Denzel Slager (born 2 February 1993) is a Dutch

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who plays as a striker who last played for

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in the

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Career

RKC Waalwijk

Slager started his football career at

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and signed his first professional contract with the club, keeping him until 2014. 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.

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

Orange County Blues

Slager signed with third-tier US club

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on 27 March 2015. Slager went on trial at

SC Cambuur SC Cambuur, also known as Cambuur Leeuwarden, or simply Cambuur, () is a Dutch football club from the city of Leeuwarden formed on 19 June 1964. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, after winning the 2020–21 ...

, but was unsuccessful of getting himself a contract.

LA Galaxy II

Slager joined

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on 18 February 2016. He was released at the end of the 2016 season.

Career statistics

International

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

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Personal

On 10 August 2021 Slager confirmed his relation with singer Famke Louise after they appeared together on the cover of the Dutch

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. On January 9, 2022, Meijer gave birth to their first child, a son.

References

1993 births Living people Dutch footballers Dutch people of Curaçao descent Association football forwards Eredivisie players English Football League players USL Championship players Coventry City F.C. players RKC Waalwijk players Orange County SC players LA Galaxy II players Footballers from Utrecht (city) {{Netherlands-footy-forward-stub