Dean Huijsen

Dean Huijsen

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Dean Huijsen is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Real Madrid.

Born in Amsterdam, Huijsen moved to Marbella, Spain, at the age of five and became a Spanish citizen in 2024.

Huijsen began his youth career at Costa Unida CF de Marbella before joining Málaga's youth setup at age 10.

Биография

Early Life

Dean Donny Huijsen Wijsmuller was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Donny Huijsen, a former professional footballer, and Macha Wijsmuller. At the age of five, his family relocated to Marbella, Andalusia, Spain, where he grew up and eventually became a Spanish citizen in February 2024. Fluent in Dutch, Spanish, Italian, and English, Dean was inspired by his idol, Sergio Ramos, as he pursued his football career.

Career

Huijsen began his football journey with Costa Unida CF de Marbella before joining Málaga's youth academy in 2015. His professional career took off when he signed with Juventus in May 2021, initially playing for their U17 team. He quickly progressed to the U19s, where he made a significant impact by scoring six goals in 14 matches. In January 2023, he was promoted to Juventus Next Gen, making his professional debut shortly after. By October 2023, he made his Serie A debut against AC Milan and was promoted to the first team shortly thereafter.

In January 2024, Huijsen was loaned to AS Roma, where he made his debut the following day. His international career began with the Netherlands, where he represented various youth teams, including the under-17s and under-19s. In March 2024, he switched allegiance to Spain, making his debut for the senior national team in a Nations League match against the Netherlands, where he impressed despite facing criticism for his nationality switch.

Playing Style

Standing at 1.96 meters tall, Huijsen is a physical centre-back known for his right-footed play, though he is also capable with his left. His ability to score and take penalties makes him a versatile ball-playing defender, contributing to both defensive stability and attacking build-up.

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Club career

Early career

Huijsen began playing with Costa Unida CF de Marbella before joining Málaga's youth set-up in 2015, at age 10.

Juventus

In May 2021, Huijsen joined Juventus, playing for their U17s. Ahead of the 2022–23 season, he moved up the U19s and he scored six goals in 14 matches until November 2022. He also featured in two first-team friendlies against Standard Liège and Rijeka in December 2022. In early January 2023, Huijsen was promoted to Juventus Next Gen, the reserve team of Juventus. He made his professional debut on 8 January, starting in a 2–1 league loss against Pordenone. On 15 February, Huijsen scored his first two professional goals in the second leg of a Coppa Italia Serie C semi-final match against Foggia, helping his team win the tie on penalties. On 2 April, he scored his first goal in Serie C, in a 3–1 home loss to Feralpisalò. In June 2023, Huijsen renewed his contract with Juventus until 2027. On 22 October, he made his Serie A debut, coming off the bench in the 78th minute to replace Federico Gatti in a 1–0 away win over AC Milan. On 7 November, Juventus announced that Huijsen alongside his Next Gen teammate Kenan Yıldız had been promoted to the first team.

Loan to Roma

Huijsen was loaned to fellow Italian side Roma on 6 January 2024 until the end of the 2023–24 season. He made his debut with the Giallorossi the following day, playing the entire second half in a home league draw against Atalanta. In early February, Roma's…

International career

Netherlands

Huijsen represented the Netherlands at various youth international levels, playing for the under-17 and under-19 national teams. In May 2022, Huijsen was included in the Dutch under-17 squad that took part in the UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Israel, where he scored two penalties in the group stage matches against France and Poland, as Oranje eventually finished as runners-up after losing to France in the final.

Spain

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. twelve months later, On 17 March 2025, he was called up by the senior side for the Nations League quarter-finals against the Netherlands. He was covering Iñigo Martínez's absence due to injury and made his debut coming on in the 41st minute, replacing Pau Cubarsí. The match ended 2–2, Huijsen was one of Spain's best players and received a hostile reception from home fans in the Stadion Feijenoord for switching nations in order to play for Spain. He called his debut a "dream". Huijsen started the second leg and was praised for an assist in additional extra time which Lamine Yamal scored from. He was left out of the Spain squad that won the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Style of play

Huijsen is a physical 1.96 m-tall centre-back. He is mainly right-footed but can also use his left foot. He has an eye for the goal and can also take penalty kicks, making him a ball-playing defender who can build up attacks.

Club
Juventus F.C. Next Gen (2023–2023)
Club
Juventus FC (2023–2024)
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AS Roma (2024–2024)
Club
AFC Bournemouth (2024–2025)
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Netherlands national under-17 football team (2021–2022)
Club
Netherlands national under-18 association football team (2022–2023)
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Netherlands national under-19 football team (2023–2024)
Club
Spain national under-21 association football team (2024–2024)
Club
Spain men's national football team (2025–)
Club
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (2026–)
National team
Netherlands
National team
Spain

Личное

Early life

Huijsen was born in Amsterdam to Donny Huijsen and Macha Wijsmuller. Donny played for Jong Ajax and had a professional career in the Eredivisie and the Eerste Divisie. Dean can speak Dutch, Spanish, Italian and English. The family relocated to Marbella, Andalusia, Spain, when he was five years old; he became a Spanish citizen in February 2024. Huijsen's idol growing up was Sergio Ramos.

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Description

Dutch association football player

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Position

centre-back

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Извлечение из Википедии

Dean Donny Huijsen Wijsmuller is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Real Madrid. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Spain national team.

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