Axel Witsel
Axel Witsel is a Belgian footballer, born on 12 January 1989 in Liège, Belgium. Witsel plays as a midfielder for Nice. Witsel has scored 104 goals in 901 games for club and country and has won 11 trophies, including 3 league titles.
Witsel's career stats
| Games | Goals | |
|---|---|---|
| Clubs, all competitions | 761 | 92 |
| Belgium | 140 | 12 |
| Total | 901 | 104 |
Goals per game: 0.12.
Witsel's trophies and awards
- Trophies with club and country: 11
- League titles: 3
- Domestic cups: 8
- Individual awards: 4
Standard Liège
- Belgian Pro League: 2 (2007–08, 2008–09)
- Belgian Cup: 1 (2010–11)
- Belgian Supercup: 2 (2008, 2009)
Benfica
- Taça da Liga: 1 (2011–12)
Zenit
- Russian Premier League: 1 (2014–15)
- Russian Cup: 1 (2015–16)
- Russian Super Cup: 1 (2015)
Borussia Dortmund
- DFB-Pokal: 1 (2020–21)
- DFL-Supercup: 1 (2019)
Individual
- Belgian Young Footballer of the Year: 1 (2007–08)
- Belgian Golden Shoe: 1 (2008)
- O Jogo Team of the Year: 1 (2012)
- DH The Best Standard Liège Team Ever: 1 (2020)
Clubs
League games and goals at each club.
- 2006–2011: Standard Liège, 148 games, 33 goals
- 2011–2012: Benfica, 32 games, 1 goal
- 2012–2016: Zenit Saint Petersburg, 122 games, 16 goals
- 2017–2018: Tianjin Tianhai, 36 games, 5 goals
- 2018–2022: Borussia Dortmund, 105 games, 10 goals
- 2022–2025: Atlético Madrid, 82 games, 2 goals
- 2025–2026: Girona, 32 games, 1 goal
- 2026–: Nice, 6 games, 0 goals
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Club stats as of 18 October 2026.