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 | HJK (on loan from Aberdeen) | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| 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 | 45 | (7) |
| 2023 | → Excelsior Rotterdam (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Emmen (loan) | 15 | (5) |
| 2025– | → HJK (loan) | 0 | (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 as of 11 June 2025 | |||
Vicente Besuijen (Dutch pronunciation: [vəˈsɛntə bəˈsœyə(n)]; born 10 April 2001) is a professional football player who plays as a forward or right winger for Veikkausliiga club HJK Helsinki, on loan from Aberdeen. Born in Colombia, he represented the Netherlands at youth level.
Club career
Besuijen played in the youth academies of Ajax, Volendam and Roma. He started his senior career in 2020 with ADO Den Haag in Eredivisie, making 30 appearances and scoring one goal.
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] Besuijen returned to Aberdeen, having helped Emmen reach the latter stages of the playoffs, scoring 7 goals in 8 games and assisting 1. He missed the most of the 2024–25 season due to injury.
On 23 July 2025, he was loaned out to Veikkausliiga club HJK Helsinki with an option to buy.[4]
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.[5]
Career statistics
- As of 23 July 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| ADO Den Haag | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 6 | |||
| Total | 52 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 7 | ||
| Aberdeen | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |
| 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | 25 | 7 | ||
| 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||
| Total | 45 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 11 | ||
| Excelsior Rotterdam (loan) | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| Emmen (loan) | 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 3 | 19 | 8 | |
| HJK (loan) | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 116 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 136 | 28 | ||
- ^ Includes KNVB Cup and Scottish Cup
- ^ Includes Scottish League Cup
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Vicente Besuijen vahvistamaan Klubia, hjk.fi, 23 July 2025
- ^ "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
- Vicente Besuijen at Soccerway
- Vicente Besuijen at WorldFootball.net