Dean van der Sluys (born 29 August 1995) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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Club career

Van der Sluys made his professional debut in the

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for

TOP Oss TOP Oss (), is a professional association football club based in the town of Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands, that competes in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of the Dutch football league system. Founded in 1928 as T.O.P., a Dutch abbrevia ...

on 23 November 2014 in a game against

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. In July 2019, he signed for

RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk () is a Dutch professional association football, football club based in Waalwijk. They currently play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football league system, Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie i ...

, who had recently been promoted to the

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. In the first half of the season he failed to make an appearance, and as a result he returned to TOP Oss in January 2020, where he signed for six months until June 2020. On 9 July 2020, Van der Sluys signed for Eerste Divisie club

Helmond Sport Helmond Sport () is a Dutch professional football club based in Helmond, North Brabant. Founded in 1967 following the acquisition of the professional license of , the club achieved promotion to the top-tier Eredivisie in 1982. After two seasons ...

on a two-year contract. He made his league debut on 29 August 2020 in a 2–1 win over his former club TOP Oss away at

Frans Heesen Stadion Frans Heesen Stadion is a multi-use stadium in the city of Oss, Netherlands. It is currently used mostly for association football matches and is the home stadium of TOP Oss. The stadium is able to hold 4,561 spectators. History Founded in 1928 ...

. Van der Sluys scored his first goal for Helmond Sport in an Eerste Divisie fixture against

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on 28 March 2021, a 3–0 win. On 23 July 2022, Van der Sluys returned to

on a two-year contract. Thirteen months later, he moved abroad for the first time, to Norwegian second-tier club

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. Van der Sluys joined

Tweede Divisie Tweede Divisie (; ) is the highest amateur (and historically the lowest professional) football league in the Netherlands. It was established in 1956, together with the Eredivisie and the Eerste Divisie. Between 1956 and 1960 and between 1962 and 19 ...

club

on 1 February 2024, ending his professional career.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sluys, Dean van der 1995 births Footballers from Oss Living people Dutch men's footballers TOP Oss players RKC Waalwijk players Helmond Sport players Eerste Divisie players Tweede Divisie players FK Jerv players De Treffers players Norwegian First Division players Men's association football fullbacks Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Norway 21st-century Dutch sportsmen