Devyne Rensch

Devyne Fabian Jairo Rensch (born 18 January 2003) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Netherlands national team.

Devyne Rensch

Rensch with Ajax in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Devyne Fabian Jairo Rensch[1]
Date of birth	(2003-01-18) 18 January 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Lelystad, Netherlands[2]
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Position(s)	Right-back, Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Ajax
Number	2
Youth career
0000–2016	VV Unicum
2016–2020	Ajax
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–	Jong Ajax	16	(3)
2020–	Ajax	101	(10)
International career‡
2017–2018	Netherlands U15	4	(0)
2018	Netherlands U16	1	(0)
2019	Netherlands U17	17	(0)
2019	Netherlands U18	3	(0)
2021–	Netherlands U21	14	(2)
2021–	Netherlands	2	(0)
Medal record Representing  Netherlands UEFA European Under-17 Championship Winner Ireland 2019 U-17 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:36, 1 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:09, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Ajax

Rensch played in the youth academies of VV Unicum and Ajax. In the 2020–21 pre-season, Rensch, who had not yet made an appearance for Jong Ajax at that time, was given several minutes of play in Ajax's first team. During the regular season he was officially part of the first team, but he played most of his matches for Jong Ajax. On 19 November 2020, he was awarded the Abdelhak Nouri trophy as the best talent of Ajax's youth academy in the 2019–20 season.^[4] He succeeded Naci Ünüvar, who received the prize a year earlier. Rensch made his debut for Ajax's first team on 28 November 2020, in an Eredivisie match against Emmen.^[5] He made his first start on 31 January 2021.^[6] On 18 February, he made his European debut in the UEFA Europa League against Lille OSC.^[7] He scored his first goal for Ajax on 21 March in a 5–0 home win over ADO Den Haag.^[8][9] In the course of the season he received more and more playing time as a right back, partly due to injuries to other players, and he featured as a starter for Ajax in the second half of the season. On 18 April 2021, he won his first silverware with Ajax by beating Vitesse in the KNVB Cup final. After that, the Eredivisie title was also won.^[10]

Rensch played less during the 2021–22 season, losing his starting spot to Noussair Mazraoui.^[11] Before the start of the 2022–23 season, Rensch expressed his wish of playing a more decisive role after struggling to find his form in the previous season, and after the departure of fellow right-back Mazraoui.^[12] However, Ajax also brought in Jorge Sánchez for the position.^[13] After the start of the season, Rensch regained his form and became the starter.^[14][15]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Rensch is of Surinamese descent. He was a youth international for the Netherlands.^[16]

He made his debut for the Netherlands national football team on 7 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Turkey, a 6–1 home victory. He substituted Denzel Dumfries in the 71st minute.^[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 December 2024^[18]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			KNVB Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jong Ajax	2020–21	Eerste Divisie	16	3	–		–		–		16	3
Ajax	2020–21	Eredivisie	18	3	4	0	5[a]	0	–		27	3
	2021–22		19	1	4	0	5[b]	0	1[c]	0	29	1
	2022–23		26	3	3	0	6[d]	0	1[c]	0	36	3
	2023–24		28	2	0	0	10[e]	0	–		38	2
	2024–25		10	1	0	0	11[a]	0	–		21	1
	Total		101	10	11	0	37	0	2	0	151	10
Career total			116	13	11	0	37	0	2	0	167	13

1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
3. Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
4. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
5. Six appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 19 November 2024^[19]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Netherlands	2021	1	0
	2024	1	0
Total		2	0

Honours

Ajax^[10]

• Eredivisie: 2020–21, 2021–22
• KNVB Cup: 2020–21

Netherlands U17

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2019^[20]

Individual

• Abdelhak Nouri Trophy: 2019–20^[4]

References

1. "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
2. "Devyne Rensch tekent opnieuw contract bij Ajax". Ons Lelystad (in Dutch). 9 August 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
3. "Devyne Rensch". AFC Ajax. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
4. "Devyne Rensch awarded the Abdelhak Nouri Trophy". Ajax. 19 November 2020.
5. "Rensch over the moon: "It felt good"". AFC Ajax. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
6. "Veelzijdige Rensch imponeert bij Ajax: 'Mooi voor Nederlandse voetbal'". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 1 February 2021.
7. "De Rensch-route: 'Afgevallen bij PSV, dat hebben ze verkeerd gezien'". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 16 February 2021.
8. "Rensch na eerste goal voor Ajax: 'Linksbuiten van ADO had het lastig met mij'". nos.nl (in Dutch). 21 March 2021.
9. Sintenie, Dick (22 March 2021). "De drang naar voren van stille komeet Devyne Rensch". Het Parool (in Dutch).
10. "Devyne Rensch - Career Honours". Soccerway.
11. Hofstra, Lindy (23 December 2021). "Geëmotioneerde Rensch wil weer 'de oude Devyne' worden". ajaxlife (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 23 December 2021.
12. "Klaassen knipoogt op eerste Ajax-werkdag van seizoen: 'Aantal jongens niet gemist'". Voetbalprimeur (in Dutch). 6 July 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
13. "Jorge Sánchez y Rensch siguen sin llenar el hueco que dejó el lateral en el Ajax: Prensa de Países Bajos". ESPNdeportes (in Spanish). 13 October 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
14. Ter Haar, Jesse (3 November 2022). "Rensch geniet van concurrentiestrijd met Sánchez: 'Toen hij kwam, ben ik beter gaan spelen'". Ajax Showtime (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 November 2022.
15. Jansen, Freek (3 November 2022). "Devyne Rensch hoopt op het WK: 'Louis van Gaal heeft vertrouwen in me'". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 November 2022.
16. "In de trein met Devyne Rensch: "We kunnen alleen van onszelf verliezen"". AFC Ajax (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 January 2021.
17. "Netherlands v Turkey game report". FIFA. 7 September 2021.
18. Devyne Rensch at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
19. "Devyne, Rensch". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
20. "Netherlands retain #U17EURO title: at a glance". UEFA.com. 19 May 2019.

External links

• Profile at the AFC Ajax website
• Career stats - Voetbal International