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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 Wilson Arthur Disasi Mhakinis Belho[3] was born on 11 March 1998[4] in Gonesse, Val-d'Oise.[5]
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.
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
| 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 | — | — | 3[f] | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 246 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 312 | 24 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
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