Axel Donczew
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 February 2010 | ||
| Place of birth | Wales | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arsenal | ||
| Number | 80 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cardiff City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025–2026 | Cardiff City | 0 | (0) |
| 2026– | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024–2025 | Wales U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | Wales U16 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:15, 27 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:26, 3 September 2025 (UTC) | |||
Axel Donczew (born 15 February 2010) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Arsenal.
Club career
[edit]Donczew made his senior and professional debut with Cardiff City as a substitute in a 1–0 EFL Trophy loss to Newport County on 7 October 2025. At 15 years and 234 days old, he is Cardiff City's youngest ever player.[1] On 30 August 2026, Donczew signed for the academy of Premier League club Arsenal as part of club's first-year scholarship intake.[2]
International career
[edit]Donczew was born in Wales and is of Polish and Bulgarian descent.[3] In July 2024, he was called up to the Wales U15s for a set of friendlies.[4] In October 2025, he was called up to the Wales U17s for a set of friendlies against the Italy U17s.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Cardiff City: Records tumble as Axel Donczew becomes youngest player". BBC Sport. 7 October 2025.
- ↑ Booth, Connor (30 August 2026). "Axel Donczew completes Arsenal move". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
- ↑ S.A, Telewizja Polska (28 July 2023). ""Polonia The Best Young Players" po raz trzeci. Kolejne talenty chcą grać dla Polski". sport.tvp.pl.
- ↑ Ellis, Callum (22 July 2024). "Future of Welsh football to be showcased at Cymru Cup".
- ↑ Harries, Owain (1 October 2025). "Cymru MU17 squad confirmed for Italy double header".
External links
[edit]- Axel Donczew at Soccerway
Categories:
- 2010 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Cardiff
- Welsh men's footballers
- Wales men's international footballers
- Welsh people of Polish descent
- British people of Bulgarian descent
- Sportspeople of Polish descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Cardiff City F.C. players
- Arsenal F.C. players
- 21st-century Welsh sportsmen