Huisen had a season full of ups and downs; he made a stunning start, but the 5–2 defeat to Atlético Madrid at the Metropolitano marked a turning point in his career.
Since then, his form has dipped, and his situation was exacerbated by a calf injury, but he has managed to recover from it in recent matches, coinciding with the victory over Manchester City in the Champions League.
Now, Militão’s rise to prominence makes it even harder for him to secure a starting place, and in a recent report in the newspaper ‘AS’, several veteran defenders, such as Manolo Sánchez, Paco Pavón, Rafael Alkorta and Fernando Sanz, agreed that Hoesen is “a suitable defender for ten years or more”. The question remains: is Hoesen still a suitable option at centre-back at the moment, with Militão and Rudiger in their prime?