Dean Huijsen

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

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
Number 13
Youth career
0000–2015 Costa Unida CF
2015–2021 Málaga
2021–2023 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Juventus Next Gen 17 (1)
2023– Juventus 1 (0)
International career‡
0000–2021 Netherlands U16
2021–2022 Netherlands U17 11 (2)
2022– Netherlands U18 1 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up2022 IsraelU-17 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 September 2022

Born in Amsterdam, Huijsen moved to Spain at the age of five and joined Costa Unida CF. In 2015, he joined Málaga's youth sector, where he played until 2021, when he was signed by Juventus. After playing for the under-17 and under-19 teams, he was promoted to 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 following season, he advanced to U19 level; from August to November 2022, he scored six goals in 14 matches with the under-19s in all competitions.[5] He also featured in two first-team friendlies against Standard Liège and Rijeka in December of the same year.[6]

In early January 2023, Huijsen was promoted to Juventus Next Gen, the reserve team of Juventus.[7][8] He subsequently made his professional debut on 8 January 2023, starting in a 2–1 league loss against Pordenone.[9] He was booked at the seventh minute and scored with a 50th-minute header a goal which was disallowed for offside.[10]

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.[11][12][13] On 2 April, he also scored his first goal in Serie C in Juventus Next Gen–Feralpisalò 1–3, through a tap-in after a Nikola Sekulov's shoot.[14]

In June 2023, Huijsen renewed his contract with Juventus until 2027, having collected 40 official appearances and scored ten goals between Juventus U19 and Next Gen throughout the 2022–23 season.[6][15] On 22 October, he made his Serie A debut, coming off the bench in the 78th minute to substitute Federico Gatti, in a 1–0 away win over AC Milan.[16]

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.[17]

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][18] where he scored two penalties in the group stage matches against France and Poland,[19][20] as the Oranje eventually finished as runners-up after losing to France itself in the final.[21]

Personal life

Born in Amsterdam,[1][22] Huijsen's family relocated to Marbella, Spain when he was five years old.[1][2][22]

He is son of Donny Huijsen, who played for Jong Ajax and had a professional career in Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie.[4][23]

Career statistics
As of match played 22 April 2023[24][25]
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
Juventus 2023-24 Serie A 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
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. Look at the list of matches played in Campionato Primavera 1 and in the UEFA Youth League for the number of matches and goals in that range of time. Dean Huijsen at WorldFootball.net
  6. "Ufficiale | Dean Huijsen rinnova fino al 2027". Juventus.com (in Italian). 16 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  7. JuventusNews24, Redazione (5 January 2023). "Huijsen brucia le tappe alla Juve: arriva la promozione". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  8. "Huijsen, arriva la promozione: dalla Primavera alla Next Gen". Tuttosport (in Italian). 7 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. "Huijsen, eroe Next Gen: doppietta e rigore, Foggia ko e Juve in finale". Tuttosport (in Italian). 15 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  12. Agresti, Romeo (15 February 2023). "La Juventus blinda Huijsen: rinnovo di quattro anni". Goal.com. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. "Huijsen, ufficiale il rinnovo con la Juve Next Gen: i dettagli". Tuttosport (in Italian). 16 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  16. "Allegri lauds Dean Huijsen on his debut, compares him to Juventus legend". juvefc.com. 23 October 2023.
  17. 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.
  18. "Definitieve selectie Onder 17 voor EK in Israël". Royal Dutch Football Association (in Dutch). 6 May 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  19. "Privacyinstellingen op VI.nl". www.vi.nl. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  20. "Oranje onder 17 van Groninger bondscoach als groepswinnaar naar kwartfinale EK". www.rtvnoord.nl (in Dutch). 22 May 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  21. "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.
  22. "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.
  23. "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). 25 August 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  24. Dean Huijsen at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  25. Dean Huijsen at BeSoccer
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