Dennis Villanueva

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Dennis Villanueva
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Villanueva after a match against Afghanistan in 2023
Personal information
Full name Dennis Jaramel Villanueva [1]
Date of birth (1992-04-28) April 28, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Rome, Italy [2]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, left-back
Youth career
Lazio
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2014 Ostia Mare 43 (1)
2014–2017 Global Cebu 53 (8)
2018–2019 Davao Aguilas 19 (1)
2019 Ceres–Negros / United City 8 (1)
2020–2022 Nakhon Ratchasima 38 (1)
2022 PT Prachuap 11 (0)
2023 Nakhon Ratchasima 13 (0)
2023–2024 Police Tero 24 (2)
International career‡
2015– Philippines 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:15; 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Dennis Jaramel Villanueva (born April 28, 1992) is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a left-back. He last played for Thai League 1 club Police Tero and the Philippines national team.

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Born in Rome to Filipino parents, he spent his youth career with Lazio. He started his senior career with Ostia Mare in Serie D before playing in the Philippines for Global, Davao Aguilas, and Ceres–Negros.

Club

Villanueva was part of the Lazio youth. Villanueva also played for Ostia Mare Lido Calcio of Serie D. After his stint with the fourth division Italian club, he played for Global of the United Football League in the Philippines. [3] Villanueva played in all six of Global's matches at the 2015 AFC Cup. [4] Villanueva is known for his fighting spirit and never-say-die attitude; in a match against Stallion on 22 February 2015 he scored a goal in stoppage time to seal a 2–1 win, earning the praise of coach Leigh Manson. [5]

International

Villanueva was first called up to play for the Philippine national team at the 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup and was part of the squad's bench but was not subbed in. [6] [3] He was called up again for the national team's 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier matches against Bahrain and Yemen scheduled on June 11 and 16 respectively. [7] He was not subbed in at the Bahrain match [8] but finally made his first international debut after being subbed in at the Yemen match, replacing Stephan Palla at the 78th minute. [9]

Personal life

Villanueva was born in Rome to Filipino parents and became involved in football at the age of five. [2] His family roots can be traced to Laiya, San Juan, Batangas. [3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 11 November 2016
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [nb 1] ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ostia Mare 2012–13 Serie D 271——271
2013–1416010—170
Total43110—441
Global FC 2015 UFL 10261—163
2016 15320—173
Total25581—336
Career total686910777

    Honours

    Club

    Global FC

    Notes

    1. ↑ Includes cup competitions such as Coppa Italia Serie D and Singapore Cup

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    References

    1. ↑ "[2016 AFF Suzuki Cup] Final Round Group Competition Group A – Final Registration of Officials and Players – Team: Philippines" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
    2. 1 2 "Dennis Jaramel Villanueva Midfielder, Azkals Profile". The Azkals.com. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
    3. 1 2 3 Guerrero, Bob (4 February 2015). "Could Global FC's new signings break into the Azkals?". The Passionate Fan. Yahoo! Philippines. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
    4. ↑ Dennis Villanueva at Soccerway
    5. ↑ Sacamos, Karlo (22 February 2015). "Global FC leans on Dennis Villanueva heroics to escape Stallion, gain provisional UFL lead". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
    6. ↑ Leyba, Olmin (20 November 2014). "8 vets beef up Azkals AFF Suzuki Cup bid". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
    7. ↑ Tupas, Cedelf (26 May 2015). "4 new faces beef up Azkals". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
    8. ↑ "2018 FIFA World Cup - Matches - Philippines-Bahrain". FIFA.com. FIFA. Archived from the original on June 14, 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
    9. ↑ "2018 FIFA World Cup - Matches - Yemen-Philippines". FIFA.com. FIFA. Archived from the original on June 18, 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
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