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.

Axel Disasi
Disasi before a game with Reims in 2019
Personal information
Full name Axel Wilson Arthur Disasi Mhakinis Belho
Date of birth (1998-03-11) 11 March 1998 (age 26)
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 33 (2)
International career
2017–2018 France U20 3 (0)
2022– France 5 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  France
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up 2022 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 21 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:04, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Early life

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Axel Wilson Arthur Disasi Mhakinis Belho[3] was born on 11 March 1998[4] in Gonesse, Val-d'Oise.[5]

Club career

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Early career

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Club

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As of match played 7 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals 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
2024–25[20] Premier League 2 0 0 0 2 0 5[e] 1 0 0 9 1
Total 33 2 6 0 9 1 5 1 0 0 53 4
Career total 235 16 20 0 15 1 24 6 0 0 294 23
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
  3. ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

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As of match played 21 November 2023[21]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
France 2022 3 0
2023 2 0
Total 5 0

Honours

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Reims

Chelsea

France

References

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  1. ^ "Axel Disasi". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Axel Disasi: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Squad List: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: France (FRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 18 December 2022. p. 12. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Axel Disasi: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Axel Disasi". L'Équipe. Paris. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Axel Disasi: Chelsea sign France defender on six-year deal". BBC Sport. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  9. ^ McNulty, Phil (13 August 2023). "Chelsea 1–1 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Axel Disasi urges resurgent Chelsea to 'stay humble' as Carabao Cup final looms". OneFootball. 19 February 2024.
  11. ^ "RDC – Football : Gros plan sur les DISASI".
  12. ^ "Le Paris FC lance un lycéen de 17 ans". 11 December 2015.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "Thuram, Disasi added to France World Cup squad". ESPN. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "France vs. Poland". Soccerway. 4 December 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  17. ^ "Argentina vs. France". Soccerway. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "A. Disasi: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  19. ^ "Games played by Axel Disasi in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  20. ^ "Games played by Axel Disasi in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  21. ^ "Axel Disasi: Internationals". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  22. ^ McNulty, Phil (25 February 2024). "Chelsea 0–1 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  23. ^ McNulty, Phil (18 December 2022). "Argentina 3–3 France". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
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