Playing position Name Damil Dankerlui Current team Jong Ajax 2010–2012 Almere City Weight 71 kg | 2005–2010 FC Omniworld Height 1.75 m 2001–2005 SV Almere Role Footballer Position Forward, Defender | |
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Date of birth (1996-08-24) 24 August 1996 (age 19) Place of birth Almere Haven, Netherlands | ||
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Damil Dankerlui (born 24 August 1996) is a Dutch footballer of Aruban descent, who plays for Jong Ajax as a left back.
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Early career
Born and raised in Almere Haven to parents from Aruba, Dankerlui began his football career with local SV Almere before transferring to nearby FC Omniworld in 2005. In 2010 the club was then rebranded as Almere City FC, from where Dankerlui transferred to the youth ranks of partner club AFC Ajax at the age of 16 two years later.
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. 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 FC Barcelona.