{{short description|Dutch footballer (born 2003)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Devyne Rensch | image = File:Qarabağ vs Ajax (24.10.2024) (4) (Devyne Rensch).jpg | caption = Rensch lining up for [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] in 2024 | full_name = Devyne Fabian Jairo Rensch<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/documents/FU17WC/2019/pdf/FU17WC_2019_Squadlists.pdf |title=FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Netherlands |publisher=FIFA |page=16 |date=31 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227222540/https://www.fifadata.com/documents/FU17WC/2019/pdf/FU17WC_2019_Squadlists.pdf |archive-date=27 December 2019}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|1|18|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Lelystad]], Netherlands<ref>{{cite news |title=Devyne Rensch tekent opnieuw contract bij Ajax |url=https://ons-lelystad.nl/artikel/2020/08/09/devyne-rensch-tekent-opnieuw-contract-bij-ajax?fbclid=IwAR2zez12Uik3YL2pY5BySy6eBo_OuEMKC5JUR48uxKZEoGEGg4W_niYBat4 |access-date=16 January 2021 |work=Ons Lelystad |date=9 August 2020 |language=Dutch}}</ref> | height = 1.81 m<ref>{{cite web |title=Devyne Rensch |url=https://english.ajax.nl/teams/ajax-1/d-rensch/ |publisher=AFC Ajax |access-date=12 September 2022 |archive-date=22 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250122112529/https://english.ajax.nl/teams/ajax-1/d-rensch/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> | position = [[Right-back]], [[centre-back]] | currentclub = [[AS Roma|Roma]] | clubnumber = 2 | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2016 | youthclubs1 = VV Unicum | youthyears2 = 2016–2020 | youthclubs2 = [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] | years1 = 2020–2022 | clubs1 = [[Jong Ajax]] | caps1 = 16 | goals1 = 3 | years2 = 2020–2025 | clubs2 = [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] | caps2 = 105 | goals2 = 10 | years3 = 2025– | clubs3 = [[AS Roma|Roma]] | caps3 = 37 | goals3 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 2017–2018 | nationalteam1 = [[Netherlands national under-15 football team|Netherlands U15]] | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2018 | nationalteam2 = [[Netherlands national under-16 football team|Netherlands U16]] | nationalcaps2 = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2019 | nationalteam3 = [[Netherlands national under-17 football team|Netherlands U17]] | nationalcaps3 = 17 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | nationalyears4 = 2019 | nationalteam4 = [[Netherlands national under-18 football team|Netherlands U18]] | nationalcaps4 = 3 | nationalgoals4 = 0 | nationalyears5 = 2021– | nationalteam5 = [[Netherlands national under-21 football team|Netherlands U21]] | nationalcaps5 = 14 | nationalgoals5 = 2 | nationalyears6 = 2021– | nationalteam6 = [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] | nationalcaps6 = 2 | nationalgoals6 = 0 | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Country|{{fb|Netherlands}}}} {{MedalCompetition|[[UEFA European Under-17 Championship]]}} {{Medal|W|[[2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship|Ireland 2019]]|[[Netherlands national under-17 football team|U-17 Team]]}} | club-update = 23:19, 17 May 2026 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = 23:09, 19 November 2024 (UTC) }} '''Devyne Fabian Jairo Rensch''' (born 18 January 2003) is a Dutch professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[right-back]] or [[centre-back]] for Italian {{Italian football updater|Roma}} club [[AS Roma|Roma]] and the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands national team]].
