Sil Swinkels
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sil Laurentius Swinkels[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 January 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Sint-Oedenrode, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Aston Villa | ||
| Number | 50 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| RKSV Rhode | |||
| Helmond Sport | |||
| Brabant United | |||
| –2020 | Vitesse | ||
| 2020–2021 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019 | 2 | (0) | |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:17, 8 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:17, 8 January 2021 (UTC) | |||
Sil Laurentius Swinkels (born 6 January 2004) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as a defender for Aston Villa.
Early life[]
Swinkels was born in Sint-Oedenrode.[3]
Club career[]
Having played youth football for RKSV Rhode, Helmond Sport, Brabant United and Vitesse, he joined Aston Villa's academy in summer 2020.[3][4]
Swinkels made an unexpected first team debut for Aston Villa when, due to a COVID-19 outbreak, Villa were forced to play an inexperienced squad in an FA Cup Third Round tie against Liverpool on 8 January 2021.[5]
On 24 May 2021, Swinkels was part of the Aston Villa U18s team that won the FA Youth Cup, beating Liverpool U18s 2–1 in the final.[6] On 10 August 2021, he signed his first professional contract with Aston Villa.[7]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of 30 November 2021[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aston Villa | 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
Honours[]
Aston Villa U18s[]
FA Youth Cup: 2020–21
References[]
- ^ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League Website. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Sil Swinkels". www.avfc.co.uk. Aston Villa F.C. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ a b Droog, Julian (25 July 2020). "Talentvolle verdediger Sil Swinkels (16) uit Sint-Oedenrode naar Aston Villa". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ Husband, Ben (3 August 2020). "Aston Villa complete deal for highly-rated academy prospect". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "Aston Villa defender Sil Swinkels full of pride after debut in Liverpool defeat". OneFootball. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Preece, Ashley (24 May 2021). "Aston Villa vs Liverpool FA Youth Cup final LIVE updates". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Aston Villa Academy trio sign pro deals". Aston Villa Football Club. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Sil Swinkels at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
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