Full name Axel Werner Playing position Years Team Weight 86 kg | Place of birth Rafaela, Argentina Number 12 Height 1.91 m Parents Ricardo Werner | |
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Date of birth (1996-02-28) 28 February 1996 (age 21) Current team Boca Juniors (#28 / Goalkeeper) Similar Guillermo Sara, Lisandro Magallán, Santiago Vergini, Cristian Pavón, Walter Bou | ||
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.
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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.
Werner made his Primera División debut on 3 October 2015, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Arsenal. In March 2016 he was chosen as a first-choice, as starter Germán Montoya was injured; 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.
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. He appeared in only one match in the tournament, a 1–4 loss against Sweden on 8 November.
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.