► Axel Witsel | Zenit | Goals, Assists, Skills | 2018
► Axel Witsel ● Amazing Midfielder & Passes ● Zenit – 2018-season
Biography:
Full name: Axel Laurent Angel Lambert Witsel
Date of birth: 12 January 1989 (age 29)
Place of birth: Liège, Belgium
Height: 1.86 m
Playing position: Midfielder
Current team: Tianjin Quanjian
Number: 28
Axel Laurent Angel Lambert Witsel (born 12 January 1989) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Chinese club Tianjin Quanjian.During his play for the Belgium national team, he came into the first team as a right-winger, and can also play attacking midfielder, though his natural position is as a central midfielder.
He 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 S.L. 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 made his senior international debut in 2008 and has earned over 90 caps for Belgium, representing the country at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2018 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2016.
On 3 September 2012, Witsel signed for Zenit Saint Petersburg for €40 million, after signing a five-year contract.Witsel made his debut in the Russian Premier League on 14 September, replacing Konstantin Zyryanov in the 70th minute as Zenit fell 2–0 to Terek Grozny.He scored his first two goals for the club on 30 November when Zenit brushed aside Spartak Moscow 4–2 at the Luzhniki Stadium.Witsel scored Zenit’s winner against Terek Grozny on 30 March 2013, an eighth-minute strike, as his side cruised to a 3–0 league victory.
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