| Axel Bouteille | |
| Position: | Small forward |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 7 |
| Weight Lbs: | 209 |
| League: | Basketbol Süper Ligi EuroCup |
| Team: | Bahçeşehir Koleji |
| Number: | 83 |
| Birth Date: | 1995 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Roanne, Loire, France |
| Draft Year: | 2017 |
| Career Start: | 2013 |
| Years1: | 2013–2017 |
| Team1: | Élan Chalon |
| Years2: | 2017–2019 |
| Team2: | Limoges CSP |
| Years3: | 2019–2020 |
| Team3: | Bilbao Basket |
| Years4: | 2020–2022 |
| Team4: | Unicaja |
| Years5: | 2022–2023 |
| Team5: | Türk Telekom |
| Years6: | 2023–present |
| Team6: | Bahçeşehir Koleji |
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Axel Bouteille (born 14 April 1995) is a French professional basketball player for Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and EuroCup. He is a 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) tall small forward.[1]
Bouteille began his basketball career at the youth ranks of Hyères-Toulon before joining Élan Chalon when he was fifteen years old. He played his first matches in LNB Pro A during the 2013–14 season, where he averaged 1.5 points in four games. On 24 April 2016, Bouteille declared for the 2016 NBA draft, but was ultimately not selected.[2]
After successful seasons with Èlan Chalon in the Pro A, Bouteille signed a two-year contract with CSP Limoges on 26 April 2017.[3]
On 3 July 2019, his signing for Bilbao Basket was made official.[4]
In February 2020, he joined Unicaja until the end of the 2021–22 season.[5] [6]
On 15 July 2022, Bouteille signed with Türk Telekom of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[7]
On 7 July 2023 he signed with Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[8]
As a member of the junior national teams of France, Bouteille played at the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where the team finished fourth. He also played with the team at the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, and the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.
In April 2017, Bouteille was included in the preliminary squad for the EuroBasket 2017,[9] but was omitted from the final selection.
He is the son of former professional basketball player Franck Bouteille.