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Axel Witsel

1989 - Today

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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. Witsel began his career at hometown club Standard Liège, making 183 appearances and scoring 42 goals while winning five domestic trophies. He was awarded the Belgian Golden Shoe in 2008. After a season in Portugal with Benfica, he signed for Zenit Saint Petersburg for a €40 million fee in 2012. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Axel Witsel is the 2,242nd most popular soccer player (down from 1,208th in 2019), the 578th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 420th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Belgian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Axel Witsel ranks 2,242 out of 21,273. Before him are Bryan Robson, Gigi Meroni, Rodrigo Palacio, Ángel Berni, David Arellano, and Romeu Pellicciari. After him are Julio Olarticoechea, Aleksandr Mostovoi, Sam Allardyce, Rui Patrício, Bernard Genghini, and Alfredo Brilhante da Costa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1989, Axel Witsel ranks 40. Before him are Valtteri Bottas, Kat Graham, Simon Kjær, Úrsula Corberó, Salvador Sobral, and Penny Pax. After him are Bill Kaulitz, Javier Pastore, Primož Roglič, Daniel Ricciardo, Shinji Kagawa, and Eliza Taylor.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Axel Witsel ranks 578 out of 1,190. Before him are Ivo Van Damme (1954), Rik Wouters (1882), Marie-Anne Libert (1782), François Van der Elst (1954), Frans Schollaert (1851), and Jan Vertonghen (1987). After him are Natacha Atlas (1964), Marcel Minnaert (1893), Jan Fabre (1958), Hendrik Isemborghs (1914), Marc Rich (1934), and Camille Lemonnier (1844).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Belgium

Among soccer players born in Belgium, Axel Witsel ranks 42. Before him are Walter Meeuws (1951), Arnold Badjou (1909), Yannick Carrasco (1993), Odilon Polleunis (1943), François Van der Elst (1954), and Jan Vertonghen (1987). After him are Hendrik Isemborghs (1914), Christian Piot (1947), Lei Clijsters (1956), Ludo Coeck (1955), Marouane Fellaini (1987), and Henri De Deken (1907).

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