Exeter City#26

Sil Swinkels

Defender / The Netherlands

Biography

Sil Swinkels (born 6 January 2004) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as a centre-back or left-back for Chesterfield, on loan from Premier League club Aston Villa. Swinkels is a product of the Aston Villa and Vitesse Arnhem academies and has played for the Netherlands internationally at youth levels up to under-18. Swinkels played on loan for EFL League One side Bristol Rovers in 2025, making his senior league debut and appearing fourteen times.

Quick facts

Position: Defender
Nationality: The Netherlands
Current club: Exeter City
Shirt number: 26
Date of birth: Jan 6, 2004
Age: 22
Birthplace: Sint Oedenrode, Netherlands
Height: 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight: 172 lbs
Status: Active

Career

Aston Villa

Youth / 2020 / 2021

Vitesse

Youth / 2017 / 2020