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Axel Disasi
Disasi with Reims in 2019
Personal information
Full name Axel Wilson Arthur Disasi Mhakinis Belho
Date of birth (1998-03-11) 11 March 1998 (age 28)
Place of birth Gonesse, France
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position Centre-back[2]
Team information
Current team
 Crystal Palace
(on loan from Chelsea)
Number 5
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 37 (3)
2025 → Aston Villa (loan) 7 (0)
2026 → West Ham United (loan) 14 (0)
2026– → Crystal Palace (loan) 3 (0)
International career
2017–2018 France U20 3 (0)
2022–2023 France 5 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  France
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up2022 Qatar
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:03, 12 September 2026 (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 Crystal Palace, on loan from Chelsea.

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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As a boy Disasi represented local side Villiers-le-Bel JS from the age of eight, followed by a year at USM Senlis.[6] He then moved to Paris FC in 2014, Disasi made his professional debut for the club in a 1–0 loss to Lens on 11 December 2015.[6] He was later transferred to Reims in 2016.

Reims

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Disasi began playing for the Reims senior team during the 2016- 2017 season in Ligue 2. In the 2017-2018 season Disasi helped Reims win Ligue 2 achieving automatic promotion to Ligue 1. Disasi made 53 appearances for Reims across all competitions.[7]

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.[8] On 23 August, Disasi made his debut for Monaco against his former club Reims. He scored a goal as the match ended 2–2.[9] Disasi made 129 appearances in all competitions for Monaco.[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).[10] 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.[11] 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.[12]

Loan to Aston Villa and Chelsea exile

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On 4 February 2025, Disasi signed for fellow Premier League club Aston Villa on loan for the remainder of the 2024–25 season for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £5m loan fee and wage coverage.[13] He made his Premier League debut against Ipswich Town, in a 1–1 draw at home.[14] On 8 March, he played a man of the match performance against Brentford away in the league, as Villa won 1–0 assisting their hopes of qualifying for European football.[15]

Following his return to Chelsea, Disasi was omitted the squad alongside Raheem Sterling.[16]

Loan to West Ham United

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On 2 February 2026, Disasi joined West Ham United on loan for the remainder of the 2025–26 season.[17]

Loan to Crystal Palace

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On 26 August 2026, Disasi joined Crystal Palace on loan for the remainder of the season.[18]

On 12th September 2026, Disasi was shown a red card and sent off for a foul on Ipswich player Jack Clarke.

International career

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Born in France, Disasi is of Congolese and Angolan[19][20] descent and was called up to the DR Congo U20s for the 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie.[21]

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.[22] On 30 November, the 24-year-old made his debut in a 1–0 group stage loss to Tunisia, becoming the first French international debutant during a World Cup since 1966.[23] 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.[24][25]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 17 September 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paris FC II 2015–16[7] CFA 2 192————192
Paris FC 2015–16[7] Ligue 2 311000——41
Reims II 2016–17[7] CFA 211————211
2017–18[7] Championnat National 2 20————20
2018–19[7] Championnat National 2 131————131
Total 362————362
Reims 2016–17[7] Ligue 2 100000——10
2017–18[7] Ligue 2 1311010——151
2018–19[7] Ligue 1 400010——50
2019–20[7] Ligue 1 2711040——321
Total 4522060——532
Monaco 2020–21[7] Ligue 1 29360———353
2021–22[7] Ligue 1 32140—9[c]2—453
2022–23[7] Ligue 1 38310—10[d]3—496
Total 997110—195—12912
Chelsea 2023–24[26] Premier League 3126071——443
2024–25[27] Premier League 6110208[e]100172
2025–26[28] Premier League 00000000—00
Total 37370918100615
Aston Villa (loan) 2024–25[27] Premier League 70——3[f]0—100
West Ham United (loan) 2025–26[28] Premier League 14031———171
Crystal Palace (loan) 2026–27[29] Premier League 3000001[g]0—40
Career total 263172411513160033325
  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
  6. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  7. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 21 November 2023[30]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
France 202230
202320
Total50

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. 1 2 Club, Aston Villa Football (4 February 2025). "Getting to know Axel Disasi". Aston Villa Football Club. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "A. Disasi: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "Axel Disasi: Chelsea sign France defender on six-year deal". BBC Sport. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  11. ↑ McNulty, Phil (13 August 2023). "Chelsea 1–1 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "Axel Disasi urges resurgent Chelsea to 'stay humble' as Carabao Cup final looms". OneFootball. 19 February 2024.
  13. ↑ "Chelsea transfer news: Aston Villa agree £5m Axel Disasi loan". BBC Sport. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  14. ↑ "Disasi to debut against Ipswich Town". Aston Villa FC. 15 February 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  15. ↑ "Axel Disasi praises 'top result' at Brentford". Aston Villa FC. 8 March 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  16. ↑ Walsh, Sean (18 February 2026). "Axel Disasi opens up on 'crazy' experience in Chelsea's 'bomb squad' after sealing West Ham move". Goal.com.
  17. ↑ "Axel Disasi completes loan switch". Chelsea FC. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  18. ↑ "Axel Disasi completes loan switch". We Are Palace. 26 August 2026. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
  19. ↑ "RDC – Football : Gros plan sur les DISASI".
  20. ↑ "Le Paris FC lance un lycéen de 17 ans". 11 December 2015.
  21. ↑ "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.
  22. ↑ "Thuram, Disasi added to France World Cup squad". ESPN. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  23. ↑ "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.
  24. ↑ "France vs. Poland". Soccerway. 4 December 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  25. ↑ "Argentina vs. France". Soccerway. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Axel Disasi in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  27. 1 2 "Games played by Axel Disasi in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  28. 1 2 "Games played by Axel Disasi in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Axel Disasi in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
  30. ↑ "Axel Disasi: Internationals". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  31. ↑ "Reims secure promotion with Ligue 2 title". ESPN.com. 21 April 2018. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  32. ↑ "Chelsea beat Real Betis 4–1 to win Conference League". BBC. 28 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  33. ↑ McNulty, Phil (25 February 2024). "Chelsea 0–1 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  34. ↑ McNulty, Phil (18 December 2022). "Argentina 3–3 France". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
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