Witsel

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 Atlético Madrid and the Belgium national team. He originally also played in more offensive roles such as central or attacking midfielder. 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. Witsel won four honours during his time in Russia, before leaving for Tianjin Quanjian in January 2017. He returned to Europe with Borussia Dortmund in August 2018. With the Bundesliga side, Witsel won the 2019 DFL-Supercup and the 2020–21 DFB-Pokal. Witsel made his senior international debut in 2008 and earned his 100th cap for Belgium on 15 November 2018. He represented the country at the FIFA World Cup in 2014, 2018 and 2022, and the UEFA European Championship in 2016, 2020 and 2024, helping them to third place in the 2018 tournament. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article

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Atletico Madrid Tournament Lineups This player + La Liga 2022/2023 38 33 - - Champions League 2022/2023 6 6 - - Copa del Rey 2022/2023 3 2 - - La Liga 2023/2024 38 35 2 - Champions League 2023/2024 10 10 - - Copa del Rey 2023/2024 3 3 - - Supercopa de España 2024 1 1 - - La Liga 2024/2025 16 9 - - Champions League 2024/2025 6 4 - - Borussia Dortmund Tournament Lineups This player + DFB-Pokal 2018/2019 3 3 1 - Bundesliga 2018/2019 34 33 4 - Champions League 2018/2019 8 7 1 - German Supercup 2019 1 1 - - DFB-Pokal 2019/2020 3 3 - - Bundesliga 2019/2020 34 28 4 - Champions League 2019/2020 8 7 - - DFB-Pokal 2020/2021 6 2 - - Bundesliga 2020/2021 34 15 - - Champions League 2020/2021 10 5 1 - DFB-Pokal 2021/2022 3 3 - - Bundesliga 2021/2022 34 29 2 - German Supercup 2021 1 1 - - Champions League 2021/2022 6 6 - - Europa League 2021/2022 2 2 - - Benfica Tournament Lineups This player + Champions League Qualifying 2011/2012 4 4 2 - Portuguese League Cup 2011/2012 5 4 2 - Primeira Liga 2011/2012 30 29 - 1 Champions League 2011/2012 10 10 - - Primeira Liga 2012/2013 30 3 - - Standard Liege Tournament Lineups This player + Jupiler League 2006/2007 9 2 - - UEFA Cup 2006/2007 2 1 - - UEFA Cup Qualifying 2007/2008 2 1 2 - Jupiler League 2007/2008 34 33 5 2 UEFA Cup 2007/2008 2 2 - - Champions League Qualifying 2008/2009 2 2 - - Belgian Supercup 2008 1 1 - - Jupiler League 2008/2009 34 33 3 4 UEFA Cup 2008/2009 8 8 1 - Belgian Supercup 2009 1 1 1 - Jupiler League 2009/2010 29 22 5 - Champions League 2009/2010 6 6 - - Europa League 2009/2010 6 6 2 1 Jupiler League Play-Offs 2009/2010 6 5 - 1 Jupiler League 2010/2011 30 28 5 2 Jupiler League Play-Offs 2010/2011 10 9 2 1 Zenit Saint Petersburg Tournament Lineups This player + Russian Premier League 2012/2013 30 19 4 - Champions League 2012/2013 6 5 - - Europa League 2012/2013 4 4 1 - Russian Cup 2012/2013 4 3 - - Champions League Qualifying 2013/2014 4 4 - - Russian Supercup 2013 1 1 - - Russian Premier League 2013/2014 30 30 4 - Russian Cup 2013/2014 1 1 - - Champions League 2013/2014 8 7 - - Champions League Qualifying 2014/2015 4 2 - - Russian Premier League 2014/2015 30 28 3 - Champions League 2014/2015 6 5 1 - Europa League 2014/2015 6 6 1 - Russian Cup 2014/2015 2 1 - - Russian Supercup 2015 1 1 - - Russian Premier League 2015/2016 30 29 3 - Russian Cup 2015/2016 5 4 2 - Champions League 2015/2016 8 7 1 - Russian Premier League 2016/2017 30 16 1 - Europa League 2016/2017 8 6 - - Russian Cup 2016/2017 2 1 - - Belgium (National Team) Tournament Lineups This player + UEFA U-21 Qualifying 2009 3 3 - - UEFA U-21 2007 4 1 - - Friendlies 2008 3 2 - - UEFA World Cup Qualifiers 2010 10 5 - - Friendlies 2009 6 2 1 - UEFA U-21 Qualifying 2011 6 2 - - Friendlies 2010 4 2 - - Euro Qualifying 2012 10 9 2 - Friendlies 2011 2 2 - - Friendlies 2012 2 2 - - UEFA World Cup Qualifiers 2014 10 10 - - Friendlies 2013 4 3 - - Friendlies 2014 6 6 1 - World Cup 2014 5 4 - - Euro Qualifying 2016 10 8 - - Friendlies 2015 2 2 - - Friendlies 2016 6 6 - - Euro 2016 5 5 1 - UEFA World Cup Qualifiers 2018 10 8 2 - Friendlies 2017 4 3 - - Friendlies 2018 6 4 - - World Cup 2018 7 6 - - UEFA Nations League A 2018/2019 4 4 - - Euro Qualifying 2020 10 4 - - UEFA Nations League A 2020/2021 8 7 1 - UEFA World Cup Qualifiers 2022 8 4 1 - Euro 2020 5 4 - - Friendlies 2022 3 1 - - UEFA Nations League A 2022/2023 6 6 1 - World Cup 2022 3 3 - - Friendlies 2024 4 2 - - Tianjin Tianhai Tournament Lineups This player + Chinese Super League 2017 30 27 3 1 AFC Champions League Qualifying 2018 1 1 - - AFC Champions League 2018 10 7 - - Chinese Super League 2018 30 9 1 -