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.
 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 | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2024 | Police Tero | 24 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | Philippines | 18 | (0) |
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*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) | |||
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
editVillanueva 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
editVillanueva 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
editVillanueva 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
editClub
edit- 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
editClub
editGlobal FC
Notes
edit- ^ Includes cup competitions such as Coppa Italia Serie D and Singapore Cup
References
edit- ^ "[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.