Axel Disasi

In this Congolese name, the surname is Disasiand the post-surname is Mhakinis Belho.

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	31	(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
*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

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

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.^{[ citation needed ]} He was later transferred to Reims in 2016.^{[ citation needed ]}

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. ^[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

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

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

Club

As of match played 5 May 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [lower-alpha 1]		League cup [lower-alpha 2]		Europe		Total
		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 [lower-alpha 3]	2	45	3
	2022–23 [18]	Ligue 1	38	3	1	0	—		10 [lower-alpha 4]	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

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 21 November 2023 ^[20]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
France	2022	3	0
	2023	2	0
Total		5	0

Honours

Reims

• Ligue 2: 2017–18 ^{[ citation needed ]}

Chelsea

• EFL Cup runner-up: 2023–24 ^[21]

France

• FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2022 ^[22]

References

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. 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. "Axel Disasi: Internationals". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
21. McNulty, Phil (25 February 2024). "Chelsea 0–1 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
22. McNulty, Phil (18 December 2022). "Argentina 3–3 France". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 December 2022.

External links

• Profile at the Chelsea F.C. website
• Axel Disasi at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Axel Disasi – UEFA competition record ( archive )