Dennis Villanueva
 Villanueva after a match against Afghanistan in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dennis Jaramel Villanueva[1] | ||
| Date of birth | April 28, 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy[2] | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Defensive midfielder, left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Police Tero | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
|
Lazio | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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– | Police Tero | 18 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | Philippines | 18 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:55; 3 April 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
defensive midfielder or a left-back for Thai League 1 club Police Tero and the Philippines national team
.
Born in
.Club
Villanueva was part of the
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
| 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
- ^ Includes cup competitions such as Coppa Italia Serie D and Singapore Cup
References
- ^ "[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.
- ^ a b "Dennis Jaramel Villanueva Midfielder, Azkals Profile". The Azkals.com. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ a b c Guerrero, Bob (4 February 2015). "Could Global FC's new signings break into the Azkals?". The Passionate Fan. Yahoo! Philippines. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ Dennis Villanueva at Soccerway
- ^ 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.
- ^ Leyba, Olmin (20 November 2014). "8 vets beef up Azkals AFF Suzuki Cup bid". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ Tupas, Cedelf (26 May 2015). "4 new faces beef up Azkals". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup - Matches - Philippines-Bahrain". FIFA.com. FIFA. Archived from the original on June 14, 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup - Matches - Yemen-Philippines". FIFA.com. FIFA. Archived from the original on June 18, 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.