Vicente Besuijen
Personal information
Full name Vicente Andrés Felipe Federico Besuijen
Date of birth (2001-04-10) 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
 Aberdeen
Number 22
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 38 (5)
2023 → Excelsior Rotterdam (loan) 2 (0)
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 4 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 September 2020

Vicente Besuijen (Dutch pronunciation: [vəˈsɛntə bəˈsœyən]; born 10 April 2001) is a professional football player who plays as a forward or right winger for Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen. Born in Colombia, he represented the Netherlands at youth level.

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.

Personal life

Besuijen was born in Colombia, but was adopted by his Dutch parents when he was three months old. He grew up in Amstelveen.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Highly rated Dutch youth international commits future to the Dons". Aberdeen FC. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  2. ↑ Anderson, Chris (31 January 2023). "Vinnie Heads Out on Loan". Aberdeen FC. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Is de toekomstige AS Roma-superster een Zeeuw?". Omroep Zeeland (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 September 2020.

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