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Dennis Villanueva
Villanueva with Global F.C.
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) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
United City
Youth career
S.S. Lazio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Ostia Mare 43 (1)
2014–2017 Global Cebu 25 (3)
2018–2019 Davao Aguilas 1 (0)
2019– Ceres–Negros / United City 1 (0)
International career
2015– Philippines 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 March 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:27, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Dennis Jaramel Villanueva is a Filipino footballer who currently plays for the Philippines national football team and United City in the Philippine Premier League.

Club

Villanueva was part of the Lazio youth. Villanueva also played for A.S. Ostia Mare Lido Calcio of Serie D. After his stint with the fourth division Italian Club. He was signed to play 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 F.C. 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 in 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 the town of Laiya in Batangas.[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 11 November 2016
Club Season League Cup[nb 1] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ostia Mare 2012–13 Serie D 27 1 27 1
2013–14 16 0 1 0 17 0
Total 43 1 1 0 44 1
Global FC 2015 UFL 10 2 6 1 16 3
2016 15 3 2 0 17 3
Total 25 5 8 1 33 6
Career total 68 6 9 1 0 77 7

Honours

Club

Global FC

Notes

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

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. ^ a b "Dennis Jaramel Villanueva Midfielder, Azkals Profile". The Azkals.com. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  3. ^ a b c Guerrero, Bob (4 February 2015). "Could Global FC's new signings break into the Azkals?". The Passionate Fan. Yahoo! Philippines. Archived from the original on 19 August 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2015. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
  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. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  9. ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup - Matches - Yemen-Philippines". FIFA.com. FIFA. Retrieved 17 June 2015.

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