Justin Bijlow

Feyenoord

2015–18: Debut

Bijlow started playing as an outfield player for SC Feyenoord before offering himself to play as a goalkeeper and joining the Feyenoord Academy. In February 2015, Bijlow signed his first professional contract at Feyenoord. In January 2016, he travelled with the first team for a training camp in Albufeira and was included in Feyenoord's match squad for the first time, for the away game against AZ in the Eredivisie. He became a regular member of Feyenoord's first team for the 2016–17 season. In October 2016, Bijlow extended his contract at Feyenoord with three years, to mid-2021. Feyenoord won its first league title in eighteen years with a 3–1 win over Heracles Almelo on 14 May 2017. Bijlow did not make an appearance for the first team that season. Bijlow was an unused substitute as Feyenoord beat Vitesse on penalties to win the Johan Cruyff Shield on 5 August 2017. Eight days later, he made his professional debut, starting in Feyenoord's 2–1 win against FC Twente in the opening round of the Eredivisie after first-choice goalkeepers Brad Jones and Kenneth Vermeer both got injured. He made four appearances for the under-19 team in the UEFA Youth League, in which Feyenoord got knocked out by Chelsea in the round of 16. Bijlow was an unused substitute as Feyenoord beat AZ 3–0 in the final to win the KNVB Cup on 22 April 2018. Feyenoord failed to retain its league title and finished fourth in the Eredivisie. Bijlow started the final…

Youth

Bijlow represented the Netherlands' national teams since under-16 level. On 21 May 2014, he was on the bench for the Netherlands under-17 as the team lost the final of UEFA Under-17 Euro in Attard to England on penalties. At the following edition of the tournament a year later, Bijlow played the full tournament, with the Netherlands getting knocked out drawing all group games, against the Republic of Ireland, England and Italy. With the under-19 team, Bijlow was named in the Team of the Tournament for UEFA Under-19 Euro 2017 in Georgia along with teammate Javairô Dilrosun after he played all games at the tournament and the Netherlands lost 1–0 to Portugal in the semi-finals. He was included in the Netherlands' squad for UEFA Under-21 Euro group stage in March 2021 by head coach Erwin van de Looi. He was an unused substitute for Kjell Scherpen during the group stage. After Bijlow was also included in the Netherlands' squad for the knock-out stage of the tournament in May 2021, he started in the quarter-final against France (2–1 win) and the semi-final against Germany (1–2 defeat).

Senior

In September 2018, Bijlow was included in the preliminary squad of the Netherlands national team for the first time by head coach Ronald Koeman. He was called up to the national team for the first time in November 2020 by head coach Frank de Boer to replace the injured Jasper Cillessen, but subsequently had to withdraw with an injury. He made his debut for the national…

Club

As of match played 17 May 2026

International

As of match played 18 June 2023

Bijlow was born on 22 January 1998 at Erasmus MC and grew up in Rotterdam with his father Willem Bijlow, his mother Natascha, his brother Joël Bijlow and his sister Jaimy. Bijlow was a season ticket holder of Feyenoord in his youth. He lived in Berkel en Rodenrijs. He started living together with his girlfriend Dayenne Huipen, whom he met on social media, in Rotterdam in March 2021. Their daughter Dahlia Sofía Bijlow was born on 4 June 2022. In June 2023, Bijlow named Iker Casillas as his idol as a kid and Manuel Neuer and André Onana as all-time goalkeepers he wanted to train with. He has tattoos of the Rotterdam skyline and the Eredivisie trophy.