Dean Huijsen

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Huijsen and the second or maternal family name is Wijsmuller.

Dean Huijsen
Huijsen with AFC Bournemouth in 2024
Personal information
Full name Dean Donny Huijsen Wijsmuller[1]
Date of birth (2005-04-14) 14 April 2005 (age 19)[2]
Place of birth Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 AFC Bournemouth
Number 2
Youth career
2010–2015 Costa Unida CF
2015–2021 Málaga
2021–2023 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023 Juventus Next Gen 23 (1)
2023–2024 Juventus 1 (0)
2024 → Roma (loan) 13 (2)
2024– AFC Bournemouth 10 (1)
International career‡
0000–2021 Netherlands U16
2021–2022 Netherlands U17 11 (2)
2022–2023 Netherlands U18 4 (0)
2023–2024 Netherlands U19 3 (0)
2024– Spain U21 7 (1)
Medal record
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up 2022 U-17 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:55, 18 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:04, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

Dean Donny Huijsen Wijsmuller (born 14 April 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club AFC Bournemouth. Born in the Netherlands, he is an under-21 youth international for Spain.

Born in Amsterdam to a Dutch family, Huijsen moved to Spain (of which he became a citizen in 2024) 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 and made his Serie A debut with first team in the following October. Following a loan spell at Roma, Huijsen signed for Premier League side Bournemouth in July 2024.

Club career

Early career

Having started playing with Costa Unida CF de Marbella, before joining Málaga's youth set-up in 2015, aged 10.[3][4] In 2021, he joined Juventus, after being contended by Real Madrid.[4] In his first season, he played with the under-17 team, scoring seven goals.[5] 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.[6] He also featured in two first-team friendlies against Standard Liège and Rijeka in December of the same year.[7]

In early January 2023, 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 scored his first goal in Serie C in Juventus Next Gen–Feralpisalò 1–3, through a tap-in after Nikola Sekulov's shot.[15]

In June 2023, Huijsen renewed his contract with Juventus until 2027, having collected 40 official appearances and scored ten goals among Juventus U19 and Next Gen throughout the 2022–23 season.[7][16] 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.[17] On 7 November, Juventus announced that Huijsen, alongside his Next Gen teammate Kenan Yıldız, had been promoted to the first team.[18]

Loan to Roma

Huijsen was loaned to fellow Italian side Roma until the end of the 2023–24 season on 6 January 2024,[19] after rejecting Frosinone's interest.[20] He made his debut with the Giallorossi the following day, playing the entire second half in a home league draw against Atalanta.[21]

Huijsen scored his first Serie A goal on 5 February, sealing Roma's 4–0 win against Cagliari.[22] On the 18th of the same month, he scored the opener of an away match against Frosinone (whom Huijsen had refused prior to going to Roma)[23] after carrying the ball from the defense, overtaking a few opponents and shooting from outside the area.[24] Huijsen had been whistled by the opposing fans and celebrated in a provocative manner towards them; so much so that he was immediately yellow-carded by the referee and substituted by head coach Daniele De Rossi during the half-time break.[23]

AFC Bournemouth

On 30 July 2024, Huijsen was signed from Juventus by Premier League club AFC Bournemouth on a six-year deal.[25][26] On 5 December 2024 he scored his first goal for the club, netting with a header in a 1-0 home win over Tottenham.[27]

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.[28]

In May 2022, he was included in the Dutch under-17 squad that took part in the UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Israel,[5][29] where he scored two penalties in the group stage matches against France and Poland,[30][31] as Oranje eventually finished as runners-up after losing to France itself in the final.[32]

On 15 March 2024, Huijsen was called up by the Spain national under-21 team to play the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group B match against Belgium eleven days later.[33]

Personal life

Dean was born in Amsterdam, North Holland. [3][34] His family relocated to Marbella, Andalusia, Spain when he was five years old.[3][4][34] In February 2024, he became a Spanish citizen.[35]

He is son of Donny Huijsen [nl], who played for Jong Ajax and had a professional career in the Eredivisie and the Eerste Divisie.[5][36]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 December 2024[37][38]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Juventus Next Gen 2022–23 Serie C 16 1 — — 3[c] 2 19 3
2023–24 Serie C 11 0 — — — 11 0
Total 27 1 — — 3 2 30 3
Juventus 2023–24 Serie A 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Roma (loan) 2023–24 Serie A 13 2 1 0 — 0 0 14 2
AFC Bournemouth 2024–25 Premier League 10 1 0 0 1 0 — 11 1
Career total 51 4 1 0 1 0 3 2 56 6
  1. ^ Includes Coppa Italia, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in Coppa Italia Serie C

Honours

Netherlands U17

References

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  2. ^ a b "Dean Huijsen: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "La Juventus compensará al Málaga por la contratación del excanterano Dean Huijsen". Diario Sur (in Spanish). 15 July 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  4. ^ a b c 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.
  5. ^ a b c "Huijsen (17) volgt vader 'Maradonny' op: 'Ik kan verleidingen beter weerstaan'". nos.nl (in Dutch). 19 May 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  6. ^ 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
  7. ^ a b "Ufficiale | Dean Huijsen rinnova fino al 2027". Juventus.com (in Italian). 16 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
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  21. ^ "La Roma scopre un Huijsen di personalità: ottimo il debutto contro l'Atalanta". Goal.com (in Italian). 7 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
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  23. ^ a b "Huijsen segna da campioncino e provoca il pubblico. L'arbitro lo ammonisce, De Rossi lo toglie" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
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  32. ^ a b "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.
  33. ^ "OFICIAL | Convocatoria para los partidos frente a Eslovaquia y Bélgica | www.rfef.es".
  34. ^ a b "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.
  35. ^ "Huijsen è diventato spagnolo: ora può essere convocato dalla Roja" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  36. ^ "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.
  37. ^ Dean Huijsen at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  38. ^ Dean Huijsen at BeSoccer
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