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Axel Witsel

1989 - Today

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Axel Laurent Angel Lambert Witsel (born 12 January 1989) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for La Liga club Atlético Madrid and the Belgium national team. He originally also played in more offensive roles such as central or attacking midfielder. Witsel began his career at hometown club Standard Liège, making 183 appearances and scoring 42 goals while winning five domestic trophies. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Axel Witsel has received more than 3,423,808 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Axel Witsel is the 1,209th most popular soccer player (up from 1,293rd in 2019), the 421st most popular biography from Belgium (up from 442nd in 2019) and the 21st most popular Belgian Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.42

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 55

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Axel Witsel ranks 1,209 out of 21,273. Before him are Władysław Żmuda, Ralf Edström, Enrico Chiesa, Javier Ambrois, Ivan Bek, and Radja Nainggolan. After him are Matías Almeyda, Milovan Rajevac, Wynton Rufer, Rabah Saâdane, Jan Tomaszewski, and Márcio Amoroso.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1989, Axel Witsel ranks 18. Before him are Ivan Perišić, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Tyga, Gabriel Attal, Avicii, and Nina Dobrev. After him are Úrsula Corberó, Marko Arnautović, Dakota Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Lee Jong-suk, and César Azpilicueta.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Axel Witsel ranks 421 out of 1,190. Before him are Jozef De Kesel (1947), Adriaan van Roomen (1561), Johann Peter Beaulieu (1725), Cornelis Schut (1597), Jaco Van Dormael (1957), and Radja Nainggolan (1988). After him are Wim Mertens (1953), Paul de Man (1919), Stan Ockers (1920), Maurice De Waele (1896), Sigiswald Kuijken (1944), and Joseph Decaisne (1807).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Belgium

Among soccer players born in Belgium, Axel Witsel ranks 21. Before him are Franky Van der Elst (1961), Wilfried Van Moer (1945), Raoul Lambert (1944), Dries Mertens (1987), Franky Vercauteren (1956), and Radja Nainggolan (1988). After him are Daniel Van Buyten (1978), Kevin De Bruyne (1991), Raymond Braine (1907), Georges Heylens (1941), Joseph Mermans (1922), and Erwin Vandenbergh (1959).

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