Dean Huijsen

Dean Huijsen (born 14 April 2005) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie C Group A club Juventus Next Gen.

Dean Huijsen
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-04-14) 14 April 2005
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Juventus Next Gen
Number 42
Youth career
0000−2015 Costa Unida CF
2015–2021 Málaga
2021–2022 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Juventus Next Gen 16 (1)
International career‡
0000−2021 Netherlands U16
2021–2022 Netherlands U17 11 (2)
2022– Netherlands U18 1 (0)
Honours
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up2022 IsraelU-17 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:12, 10 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 September 2022

Born in Amsterdam, Huijsen moved to Spain aged five and joined Costa Unida CF. In 2015, he moved to Málaga's youth sector, where he played until 2021, when he was bought by Juventus, being assigned to the under-17 team for the 2021–22 season. In 2022–23, he started playing for the under-19 team, but was later promoted to the reserve team Juventus Next Gen in January 2023.

Club career

Having started playing with Costa Unida CF de Marbella, before joining Málaga's youth set-up in 2015, aged 10.[1][2] In 2021, he joined Juventus, after being contended by Real Madrid.[3] In his first season, he played with the under-17 team, scoring seven goals.[4] In the first half of the 2022–23 season, he scored six goals in 14 matches with the under-19s in all competitions.[5]

In early January 2023, shortly after he trained and played a friendly against Rijeka with the first team during the winter break for the 2022 FIFA World Cup,[6][7] Huijsen was promoted to Juventus Next Gen, the reserve team of Juventus.[8][9] He subsequently made his professional debut on 8 January 2023, starting in a 2–1 league loss against Pordenone.[10] He was booked at the seventh minute and scored with a 50th-minute header a goal which was disallowed for offside.[11]

On 15 February, Huijsen scored his first professional goals, netting a brace in the second leg of a Coppa Italia Serie C semi-final match against Foggia: the game ended in a 2–1 win for his side (3–3 on aggregate) after 90 minutes, as Juventus Next Gen eventually won the tie on penalties.[12][13][14] On 2 April, he also found his first goal in Serie C in Juventus Next Gen–Feralpisalò 1–3, through a tap-in after a Nikola Sekulov's shoot.[15]

International career

Huijsen has represented the Netherlands at various youth international levels, having played for the under-16, under-17 and under-18 national teams.[16]

In May 2022, he was included in the Dutch under-17 squad that took part in the UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Israel,[4][17] where he scored two penalties in the group stage matches against France and Poland,[18][19] as the Oranje eventually finished as runners-up after losing to France itself in the final.[20]

Personal life

Born in Amsterdam,[1][21] Huijsen's family relocated to Marbella, Spain when he was five years old.[1][2][21]

He is son of Donny Huijsen, who played for Jong Ajax and had a professional career in Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie.[4][22]

Career statistics
As of match played 22 April 2023[23][24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coppa Italia Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Juventus Next Gen 2022–23 Serie C 161—3[lower-alpha 1]2193
Career total 1610032193
  1. Appearances and goals in Coppa Italia Serie C

Honours

Netherlands U17

References
  1. "La Juventus compensará al Málaga por la contratación del excanterano Dean Huijsen". Diario Sur (in Spanish). 15 July 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  2. Marín, Dani (5 May 2021). "La Juventus pesca en La Academia y ficha al cadete Dean Huijsen". ElDesmarque Málaga (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  3. Marín, Dani (5 May 2021). "La Juventus pesca en La Academia y ficha al cadete Dean Huijsen". ElDesmarque Málaga (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  4. "Huijsen (17) volgt vader 'Maradonny' op: 'Ik kan verleidingen beter weerstaan'". nos.nl (in Dutch). 19 May 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  5. Dean Huijsen at WorldFootball.net
  6. Agresti, Romeo (22 December 2022). "Dean Huijsen in campo contro il Rijeka: il baby difensore della Juventus convince". Goal.com (in Italian). Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  7. "Juve, che ragazzi! Da Fagioli a Soulé fino a Huijsen: le note liete". Tuttosport (in Italian). 30 December 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  8. JuventusNews24, Redazione (5 January 2023). "Huijsen brucia le tappe alla Juve: arriva la promozione". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  9. "Huijsen, arriva la promozione: dalla Primavera alla Next Gen". Tuttosport (in Italian). 7 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  10. Andreuccetti, Gianluca (8 January 2023). "Juventus Next Gen, scatta l'ora di Huijsen: esordio in Serie C per il classe 2005". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  11. Baridon, Marco (8 January 2023). "Juventus Next Gen Pordenone 1–2: Brambilla rimontato, il 2023 si apre con un KO". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  12. "Huijsen, eroe Next Gen: doppietta e rigore, Foggia ko e Juve in finale". Tuttosport (in Italian). 15 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  13. Agresti, Romeo (15 February 2023). "La Juventus blinda Huijsen: rinnovo di quattro anni". Goal.com. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  14. Zarra, Angelo (16 February 2023). "La notte magica di Huijsen: doppietta al Foggia, Juve Next Gen. in finale di Coppa Italia Serie C". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  15. JuventusNews24, Redazione (2 April 2023). "Gol Huijsen: prima rete in Serie C per il difensore della Juventus – VIDEO". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  16. Rossi, Marco (16 March 2022). "Juventus, Huijsen è un gigante. E ha il vizio del gol". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  17. "Definitieve selectie Onder 17 voor EK in Israël". Royal Dutch Football Association (in Dutch). 6 May 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  18. "Privacyinstellingen op VI.nl". www.vi.nl. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  19. "Oranje onder 17 van Groninger bondscoach als groepswinnaar naar kwartfinale EK". www.rtvnoord.nl (in Dutch). 22 May 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  20. "France 2–1 Netherlands: French fight back to claim third U17 EURO title after Kumbedi double". UEFA.com. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  21. "Dean Huijsen treedt in de voetsporen van De Ligt: 'Het ging tussen Real en Juve'". Voetbalzone (in Dutch). 26 August 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  22. "Nu blijkt dat zijn zoon Dean een supertalent is, moet ex-prof 'Maradonny' Huijsen zijn leven weer omgooien. Huijsen junior stapt over naar Juventus, het land van de topverdedigers [video]". www.noordhollandsdagblad.nl (in Flemish). Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  23. Dean Huijsen at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  24. Dean Huijsen at BeSoccer
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