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#20 Axel Witsel

Footballer of the Year 1 German cup winner 1 German Super Cup winner 1 Portuguese league cup winner 1 Russian champion 1
Atlético de Madrid
Atlético Madrid
LaLigaLaLiga League level: SpainFirst Tier Joined: Jul 6, 2022 Contract expires: Jun 30, 2024
  • Date of birth/Age: Jan 12, 1989 (35)
  • Place of birth: Belgium Liège
  • Citizenship: Belgium Belgium
  • Height: 1,86 m
  • Position: Centre-Back
€4.00m

Last update: Mar 21, 2024
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National team career

# National team Debut   Coach at debut Age at debut
Belgium Belgium
6 Belgium Belgium Mar 26, 2008 130 12 René Vandereycken 19 years 02 months 14 days
Belgium Belgium U21
10 Belgium Belgium U21 Jun 16, 2007 10 - Jean-Francois De Sart 18 years 05 months 04 days
Belgium Belgium U19
15 Belgium Belgium U19 Oct 4, 2006 3 - Marc Van Geersom 17 years 08 months 22 days
Belgium Belgium U18
6 Belgium Belgium U18 Aug 22, 2006 5 - 17 years 07 months 10 days
Belgium Belgium U17
6 Belgium Belgium U17 Aug 22, 2005 19 - 16 years 07 months 10 days
Belgium Belgium U16
6 Belgium Belgium U16 May 9, 2005 2 - 16 years 03 months 27 days
Belgium Belgium U15
3 Belgium Belgium U15 Mar 24, 2004 1 - 15 years 02 months 12 days

Stats of Axel Witsel

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Competitionwettbewerb            
Total :  10---221----728'
UEFA European Under-21 Championship QualifyingUEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification8----21----684'
International FriendliesU21-International Friendlies1---1------44'
2007 European Under-21 Football Championship2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship1---1-------

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  Matchday Club Venue Date Home team Away team Result Pos.                  
2007 European Under-21 Football Championship 2007 European Under-21 Football Championship
Group A Standard Liège Netherlands Heerenveen Jun 13, 2007 Israel U21 Israel U21 Belgium U21 Belgium U21 0:1 on the bench
Group A Standard Liège Netherlands Heerenveen Jun 16, 2007 Belgium U21 Belgium U21 Netherlands U21 Netherlands U21 2:2 90' 1'
Semi-Finals Standard Liège Netherlands Arnhem Jun 20, 2007 Serbia U21 Serbia U21 Belgium U21 Belgium U21 2:0 Not in squad
International Friendlies International Friendlies
Standard Liège Aug 22, 2007 Belgium U21 Belgium U21 Switzerland U21 Switzerland U21 1:2 Not in squad
UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying
Group 7 Standard Liège Belgium Mechelen Sep 7, 2007 Belgium U21 Belgium U21 Austria U21 Austria U21 0:1 CM 90'
Group 7 Standard Liège Iceland  Sep 11, 2007 Iceland U21 Iceland U21 Belgium U21 Belgium U21 0:0 90'
Group 7 Standard Liège Belgium  Oct 12, 2007 Belgium U21 Belgium U21 Slovakia U21 Slovakia U21 4:2 77' 77'
International Friendlies International Friendlies
Standard Liège Belgium Tubize Oct 16, 2007 Belgium U21 Belgium U21 Sweden U21 Sweden U21 1:5 Not in squad
UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying
Group 7 Standard Liège Austria  Nov 16, 2007 Austria U21 Austria U21 Belgium U21 Belgium U21 3:2 AM 42' 90'
Group 7 Standard Liège Belgium  Nov 20, 2007 Belgium U21 Belgium U21 Iceland U21 Iceland U21 1:2 90'
International Friendlies International Friendlies
Standard Liège Germany Koblenz Feb 5, 2008 Germany U21 Germany U21 Belgium U21 Belgium U21 2:1 CM 46' 45'
UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying
Group 7 Standard Liège Cyprus  Mar 26, 2008 Cyprus U21 Cyprus U21 Belgium U21 Belgium U21 0:2 With senior national team
Group 7 Standard Liège Slovakia Senec Sep 5, 2008 Slovakia U21 Slovakia U21 Belgium U21 Belgium U21 3:0 With senior national team
Group 7 Standard Liège Belgium  Sep 9, 2008 Belgium U21 Belgium U21 Cyprus U21 Cyprus U21 3:2 With senior national team
International Friendlies International Friendlies
Standard Liège Belgium  Mar 27, 2009 Belgium U21 Belgium U21 Sweden U21 Sweden U21 2:1 With senior national team
Standard Liège Belgium Mechelen Mar 31, 2009 Belgium U21 Belgium U21 Sweden U21 Sweden U21 1:2 With senior national team
Standard Liège Belgium wettereb Aug 12, 2009 Belgium U21 Belgium U21 Finland U21 Finland U21 0:0 Not in squad
UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying
Group 8 Standard Liège Malta Attard Sep 4, 2009 Malta U21 Malta U21 Belgium U21 Belgium U21 0:1 Not in squad
Group 8 Standard Liège Belgium Westerlo Sep 8, 2009 Belgium U21 Belgium U21 Slovenia U21 Slovenia U21 2:0 Not in squad
Group 8 Standard Liège Ukraine Kiew Oct 9, 2009 Ukraine U21 Ukraine U21 Belgium U21 Belgium U21 1:1 CM 90'
Group 8 Standard Liège Belgium  Oct 13, 2009 Belgium U21 Belgium U21 France U21 France U21 0:0 CM 90'
Group 8 Standard Liège Belgium Sint-Truiden Nov 13, 2009 Belgium U21 Belgium U21 Ukraine U21 Ukraine U21 0:2 CM 67' 67'
Squad: 11, Starting eleven: 8, Substituted in: 2, On the bench: 1, Suspended: 0, Injured: 0,