==Club career== ===Ajax=== Rensch played in the youth academies of VV Unicum and [[AFC Ajax|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.<ref name="nouri-trophy">{{cite news |title=Devyne Rensch awarded the Abdelhak Nouri Trophy |url=https://english.ajax.nl/articles/devyne-rensch-awarded-the-abdelhak-nouri-trophy/ |work=Ajax |date=19 November 2020}}</ref> He succeeded [[Naci Ünüvar]], who received the prize a year earlier. Rensch made his debut for [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]'s first team on 28 November 2020, in an [[Eredivisie]] match against [[FC Emmen|Emmen]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Rensch over the moon: "It felt good" |url=https://english.ajax.nl/articles/rensch-over-the-moon-it-felt-good/# |website=AFC Ajax |access-date=11 January 2021 |date=30 November 2020}}</ref> He made his first start on 31 January 2021.<ref>{{cite news |title=Veelzijdige Rensch imponeert bij Ajax: 'Mooi voor Nederlandse voetbal' |url=https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/veelzijdige-rensch-imponeert-bij-ajax-mooi-voor-nederlandse-voetbal |work=Voetbal International |date=1 February 2021 |language=nl}}</ref> On 18 February, he made his European debut in the [[UEFA Europa League]] against Lille OSC.<ref>{{cite news |title=De Rensch-route: 'Afgevallen bij PSV, dat hebben ze verkeerd gezien' |url=https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/de-rensch-route-afgevallen-bij-psv-dat-hebben-ze-verkeerd-gezien |work=Voetbal International |date=16 February 2021 |language=nl}}</ref> He scored his first goal for Ajax on 21 March in a 5–0 home win over [[ADO Den Haag]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Rensch na eerste goal voor Ajax: 'Linksbuiten van ADO had het lastig met mij' |url=https://nos.nl/video/2373586-rensch-na-eerste-goal-voor-ajax-linksbuiten-van-ado-had-het-lastig-met-mij.html |work=nos.nl |date=21 March 2021 |language=nl}}</ref><ref name="stille-komeet">{{cite news |last1=Sintenie |first1=Dick |title=De drang naar voren van stille komeet Devyne Rensch |url=https://www.parool.nl/sport/de-drang-naar-voren-van-stille-komeet-devyne-rensch~b2415229/ |work=Het Parool |date=22 March 2021 |language=nl-NL}}</ref> 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 [[SBV Vitesse|Vitesse]] in the [[KNVB Cup]] final. After that, the [[Eredivisie]] title was also won.<ref name="honours" />
Rensch played less during the [[2021–22 AFC Ajax season|2021–22 season]], losing his starting spot to [[Noussair Mazraoui]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hofstra |first1=Lindy |title=Geëmotioneerde Rensch wil weer 'de oude Devyne' worden |url=https://www.ajaxlife.nl/articles/2021/12-december-2021/geemotioneerde-rensch-wil-weer-de-oude-devyne-worden |work=ajaxlife |date=23 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223113510/https://www.ajaxlife.nl/articles/2021/12-december-2021/geemotioneerde-rensch-wil-weer-de-oude-devyne-worden |archive-date=23 December 2021 |language=nl}}</ref> Before the start of the [[2022–23 AFC Ajax season|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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Klaassen knipoogt op eerste Ajax-werkdag van seizoen: 'Aantal jongens niet gemist' |url=https://www.voetbalprimeur.nl/nieuws/1037200/klaassen-knipoogt-op-eerste-ajax-werkdag-van-seizoen-aantal-jongens-niet-gemist.html |access-date=12 November 2022 |work=Voetbalprimeur |date=6 July 2022 |language=nl-NL}}</ref> However, Ajax also brought in [[Jorge Sánchez (footballer, born 1997)|Jorge Sánchez]] for the position.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jorge Sánchez y Rensch siguen sin llenar el hueco que dejó el lateral en el Ajax: Prensa de Países Bajos |url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/champions-league/nota/_/id/11072588/champions-league-jorge-sanchez-devyne-rensch-siguen-sin-llenar-hueco-que-dejo-lateral-del-ajax |access-date=12 November 2022 |work=ESPNdeportes |date=13 October 2022 |language=es}}</ref> After the start of the season, Rensch regained his form and became the starter.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ter Haar |first1=Jesse |title=Rensch geniet van concurrentiestrijd met Sánchez: 'Toen hij kwam, ben ik beter gaan spelen' |url=https://www.ajaxshowtime.com/bijzaken-en-geruchten/rensch-geniet-van-concurrentiestrijd-met-sanchez-toen-hij-kwam-ben-ik-beter-gaan-spelen |access-date=12 November 2022 |work=Ajax Showtime |date=3 November 2022 |language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Jansen |first1=Freek |title=Devyne Rensch hoopt op het WK: 'Louis van Gaal heeft vertrouwen in me' |url=https://www.vi.nl/pro/devyne-rensch-hoopt-op-het-wk-louis-van-gaal-heeft-vertrouwen-in-me- |access-date=12 November 2022 |work=Voetbal International |date=3 November 2022 |language=nl}}</ref>
===Roma=== On 23 January 2025, Rensch signed with [[AS Roma|Roma]] in Italy.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=AS Roma|url=https://www.asroma.com/en/news/72659/devyne-rensch-is-a-roma-player|title=Devyne Rensch is a Roma player|date=23 January 2025|access-date=23 January 2025}}</ref>
==International career== Born in the Netherlands, Rensch is of Surinamese descent. He was a youth international for the Netherlands.<ref name="Ajax.nl">{{cite web |title=In de trein met Devyne Rensch: "We kunnen alleen van onszelf verliezen" | website=AFC Ajax |url=https://www.ajax.nl/archief-2019-2020/in-de-trein-met-devyne-rensch-we-kunnen-alleen-van-onszelf-verliezen/ |language=nl |access-date=11 January 2021}}</ref>
He made his debut for the [[Netherlands national football team]] on 7 September 2021 in a [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G|World Cup qualifier]] against [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]], a 6–1 home victory. He substituted [[Denzel Dumfries]] in the 71st minute.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[FIFA]]|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/qualifiers/uefa/match-center/400155682|title=Netherlands v Turkey game report|date=7 September 2021}}</ref>
In June 2025 he was part of the [[Netherlands national under-21 football team]] for the [[2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship]] in Slovakia.
