Axel Werner

Axel Werner
Personal information
Full name Axel Werner
Date of birth (1996-02-28) 28 February 1996
Place of birth Rafaela, Argentina
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3 12 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Atlético Madrid
Number 25
Youth career
Atlético Rafaela
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Atlético Rafaela 11 (0)
2016– Atlético Madrid 0 (0)
2016–2017Boca Juniors (loan) 2 (0)
National team
2013 Argentina U17 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 June 2016.

Axel Werner (born 28 February 1996) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Spanish club Atlético Madrid as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in Rafaela, Werner was an Atlético Rafaela youth graduate. On 10 August 2015 he made his professional debut, starting in a 5–1 routing of Deportivo Merlo, for the year's Copa Argentina.[1]

Werner made his Primera División debut on 3 October 2015, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Arsenal.[2] In March 2016 he was chosen as a first-choice, as starter Germán Montoya was injured;[3] the latter subsequently moved to Belgrano.

On 20 August 2016, Werner signed a five-year contract with La Liga club Atlético Madrid, being immediately loaned to Boca Juniors for one season.[4]

International career

In 2013, Werner was called up to Argentina under-17s for the year's FIFA U-17 World Cup, as a backup to Augusto Batalla.[5] He appeared in only one match in the tournament, a 1–4 loss against Sweden on 8 November.[6]

On 1 July 2016, Werner was called up for the Summer Olympics in the place of Batalla, who was impeded to play by his club, River Plate.[7]

Honours

Boca Juniors


References

  1. "Copa Argentina: Atlético Rafaela goleó a Merlo y pasó a octavos" [Copa Argentina: Atlético Rafaela thrashed Merlo and went through the last 16] (in Spanish). La Nación. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  2. "Rafaela le empató a Arsenal, en Sarandí" [Rafaela drew with Arsenal, in Sarandí] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  3. "Después de las buenas actuaciones de Werner, Montoya ya puede volver" [After the good performances of Werner, Montoya already can return] (in Spanish). Diario Castellanos. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  4. "Agreement with Atlético Rafaela for the transfer of Axel Werner". Atlético Madrid. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  5. "U-17: List of the 10 teams". CONMEBOL. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  6. "Argentina Sub-17 fue goleada por Suecia y no pudo lograr el bronce en el Mundial" [Argentina under-17 was thrashed by Sweden and could not get the bronze at the World Cup] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  7. "Werner por Batalla" [Werner for Batalla] (in Spanish). Olé. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
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