Diederick Luydens

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Diederick Luydens
Personal information
Full name Diederick Luigi Luydens
Date of birth (1999-02-18) 18 February 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Zoetermeer, Netherlands
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 SV Dakota
Youth career
DWO Zoetermeer
Sparta Rotterdam
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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
2023–2024 SV DSO
2024– SV Dakota
International career‡
2021– Aruba 12 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2025

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

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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 match played 4 June 2025 [1]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Aruba 202120
202220
202331
202430
202521
Total122
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.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
114 October 2023 Trinidad Stadium, Oranjestad, ArubaFlag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  U.S. Virgin Islands 2–13–1 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League
24 June 2025BFA Technical Centre, Wildey, BarbadosFlag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 1–11–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

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 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
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