# Axel Disasi

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 Aston Villa, on loan from Chelsea, and the France national team.

## Early life

Axel Wilson Arthur Disasi Mhakinis Belho was born on 11 March 1998 in Gonesse, Val-d'Oise.

## 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. 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. 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.

### 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. On 23 August, Disasi made his debut for Moncao against his former club Reims. He scored a goal as the match ended 2–2. Disasi made 129 appearances in all competitions for Monaco.

### 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). 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. 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.

### 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. He made his Premier League debut against Ipswich Town, in a 1–1 draw at home. 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.

## International career

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

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 12 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Paris FC II | 2015–16 | CFA 2 | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 2 |
| Paris FC | 2015–16 | Ligue 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 |
| Reims II | 2016–17 | CFA | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 1 |
| Reims II | 2017–18 | Championnat National 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Reims II | 2018–19 | Championnat National 2 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 |
| Reims II | Total | Total | 36 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 2 |
| Reims | 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Reims | 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 1 |
| Reims | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Reims | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 1 |
| Reims | Total | Total | 45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 53 | 2 |
| Monaco | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 3 |
| Monaco | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 2 | — | — | 45 | 3 |
| Monaco | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 3 | — | — | 49 | 6 |
| Monaco | Total | Total | 99 | 7 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 5 | — | — | 129 | 12 |
| Chelsea | 2023–24 | Premier League | 31 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 44 | 3 |
| Chelsea | 2024–25 | Premier League | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| Chelsea | Total | Total | 37 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 5 |
| Aston Villa (loan) | 2024–25 | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 243 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 308 | 24 |
* ↑ Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup
* ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
* ↑ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

### International

    As of match played 21 November 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| France | 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| France | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 5 | 0 |

## Honours

Reims
* Ligue 2: 2017–18
Chelsea
* EFL Cup runner-up: 2023–24
France
* FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2022