About Axel Witsel
Axel Witsel has 19 league seasons on record, from 2008 to 2026, with 9 clubs.
Performance Overview
Season Performance 26/27
All Competitions
- Matches
- 6
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 0
- Goal Contributions
- 0
- Mins/game
- 68
- Avg Rating
- 6.91
rating
6.78+0.05(+0.7%)
Last 38 matches
Oct 13, 2025 — Oct 13, 2026
High
6.95
Low
6.29
Avg
6.78
G+A
3
Wins14
Draws11
Losses13
| Month | Matches | Mins | G | A | G+A | G/M | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 2026 | 1 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.95 |
Sep 2026 | 3 | 249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.90 |
Aug 2026 | 1 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.92 |
Jul 2026 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.30 |
Jun 2026 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.57 |
May 2026 | 5 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | - |
Apr 2026 | 5 | 423 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.58 |
Mar 2026 | 5 | 380 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 6.29 |
Feb 2026 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | - |
Jan 2026 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | - |
Dec 2025 | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | - |
Nov 2025 | 4 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.49 |
Oct 2025 | 4 | 279 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 | 6.42 |
13 months • 38 matches
Career
Club Career
MGAGxGRtg
Borussia Dortmund
2018/2019 - 2021/2022
1451360.0911,2867.17
Standard Liège
2008/2009 - 2010/2011
1263070.2410,305-
Atlético de Madrid
2022/2023 - 2024/2025
115230.028,6037.04
Zenit
2012/2013 - 2016/2017
1111440.139,5027.14
Benfica
2011/2012
46320.073,743-
Tianjin Quanjian
2017 - 2018
45610.132,725-
Girona
2025/2026
32120.032,5336.82
Nice
2026/2027 - now
6000.004086.91
Total
62669250.1149,105
National Team
MGAGxGRtg
Belgium
2008 - now
1341140.088,6817.07
Club Career
MGAG+A/90Rtg
Nice
26/27
6004080.00006.91
Girona
25/26
32122,5330.11316.82
Atlético de Madrid
24/25
21011,4110.06207.11
Atlético de Madrid
23/24
51204,1790.04607.09
Atlético de Madrid
22/23
43023,0130.06316.94
Borussia Dortmund
21/22
412—2,7710.06506.97
Borussia Dortmund
20/21
221—1,5960.06507.20
Borussia Dortmund
19/20
39453,2160.25507.19
Borussia Dortmund
18/19
43613,7030.17307.32
Tianjin Quanjian
2018
18211,6450.1620-
Tianjin Quanjian
2017
274—1,0800.3360-
Zenit
16/17
22121,8260.15707.25
Zenit
15/16
36623,1270.23807.07
Zenit
14/15
132—1,1170.1621-
Zenit
13/14
314—2,6220.1431-
Zenit
12/13
91—8100.1130-
Benfica
12/13
30—2700.0000-
Benfica
11/12
43323,4730.1350-
Standard Liège
10/11
431273,2750.5251-
Standard Liège
09/10
389—3,1730.2652-
Standard Liège
08/09
45903,8570.2150-
National Team
MGAG+A/90Rtg
Belgium
2026
8001800.00106.44
Belgium
2024
200900.00007.04
Belgium
2022
142—1,1880.15207.09
Belgium
2020
151—1,2960.07407.17
Belgium
2018
22211,8840.14217.04
Belgium
2017
30—1980.0000-
Belgium
2016
19121,6110.1710-
Belgium
2015
20—1710.0010-
Belgium
2014
181—1,5160.12307.29
Belgium
2013
20———00-
Belgium
2012
102———20-
Belgium
2011
51———00-
Belgium
2010
7004080.0001-
Belgium
2009
2101390.6500-
Belgium
2008
50———00-
League seasons, computed
| Season | League | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | G+A / 90 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008/2009 | Pro League | 35 | 2957 | 8 | 0 | 0.24 | — |
| 2009/2010 | Pro League | 26 | 2099 | 6 | 0 | 0.26 | — |
| 2010/2011 | Pro League | 37 | 3275 | 10 | 7 | 0.47 | — |
| 2011/2012 | Liga Portugal | 29 | 2287 | 1 | 0 | 0.04 | — |
| 2012/2013 | Liga Portugal | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013/2014 | Premier League (Russia) | 20 | 1708 | 4 | 0 | 0.21 | — |
| 2015/2016 | Premier League (Russia) | 27 | 2305 | 3 | 1 | 0.16 | 7.02 |
| 2016/2017 | Premier League (Russia) | 16 | 1286 | 1 | 1 | 0.14 | 7.26 |
| 2017 | Super League (China) | 27 | 1080 | 4 | 0 | 0.33 | — |
| 2018 | Super League (China) | 9 | 805 | 1 | 0 | 0.11 | — |
| 2018/2019 | Bundesliga | 33 | 2873 | 4 | 1 | 0.16 | 7.29 |
| 2019/2020 | Bundesliga | 28 | 2245 | 4 | 5 | 0.36 | 7.22 |
| 2020/2021 | Bundesliga | 15 | 1130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.13 |
| 2021/2022 | Bundesliga | 29 | 1946 | 2 | 0 | 0.09 | 7 |
| 2022/2023 | La Liga | 33 | 2255 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.88 |
| 2023/2024 | La Liga | 35 | 2781 | 2 | 0 | 0.06 | 7.09 |
| 2024/2025 | La Liga | 14 | 859 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 7.06 |
| 2025/2026 | La Liga | 32 | 2533 | 1 | 2 | 0.11 | 6.82 |
| 2026/2027 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 408 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.91 |
Career Progress
Appearances per Season
Appearance Distribution
91
Full match
21
Substituted off
22
From Bench
Axel Witsel: career in numbers
- Best-rated season
- 2018/2019 · 7.29Bundesliga
- Lowest-rated season
- 2025/2026 · 6.82La Liga
- Rating trend
- -0.24last 2 rated seasons vs career average before them
- Career involvement (league)
- 0.18 G+A per 9051 goals + 18 assists across 19 league seasons (per-90 from 35102 minutes on record)
- League seasons on record
- 19 (2008–2026)
- Clubs with recorded appearances
- 9
- Rating percentile
- 55thrating 6.82 vs 148 rated peers
- Goals rank
- #70 of 1481 goal
- G+A per 90 percentile
- 30th0.11 per 90
Cohort: 148 La Liga midfielders, 2025/2026, min. 450 minutes.
Rival Clubs(49)
Player stats against each opponent club
| Team | MP | W | D | L | G | A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Club Brugge | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 FC Barcelona | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 FC Bayern München | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sevilla | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 FC Augsburg | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Eintracht Frankfurt | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Borussia Mönchengladbach | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Anderlecht | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
 Hertha BSC | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Real Madrid | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 SC Freiburg | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Getafe | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 RB Leipzig | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 VfL Wolfsburg | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gent | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Genk | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 TSG Hoffenheim | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Athletic Club | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Werder Bremen | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Rival National Teams(1)
Player stats against each opponent national team
| Team | MP | W | D | L | G | A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 France | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Transfers
Transfer Value History
Transfer History
Trophies & Awards
3 titles won