Diederick Luigi Luydens (born 18 February 1999) is a footballer who plays as a defender for Vierde Divisie club SV DSO.
[1] Luydens started his youth career with DWO Zoetermeer, where he was scouted by Ajax and Sparta Rotterdam.
Even though he did trials at Ajax with Matthijs de Ligt and Justin Kluivert, he chose to join Sparta.
[2] He played 56 matches for Jong Sparta in Tweede Divisie, before his contract with the club expired in June 2019.
In November 2019, Luydens joined Alphense Boys after spending few months as a free agent.