73 | 1 | 7.2 | |
| 23 Feb 26 |
 Alaves
2–2
Girona
|
90 | 1 | 6.9 |
Transfer History
| Date | From | To | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | → | Free Transfer | ||
| Jul 2022 | → | Free | ||
| Aug 2018 | → | € 20M | ||
| Sept 2012 | → | € 40M | ||
| Jul 2011 | → | € 7.5M |
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