Damil Serena Dankerlui Wadilie (born 24 August 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Eredivisie club Almere City. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Suriname national team.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Damil Serena Dankerlui Wadilie | ||
| Date of birth | 24 August 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Almere Haven, Netherlands[1] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Almere City | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2005 | SV Almere | ||
| 2005–2010 | FC Omniworld | ||
| 2010–2012 | Almere City | ||
| 2012–2015 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2018 | Ajax | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2018 | Jong Ajax | 71 | (2) |
| 2018–2020 | Willem II | 55 | (4) |
| 2020–2023 | Groningen | 62 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Panserraikos | 20 | (0) |
| 2024– | Almere City | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Suriname | 9 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2023[2] | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editBorn and raised in Almere Haven to parents from Suriname, Dankerlui began his football career with local SV Almere before transferring to nearby FC Omniworld in 2005.[3] In 2010, the club was then rebranded as Almere City FC, from where Dankerlui transferred to the youth ranks of partner club Ajax at the age of 16 two years later.[4]
Ajax
editWhile registered as part of the clubs' B1 selection (under-17 team), he made his professional debut in the Dutch Eerste Divisie on 22 October 2013, playing for the reserves team Jong Ajax as a 69th-minute substitute for Derwin Martina, in a 5–1 away loss against VVV-Venlo.[5] The following season saw Dankerlui registered with the A1 selection (under-19 team), where he made his continental debut at youth level in the UEFA Youth League on 21 October 2014, in a 2–2 draw against Barcelona.[6] Despite appearing on the bench for the first team of Ajax, he was never substituted on, plying his trade for the reserves team before leaving the club in January 2018.
Willem II
editOn 9 January 2018, it was announced that Dankerlui had transferred to Willem II, signing a two-year deal with the Eredivisie club from Tilburg.[7]
Groningen
editOn 27 July 2020, Dankerlui joined fellow Eredivisie side Groningen on a four-year deal.[8]
Almere City
editOn 29 August 2024, Dankerlui returned to his youth club Almere City.[9]
International career
editOn 15 October 2020, it was announced that Dankerlui had opted to represent the Suriname national team internationally.[10] Although Suriname does not allow dual citizenship, the country have made an exception to issue special passports for athletes in the diaspora who want to represent Suriname as of 2019. Dankerlui became eligible to play for the national team as of 13 November 2020.[11] He made his debut on 24 March 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against the Cayman Islands.[12] Dankerlui was also subsequently called up in June 2021 to represent Suriname at the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[13]
Career statistics
edit- As of 1 July 2022[14]
| Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Ajax | 2013–14 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 29 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 36 | 2 | – | – | 36 | 2 | ||||
| 2017-18 | 11 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 82 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 2 | ||
| Willem II | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 0 | – | 38 | 3 | |||
| 2019–20 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 18 | 2 | |||
| Total | 55 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 5 | ||
| FC Groningen | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 28 | 0 | |||
| Total | 54 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 191 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 205 | 7 | ||
- ^ Appearance in play-offs for UEFA Europa League
References
edit- ^ Damil Dankerlui at Soccerway
- ^ a b "Damil Dankerlui". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Talent van de Maand Damil Dankerlui". Almere City FC. 6 January 2012. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ^ "Dankerlui verrast met overstap naar Ajax". Almere City FC. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ^ "VVV vs. Jong Ajax". Soccerway. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Damil Dankerlui - UEFA Profile". UEFA.com. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ "Dankerlui sluit per direct aan bij Willem II". Brabantse Dagblad. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ "FC GRONINGEN CONTRACTEERT DANKERLUI" (in Dutch). FC Groningen. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ "City FC haalt met Damil Dankerlui echte Almeerder naar huis" [City FC brings home a real Almere resident with Damil Dankerlui] (in Dutch). Almere City. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Dankerlui kiest voor Suriname" (in Dutch). Ajax Showtime. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Suriname mag plotseling dromen over het WK voetbal" (in Dutch). NRC. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Suriname v Cayman Islands game report". FIFA. 24 March 2021. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021.
- ^ Surinamese Football Federation [@OfficialSVB1920] (25 June 2021). "The 2️⃣3️⃣ That Will Represent Us At The CONCACAF Gold Cup" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 July 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Damil Dankerlui » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
External links
edit- Damil Dankerlui at Soccerway
- Damil Dankerlui at WorldFootball.net