At age 18 the Netherlands wing-back was an amateur player and an Aruba international, yet now he is taking Euro 2020 by storm
Denzel Dumfries’s scintillating displays for the Netherlands at Euro 2020 make him a flag bearer for the potency of self-agency. His is an attitude that says anything and everything can be conquered if the desire is truly there.
Want to become a total football defender? Employ Edgar Davids and a personal sprint coach since 2018 to add explosiveness. No professional club fancies you until Sparta Rotterdam take a punt at age 18? Grab the chance and rise to become PSV Eindhoven captain. Doubted by Frank de Boer as recently as March? When reinstated by the head coach, storm this championship tournament by scoring twice and returning man‑of-the-match performances in the opening two games.
