Giovanni Dennis Vito Troupée (born 20 March 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Bosnian Premier League club Željezničar. Born in the Netherlands, he played for the Curaçao national team.
Club career Utrecht Troupée is a youth exponent from Utrecht. He made his Eredivisie debut on 17 May 2015 as a 62nd-minute substitute for Jelle de Lange against Vitesse. He became a starter in the 2016–17 season under head coach Erik ten Hag, as Utrecht finished the season fourth in the league and later qualifying for the UEFA Europa League after winning the play-offs. Troupée finished the season by winning the "David Di Tommaso Trophy" for best player of the year at Utrecht.
On 28 August 2018, he joined ADO Den Haag on a season-long loan, after losing his place in the starting lineup of Utrecht. He returned to Utrecht for the 2019–20 season, but was mainly a backup to Sean Klaiber in the right-back position, which meant that he was sent on a six-month loan to Twente in January 2020. In a spring season, which was suspended due to the effects of COVID-19 pandemic, Troupée made 8 appearances for Twente.
Troupée started the 2020–21 season as a backup to Mark van der Maarel in the right-back position for Utrecht.
Twente As his contract with Utrecht expired in June 2021, Troupée left the club on a free transfer and signed a one-year contract with Twente. He left the club after one season as his contract expired.
Lokomotiv Plovdiv On 20 December 2022, he signed with Bulgarian club Lokomotiv Plovdiv one a one-and-a-half-year deal. He made his debut for the club on 12 February 2023, starting in a 0–0 home draw against Botev Vratsa.
TOP Oss On 12 October 2023, Troupée signed a one-year deal with Eerste Divisie club TOP Oss. He made his debut for the club on 20 October, starting in a 3–0 away loss to Jong AZ.
Željezničar On 20 June 2025, Troupée signed a two-year contract with Bosnian Premier League side Željezničar. He made his debut against Koper in a 2025–26 UEFA Conference League first qualifying round first leg on 10 July 2025.
International career Troupée is Netherlands-born to a Dutch father and Curaçaoan mother, and a former youth international for the Netherlands.
In March 2023, he received his first call-up to the Curaçao senior national team for the Nations League match against Canada and a friendly against Argentina. On 28 March 2023, Troupée earned his first cap in a 7–0 loss against the latter, coming on as a substitute during the second half.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsUtrecht2014–15Eredivisie1000——102015–16Eredivisie3000—41712016–17Eredivisie29341—203542017–18Eredivisie1301030402102018–19Eredivisie10———102019–20Eredivisie801010—1002020–21Eredivisie6010——70Total6137140101825Jong Utrecht2017–18Eerste Divisie81———812019–20Eerste Divisie40———402020–21Eerste Divisie50———50Total171———171ADO Den Haag (loan)2018–19Eredivisie21120——231Twente (loan)2019–20Eredivisie8000——80Twente2021–22Eredivisie21031——241Lokomotiv Plovdiv2022–23Bulgarian First League9000——90TOP Oss2023–24Eerste Divisie19010——2002024–25Eerste Divisie31200——312Total50210——512Željezničar2025–26Bosnian Premier League1101020—1402026–27Bosnian Premier League2000——20Total1301020—160Career total20071426010123010
Honours Jong Utrecht Beloften Eredivisie: 2015–16
Individual Utrecht Player of the Year: 2016–17
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