Devyne Fabian Jairo Rensch (born 18 January 2003) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Netherlands national team.

Club career

Ajax

Rensch played in the youth academies of VV Unicum and

. In the 2020–21 pre-season, Rensch, who had not yet made an appearance for

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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. He succeeded

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, who received the prize a year earlier. Rensch made his debut for

's first team on 28 November 2020, in an

match against Emmen. He made his first start on 31 January 2021. On 18 February, he made his European debut in the

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against Lille OSC. He scored his first goal for Ajax on 21 March in a 5–0 home win over

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. 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

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final. After that, the

title was also won. Rensch played less during the 2021–22 season, losing his starting spot to

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. 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. However, Ajax also brought in Jorge Sánchez for the position. After the start of the season, Rensch regained his form and became the starter.

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Rensch is of Surinamese descent. He was a youth international for the Netherlands. He made his debut for the

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on 7 September 2021 in a

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against

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, a 6–1 home victory. He substituted

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in the 71st minute.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Ajax *

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, 2021–22 *

Netherlands U17 *

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Individual * Abdelhak Nouri Trophy: 2019–20

References

External links

Profile
at the AFC Ajax website
Career stats
- Voetbal International {{DEFAULTSORT:Rensch, Devyne 2003 births Living people Footballers from Lelystad Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's international footballers Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers Men's association football defenders AFC Ajax players Jong Ajax players Eerste Divisie players Eredivisie players Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent