Axel Witsel

€2MMarket Value

Nice•Midfielder•

Belgium

Axel Witsel

€2MMarket Value

Nice•Midfielder•

Belgium

7.1

Season Score

Jan 12, 1989

186 cm

Height

Shirt Number

Card stats based on

7.1

Season Score

Jan 12, 1989

186 cm

Height

Shirt Number

Card stats based on

Season Performance 26/27

All Competitions

Matches: 2
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Goal Contributions: 0
Mins/game: 37
Avg Rating: 7.00

Career

Professional Career

MGAGxGMinRtg

Borussia Dortmund

2018/2019 - 2021/2022

1571380.0811,9167.17

Atlético de Madrid

2022/2023 - 2024/2025

127230.029,2227.02

Standard Liège

2008/2009 - 2010/2011

1263070.2410,305-

Zenit

2012/2013 - 2016/2017

2016/2017 - 2017/2018

Total

64469270.1147,542

National Team

MGAGxGMinRtg

Belgium

2008 - now

1341140.088,6817.07

Professional Career

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

Nice

26/27

20—73—007.00

Girona

25/26

301———31-

Atlético de Madrid

24/25

210—1,3890.06207.06

Atlético de Madrid

23/24

552—4,4220.04607.06

Atlético de Madrid

22/23

470—3,2040.06316.95

Atlético de Madrid

21/22

40—2070.0000-

Borussia Dortmund

21/22

412—2,7710.06506.97

Borussia Dortmund

20/21

221—1,5960.06507.20

Borussia Dortmund

19/20

444—3,4880.26507.19

Borussia Dortmund

18/19

496—4,0450.18307.32

Tianjin Quanjian

17/18

182—1,6450.1620-

Borussia Dortmund

17/18

10—16—00-

Tianjin Quanjian

16/17

274—1,0800.3360-

Zenit

16/17

221—1,8260.15707.25

Zenit

15/16

366—3,1270.23807.07

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

433—3,4730.1350-

Standard Liège

10/11

4312—3,2750.5251-

Standard Liège

09/10

389—3,1730.2652-

Standard Liège

08/09

459—3,8570.2150-

National Team

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

Belgium

25/26

80—1800.00106.46

Belgium

23/24

20—900.00007.04

Belgium

21/22

142—1,1880.15207.09

Belgium

19/20

151—1,2960.07407.17

Belgium

17/18

222—1,8840.14217.04

Belgium

16/17

30—1980.0000-

Belgium

15/16

191—1,6110.1710-

Belgium

14/15

20—1710.0010-

Belgium

13/14

181—1,5160.12307.29

Belgium

12/13

20———00-

Belgium

11/12

102———20-

Belgium

10/11

51———00-

Belgium

09/10

70—4080.0001-

Belgium

08/09

21—1390.6500-

Belgium

07/08

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	848	0	1	0.11	7.05
2025/2026	La Liga	30	—	1	2	—	—

Domestic league competitions only (SportMonks sub_type='domestic'); national-team, continental and cup competitions are excluded. Classification resolved by league id against the canonical leagues index. G+A/90 computed from minutes actually played.

Career Progress

Appearances per Season

Appearance Distribution

Full match

Substituted off

From Bench

Axel Witsel — computed career insights

Career figures, computed

Best-rated season: 2018/2019 · 7.29Bundesliga
Lowest-rated season: 2022/2023 · 6.88La Liga
Rating trend: -0.04last 2 rated seasons vs career average before them (min. 5 apps)
Career involvement (league): 0.18 G+A per 9051 goals + 18 assists across 18 league seasons (per-90 from 32150 minutes on record)
League seasons on record: 18 (2008–2025)
Clubs with recorded appearances: 9

Among position peers, computed

Rating percentile: 67thrating 7.05 vs 118 rated peers
Goals rank: #83 of 1180 goals
G+A per 90 percentile: 36th0.11 per 90

Cohort: 118 La Liga midfielders, 2024/2025, min. 450 minutes. Computed by ranking the full league corpus, not taken from any feed.

Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-09-03

Rival Clubs(49)

Player stats against each opponent club

Team	MP	W	D	L	G	A			Last
Bayer 04 Leverkusen	11	5	1	5	0	0	1	0	Jan 2025
FC Bayern München	9	3	0	6	0	0	1	0	Dec 2021
FC Augsburg	7	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	Feb 2022
Eintracht Frankfurt	7	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	Jan 2022
Borussia Mönchengladbach	7	6	0	1	0	0	1	0	Feb 2022
Anderlecht	7	4	1	2	0	0	2	2	Nov 2012
Girona	6	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	May 2025
VfL Wolfsburg	6	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	Apr 2022
Gent	6	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	Sep 2015
Genk	6	1	1	4	1	0	0	0	May 2011
Hertha BSC	6	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	May 2022
VfB Stuttgart	6	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	Apr 2022
Werder Bremen	5	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	Dec 2020
Benfica	5	2	0	3	1	0	1	0	Oct 2024
Porto	5	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	Nov 2022
Lokeren	5	3	1	1	1	0	1	0	May 2011
Sporting Charleroi	5	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	Mar 2011
FC Köln	5	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	Mar 2022
Beerschot	5	3	2	0	1	0	1	0	Mar 2011
Liverpool	4	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	Jul 2019

1–20 of 49

Rival National Teams(1)

Player stats against each opponent national team

Team	MP	W	D	L	G	A			Last
England	3	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	—

Transfers

Transfer Value History

Transfer History

Girona

Nice

Aug 18, 2026Free Transfer

Girona

—

Jul 1, 2026Transfer

Aug 12, 2025

Jul 6, 2022

Aug 6, 2018€20M

Jan 3, 2017€20M

Sep 3, 2012€40M

Jul 13, 2011€9M

Trophies & Awards

4 titles won

Championships

Super Cup

2x Winner(2019/2020, 2020/2021)

Player Information

Nice

Current Team

Date of Birth

Jan 12, 1989

Place of Birth

Liège, Belgium

Nationality

Belgium

Height

186 cm

Weight

81 kg

Shirt Number

#20

Age

37 years

Position

Midfielder

Market Value

€2M

Weekly Wage

£50

Yearly Salary

£2,600

Performance Overview

Season Rating

7.00

Highest: 7.0 | Lowest: 7.0

Goals/Game

0.00

Mins/Game

Pass Acc.

93%

Matches

Total played1

Started (Lineups)1

From Bench0

Total Minutes73

Minutes per game73

Attacking

Goals0

Penalties scored0

Scoring frequency-

Goals per game0.00

Shots total-

Shots on target-

Shots off target-

Shots per game-

Shots on target/game-

Hit Woodwork-

Big Chances Missed-

Passes

Assists0

Key passes1

Pass accuracy93%

Total passes43

Long Balls-

Long Balls Won-

Crosses0

Accurate Crosses0

Big Chances Created-

Defense

Tackles0

Interceptions4

Clearances-

Blocks0

Clean Sheets-

Goals Conceded-

Duels

Total Duels4

Duels Won3

Aerials Won-

Succ. Dribbles2

Cards

Yellow0

Yellow Red0

Red0

Career Statistics

career goals

career assists

644

total appearances

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About Axel Witsel

Across 30 La Liga appearances in 2025/2026, Axel Witsel contributed 1 goal plus 2 assists. Compared with 118 La Liga midfielders with 450+ minutes in 2024/2025, he clears the median: 67th percentile by match rating; for goals scored he stands 83rd of 118.

Between 2008 and 2025 he accumulated 18 league seasons across 9 clubs. Season ratings peak at 7.29 in 2018/2019, Bundesliga and bottom out at 6.88 in 2022/2023.

His recorded league football covers 6 domestic leagues: La Liga (112 appearances, 3 goals), Bundesliga (105 appearances, 10 goals) and Pro League (98 appearances, 24 goals) — the three with most games. In 12 of the 18 campaigns on record he played at least 25 league games. Across 2008/2009–2010/2011, the heaviest three-year block, he totalled 98 league appearances (33 a season).

Frequently Asked Questions

What position does Axel Witsel play?

Axel Witsel plays as a Midfielder for Nice in Ligue 1. He has started 1 of his 1 appearance in Ligue 1 2026/2027.

What team does Axel Witsel play for?

Axel Witsel currently plays for Nice in Ligue 1. He has 1 appearance in Ligue 1 2026/2027.

How old is Axel Witsel?

Axel Witsel is 37 years old, born on January 12, 1989. He is from Belgium. At 37, he has already won 4 trophies in his professional career.

How tall is Axel Witsel?

Axel Witsel is 186 cm tall. He weighs 81 kg.

How many trophies has Axel Witsel won?

Axel Witsel has won 4 trophies throughout his career. He currently plays for Nice.

What nationality is Axel Witsel?

Axel Witsel is from Belgium and represents them at international level. At club level, he plays for Nice.