Age today37
Recorded moves10
Peak recorded value€40.00m
Current market value€1.20m
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- Axel Laurent Angel Lambert Witsel
- Born
- 12 Jan 1989
- Nationality
- Belgium
- Position
- Defensive Midfield
- Preferred foot
- right
- Height
- 186
- Joined current club
- —
- Contract expires
- —
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- Girona FCLast recorded move · 18 Aug 2026
- Atlético de MadridLast recorded move · 12 Aug 2025
- Borussia DortmundLast recorded move · 06 Jul 2022
- Tianjin Tianhai (-2019)Last recorded move · 06 Aug 2018
- Zenit St. PetersburgLast recorded move · 03 Jan 2017
- SL BenficaLast recorded move · 03 Sep 2012
- Standard LiègeLast recorded move · 13 Jul 2011
- Standard Liège U19Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2006
- Standard Liège U17Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2005
- Standard Liège YouthLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2004
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Jun 2026 | 37 | Girona FC | €1.20m |
| 12 Dec 2025 | 36 | Girona FC | €1.40m |
| 02 Oct 2025 | 36 | Girona FC | €1.50m |
| 09 Jun 2025 | 36 | Atlético de Madrid | €2.00m |
| 27 Dec 2024 | 35 | Atlético de Madrid | €2.50m |
| 07 Jun 2024 | 35 | Atlético de Madrid | €3.50m |
| 21 Mar 2024 | 35 | Atlético de Madrid | €4.00m |
| 22 Dec 2023 | 34 | Atlético de Madrid | €5.00m |
| 13 Jun 2023 | 34 | Atlético de Madrid | €5.00m |
| 07 Nov 2022 | 33 | Atlético de Madrid | €5.00m |
| 23 Sep 2022 | 33 | Atlético de Madrid | €5.00m |
| 09 Jun 2022 | 33 | Borussia Dortmund | €4.00m |
| 24 Mar 2022 | 33 | Borussia Dortmund | €4.00m |
| 22 Dec 2021 | 32 | Borussia Dortmund | €6.00m |
| 26 May 2021 | 32 | Borussia Dortmund | €9.00m |
| 10 Feb 2021 | 32 | Borussia Dortmund | €12.00m |
| 16 Sep 2020 | 31 | Borussia Dortmund | €17.00m |
| 08 Apr 2020 | 31 | Borussia Dortmund | €21.50m |
| 17 Dec 2019 | 30 | Borussia Dortmund | €27.00m |
| 05 Jun 2019 | 30 | Borussia Dortmund | €32.00m |
| 18 Dec 2018 | 29 | Borussia Dortmund | €40.00m |
| 22 Oct 2018 | 29 | Borussia Dortmund | €30.00m |
| 22 Aug 2018 | 29 | Borussia Dortmund | €25.00m |
| 16 Jul 2018 | 29 | Tianjin Tianhai (-2019) | €20.00m |
| 05 Jun 2018 | 29 | Tianjin Tianhai (-2019) | €18.00m |
| 01 Dec 2017 | 28 | Tianjin Tianhai (-2019) | €17.00m |
| 19 Jun 2017 | 28 | Tianjin Tianhai (-2019) | €15.00m |
| 05 Mar 2017 | 28 | Tianjin Tianhai (-2019) | €15.00m |
| 27 Dec 2016 | 27 | Zenit St. Petersburg | €20.00m |
| 01 Jun 2016 | 27 | Zenit St. Petersburg | €23.00m |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Aug 2026 | Girona FC | OGC Nice | Transfer | Free |
| 12 Aug 2025 | Atlético de Madrid | Girona FC | Transfer | Free |
| 06 Jul 2022 | Borussia Dortmund | Atlético de Madrid | Transfer | Free |
| 06 Aug 2018 | Tianjin Tianhai (-2019) | Borussia Dortmund | Transfer | €20.00m |
| 03 Jan 2017 | Zenit St. Petersburg | Tianjin Tianhai (-2019) | Transfer | €20.00m |
| 03 Sep 2012 | SL Benfica | Zenit St. Petersburg | Transfer | €40.00m |
| 13 Jul 2011 | Standard Liège | SL Benfica | Transfer | €9.00m |
| 01 Jul 2006 | Standard Liège U19 | Standard Liège | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2005 | Standard Liège U17 | Standard Liège U19 | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2004 | Standard Liège Youth | Standard Liège U17 | Internal move | — |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.