Axel WITSEL

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Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 22 November 2011

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- POSITION
  Milieu/Middenveld
- DATE OF BIRTH
  Thursday, 12 January 1989
- PLACE OF BIRTH
  Liège, Belgium.

INTERNATIONAL
Belgium
- Debut
  26th. March 2008 against Morocco.

WORLD CUP
- Debut
  17th June 2014 in a 2-1 win against Algeria.
- World Cup Games
  2014 (4), 2018 (6)

CLUBS
Standard Liege
- Club Career Dates
  2006 - 2011.
- League Debut
  On 17th September 2006 against FC Brussels (aged 17).
- Club Career
  148 League matches 48 goals.
Benfica
- Club Career Dates
  2011 - 2012.
- League Debut
- Club Career
  32 matches 1 goal.
Borussia Dortmund
- Club Career Dates
- League Debut
  26th. August 2018 in 4-1 home win over RB Leipzig.
- Club Career

Axel WITSEL - Benfica - Champions' League 2011/12 Group C.

The photos above show Axel Witsel in the Champions' League 2011/12 match against Manchester United on 22/11/2011.

BENFICA 1:1 MANCHESTER UNITED (1:1) (Óscar Cardozo 24min) Estádio do Sport, Lisboa 14/09/2011.
1 Artur (GK), 3 Emerson, 4 Luisão (C), 5 Ruben Amorim (9 Nolito 56min), 6 Javi García, 7 Óscar Cardozo, 10 Pablo Aimar (21 Nemanja Matić 75min), 14 Maxi Pereira, 20 Nicolás Gaitán (8 Bruno César 90+1 min), 24 Ezequiel Garay, 28 Axel Witsel.

FC Oţelul Galaţi 0-1 BENFICA (0:1) (Bruno César 40 min) National Arena, Bucharest 27/09/2011.
1 Artur (GK), 3 Emerson, 4 Luisão (C), 6 Javi García, 7 Óscar Cardozo, 8 Bruno César (5 Ruben Amorim 82min), 14 Maxi Pereira, 20 Nicolás Gaitán (19 Rodrigo 77min), 24 Ezequiel Garay, 28 Axel Witsel, 30 Javier Saviola (9 Nolito 63min).

BASEL (0-2) BENFICA (0:1) (Bruno César 20m, Óscar Cardozo 75m) St. Jakob-Park, Basel 18/10/2011.
1 Artur (GK), 3 Emerson, 4 Luisão (C), 6 Javi García, 8 Bruno César, 10 Pablo Aimar (9 Nolito 67min), 14 Maxi Pereira (27 Miguel Vítor 78min), 20 Nicolás Gaitán, 19 Rodrigo (7 Óscar Cardozo 70min), 24 Ezequiel Garay, 28 Axel Witsel.

BENFICA (1:1) FC BASEL (1:0) (Rodrigo 4min) Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisbon 02/11/2011.
1 Artur (GK), 4 Luisão (C), 8 Bruno César, 10 Pablo Aimar (7 Óscar Cardozo 73min), 14 Maxi Pereira, 19 Rodrigo, 20 Nicolás Gaitán (9 Nolito 82min), 21 Nemanja Matić, 24 Ezequiel Garay, 28 Axel Witsel, 36 Luís Martins (27 Miguel Vítor 64min).

MANCHESTER UNITED 2:2 BENFICA (1:1) (Jones OG 3m, Pablo Aimar 61min) Old Trafford Manchester. 22/11/2011.
1 Artur (GK), 3 Emerson, 4 Luisão (C) (27 Miguel Vítor 58min), 8 Bruno César, 6 Javi García, 10 Pablo Aimar (5 Ruben Amorim 83 min), 14 Maxi Pereira, 19 Rodrigo, 20 Nicolás Gaitán (21 Nemanja Matić 68 min), 24 Ezequiel Garay, 28 Axel Witsel.

BENFICA 1:0 Oţelul Galaţi (1:0) (Cardozo 7m) Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisbon. 07/12/2011.

1 Artur (GK), 3 Emerson , 5 Ruben Amorim (C), 8 Bruno César (9 Nolito 56 min), 6 Javi García, 10 Pablo Aimar (19 Rodrigo 70 min), 20 Nicolás Gaitán, 24 Ezequiel Garay, 7 Óscar Cardozo (30 Javier Saviola 78 min), 28 Axel Witsel, 33 Jardel.

A foto em cima mostra o futebolista Benfica Axel Witsel durante a Champions' League 2011/12 contra Manchester United.