Axel Witsel
Be the first in the stands
BelgiumCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Axel Laurent Angel Lambert Witsel is a Belgian professional footballer for Ligue 1 club Nice and the Belgium national team. A versatile midfielder, Witsel is known for his defensive intelligence, vision, playmaking ability, ball retention, and capacity to control the tempo of matches. He has primarily played as a defensive midfielder or central midfielder, but has also been deployed as a centre-back. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-09-07
In the line-ups
23 appearances in recorded line-ups · 2014–2022The archive holds 23 team sheets naming Axel Witsel in Belgium's starting line-up, from 2014-06-17 to 2022-12-01.
23 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
8 goals across 7 scoring matches · 4 tournaments · 2011–2022| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-08 |  Poland | W6–1(h) | 42' | UEFA Nations League | Brussels |
| 2021-09-02 |  Estonia | W5–2(a) | 65' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Tallinn |
| 2020-09-08 |  Iceland | W5–1(h) | 13' | UEFA Nations League | Brussels |
| 2017-08-31 |  Gibraltar | W9–0(h) | 27' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Liège |
| 2016-10-10 | Gibraltar | W6–0(n) | 19' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Faro |
| 2016-06-18 |  Republic of Ireland | W3–0(n) | 61' | UEFA Euro | Bordeaux |
| 2011-03-25 |  Austria | W2–0(a) | 6' 50' | UEFA Euro qualification | Vienna |
Honours
11 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours11 | ||||
| Russian Premier League | ×1 | 2014–15 | Zenit | |
| Belgian Pro League | ×2 | 2007–08, 2008–09 | Standard Liège | |
| Belgian Supercup | ×2 | 2008, 2009 | Standard Liège | |
| Belgian Cup | ×1 | 2010–11 | Standard Liège | |
| DFB-Pokal | ×1 | 2020–21 | Borussia Dortmund | |
| DFL-Supercup | ×1 | 2019 | Borussia Dortmund | |
| Russian Cup | ×1 | 2015–16 | Zenit | |
| Russian Super Cup | ×1 | 2015 | Zenit | |
| Taça da Liga | ×1 | 2011–12 | Benfica | |
| Individual honours4 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 1 | ||||
| Belgian Golden Shoe | 2008 | |||
| Player of the year · 1 | ||||
| Belgian Young Footballer of the Year | 2007–08 | |||
| Teams of the season · 1 | ||||
| O Jogo Team of the Year | 2012 | |||
| More honours · 1 | ||||
| DH The Best Standard Liège Team Ever | 2020 | |||