Axel Witsel - Stats and Biography

Axel Witsel is a midfielder from Belgium, aged 37, born on 12 January 1989 in Liège. Height and weight: 186 cm, 81 kg. Axel Witsel plays for Nice (shirt 28). In the 2026 season so far: 0 goals and 0 assists in 11 appearances across all competitions.

2026 season statistics

Competition	Team	Apps	Minutes	Rating	Yellow / Red
World Cup	Belgium	2	0	-	0 / 0
Friendlies	Belgium	4	114	6.55	0 / 0
Ligue 1	Nice	5	408	6.62	0 / 0

Trophies won

Super Cup (x8)
Cup (x4)
First Division A (x3)
DFB Pokal (x2)
The Atlantic Cup (x2)
Premier League (x2)
Taça da Liga (x2)

Transfer history

17 Aug 2026 Girona to Nice (Free agent)
29 Jun 2026 Girona to Witsel Axel (Free agent)
12 Aug 2025 Atletico Madrid to Girona (Free Transfer)
6 Jul 2022 Borussia Dortmund to Atletico Madrid (Free)
6 Aug 2018 Tianjin Songjiang to Borussia Dortmund (€ 20M)
3 Jan 2017 Zenit to Tianjin Songjiang (€ 20M)
3 Sep 2012 Benfica to Zenit (€ 40M)
13 Jul 2011 Standard Liege to Benfica (€ 7.5M)