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 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Boca Juniors
(on loan from Atlético Madrid)
Number 12
Youth career
Atlético Rafaela
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Atlético Rafaela 11 (0)
2016– Atlético Madrid 0 (0)
2016–Boca Juniors (loan) 0 (0)
National team
2013 Argentina U17 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2016.


Axel Werner (born 28 February 1996) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Boca Juniors on loan from 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]

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