Axel Donczew

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Axel Donczew
Personal information
Date of birth (2010-02-06) 6 February 2010 (age 15)
Place of birth Wales
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cardiff City
Number 31
Youth career
Cardiff City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2025– Cardiff City 0 (0)
International career‡
2024–2025 Wales U15 2 (0)
2025– Wales U16 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:15, 27 August 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:26, 3 September 2025 (UTC)

Axel Donczew (born 15 February 2010) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the EFL League One club Cardiff City.

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Club career

Donczew made his senior and professional debut with Cardiff City as a substitute in a 1–0 EFL Trophy loss to Newport County on 7 October 2025. At 15 years and 234 days old, he was Cardiff City's youngest ever player. [1]

International career

Donczew was born in Wales and is of Polish descent. [2] In July 2024, he was called up to the Wales U15s for a set of friendlies. [3] In October 2025, he was called up to the Wales U17s for a set of friendlies against the Italy U17s. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Cardiff City: Records tumble as Axel Donczew becomes youngest player". BBC Sport. 7 October 2025.
  2. ↑ S.A, Telewizja Polska (28 July 2023). ""Polonia The Best Young Players" po raz trzeci. Kolejne talenty chcą grać dla Polski". sport.tvp.pl.
  3. ↑ Ellis, Callum (22 July 2024). "Future of Welsh football to be showcased at Cymru Cup".
  4. ↑ Harries, Owain (1 October 2025). "Cymru MU17 squad confirmed for Italy double header".
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