Biography Belgian player Axel Witsel

Biography Belgian player Axel Witsel

Axel Witsel Laurent Angele Lambert - Belgian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder. Known Russian fans for his performances in St. Petersburg "Zenith". Consider biography Axel Witsel.

Childhood

The boy was born on January 12, 1989 in Liege. Father - the Frenchman, his mother - Belgian. Due to this, the boy has dual citizenship.

Career

The first steps in professional football, the guy started to do at the Academy of Liège "Standard". The debut of a young football player took at the age of 17 years. The following season, Axel was the best young player, so was able to gain a foothold in the starting lineup hometown club as a central midfielder. And in a season of a young football player he helped the mother club to win gold medals in the national championship, scored a goal from the penalty spot in the showdown.

Biography Belgian player Axel Witsel

In 2011, a mature game for the Belgian midfielder has attracted the attention of several European teams. Struggle for the midfielder won the Portuguese "Benfica". In the first Belgian football season entrenched in the starting lineup after spending 32 match in the national championship. The next season, promising Belgian acquired the St. Petersburg "Zenith", giving 40 million euros to the Portuguese club. According to unofficial data, the monthly fee footballer was 4 million euros. In an interview with the Belgian constantly dissembled supposedly has no idea about it.

During the St. Petersburg team of young Belgian he spent five full seasons, having played 122 match in which scored 16 times. In the last season for the St. Petersburg club there were many rumors about the player moving into the Italian "Juventus". Also called the English and Spanish clubs, but more interested in the Belgian showed it was the Italian Grand. Yet transfer did not take place due to the high wages player.

Most wages pulled a Chinese club "Tyandzin Tsyuantszyan", in which Axel had all season, playing 36 games and checking out five effective action. In the heyday of football Axel Force decided not to continue the performance in China, because the wanted to play in Europe. As a result, in the summer of 2018 the Belgian midfielder moved to Germany, where he signed a contract with Dortmund, "Dortmund".

Biography Belgian player Axel Witsel

To date, the Belgian midfielder continues to defend the colors of "bumblebee", leaving in the starting lineup. In the first official match, he distinguished himself pocketed the ball.

Team

Debut in the youth team took place at the age of 17 years, where the young footballer made his debut in the Junior European Championships. Since 2008, it invoked in the main team of the country. In the national team midfielder spent 97 games, which scored 9 effective action. In 2018 at the World Cup midfielder came with his team to the semi-finals.

Life

In 2015, the Belgian football Axel Witsel married his longtime girlfriend Romanian. The wedding was held in the hometown of the Belgian. The couple has two daughters. The first daughter appeared before the wedding.