Axel Disasi

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

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 27)
Place of birth	Gonesse, France
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back[2]
Team information
Current team	Chelsea
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)
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 as of 22:11, 22 April 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:04, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

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

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 2016.^[6] He was later transferred to Reims in 2016.

Reims

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

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

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

On 4 February 2025, 26-year-old 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][14] He made his Premier League debut against Ipswich Town, in a 1–1 draw at home.^[15] On 8 March 2025, 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.^[16]

On 20 March 2025, from a free-kick assisted by Boubacar Kamara, Disasi scored his first goal for Aston Villa during a 3–1 friendly win against UAE Pro League club Al Ain.^[17]

International career

Born in France, Disasi is of Congolese and Angolan^[18][19] descent and was called up to the DR Congo U20s for the 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie.^[20]

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.^[21] 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.^[22] 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.^[23][24]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 April 2025

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[7]	CFA 2	19	2	—		—		—		—		19	2
Paris FC	2015–16[7]	Ligue 2	3	1	1	0	0	0	—		—		4	1
Reims II	2016–17[7]	CFA	21	1	—		—		—		—		21	1
	2017–18[7]	Championnat National 2	2	0	—		—		—		—		2	0
	2018–19[7]	Championnat National 2	13	1	—		—		—		—		13	1
	Total		36	2	—		—		—		—		36	2
Reims	2016–17[7]	Ligue 2	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2017–18[7]	Ligue 2	13	1	1	0	1	0	—		—		15	1
	2018–19[7]	Ligue 1	4	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		5	0
	2019–20[7]	Ligue 1	27	1	1	0	4	0	—		—		32	1
	Total		45	2	2	0	6	0	—		—		53	2
Monaco	2020–21[7]	Ligue 1	29	3	6	0	—		—		—		35	3
	2021–22[7]	Ligue 1	32	1	4	0	—		9[c]	2	—		45	3
	2022–23[7]	Ligue 1	38	3	1	0	—		10[d]	3	—		49	6
	Total		99	7	11	0	—		19	5	—		129	12
Chelsea	2023–24[25]	Premier League	31	2	6	0	7	1	—		—		44	3
	2024–25[26]	Premier League	6	1	1	0	2	0	8[e]	1	0	0	17	2
	Total		37	3	7	0	9	1	8	1	0	0	61	5
Aston Villa (loan)	2024–25	Premier League	7	0	0	0	—		3[f]	0	—		10	0
Career total			246	17	21	0	15	1	30	6	0	0	312	24

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

International

As of match played 21 November 2023^[27]

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^[28]

Chelsea

• UEFA Conference League: 2024–25^[29]
• EFL Cup runner-up: 2023–24^[30]

France

• FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2022^[31]