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Stijn Houben

Stijn Houben (born 5 April 1995 in Maastricht) is a Dutch footballer, who currently plays as a defender for Delhi Dynamos of the Indian Super League.

Career
Stijn Houben started his career at HBS, one of the Netherlands' oldest clubs and at that time playing in the Topklasse, the third level of Dutch football. Stijn Houben came to the attention of Feyenoord Academy scouts when he made his full debut for the first team of HBS at the very young age of 15. Houben was quickly picked up and integrated in the prestigious Feyenoord Academy. Houben, a physically very strong defender with a good right foot and powerful headers, started with U17 but was soon moved up to Feyenoord's U18 team. During the 2013-2014 season Stijn was an integral part of the Feyenoord U19 squad, coached by former European topscorer Roy Makaay. During the season he was called on three times by first team coach Ronald Koeman and made his first team debut in a friendly against Excelsior in October 2013. Later in the season Houben had more reasons to celebrate when Feyenoord U19 won both the Dutch FA Cup and the Supercup, after harsh battles with AZ and Feyenoord's eternal rivals PSV Eindhoven.

Honours
Feyenoord U19 Dutch FA Cup: 2013-14 Dutch Super Cup: 2013-2014