Sergiño Dest

American-Dutch association soccer player

Sergiño Gianni Dest (born November 3, 2000) is a professional soccer player who plays for PSV Eindhoven, on loan from La Liga club FC Barcelona.

Sergiño Dest
Dest with the United States U20 in 2019
Personal information
Full name Sergiño Gianni Dest[1]
Date of birth (2000-11-03) November 3, 2000 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth Almere, Netherlands[2]
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.71 m)[3]
Position(s) Full-back
Club information
Current team
PSV
(on loan from Barcelona)
Number 8
Youth career
2009–2012 Almere City
2012–2018 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Jong Ajax 18 (1)
2019–2020 Ajax 23 (0)
2020– Barcelona 51 (2)
2022–2023AC Milan (loan) 8 (0)
2023–PSV (loan) 24 (2)
National team
2016–2017 United States U17 5 (0)
2018–2019 United States U20 12 (1)
2019– United States 33 (2)
Honours
Representing  United States
Men's soccer
CONCACAF Nations League
Winner 2021 United States
Winner 2023 United States
Winner 2024 United States
CONCACAF U-20 Championship
Winner United States 2018 U-20 Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 6, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 24, 2024

Born in the Netherlands to a Dutch mother and Surinamese-American father, Dest has represented the United States internationally at senior level since 2019.

Career statistics

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As of match played November 12, 2023[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong Ajax 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 17 1 17 1
2019–20 Eerste Divisie 1 0 1 0
Total 18 1 18 1
Ajax 2019–20 Eredivisie 20 0 4 2 10[b] 0 1[c] 0 35 2
2020–21 Eredivisie 3 0 3 0
Total 23 0 4 2 10 0 1 0 38 2
Barcelona 2020–21 La Liga 30 2 3 0 7[d] 1 1[e] 0 41 3
2021–22 La Liga 21 0 1 0 9[f] 0 0 0 31 0
Total 51 2 4 0 16 1 1 0 72 3
AC Milan (loan) 2022–23 Serie A 8 0 1 0 4[d] 0 1[g] 0 14 0
PSV (loan) 2023–24 Eredivisie 7 0 0 0 6[d] 0 13 0
Career total 107 3 9 2 36 1 3 0 155 6
  1. Includes KNVB Cup, Copa del Rey and Coppa Italia
  2. Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  5. Appearance in Supercopa de España
  6. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana

International

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As of match played October 17, 2023[5]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
United States 2019 3 0
2020 2 0
2021 10 2
2022 8 0
2023 7 0
Total 30 2
Scores and results list United States' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dest goal.[5]
List of international goals scored by Sergiño Dest
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 March 25, 2021 Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria 6   Jamaica 1–0 4–1 Friendly
2 October 13, 2021 Lower.com Field, Columbus, United States 15   Costa Rica 1–1 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honors

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Ajax

Barcelona

United States U20

United States

Individual

References

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  1. "Acta del Partido celebrado el 21 de noviembre de 2020, en Madrid" [Minutes of the Match held on 21 November 2020, in Madrid] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Sergiño Dest". US Soccer. Archived from the original on September 27, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  3. "Sergiño Dest". A.C. Milan. Archived from the original on February 5, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  4. "Sergiño Dest". Soccerway. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Sergiño Dest at National-Football-Teams.com
  6. "18-Year-Old American Sergiño Dest Goes Full 90 In Ajax Senior Debut". The 18. July 28, 2019. Archived from the original on August 3, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  7. Lowe, Sid (April 17, 2021). "Messi stars as Barcelona thrash Athletic Bilbao to lift Copa del Rey". The Guardian. Archived from the original on April 28, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  8. "TSG announces the 2018 CU20 Best XI". CONCACAF.com. November 21, 2018. Archived from the original on November 14, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  9. "Christian Pulisic, Ethan Horvath lead U.S. over Mexico in Nations League final". ESPN. June 6, 2021. Archived from the original on June 7, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  10. "U.S. beats Canada to win Nations League as Balogun opens account". ESPN. 18 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  11. "TSG announces the 2018 CU20 individual awards". CONCACAF. November 21, 2018. Archived from the original on June 1, 2019. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  12. "Sergiño Dest, Brianna Pinto and Nick Mayhugh Win 2019 U.S. Soccer Player of the Year Honors for Young Male, Young Female and Player With a Disability". USSF. Archived from the original on December 17, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  13. "Ajax roept Ziyech uit tot Speler van het Jaar; Dest talent van het jaar". Ajaxfanatics.nl. May 15, 2020. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  14. "IFFHS". www.iffhs.com. Archived from the original on January 14, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2021.