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
Place of birth Gonesse, France
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back, right-back
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 19 (1)
International career‡
2017–2018 France U20 3 (0)
2022– France 5 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  France
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up2022
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:35, 13 January 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 defender for Premier League club Chelsea and the France national team.

Early life

Axel Wilson Arthur Disasi Mhakinis Belho[2] was born on 11 March 1998[3] in Gonesse, Val-d'Oise.[4]

Club career

Early career

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. He was later transferred to Reims in 2016.

Monaco

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.[5] 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.[6]

Chelsea

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).[7] 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.[8]One of his very close teammates is Benoit Badiashile who praises him highly and thinks they make a good defensive duo[9] They played together at AS Monaco and were both signed by Chelsea for a combined transfer fee of 75 million Sterling Pounds[10]

International career

Born in France, Disasi is of Congolese and Angolan descent[11][12] 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

Club

As of match played 13 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paris FC II 2015–16[18] CFA 2 192———192
Paris FC 2015–16[18] Ligue 2 311000—41
Reims II 2016–17[18] CFA 211———211
2017–18[18] National 2 20———20
2018–19[18] National 2 131———131
Total 362———362
Reims 2016–17[18] Ligue 2 100000—10
2017–18[18] Ligue 2 1311010—151
2018–19[18] Ligue 1 400010—50
2019–20[18] Ligue 1 2711040—321
Total 4522060—532
Monaco 2020–21[18] Ligue 1 29360—00353
2021–22[18] Ligue 1 32140—9[lower-alpha 3]2453
2022–23[18] Ligue 1 38310—10[lower-alpha 4]3496
Total 997110—19512912
Chelsea 2023–24[19] Premier League 1911050—251
Career total 2211515011019526620
  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

International

As of match played 16 June 2023[20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
France 202230
202310
Total40

Honours

Reims

France

References

  1. ↑ "Axel Disasi". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Squad List: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: France (FRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 18 December 2022. p. 12. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Axel Disasi: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Axel Disasi". L'Équipe. Paris. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Axel Disasi: Chelsea sign France defender on six-year deal". BBC Sport. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  8. ↑ McNulty, Phil (13 August 2023). "Chelsea 1–1 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "Disasi and Badiashile interview: 'We feel great together'". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  10. ↑ "Axel Disasi and Benoit Badiashile exclusive interview: Chelsea defenders discuss their close relationship forged at Monaco". Sky Sports. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "A. Disasi: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Axel Disasi in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  20. ↑ "Axel Disasi: Internationals". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  21. ↑ McNulty, Phil (18 December 2022). "Argentina 3–3 France". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
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