Hidde Willem ter Avest (born 20 May 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back for EFL Championship club Oxford United.

[6] Ter Avest began his football journey at SVZW Wierden before joining the Twente academy at age eleven.

[7] His debut for the reserve team Jong FC Twente came on 22 August 2014, against Almere City in the second-tier Eerste Divisie, securing a starting position.

[8] Later that year, on 17 December, he made his first-team debut, replacing Orlando Engelaar in a cup match against De Graafschap.

[23] He made his first appearance (as a substitute) in a 2–0 away defeat at Sunderland on 26 October, and scored his first goal during his full debut, a 1–0 home victory over Hull City, on 5 November.

[24] Ter Avest was a member of the Netherlands U17 national team beaten on penalties by England in the final of the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.