Axel Wilfredo Werner (born 28 February 1996) is an Argentine professional

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as a

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for

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, on loan from Spanish club

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Club career

Atlético Rafaela

Born in

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, Werner was an

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youth graduate. On 10 August 2015 he made his professional debut, starting in a 5–1 routing of

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, for the year's

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. Werner made his

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debut on 3 October 2015, starting in a 1–1 away draw against

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. In March 2016 he was chosen as a first-choice, as starter

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was injured; the latter subsequently moved to

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Atlético Madrid and loans

On 20 August 2016, Werner signed a five-year contract with

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club

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, being immediately loaned to

Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the A ...

for one season. He returned to ''Atleti'' ahead of the 2017–18 season, being third-choice behind

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and

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. On 8 March 2018, after Moyà was released, Werner made his competitive debut for Atlético by starting in a 3–0

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home defeat of

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. On 29 April of the following year, he made his

debut by playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 win at

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. On 11 July 2018, Werner joined newly promoted

club

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on one-year loan. A third-choice behind Roberto Santamaría and Aleksandar Jovanović, he only featured in eight league matches overall during the campaign, as his side suffered relegation On 21 June 2019, Werner once again went on loan, this time to

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in Mexico. After spending his first season as a backup to Carlos Felipe Rodríguez, he became the first-choice option in 2020–21 season, after his loan was extended for a further year.

Elche

On 1 September 2021,

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Werner returned to Spain and its top tier, after signing a two-year contract with

. After being a third-choice behind Édgar Badía and

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, he was loaned to

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back in his home country the following 31 January. On 30 January 2022, Werner was loaned out to Argentine club

until the end of 2022. On 15 August 2023, after spending the entire

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as a backup to Badía as the club suffered relegation, he moved to

on a one-year loan, with a buyout clause.

International career

In 2013, Werner was called up to Argentina under-17s for the year's

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, as a backup to

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. He appeared in only one match in the tournament, a 1–4 loss against

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on 8 November. On 1 July 2016, Werner was called up for the

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in the place of Batalla, who was impeded to play by his club, River Plate.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Boca Juniors *

: 2016–17 Atlético Madrid *

: 2017–18

References

External links

* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Werner, Axel 1996 births Living people Footballers from Rafaela Argentine people of German descent Argentine men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Argentina men's youth international footballers Argentine Primera División players Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Argentina Atlético de Rafaela footballers Atlético Madrid footballers Boca Juniors footballers Málaga CF players Atlético San Luis footballers SD Huesca footballers Elche CF players Arsenal de Sarandí footballers Rosario Central footballers La Liga players Liga MX players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico