Dennis Villanueva

Dennis Villanueva
Personal information
Full name Dennis Jaramel Villanueva[1]
Date of birth (1992-04-28) April 28, 1992
Place of birth Rome, Italy[2]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Global FC
Youth career
S.S. Lazio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
A.S. Ostia Mare Lido Calcio
Global 10 (2)
National team‡
2015– Philippines 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:42, 3 September 2015 (UTC)

Dennis Villanueva is a Filipino footballer who currently plays for the Philippines national football team and Global of the United Football 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.[1] 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.[4] http://football.com.ph/philippines-edge-maldives-2-0/

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.[5][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.[6] He was not subbed in at the Bahrain match[7] but finally made his first international debut after being subbed in at the Yemen match replacing Stephan Palla at the 78th minute.[8]

Personal Life

Villanueva was born in Rome to Filipino parent 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]

References

  1. 1 2 Dennis Villanueva profile at Soccerway
  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 17 June 2015.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Leyba, Olmin (20 November 2014). "8 vets beef up Azkals AFF Suzuki Cup bid". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  6. ↑ Tupas, Cedelf (26 May 2015). "4 new faces beef up Azkals". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "2018 FIFA World Cup - Matches - Philippines-Bahrain". FIFA.com. FIFA. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "2018 FIFA World Cup - Matches - Yemen-Philippines". FIFA.com. FIFA. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
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