Axel Witsel

Axel Witsel is a 37-year-old football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Nice, born on 12. Januar 1989, who is right-footed. Follow Axel Witsel on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2025/2026 LaLiga season, Axel Witsel has recorded 1 goal, 2 assists, 2.533 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 6.96, 1 yellow card, 1 red card.

Axel Witsel's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:

• 10. Juli 2026: 1-2 loss away at Spain (30 minutes, 1 yellow card, 5.9 FotMob rating)
• 7. Juli 2026: 4-1 win away at USA (1 minutes)
• 1. Juli 2026: 3-2 win at home vs Senegal (unused substitute)
• 27. Juni 2026: 5-1 win away at New Zealand (unused substitute)
• 21. Juni 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Iran (unused substitute)
• 15. Juni 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Egypt (unused substitute)
• 6. Juni 2026: 5-0 win at home vs Tunisia (16 minutes, 6.4 FotMob rating)
• 2. Juni 2026: 2-0 win away at Croatia (11 minutes, 5.9 FotMob rating)
• 23. Mai 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Elche (58 minutes, 6.7 FotMob rating)
• 17. Mai 2026: 0-1 loss away at Atletico Madrid (56 minutes, 7.0 FotMob rating)

Axel Witsel's next match is on 22. August 2026 when Nice face Lorient in the Ligue 1.

Explore Axel Witsel's playing style with FotMob's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.

Axel Witsel currently plays for Nice alongside Terem Moffi, Ali Abdi, Mohamed Abdelmonem, Hicham Boudaoui, Gauthier Hein, Morgan Sanson, Sofiane Diop, Victor Orakpo, Laurent Abergel, Isak Jansson, Issiaga Camara, Yéhvann Diouf, Mohamed-Ali Cho, Melvin Bard, Nathan N'Goumou, Antoine Mendy, Kojo Peprah Oppong, Djibril Coulibaly, Everton, Youssouf Ndayishimiye, Moïse Bombito, Teddy Boulhendi, Hamza Koutoune, Jonathan Clauss, and Salis Abdul Samed. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

Axel Witsel's career has also included time at Girona, Atletico Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Tianjin Tianhai, Zenit St. Petersburg, Benfica, and Standard Liege.

On the international stage, Axel Witsel has represented Belgium and Belgium U21.

Axel Witsel is from Belgium, and the national team includes Thibaut Courtois, Zeno Debast, Arthur Theate, Brandon Mechele, Maxim De Cuyper, Kevin De Bruyne, Youri Tielemans, Romelu Lukaku, Leandro Trossard, Jérémy Doku, Senne Lammens, Mike Penders, Dodi Lukébakio, Thomas Meunier, Koni De Winter, Charles De Ketelaere, Joaquin Seys, Diego Moreira, Hans Vanaken, Timothy Castagne, Alexis Saelemaekers, Nicolas Raskin, Amadou Onana, Nathan Ngoy, and Matias Fernandez-Pardo. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Throughout their career, Axel Witsel has won 13 titles: DFB Pokal (2020/2021) and Super Cup (2019/2020) with Borussia Dortmund, Premier League (2014/2015), Super Cup (2016/2017, 2015/2016), The Atlantic Cup (2016), and Russian Cup (2015/2016) with Zenit St. Petersburg, League Cup (2011/2012) with SL Benfica, and Belgian Cup (2010/2011), First Division A (2008/2009, 2007/2008), and Super Cup (2009/2010, 2008/2009) with Standard Liege.

Axel Witsel has competed in World Cup, LaLiga, World Cup UEFA qualification, FIFA Club World Cup, Copa del Rey, Champions League, Super Cup, UEFA Nations League A, Bundesliga, DFB Pokal, Europa League, Super Cup, EURO, EURO Qualification qualification, Super League, Premier League, and Liga ZON Sagres. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

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