Dean Diego Guezen (born 18 December 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Dean Guezen
Personal information
Full name Dean Diego Guezen[1]
Date of birth (1998-12-18) 18 December 1998 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands[1]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–2006 AFC
2006–2007 Ajax
ASV De Dijk
0000–2014 IVV
2014–2015 AFC
2015–2017 Feyenoord
2017–2018 ADO Den Haag
2019–2020 Cambuur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 TOP Oss 40 (2)
2022–2023 PEC Zwolle 1 (0)
2023–2024 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 34 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:53, 28 May 2024 (UTC)

Career

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Early career

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Born in Amsterdam, Guezen played in the youth departments of AFC, Ajax, ASV De Dijk and IVV before returning to AFC and subsequently moving to Feyenoord. As part of the Feyenoord youth academy, he stated in July 2015 that "Ajax was in his heart", and that he would have preferred to play in their youth academy; a controversial comment as the club is considered to be Feyenoord's fierce rivals.[4] He afterwards played in the youth academy of ADO Den Haag,[5] before leaving in 2018. Guezen then played shortly for Team VVCS in the summer break, a football team consisting of free agent players.[6] His performances there earned him a contract at SC Cambuur, where he appeared at their under-21 team.[7][8]

TOP Oss

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In August 2020, Guezen signed a one-year contract with TOP Oss, coming over as a free agent from the Cambuur U21 team.[9][7] He made his professional debut on 29 August, in a 2–1 home loss to Helmond Sport, coming on as a substitute for Cas Peters in the 68th minute.[10]

PEC Zwolle

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In August 2022, Guezen joined recently relegated Eerste Divisie club PEC Zwolle after a successful trial, signing an amateur contract.[11] On 7 October, he made his debut for the club, replacing Davy van den Berg in the 78th minute of a 3–0 league loss against Dordrecht.[12]

Zagłębie Sosnowiec

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On 4 March 2023, it was announced that Guezen had joined Polish I liga club Zagłębie Sosnowiec on a one-year contract.[13][14] He made his debut for the club that same day, in a 1–0 away loss against GKS Tychy, coming on as a 69th-minute substitute for Adrian Troć.[15][16] On 12 March, he earned his first starting position for Sosnowiec, playing 56 minutes of a 1–0 home defeat against Skra Częstochowa.[17][18] After Zagłębie finished the 2023–24 season in last,[19] Guezen left the club by mutual consent on 10 June 2024.[20]

References

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  1. ^ a b "D. Guezen – Profiel". Voetbal International. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  2. ^ Dean Guezen at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  3. ^ "DEAN GUEZEN". Zagłębie Sosnowiec (in Polish). Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Feyenoord-aanwinst maakt zich niet geliefd door opmerkelijke pikante uitspraak". soccernews.nl (in Dutch). 2 July 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2020. "Diep in mijn hart was ik natuurlijk naar Ajax gegaan. Een Amsterdammer voetbalt het liefst op De Toekomst. Zo eerlijk ben ik wel", zo sprak de jonge speler zich uit in gesprek met De Telegraaf.
  5. ^ "ADO Den Haag 2 pakt in slotseconde punt in laatste competitiewedstrijd" (in Dutch). ADO Den Haag. Retrieved 31 October 2020. Maar door een doelpunt van Dean Guezen diep in blessuretijd sleepte ADO Den Haag er toch een 3-3 gelijkspel uit.
  6. ^ Radstaat, Erwin (4 July 2018). "Spelersgroep Team VVCS wederom uitgebreid". voetbal247.nl. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  7. ^ a b van der Doelen, Jaap (24 August 2020). "Middenvelder Guezen voor een jaar naar TOP Oss". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Dean Guezen - SC Cambuur" (in Dutch). SC Cambuur. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Dean Guezen naar TOP Oss". toposs.nl (in Dutch). TOP Oss. 24 August 2020. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  10. ^ van der Doelen, Jaap (29 August 2020). "TOP Oss verzaakt voldoende te scoren tegen Helmond Sport". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Philippe Sandler tekent bij NEC, Guezen krijgt kans bij PEC Zwolle". RTV Oost (in Dutch). 11 August 2022. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  12. ^ "FC Dordrecht – PEC Zwolle 3:0 (Eerste Divisie 2022/2023, 10. Round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Dean Guezen wzmocnił Zagłębie!". Zagłębie Sosnowiec (Press release) (in Polish). 4 March 2023. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  14. ^ Heppenhuis, Merle (6 March 2023). "Dean Guezen verruilt PEC Zwolle voor avontuur in Polen". De Stentor (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  15. ^ "Tychy vs. Zagłębie Sosnowiec – 4 March 2023". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  16. ^ Sroka, Jacek (6 March 2023). "GKS Tychy – Zagłębie Sosnowiec 1:0. Przełamanie tyszan ZDJĘCIA KIBICÓW I MECZU". Dziennik Zachodni (in Polish). Archived from the original on 21 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  17. ^ "Zagłębie Sosnowiec vs. SKRA Częstochowa – 12 March 2023". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  18. ^ Kuczynski, Tomasz (14 March 2023). "Zagłębie Sosnowiec – Skra Częstochowa! Zobacz ZDJĘCIA z trybun. Nowy stadion przyciągnął prawie 5.000 fanów!". Sosnowiec Nasze Miasto (in Polish). Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  19. ^ "Sezon 2023/2024 - Tabela" (in Polish). I liga. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  20. ^ "Marek Fábry, Dean Guezen i Marcel Ziemann odchodzą z Zagłębia Sosnowiec". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
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