Denzel Slager

Denzel Slager (born 2 February 1993) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a striker who last played for LA Galaxy II in the United Soccer League.

Denzel Slager
Personal information
Full name Denzel Slager
Date of birth (1993-02-02) 2 February 1993
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward, Winger
Youth career
2011–2012 FC Utrecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 RKC Waalwijk 14 (1)
2014 Coventry City 3 (0)
2015 Orange County Blues 21 (6)
2016 LA Galaxy II 19 (1)
International career‡
2013 Curaçao U-20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 October 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 October 2012

Career

RKC Waalwijk

Slager started his football career at RKC Waalwijk and signed his first professional contract with the club, keeping him until 2014.[1] In his first season at the club Slager made five appearances for RKC Waalwijk.

In the first half of the season, Slager made nine appearances for the club, including scoring his first goal against Go Ahead Eagles on 31 August 2013.[2]

Coventry City

On 3 January 2014, Denzel agreed an 18-month deal which would keep him with the Sky Blues until the summer of 2015.[3] He started his first match for the Sky Blues against Barnsley in the third round of the FA Cup on 4 January 2014, which was won 2–1.[4]

On 18 February 2014 Slager had his contract cancelled by mutual consent.[5]

Orange County Blues

Slager signed with third-tier US club Orange County Blues on 27 March 2015.[6] Slager went on trial at SC Cambuur, but was unsuccessful of getting himself a contract.[7]

LA Galaxy II

Slager joined United Soccer League side LA Galaxy II on 18 February 2016.[8] He was released at the end of the 2016 season.[9]

Career statistics
As of 1 February 2014[10]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
RKC Waalwijk 2012–13 Eredivise5000000050
2013–14 Eredivise9100000091
Total 141000000141
Coventry City 2013–14 League One3010000040
Total 3010000040
Orange County Blues 2015 USL6200000062
Total 6200000062
Career totals 233100000243

International

In 2013, Denzel was part of the Curaçao under-20 side for the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship

Personal

On 10 August 2021 Slager confirmed his relation with singer Famke Louise after they appeared together on the cover of the Dutch Cosmopolitan.[11] On January 9, 2022, Meijer gave birth to their first child, a son.[12]

References
  1. "RKC Waalwijk contracteert FC Utrecht-talent" (in Dutch). AD.nl. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  2. "Grote Falkenburg-show in Waalwijk" (in Dutch). AD.nl. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  3. "City hopeful on signing Denzel Slager". Coventry City. 3 January 2014. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014.
  4. "Barnsley 1-2 Coventry City". BBC Sport. 4 January 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  5. "Slager leaves club by mutual consent". Coventry City FC. 18 February 2014.
  6. "Slager, Petricevic Join Orange County". USL Official Website. 26 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
  7. "Kortom - Mokotjo opgeroepen, Ivoorkust afgelast om ebola" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  8. "LA Galaxy II acquire forward Denzel Slager | LA Galaxy".
  9. "LA Galaxy II announce roster changes ahead of 2017 season". LAGalaxy.com. LA Galaxy Communications. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  10. Denzel Slager at Soccerbase
  11. "Famke Louise en Denzel Slager maken hun relatie officieel". FunX.nl (in Dutch). 10 August 2021. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  12. "Famke Louise bevallen van zoontje". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 13 January 2022. Archived from the original on 13 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.


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