Axel Wilfredo Werner (born 28 February 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer as a goalkeeper for Aldosivi.
Born in Rafaela, Werner was an Atlético Rafaela youth graduate. On 10 August 2015 he made his professional debut, starting in a 5âÂÂ1 routing of Deportivo Merlo, for the year's Copa Argentina.
Werner made his Primera División debut on 3 October 2015, starting in a 1âÂÂ1 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. He returned to Atleti ahead of the 2017âÂÂ18 season, being third-choice behind Jan Oblak and Miguel ÃÂngel MoyÃÂ.
On 8 March 2018, after Moyàwas released, Werner made his competitive debut for Atlético by starting in a 3âÂÂ0 UEFA Europa League home defeat of FC Lokomotiv Moscow. On 29 April of the following year, he made his La Liga debut by playing the full 90 minutes in a 1âÂÂ0 win at Deportivo Alavés.
On 11 July 2018, Werner joined newly promoted La Liga club SD Huesca on one-year loan. A third-choice behind Roberto SantamarÃÂa and Aleksandar JovanoviÃÂ, 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 Atlético San Luis in Mexico. After spending his first season as a backup to Carlos Felipe RodrÃÂguez, he became the first-choice option in 2020âÂÂ21 season, after his loan was extended for a further year.
On 1 September 2021, free agent Werner returned to Spain and its top tier, after signing a two-year contract with Elche CF. After being a third-choice behind ÃÂdgar BadÃÂa and Kiko Casilla, he was loaned to Arsenal de SarandÃÂ back in his home country the following 31 January.
On 30 January 2022, Werner was loaned out to Argentine club Arsenal de Sarandàuntil the end of 2022. On 15 August 2023, after spending the entire 2022âÂÂ23 as a backup to BadÃÂa as the club suffered relegation, he moved to Rosario Central on a one-year loan, with a buyout clause.
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 1âÂÂ4 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.
Boca Juniors
Atlético Madrid
Rosario Central