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Percentile rankings
Where this player ranks among position peers in the same league.
Axel Witsel
Percentile rankings — vs Centre-Backs in La Liga
Minutes played: 1822
<30
30–49
50–74
75–89
90+
Deployment
How the coach uses this player — start frequency, substitution patterns, availability.
0%
Start rate
0
Avg mins
0%
vs Top 6
9
Injuries
La Liga: 0/30 starts
Champions League: 0/12 starts
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League start
European start
Sub
Unused
Goal
xG timeline
Goals scored vs. expected goals by season — the gap shows finishing quality.
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Goals
xG
Shot map
Where shots are taken from and whether they go in.
1 Goals
2.4 xG
19 Shots
5.3% Conv.
1
Goals
2.4
xG
19
Shots
5.3%
Conv. rate
Performance
Raw output numbers across all tracked seasons.
| Season | League | GP | G | xG | xA | Shots | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | La_Liga | 32 | 1 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 20 | -1.6 |
| 2024/2025 | La_Liga | 14 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1 | -0.1 |
| 2023/2024 | La_Liga | 35 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 6 | +0.8 |
| 2022/2023 | La_Liga | 33 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 10 | -0.6 |
| 2021/2022 | Bundesliga | 29 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 8 | +0.8 |
| 2020/2021 | Bundesliga | 15 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 12 | -0.5 |
| 2019/2020 | Bundesliga | 28 | 4 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 31 | +1.4 |
| 2018/2019 | Bundesliga | 33 | 4 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 36 | +1.1 |
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Transfer history
Career moves with recorded transfer fees.
| Date | From | To | Type | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Aug 2025 | Atletico Madrid | Girona | fee | Free Transfer |
| 06 Jul 2022 | Borussia Dortmund | Atletico Madrid | free | |
| 06 Aug 2018 | Tianjin Songjiang | Borussia Dortmund | fee | € 20M |
| 03 Jan 2017 | Zenit | Tianjin Songjiang | fee | € 20M |
| 03 Sep 2012 | Benfica | Zenit | fee | € 40M |
| 13 Jul 2011 | Standard Liege | Benfica | fee | € 7.5M |
Injury record
Recorded injuries — type, timing, and duration.
9 recorded injuries
| Type | Date | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Illness | 07 May 2025 | 1 days |
| Groin Injury | 20 Jun 2024 | 1 week, 3 days |
| Groin Injury | 09 Jun 2024 | 1 week |
| Knock | 21 Apr 2022 | 1 week, 1 days |
| Achilles Tendon Rupture | 10 Jan 2021 | 20 weeks, 2 days |
| Groin Injury | 06 May 2020 | 2 weeks, 5 days |
| Facial Injury | 09 Dec 2019 | 3 weeks, 5 days |
| Groin Injury | 30 Aug 2019 | 2 weeks |
| Hip/Thigh Injury | 13 Mar 2019 | 2 weeks, 2 days |
International
National team appearances and goals.
Belgium
6 caps
International timeline
Recent international appearances.
| Date | Window | Opponent | Competition | Role | Mins | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Nov 2025 | 2025 November Window | Liechtenstein | WC Qualifiers (UEFA) | SUB | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 Oct 2025 | 2025 October Window | Wales | WC Qualifiers (UEFA) | SUB | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 08 Jun 2024 | 2024 June Window | Luxembourg | Friendlies | START | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| 05 Jun 2024 | 2024 June Window | Montenegro | Friendlies | SUB | 44 | 0 | 1 |
| 01 Dec 2022 | 2022-12 International | Croatia | World Cup | START | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 Nov 2022 | 2022 November Window | Morocco | World Cup | START | 90 | 0 | 0 |
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