| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Finn Jesper Dicke | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | The Hague, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | MVV | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | HVV | ||
| 2013–2021 | ADO Den Haag | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | ADO Den Haag | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Estoril (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Estoril | 1 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Beveren (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2025– | MVV | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Netherlands U18 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 August 2023 | |||
Finn Jesper Dicke (born 14 September 2004) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays a defensive midfielder or centre-back for club MVV.
Dicke was born and raised in The Hague, Netherlands. Having first joined the youth set-up at the club in 2013, Dicke signed his first professional contract with his hometown club ADO Den Haag in January 2022, at the age of 17 years-old. The four-and-a-half year contract lasted until the end of the 2025-26 season. [1] He made his Eerste Divisie debut on 6 May 2022 as a second-half substitute in a 3-0 away defeat against FC Emmen. [2]
In August 2022, Dicke joined Portuguese club Estoril on loan, with French midfield player Titouan Thomas moving on a season-long loan going in the opposite direction. [3] He was assigned to the Under-23 squad in Liga Revelação. In January 2023, Estoril made the transfer permanent and signed a contract with Dicke until 2027. [4]
He signed for Belgian club S.K. Beveren of the Challenger Pro League on a season-long loan in August 2024. [5] Beveren General manager Bob Peeters speaking about the deal we quoted as saying "Dicke has a lot of interesting qualities for a defensive midfielder" saying that he "combines defensive strength with strong footballing ability, which enables him to bring balance to a team" adding that "Dicke is a smart footballer who thinks ahead and is also strong in the air".
Dicke made his debut for the club on 31 August 2024, appearing as a 73rd minute substitute for Sander Coopman against RFC Liège in a 0-0 draw, in the Challenger Pro League. [6]
On 3 September 2025, Dicke returned to the Netherlands to sign a one-year contract, with an option for a further year, with Eerste Divisie club MVV. [7] [8] He made his debut on 12 September, coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute for Mats Kuipers in a 1–0 home defeat to Cambuur. [9] On 21 September, Dicke made his first start for the club in a derby against VVV-Venlo, but was forced off with an injury in the 40th minute, as MVV lost 1–0. [10]
Dicke was called up to the Netherlands under-18 squad in spring 2022. [11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| ADO Den Haag | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Estoril | 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Beveren (loan) | 2024–25 | Challenger Pro League | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| MVV | 2025–26 | Eerste Divisie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||