Daan Huisman
Dutch footballer (born 2002)
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Daan Leonard Theodoor Huisman (born 26 July 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eerste Divisie club Eindhoven.
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Huisman in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daan Leonard Theodoor Huisman[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 July 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Arnhem, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Eindhoven | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| 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 | 59 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Netherlands U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Netherlands U17 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 November 2020 | |||
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 75th minute.[15]
Career statistics
- As of match played 7 November 2025
| 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 | ||
| Eindhoven | 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 35 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 37 | 4 | ||
| 2025–26 | Eerste Divisie | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 50 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 53 | 4 | ||||
| Career total | 138 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 160 | 13 | ||
- Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearances in the Eredivisie European play-offs
- Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs
