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Axel Witsel
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Belgian association football player (born 1989)
Axel Witsel is a professional soccer player from Belgium who was born in 1989 and has played at the highest levels of the sport. He is notable as a Belgian athlete who has competed in major football leagues and tournaments throughout his career.
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Film & TV
Liège, Belgium
Known for
- One for All — Self2023
- Stars der Bundesliga — Self2020
- WK 2014: De ontbolstering van een gouden generatie bij de Rode Duivels — Self2019
- De Gemiste Kans, EK 2016 — Axel Witsel2019
- Dreams — Self2019
- Inside Borussia Dortmund — Self2019
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lambert
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Belgium
- Place of birth
- Liège
- Occupation
- association football player
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Award
- Belgian Golden Shoe
- Participant in
- 2022 FIFA World Cup
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Atlético Madrid
- Position played
- centre-back
- League
- Bundesliga
- Country for sport
- Belgium
- Mass
- 81
- Official website
- www.axelwitsel28.com
- Image
- Witsel celebrating bronze (cropped).jpg
- Height
- 186
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- Commons category
- Axel Witsel
- date of birth
- 1989-01-12
- sport number
- 20
- name in native language
- Axel Witsel
- birth name
- Axel Laurent Angel Lambert Witsel
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 2
- total goals in career
- 0
- start of work period
- 2006-00-00
- social media followers
- 650727
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Encyclopedic overview
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 April 2026 (UTC)
Axel Laurent Angel Lambert Witsel (born 12 January 1989) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for La Liga club Girona and the Belgium national team.
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