Marten de Roon

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Marten de Roon
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De Roon in 2016
Personal information
Full name Marten Elco de Roon [1]
Date of birth (1991-03-29) 29 March 1991 (age 33) [2]
Place of birth Zwijndrecht, Netherlands
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [3]
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Atalanta
Number 15
Youth career
1997–1999 [4] ASWH
1999–2006 Feyenoord
2006–2010 Sparta Rotterdam
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2012 Sparta Rotterdam 58 (2)
2012–2015 Heerenveen 94 (5)
2015–2016 Atalanta 36 (1)
2016–2017 Middlesbrough 34 (4)
2017– Atalanta 232 (14)
International career‡
2009 Netherlands U19 3 (1)
2016– Netherlands 42 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
UEFA Nations League
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Portugal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:49, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Marten Elco de Roon (born 29 March 1991) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie A club Atalanta and the Netherlands national team.

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After representing various Dutch youth teams, he started his career at Sparta Rotterdam, and also played for SC Heerenveen in his home country before moving to Italian club Atalanta in 2015. He also played for English club Middlesbrough before rejoining Atalanta in 2017.

De Roon is a Dutch international, having played for the Netherlands at the U19 level before making his senior debut in 2016.

Early life

De Roon was born in Zwijndrecht [5] [6] and raised in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, [7] [8] [9] where he played in youth teams of ASWH. [5] [7] [10] [11] From ASWH, he continued to youth teams of Feyenoord and Sparta Rotterdam.

Club career

Sparta Rotterdam

De Roon made his Eredivisie debut for Sparta Rotterdam on 27 March 2010, starting in the match against Twente at De Grolsch Veste. [12] He made a total of three appearances in the Eredivisie for the 2009–10 season.

Heerenveen

In April 2012, Eredivisie club SC Heerenveen announced the signing of De Roon on a three-year contract. [13]

Atalanta

In July 2015, De Roon was signed by Serie A side Atalanta. [14]

Middlesbrough

On 4 July 2016, De Roon signed for newly-promoted Premier League side Middlesbrough for a reported £12 million transfer fee. [15] He scored his first goal for his new club – a 91st-minute equaliser – on 5 November 2016 in a 1–1 draw with Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium. He went on to score a further 3 league goals for the club over the remainder of the season, including the only goal in a victory over Sunderland in the Tees–Wear derby, however Middlesbrough were relegated on 8 May 2017. [16] On 18 July 2017, Middlesbrough confirmed that they paid £8.8 million for De Roon, with Atalanta earning another £900,000 after the midfielder played 30 games for the club. [17]

Return to Atalanta

On 10 August 2017, De Roon re-signed for Atalanta for an undisclosed fee. [18] He once again cemented himself as a starter under Gian Piero Gasperini, and helped Atalanta finish in a historic 3rd place in the 2018–19 season, earning them a spot in the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League group stage. He also scored a volley against Fiorentina in the Coppa Italia semi-finals in the 58th minute. [19] Atalanta would win the tie 5–4, though lost in the final against Lazio. [20] He made his Champions League debut on 18 September 2019 against Dinamo Zagreb. [21]

International career

De Roon has represented the Netherlands under-19 national team in the qualification rounds for the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. On 12 November 2009, he made his debut and scored his first goal for the U-19 Oranje in a qualification match against Malta. [22] On 13 November 2016, he made his debut for the senior team.

He was later named in the first Dutch squad chosen by new national team manager Ronald Koeman. This was in March 2018 for the friendlies against England and Portugal. [23]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 April 2024 [24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sparta Rotterdam 2009–10 Eredivisie 3000——1 [lower-alpha 1] 040
2010–11 Eerste Divisie 27010——00280
2011–12 28230——2 [lower-alpha 2] 0332
Total58240——30652
Heerenveen 2012–13 Eredivisie26120—4 [lower-alpha 3] 1—322
2013–14 32330———353
2014–15 36110———371
Total94560—41—1046
Atalanta 2015–16 Serie A 36111———372
Middlesbrough 2016–17 Premier League 3342100——355
2017–18 Championship 100000——10
Total3442100——365
Atalanta 2017–18 Serie A34340—8 [lower-alpha 3] 0—463
2018–19 35241—5 [lower-alpha 3] 0—443
2019–20 35210—9 [lower-alpha 4] 0—452
2020–21 35150—6 [lower-alpha 4] 0—461
2021–22 30320—12 [lower-alpha 5] 0—443
2022–23 35320———373
2023–24 28040—9 [lower-alpha 3] 0—410
Total23214221—490—30315
Atalanta total26815232—490—34017
Career total45426353005313054530
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Eredivisie relegation play-out
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
  3. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  5. ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 26 March 2024 [25] [26]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands 201610
201710
201860
201980
202040
202180
202270
202361
202410
Total421
Netherlands score listed first, score column indicates score after each De Roon goal. [26]
List of international goals scored by Marten de Roon
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
17 September 2023 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands38Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1–03–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Honors

Netherlands

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