Diederick Luydens
Personal information
Full name Diederick Luigi Luydens
Date of birth (1999-02-18) 18 February 1999
Place of birth Zoetermeer, Netherlands
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 SV DSO
Youth career
DWO Zoetermeer
Sparta Rotterdam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Jong Sparta 56 (0)
2019–2020 Alphense Boys 1 (0)
2020 Åtvidabergs FF
2020–2022 Prespa Birlik
2022 VfR Mannheim 3 (0)
2022–2023 SC Feyenoord
2023– SV DSO
International career‡
2021– Aruba 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2023

Diederick Luigi Luydens (born 18 February 1999) is a footballer who plays as a defender for Vierde Divisie club SV DSO. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Aruba national team.[1]

Club career

Luydens started his youth career with DWO Zoetermeer, where he was scouted by Ajax and Sparta Rotterdam. Even though he did trials at Ajax with Matthijs de Ligt and Justin Kluivert, he chose to join Sparta.[2] He played 56 matches for Jong Sparta in Tweede Divisie, before his contract with the club expired in June 2019.

In November 2019, Luydens joined Alphense Boys after spending few months as a free agent.[3] In February 2020, he moved to Swedish fourth division club Åtvidabergs FF.[4]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Luydens represent Aruba at international level. He was part of under-20 team at 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[5] He made his senior team debut on 3 June 2021 in a 3–1 win against Cayman Islands.[6]

Career statistics

International

As of 20 November 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Aruba 202120
202220
202331
Total71
Scores and results list Aruba's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Luydens goal.
List of international goals scored by Diederick Luydens
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
114 October 2023Trinidad Stadium, Oranjestad, Aruba U.S. Virgin Islands2–13–12023–24 CONCACAF Nations League

References

  1. 1 2 Diederick Luydens at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Luydens ziet Alphense Boys als springplank naar profcarrière: 'Mijn tijd komt nog wel'". 13 November 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Alphense Boys haalt centrale verdediger Diederick Luydens". 8 November 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Oud-Spartaan Diederick Luydens naar Åtvidabergs FF". 6 February 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "Final 20-Player Rosters Announced for the 2018 Concacaf Under-20 Championship". 29 October 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Aruba 3-1 Cayman Islands". Archived from the original on June 3, 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
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