Dean Huiberts

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Dean Huiberts

| fullname =

| image =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|5|4|df=y}}

| birth_place = Emmen, Netherlands

| height = 1.86 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Beerschot

| clubnumber = 30

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2011

| youthclubs1 = DOS Kampen

| youthyears2 = 2011–2018

| youthclubs2 = Twente

| youthyears3 = 2018–2019

| youthclubs3 = PEC Zwolle

| years1 = 2019–2024

| clubs1 = PEC Zwolle

| caps1 = 91

| goals1 = 6

| years2 = 2024

| clubs2 = → Beerschot (loan)

| caps2 = 10

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2024–

| clubs3 = Beerschot

| caps3 = 13

| goals3 = 0

| club-update = 11 May 2025

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Dean Huiberts (born 16 May 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian club Beerschot.

Career

Huiberts played youth football for DOS Kampen and Twente, before moving to the academy of PEC Zwolle in 2018.{{cite news |last1=Vries |first1=Vincent de |title=PEC-pitbull Dean Huiberts doet precies wat zijn overleden vader Ad voor ogen had; hij maakt er wat moois van |url=https://www.destentor.nl/pec-zwolle/pec-pitbull-dean-huiberts-doet-precies-wat-zijn-overleden-vader-ad-voor-ogen-had-hij-maakt-er-wat-moois-van~ab93424eb/ |work=de Stentor |date=3 April 2021 |language=nl}} On 14 June 2019, he signed his first professional contract with PEC Zwolle.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=14 June 2019|title=Dean Huiberts (19) tekent voor drie jaar bij PEC Zwolle|url=https://www.destentor.nl/pec-zwolle/dean-huiberts-19-tekent-voor-drie-jaar-bij-pec-zwolle~a1d51a48/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190615143029/https://www.destentor.nl/pec-zwolle/dean-huiberts-19-tekent-voor-drie-jaar-bij-pec-zwolle~a1d51a48/ |archive-date=15 June 2019 |access-date=2 January 2021|website=de Stentor|language=nl}} He made his professional debut with PEC Zwolle in a 3–1 Eredivisie loss to FC Utrecht on 11 August 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/08/11/netherlands/eredivisie/stichting-fc-utrecht/bvo-fc-zwolle/3032070/|title=Utrecht vs. PEC Zwolle - 11 August 2019|website=Soccerway}}

On 30 January 2024, Huiberts moved on loan to Beerschot in Belgium,{{cite web|publisher=Beerschot|url=https://www.beerschot.be/nl/nieuws/beerschot-huurt-dean-huiberts-van-pec-zwolle|title=BEERSCHOT HUURT DEAN HUIBERTS VAN PEC ZWOLLE|trans-title=BEERSCHOT HIRES DEAN HUIBERTS FROM PEC ZWOLLE|date=30 January 2024|access-date=30 January 2024|language=nl}} and helped them to promotion to the top flight within three months under Dirk Kuyt. On 15 July 2024, he returned to Beerschot on a permanent basis.{{cite web|publisher=Beerschot|url=https://beerschot.be/nl/nieuws/dean-huiberts-vervoegt-beerschot|title=DEAN HUIBERTS VERVOEGT BEERSCHOT|trans-title=DEAN HUIBERTS JOINS BEERSCHOT|date=15 July 2024|access-date=17 July 2024|language=nl}}

Personal life

Huiberts is the nephew of the Dutch former footballer Max Huiberts.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=7 September 2018|title=Voetbaltalent op zijspoor na overstap van Twente naar PEC|url=https://www.tubantia.nl/fc-twente/voetbaltalent-op-zijspoor-na-overstap-van-twente-naar-pec~a96672c5/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180908134052/https://www.tubantia.nl/fc-twente/voetbaltalent-op-zijspoor-na-overstap-van-twente-naar-pec~a96672c5/ |archive-date=8 September 2018 |access-date=2 January 2021|website=Tubantia|language=nl}}