Vicente Besuijen

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.

Vicente Besuijen

Personal information
Full name	Vicente Andrés Felipe Federico Besuijen
Date of birth	(2001-04-10) 10 April 2001 (age 24)
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

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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[6]

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

1. Includes KNVB Cup and Scottish Cup
2. Includes Scottish League Cup