Kevin Diks Bakarbessy (born 6 October 1996) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a full-back for

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club F.C. Copenhagen.

Club career

Vitesse

Born in

Apeldoorn Apeldoorn (; Dutch Low Saxon: ) is a municipality and city in the province of Gelderland in the centre of the Netherlands. It is located about 60 km east of Utrecht, 60 km west of Enschede, 25 km north of Arnhem and 35 km south of Zwolle. Th ...

, Diks joined Vitesse's youth setup in 2005, aged nine, after playing for VIOS Vaassen and hometown's

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. In the 2014 summer he was called to the main squad for the pre-season, also appearing in a 1–3 defeat against

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. On 24 August 2014, after profiting from first-choice Wallace's injury, Diks made his first-team – and

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– debut, starting in a 1–2 away loss against

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. On 8 January of the following year, after being already a permanent part of the main squad, he renewed his link until 2018.

Fiorentina

On 6 July 2016, Diks joined

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side

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on a five-year deal after impressing at Vitesse. He later requested number 34 shirt in tribute to

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, who collapsed and suffered brain damage, ending his career. On 23 October 2016, three months after signing for the Italian side, Diks finally made his long-awaited debut in a 5–3 away victory against Cagliari, replacing Cristian Tello in the 88th minute.

Vitesse (loan)

On 31 January 2017, Diks returned to Vitesse on loan for the remainder of the 2016–17 campaign, after failing to make his breakthrough whilst in Italy. On 11 February 2017, Diks made his Vitesse return in their 2–0 home defeat against Willem II, playing the full 90 minutes. On 5 April 2017, Diks got sent off for a second bookable offence during Vitesse's 1–0 away victory against Heracles Almelo. He came off the bench as Vitesse won the final of the

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2–0 against

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on 30 April 2017 to help the club, three-time runners up, to the title for the first time in its 125-year history.

Feyenoord (loan)

On 4 July 2017, Diks joined Feyenoord on a season-long loan. On 22 April 2018, he played as Feyenoord won the 2017–18 KNVB Cup final 3–0 against

Empoli (loan)

On 31 January 2019, Diks joined

side Empoli on loan until 30 June 2019.

AGF (loan)

On transfer deadline day, 2 September 2019, Diks was loaned out to

club AGF for the 2019–20 season. On 31 August 2020, the loan was renewed for the 2020–21 season.

FC Copenhagen

On 5 July 2021, Diks returned to Denmark, signing a four-year deal with F.C. Copenhagen.

International career

On 9 October 2014, Diks made his Netherlands U19 debut in a 7–0 victory against Andorra U19's, playing the first half before being replaced by Leeroy Owusu. Diks went on to make three more appearances before receiving a call-up to the under-20 squad. Diks has also represented at under-21

Personal life

Diks is the younger brother of Jamarro, who had a spell in the Slovakian league. He is of Indonesian descent.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Vitesse * KNVB Cup: 2016–17 Feyenoord *

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* KNVB Cup: 2017–18 Copenhagen *

: 2021–22

References

External links

Vitesse profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Diks, Kevin 1996 births Living people Sportspeople from Apeldoorn Association football fullbacks Dutch footballers Dutch people of Indonesian descent Dutch people of Moluccan descent Netherlands under-21 international footballers Netherlands youth international footballers Footballers from Gelderland SBV Vitesse players ACF Fiorentina players Empoli F.C. players Feyenoord players Aarhus Gymnastikforening players F.C. Copenhagen players Eredivisie players Serie A players Danish Superliga players Dutch expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Italy Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Denmark