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 17 May 2026}}<ref>{{Soccerway|devyne-rensch/601396|access-date=22 September 2020}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[KNVB Cup]], [[Coppa Italia]]}} !colspan="2"|[[UEFA#Club|Europe]] !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |[[Jong Ajax]] |[[2020–21 Eerste Divisie|2020–21]] |[[Eerste Divisie]] |16||3||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||16||3 |- |rowspan="6"|[[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] |[[2020–21 AFC Ajax season|2020–21]] |rowspan="5"|[[Eredivisie]] |18||3||4||0||5{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||0||colspan="2"|–||27||3 |- |[[2021–22 AFC Ajax season|2021–22]] |19||1||4||0||5{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||0||1{{efn|name=JCS|Appearance in [[Johan Cruyff Shield]]}}||0||29||1 |- |[[2022–23 AFC Ajax season|2022–23]] |26||3||3||0||6{{efn|Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||0||1{{efn|name=JCS}}||0||36||3 |- |[[2023–24 AFC Ajax season|2023–24]] |28||2||0||0||10{{efn|Six appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in [[UEFA Europa Conference League]]}}||0||colspan="2"|–||38||2 |- |[[2024–25 AFC Ajax season|2024–25]] |14||1||1||0||11{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||colspan="2"|–||26||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !105!!10!!12!!0!!37!!0!!2!!0!!156!!10 |- |rowspan="3"|[[AS Roma|Roma]] |[[2024–25 AS Roma season|2024–25]] |rowspan="2"|[[Serie A]] |14||0||1||0||3{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||colspan="2"|–||18||0 |- |[[2025–26 AS Roma season|2025–26]] |23||1||1||0||7{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||colspan="2"|–||31||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !37!!1!!2!!0!!10!!0!!colspan="2"|–!!49!!1 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !158!!14!!14!!0!!47!!0!!2!!0!!221!!14 |} {{notelist}}
===International=== {{updated|match played 19 November 2024}}<ref>{{NFT player|id=83742|name=Devyne, Rensch|access-date=16 August 2021}}</ref>
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="2"|[[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] |2021||1||0 |- |2024||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total||2||0 |}
==Honours== '''Ajax'''<ref name = "honours">{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/devyne-rensch/601396/|title=Devyne Rensch - Career Honours |publisher=Soccerway}}</ref> * [[Eredivisie]]: [[2020–21 Eredivisie|2020–21]], [[2021–22 Eredivisie|2021–22]] * [[KNVB Cup]]: [[2020–21 KNVB Cup|2020–21]]
'''Netherlands U17''' *[[UEFA European Under-17 Championship]]: [[2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship|2019]]<ref name="euro19">{{cite web |title=Netherlands retain #U17EURO title: at a glance |url=https://www.uefa.com/under17/news/0252-0cda3713f2a5-734ecd159c81-1000--netherlands-retain-u17euro-title-at-a-glance/ |website=[[UEFA]] |language=en |date=19 May 2019}}</ref>
'''Individual''' * [[AFC Ajax|Abdelhak Nouri Trophy]]: 2019–20<ref name="nouri-trophy" /> *[[Eredivisie]] Team of the Month: [[2024–25 Eredivisie#Monthly awards|September 2024]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Ajax main supplier of Eredivisie Team of the Month for September|url=https://eredivisie.eu/news/ajax-main-supplier-of-eredivisie-team-of-the-month-for-september/|website=Eredivisie|date=4 October 2024|access-date=4 October 2024}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * [https://www.asroma.com/en/teams/men/devyne-rensch Profile] at the AS Roma website * [https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/185184/speler/25027 Profile] at the Royal Dutch Football Association website {{in lang|nl}} * {{UEFA player}}
{{AS Roma squad}} {{AFC Ajax Talent of the Future}}
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