Damil Dankerlui

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Damil Dankerlui
Personal information
Full name Damil Serena Dankerlui Wadilie
Date of birth (1996-08-24) 24 August 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Almere Haven, Netherlands [1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Panserraikos
Number 27
Youth career
2001–2005 SV Almere
2005–2010 FC Omniworld
2010–2012 Almere City
2012–2015 Ajax
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2018 Ajax 0 (0)
2013–2018 Jong Ajax 71 (2)
2018–2020 Willem II 55 (4)
2020–2023 Groningen 62 (0)
2023– Panserraikos 12 (0)
International career
2021– Suriname 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2023 [2]

Damil Serena Dankerlui Wadilie (born 24 August 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Greek Super League club Panserraikos. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Suriname national team. [2]

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Club career

Early career

Born 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

While 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

On 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

On 27 July 2020, Dankerlui joined fellow Eredivisie side Groningen on a four-year deal. [8]

International career

On 15 October 2020, it was announced that Dankerlui had opted to represent the Suriname national team internationally. [9] 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. [10] He made his debut on 24 March 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against the Cayman Islands. [11] Dankerlui was also subsequently called up in June 2021 to represent Suriname at the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup. [12]

Career statistics

As of 1 July 2022 [13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague KNVB Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Ajax 2013–14 Eerste Divisie 1010
2014–15 5050
2015–16290290
2016–17362362
2017-18110110
Total8220000822
Willem II 2017–18 Eredivisie 702090
2018–19 32360383
2019–20 16121182
Total55410100655
FC Groningen 2020–21 Eredivisie280101 [lower-alpha 1] 0300
2020–21 26020280
Total5403010580
Career total1916131102057
  1. Appearance in play-offs for UEFA Europa League

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