Daan Huisman

Daan Huisman
Huisman in 2022
Personal information
Full name Daan Leonard Theodoor Huisman[1]
Date of birth (2002-07-26) 26 July 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Arnhem, Netherlands
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Eindhoven
Number 15
Youth career
2006–2013 RKHVV
2013–2020 Vitesse
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2024 Vitesse 46 (0)
2022–2023 → VVV-Venlo (loan) 32 (4)
2023 → Haugesund (loan) 10 (1)
2024– Eindhoven 0 (0)
International career‡
2018 Netherlands U16 1 (0)
2019 Netherlands U17 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 November 2020

Daan Leonard Theodoor Huisman (born 26 July 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eerste Divisie club Eindhoven.

Club career

Huisman played youth football for RKHVV and Vitesse, where coach Edward Sturing promoted him to the first team during training camp in Portugal during the 2020–21 winter break.[2] In the summer of 2020, Huisman signed his first professional contract with Vitesse until 2022.[3]

Huisman made his professional debut on 19 September 2020 in a 2–0 home win over Sparta Rotterdam in the Eredivisie, replacing Loïs Openda in injury time.[4][5] On 22 December 2020, his contract with Vitesse was extended until 2023.[6]

On 25 November 2021, Huisman made his first start in a European game, also scoring his first professional goal in a 3–3 away draw at Rennes in the UEFA Europa Conference League group stage.[7]

Huisman joined VVV-Venlo on a season-long loan on 31 August 2022.[8] On 9 September 2022, Huisman scored his first ever league goal in a 5–3 away loss to Heracles Almelo in the Eerste Divisie.[9] He returned to Vitesse at the end of the season, after scoring five goals in 37 appearances for VVV.[10]

On 31 August 2023, Huisman signed a one-year contract with Haugesund in Norway.[11] On 11 December 2023, Vitesse announced that Haugesund did not exercise the purchase option and Huisman would return to Vitesse.[12]

On 10 August 2024, Huisman signed a two-season contract with Eindhoven.[13]

International career

Huisman is a youth international for the Netherlands. Having made his international debut at under-16 level, he was called up to the Netherlands under-17 squad for the first time in September 2018,[14] but only made his debut for the team in a 1–1 friendly draw against Spain, replacing Dirk Proper in the 75h minute.[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League KNVB Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vitesse 2020–21 Eredivisie 20 0 3 0 — — 23 0
2021–22 Eredivisie 23 0 2 1 5[a] 2 4[b] 0 34 3
2022–23 Eredivisie 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
2023–24 Eredivisie 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Total 46 0 5 1 5 2 4 0 60 3
VVV-Venlo (loan) 2022–23 Eerste Divisie 32 4 1 1 — 4[c] 0 37 5
Haugesund (loan) 2023 Eliteserien 10 1 0 0 — — 10 1
Career total 88 5 6 2 5 2 8 0 107 9
  1. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. ^ Appearances in the Eredivisie European play-offs
  3. ^ Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs

References

  1. ^ "Daan Leonard Theodoor Huisman – Profil". Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  2. ^ Lammers, Lex (14 January 2020). "'Vakkenvuller' Daan Huisman droomt van contract bij Vitesse". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  3. ^ Lammers, Lex (26 June 2020). "Eerste contract bij Vitesse voor talenten Cornelisse, Huisman en Van Ee". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Vitesse – Sparta Rotterdam 2:0 (Eredivisie 2020/2021, 2. Round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  5. ^ Lammers, Lex (26 September 2020). "Talent Daan Huisman aast nu op minuten bij Vitesse tegen Ajax: 'Mijn werk in de supermarkt? Dat heb ik opgezegd'". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Huisman verlengt contract". Vitesse (in Dutch). 22 December 2020. Archived from the original on 22 December 2020.
  7. ^ Made, Richard van der (25 November 2021). "Glunderende Daan Huisman: 'Mooiste moment in mijn voetballeven'". Omroep Gelderland (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 10 September 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  8. ^ "VVV-Venlo neemt Huisman op huurbasis over van Vitesse". VVV-Venlo (Press release) (in Dutch). 31 August 2022. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  9. ^ "VVV-Venlo verliest ondanks comeback van Heracles Almelo". VVV-Venlo (in Dutch). 9 September 2022. Archived from the original on 10 September 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  10. ^ "VVV-Venlo neemt afscheid van tien spelers". VVV-Venlo (in Dutch). 6 June 2023. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  11. ^ "NEDERLENDER TIL FK HAUGESUND" [DUTCHMAN TO FK HAUGESUND] (in Norwegian). Haugesund. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  12. ^ "DAAN HUISMAN KEERT TERUG NAAR ARNHEM" [DAAN HUISMAN RETURNS TO ARNHEM] (in Dutch). SBV Vitesse. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  13. ^ "FC Eindhoven lijft Huisman in" [FC Eindhoven acquires Huisman] (in Dutch). Eindhoven. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Vitesse hofleverancier voor Oranje O18, Manhoef bij O17". Vitesse (in Dutch). 18 September 2018. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  15. ^ "Nederland O17 – Spanje O17". OnsOranje. Retrieved 1 January 2023.