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Damil Dankerlui
Personal information
Full name Damil Serena Dankerlui Wadilie
Date of birth (1996-08-24)24 August 1996(age 28)
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2023[2]

Damil Serena Dankerlui Wadilie(born 24 August 1996) is a professionalfootballerwho plays as aright-backforEredivisieclubAlmere City.Born in the Netherlands, he plays for theSuriname national team.[2]

Club career

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Early career

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Born and raised inAlmere Havento parents fromSuriname,Dankerlui began his football career with local SV Almere before transferring to nearbyFC Omniworldin 2005.[3]In 2010, the club was then rebranded as Almere City FC, from where Dankerlui transferred to the youth ranks of partner clubAjaxat the age of 16 two years later.[4]

Ajax

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While registered as part of the clubs' B1 selection (under-17 team), he made his professional debut in the DutchEerste Divisieon 22 October 2013, playing for the reserves teamJong Ajaxas a 69th-minute substitute forDerwin Martina,in a 5–1 away loss againstVVV-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 theUEFA Youth Leagueon 21 October 2014, in a 2–2 draw againstBarcelona.[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

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On 9 January 2018, it was announced that Dankerlui had transferred toWillem II,signing a two-year deal with theEredivisieclub from Tilburg.[7]

Groningen

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On 27 July 2020, Dankerlui joined fellowEredivisiesideGroningenon a four-year deal.[8]

Almere City

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On 29 August 2024, Dankerlui returned to his youth clubAlmere City.[9]

International career

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On 15 October 2020, it was announced that Dankerlui had opted to represent theSuriname national teaminternationally.[10]Although Suriname does not allowdual 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 aWorld Cup qualifieragainst the Cayman Islands.[12]Dankerlui was also subsequently called up in June 2021 to represent Suriname at the2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[13]

Career statistics

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As of 1 July 2022[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^Appearance in play-offs forUEFA Europa League

References

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  1. ^Damil Dankerluiat Soccerway
  2. ^ab"Damil Dankerlui".National Football Teams.Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann.Retrieved19 June2021.
  3. ^"Talent van de Maand Damil Dankerlui".Almere City FC.6 January 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 30 October 2014.Retrieved30 October2014.
  4. ^"Dankerlui verrast met overstap naar Ajax".Almere City FC.16 May 2012.Retrieved30 October2014.
  5. ^"VVV vs. Jong Ajax".Soccerway. 22 October 2013.Retrieved13 August2014.
  6. ^"Damil Dankerlui - UEFA Profile".UEFA.16 May 2012.Retrieved22 October2014.
  7. ^"Dankerlui sluit per direct aan bij Willem II".Brabantse Dagblad. 9 January 2018.Retrieved9 January2018.
  8. ^"FC GRONINGEN CONTRACTEERT DANKERLUI"(in Dutch).FC Groningen.27 July 2020.Retrieved28 July2020.
  9. ^"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.Retrieved29 August2024.
  10. ^"Dankerlui kiest voor Suriname"(in Dutch). Ajax Showtime. 15 October 2020.Retrieved16 October2020.[permanent dead link]
  11. ^"Suriname mag plotseling dromen over het WK voetbal"(in Dutch). NRC. 20 November 2019.Retrieved16 October2020.
  12. ^"Suriname v Cayman Islands game report".FIFA.24 March 2021. Archived fromthe originalon 24 April 2021.
  13. ^Surinamese Football Federation[@OfficialSVB1920] (25 June 2021)."The 2️⃣3️⃣ That Will Represent Us At The CONCACAF Gold Cup"(Tweet).Retrieved12 July2021– viaTwitter.
  14. ^"Damil Dankerlui » Club matches".worldfootball.net.Retrieved23 October2022.
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