Sil Laurentius Swinkels (born 6 January 2004) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as a defender for Aston Villa.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sil Laurentius Swinkels[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2004-01-06) 6 January 2004 (age 18) | ||
| 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 | |||
| 0000–2020 | Vitesse | ||
| 2020–2021 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019–2020 | Netherlands U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021– | Netherlands U18 | 4 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:17, 8 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:38, 30 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Swinkels was born in Sint-Oedenrode.[3]
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]
Swinkels played for Netherlands at the under-15 level. On 6 September 2021, Swinkels made his debut for Netherlands U18 in a 5–0 friendly victory over Italy.[8] He scored his first goal at youth international level for Netherlands U18s, on 28 March 2022, in a 4–1 away victory over Germany.[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
FA Youth Cup: 2020–21
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