Dean Huijsen

Dean Donny Huijsen (born 14 April 2005) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Juventus. 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. In 2021, he joined Juventus, after being contended by Real Madrid. In his first season, he played with the under-17 team, scoring seven goals. 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. He also featured in two first-team friendlies against Standard Liège and Rijeka in December of the same year. In early January 2023, Huijsen was promoted to Juventus Next Gen, the reserve team of Juventus. He subsequently made his professional debut on 8 January 2023, starting in a 2–1 league loss against Pordenone. He was booked at the seventh minute and scored with a 50th-minute header a goal which was disallowed for offside.