Axel Witsel
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January 12, 1989
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Axel Witsel Bio
Axel Laurent Angel Lambert Witsel, famous as Axel Witsel, is a professional soccer player born in Liège, Belgium, on January 12, 1989. He spent his youth career at RRC Vottem (1995–1997), CS Visé (1997–1999), and Standard Liège (1999–2006). He made his senior debut with Standard Liège in September 2006 and was named the Belgian Young Football of the Year in 2008.
The midfielder joined Atlético Madrid in 2022, wearing the number 20 jersey. Axel made his national debut for Belgium in March 2004 for the U15 team. He has represented the U16, U17, U18, U19, and U21 teams. He won third place with the Belgium team in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
While at Standard Liège, Axel won the Belgian Pro League (2007/08, 2008/09), Belgian Cup (2010/11), and Belgian Supercup (2008, 2009). He won the Russian Football Premier League (2014/15), Russian Cup (2015/16), and Russian Super Cup (2015) with Zenit St. Petersburg. Individually, he has won Belgian Young Footballer of the Year (007/08), Belgian Golden Shoe (2008), and O Jogo Team of the Year (2012).
