Stefano Denswil
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stefano Denswil | ||
| Date of birth | 7 May 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Zaandam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Club Brugge | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2001 | Hellas Sport | ||
| 2001–2012 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Ajax | 22 | (1) |
| 2015– | Club Brugge | 78 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Netherlands U15 | 5 | (0) |
| 2009 | Netherlands U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Netherlands U17 | 11 | (0) |
| 2010 | Netherlands U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Netherlands U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Netherlands U20 | 4 | (1) |
| 2013 | Netherlands U21 | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 August 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:13, 19 November 2013 (UTC) |
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Stefano Denswil (born 7 May 1993) is a Dutch footballer of Surinamese descent who plays as a centre back for Club Brugge in the Belgian Pro League.
Denswil began his footballing career with local amateur side Hellas Sport in Zaandam, before being recruited to join the youth ranks of Ajax in 2001. In the 2011–12 season, Denswil helped the Ajax A1 team win the Nike Eredivisie league title as well as reach the finals of the NextGen Series, the Champions League equivalent for under-20 youth squads. Ajax lost the final to Inter Milan 5–3 on penalties, following a 1–1 draw after extra time. Denswil scored the only goal in regular time from a free kick in the 48th minute, with his team finishing the tournament as runners-up.
Denswil was promoted to the first team squad and was given the number 34 shirt by manager Frank de Boer in the 2012–13 season. He made his debut for the first team in the third round of the KNVB Cup against ONS Sneek on 31 October 2012. It was an away match the Amsterdam side won 2–0, with Denswil scoring off a free kick in the 88th minute. On 3 November 2012, he made his league debut in the home fixture against SBV Vitesse, starting as left center back in place of Niklas Moisander, who was side-lined due to a red card from the club's previous fixture against Feyenoord.
On 18 September 2013, Denswil made his continental debut for the Ajax during the group stage of the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League campaign in the 4–0 away loss to Barcelona, in which he formed a central defensive partnership with Niklas Moisander. On 2 October 2013 he made his second appearance in the Champions League group stage against AC Milan. Denswil scored through a header in the 90th minute but his goal would not be decisive as Mario Balotelli converted a penalty in the 94th minute of a 1–1 draw. Following the match against AC Milan, it was announced on 5 October 2013, that Densil had been included in the official UEFA Champions League Team of the Week, finding himself mentioned amongst the likes of Mesut Özil, Arjen Robben as well as former Ajax players Gregory van der Wiel and Zlatan Ibrahimović.
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