Axel Disasi
![]() Disasi before a game with Reims in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Axel Wilson Arthur Disasi Mhakinis Belho | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 11 March 1998 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Gonesse, France | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Chelsea | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2006–2013 | Villiers-le-Bel JS | ||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | USM Senlis | ||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Paris FC | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Paris FC II | 19 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Paris FC | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2016–2019 | Reims II | 36 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2016–2020 | Reims | 45 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2020–2023 | Monaco | 99 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Chelsea | 31 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | France U20 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2022– | France | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:28, 5 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:04, 21 November 2023 (UTC) |
Axel Wilson Arthur Disasi Mhakinis Belho (born 11 March 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Chelsea and the France national team.
Early life
[edit]Axel Wilson Arthur Disasi Mhakinis Belho[3] was born on 11 March 1998[4] in Gonesse, Val-d'Oise.[5]
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]A youth academy product of Paris FC, Disasi made his professional debut for the club in a 1–0 loss to Lens on 11 December 2016.[citation needed] He was later transferred to Reims in 2016.[citation needed]
Monaco
[edit]On 7 August 2020, Disasi completed a transfer from Reims to Monaco for a fee of €13 million. He signed a five-year contract with the club.[6] On 23 August, Disasi made his debut in a Ligue 1 match against his former club Reims. He scored a goal as the match ended 2–2.[7]
Chelsea
[edit]On 4 August 2023, Disasi signed for Premier League club Chelsea on a six-year contract for a fee of £38.5 million (€45 million).[8] He scored on his debut on 13 August in the 37th minute of a 1–1 draw at home to Liverpool, which was Chelsea's first match of the 2023–24 Premier League.[9] On 18 February 2024, he produced a man of the match performance against title holders Manchester City in a 1–1 away draw by making 16 clearances, the most by a Chelsea player in the league in eight seasons.[10]
International career
[edit]Born in France, Disasi is of Congolese and Angolan[11][12] descent and was called up to the DR Congo U20s for the 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie.[13]
Disasi was a youth international for France, and on 14 November 2022, was called up to France’s 2022 FIFA World Cup squad, replacing the injured Presnel Kimpembe.[14] On 30 November, he made his debut in a 1–0 group stage loss to Tunisia, becoming the first French international debutant during a World Cup since 1966.[15] Disasi would go on to play in France's 3–1 win over Poland in the round of 16 on 4 December and the defeat on penalties following a 3–3 draw against Argentina in the final on 18 December.[16][17]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 5 May 2024
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Paris FC II | 2015–16[18] | CFA 2 | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | 19 | 2 | |||
Paris FC | 2015–16[18] | Ligue 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | |
Reims II | 2016–17[18] | CFA | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||
2017–18[18] | Championnat National 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
2018–19[18] | Championnat National 2 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||
Total | 36 | 2 | — | — | — | 36 | 2 | |||||
Reims | 2016–17[18] | Ligue 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2017–18[18] | Ligue 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | ||
2018–19[18] | Ligue 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
2019–20[18] | Ligue 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | ||
Total | 45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 53 | 2 | |||
Monaco | 2020–21[18] | Ligue 1 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 35 | 3 | |
2021–22[18] | Ligue 1 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 9[c] | 2 | 45 | 3 | ||
2022–23[18] | Ligue 1 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 10[d] | 3 | 49 | 6 | ||
Total | 99 | 7 | 11 | 0 | — | 19 | 5 | 129 | 12 | |||
Chelsea | 2023–24[19] | Premier League | 31 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 44 | 3 | |
Career total | 233 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 285 | 22 |
- ^ Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup
- ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
- ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
International
[edit]- As of match played 21 November 2023[20]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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France | 2022 | 3 | 0 |
2023 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 5 | 0 |
Honours
[edit]Reims
Chelsea
France
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2022[22]
References
[edit]- ^ "Axel Disasi". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Axel Disasi: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Squad List: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: France (FRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 18 December 2022. p. 12. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Axel Disasi: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Axel Disasi". L'Équipe. Paris. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Former Arsenal target Disasi joins Monaco in €13m deal". goal.com. 7 August 2020. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "Monaco salvage draw against Reims in Kovac's first game in charge". ESPN. 23 August 2020. Archived from the original on 25 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "Axel Disasi: Chelsea sign France defender on six-year deal". BBC Sport. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ McNulty, Phil (13 August 2023). "Chelsea 1–1 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ "Axel Disasi urges resurgent Chelsea to 'stay humble' as Carabao Cup final looms". OneFootball. 19 February 2024.
- ^ "RDC – Football : Gros plan sur les DISASI".
- ^ "Le Paris FC lance un lycéen de 17 ans". 11 December 2015.
- ^ "Jeux de la Francophonie : Éric Tshibasu retient vingt et un Léopards football U20 de la RDC - adiac-congo.com : toute l'actualité du Bassin du Congo". www.adiac-congo.com.
- ^ "Thuram, Disasi added to France World Cup squad". ESPN. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup 2022: France lose to Tunisia to wrap up group as Deschamps tests Camavinga at left back". CBSSports.com. December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "France vs. Poland". Soccerway. 4 December 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "Argentina vs. France". Soccerway. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "A. Disasi: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Axel Disasi in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "Axel Disasi: Internationals". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ McNulty, Phil (25 February 2024). "Chelsea 0–1 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ McNulty, Phil (18 December 2022). "Argentina 3–3 France". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
External links
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- Profile at the Chelsea F.C. website
- Axel Disasi at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Axel Disasi – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 1998 births
- Living people
- People from Gonesse
- Footballers from Val-d'Oise
- French men's footballers
- Men's association football central defenders
- Paris FC players
- Stade de Reims players
- AS Monaco FC players
- Chelsea F.C. players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Ligue 1 players
- Premier League players
- France men's youth international footballers
- France men's international footballers
- 2022 FIFA World Cup players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- French expatriate sportspeople in England
- Black French sportspeople
- French sportspeople of Angolan descent
- French sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent