Vicente Besuijen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vicente Andrés Felipe Federico Besuijen | ||
| Date of birth | 10 April 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Bogotá, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Emmen | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| VV Aalsmeer | |||
| RKSV Pancratius | |||
| 2010–2012 | Ajax | ||
| 2012–2017 | Volendam | ||
| 2017–2020 | Roma | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | ADO Den Haag | 52 | (7) |
| 2022– | Aberdeen | 34 | (5) |
| 2023 | → Excelsior Rotterdam (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Emmen (loan) | 17 | (7) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Netherlands U15 | 1 | (1) |
| 2017 | Netherlands U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Netherlands U18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Netherlands U19 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2024 | |||
Vicente Besuijen (Dutch pronunciation: [vəˈsɛntə bəˈsœyən]; born 10 April 2001) is a professional football player who plays as a forward or right winger for Eerste Divisie club Emmen on loan from the Scottish club Aberdeen. Born in Colombia, he represented the Netherlands at youth level.
Club career[edit]
On 24 January 2022, Besuijen joined Scottish Premiership side Aberdeen on a four-and-a-half year contract from Eerste Divisie side ADO Den Haag.[1]
On 31 January 2023, Besuijen joined Eredivisie club Excelsior Rotterdam on loan until the end of the season with an option to buy.[2] The option was not taken up and he returned to Aberdeen for pre-season training to fight for his chance with new manager Barry Robson.
On 25 January 2024, Besuijen moved on a new loan to Emmen.[3]
Personal life[edit]
Besuijen was born in Colombia, but was adopted by his Dutch parents when he was three months old. He grew up in Amstelveen.[4]
Career statistics[edit]
As of match played 20 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Highly rated Dutch youth international commits future to the Dons". Aberdeen FC. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ Anderson, Chris (31 January 2023). "Vinnie Heads Out on Loan". Aberdeen FC. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "FC EMMEN HUURT VICENTE BESUIJEN" [FC EMMEN LOANS VICENTE BESUIJEN] (in Dutch). Emmen. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Is de toekomstige AS Roma-superster een Zeeuw?". Omroep Zeeland (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "AFC Heritage Trust - Vicente Besuijen". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
External links[edit]
- Vicente Besuijen at Soccerway
- Vicente Besuijen at WorldFootball.net
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- 2001 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Bogotá
- Sportspeople from Amstelveen
- Footballers from North Holland
- Dutch men's footballers
- Colombian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- ADO Den Haag players
- Aberdeen F.C. players
- Excelsior Rotterdam players
- FC Emmen players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Dutch expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
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