Axel Wilson Arthur Disasi Mhakinis Belho (born 11 March 1998) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for club Chelsea, and the France national team.

Early life

Axel Wilson Arthur Disasi Mhakinis Belho was born on 11 March 1998 in

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, 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

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in 2014, Disasi made his professional debut for the club in a 1–0 loss to

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on 11 December 2016. He was later transferred to

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in 2016.

Reims

Disasi began playing for the Reims senior team during the 2016- 2017 season in

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. In the 2017-2018 season Disasi helped Reims win

achieving automatic promotion to

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. Disasi made 53 appearances for Reims across all competitions.

Monaco

On 7 August 2020, Disasi completed a transfer from Reims to

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for a fee of €13 million. He signed a five-year contract with the club. On 23 August, Disasi made his debut for Monaco 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

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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

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, which was Chelsea's first match of the

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. On 18 February 2024, he produced a man of the match performance against title holders

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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

club

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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

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away in the league, as Villa won 1–0 assisting their hopes of qualifying for European football. 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

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club

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International career

Born in France, Disasi is of Congolese and

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n descent and was called up to the DR Congo U20s for the

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. Disasi was a youth international for France, and on 14 November 2022, was called up to

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’s

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squad, replacing the injured Presnel Kimpembe. On 30 November, the 24-year-old made his debut in a 1–0 group stage loss to

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, 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

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in the round of 16 on 4 December and the defeat on penalties following a 3–3 draw against

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in the final on 18 December.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Reims *

: 2017–18 Chelsea *

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: 2024–25 *

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runner-up: 2023–24 France *

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runner-up:

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References

External links

Profile
at the Chelsea F.C. website * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Disasi, Axel 1998 births Living people Sportspeople from Gonesse Footballers from Val-d'Oise French men's footballers Men's association football central defenders Paris FC players Stade de Reims players AS Monaco FC players Chelsea F.C. players Aston Villa F.C. players Championnat National 3 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 2 players Ligue 1 players Premier League players France men's youth international footballers France men's international footballers 2022 FIFA World Cup players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England French expatriate sportspeople in England Black French sportspeople French sportspeople of Angolan descent French sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent 21st-century French sportsmen UEFA Conference League–winning players