Marvin Zeegelaar

Marvin Zeegelaar

Zeegelaar in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Marvin Romeo Kwasie Zeegelaar [1]
Date of birth	(1990-08-12) 12 August 1990 (age 34) [2]
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands [2]
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [2]
Position(s)	Left-back, midfielder
Youth career
	Volendam
2006–2009	Ajax
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	Ajax	4	(0)
2011	→ Excelsior (loan)	12	(0)
2011–2012	Espanyol B	5	(0)
2012–2014	Elazığspor	34	(0)
2013	→ Blackpool (loan)	2	(0)
2014–2015	Rio Ave	37	(4)
2016–2017	Sporting CP	31	(0)
2017–2020	Watford	12	(0)
2019	→ Udinese (loan)	12	(0)
2020–2022	Udinese	51	(1)
2023	Udinese	7	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:22, 27 May 2023 (UTC)

Marvin Romeo Kwasie Zeegelaar (born 12 August 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back or a left midfielder.

Club career

Early years

Born in Amsterdam of Surinamese descent, ^[3] Zeegelaar finished his formation with local AFC Ajax. He made his competitive debut on 12 November 2008, coming on as a substitute for Siem de Jong in a 1–0 away loss against FC Volendam in the third round of the KNVB Cup. ^[4]

In the 2011 January transfer window, Zeegelaar was loaned to fellow Eredivisie club Excelsior Rotterdam, appearing regularly and helping his team avoid relegation in the playoffs. In the summer, he signed a four-year contract with RCD Espanyol in Spain, being assigned to the B reserves. ^[5]

Zeegelaar joined Süper Lig side Elazığspor in 2012. In September of the following year, he moved to Blackpool of the English Championship on loan. ^[6]

Portugal

In the summer of 2014, Zeegelaar signed a two-year contract with Rio Ave F.C. from the Portuguese Primeira Liga. He made his debut in the competition on 21 September, playing the second half of the 1–2 home defeat to F.C. Arouca. ^[7] He finished his first season with 25 matches and one goal, ^[8] helping to a final tenth position.

With only six months to go before he became a free agent, Rio Ave accepted Sporting CP's bid of €400.000 in November 2015, and Zeegelaar penned a three-and-a-half-year deal which became effective in the following transfer window. ^{[9] [10]} In his only full season, he made 26 appearances in all competitions to help to a final third position, battling for position with Brazilian Jefferson. ^{[11] [12]}

Watford

On 31 August 2017, Watford signed Zeegelaar on a four-year contract. ^[13] He made his Premier League debut on 19 November, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 home win over West Ham United. ^[14]

Udinese

Zeegelaar joined Italian Serie A team Udinese Calcio on 10 January 2019, on a five-month loan. ^[15] One year later, he agreed to a permanent deal running until 30 June 2022. ^[16]

On 7 March 2023, after being without a club for half a year, Zeegelaar returned to the Stadio Friuli on a deal until the end of the campaign. ^[17]

International career

In November 2016, 26-year-old Zeegelaar received his first call-up to the senior Netherlands squad, for matches against Belgium and Luxembourg. ^[18]

Career statistics

As of 10 August 2023 ^[19]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ajax	2008–09	Eredivisie	0	0	1	0	—		0	0	1	0
	2009–10		2	0	0	0	—		1 [a]	0	3	0
	2010–11		2	0	0	0	—		0	0	2	0
	Total		4	0	1	0	—		1	0	6	0
Excelsior (loan)	2010–11	Eredivisie	12	0	0	0	—		4 [b]	0	16	0
Espanyol B	2011–12	Tercera División	5	0	0	0	—		0	0	5	0
Elazığspor	2012–13	Süper Lig	19	0	2	0	—		0	0	21	0
	2013–14		15	0	3	0	—		0	0	18	0
	Total		34	0	5	0	—		0	0	39	0
Blackpool (loan)	2013–14	Championship	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Rio Ave	2014–15	Primeira Liga	25	1	5	0	6	0	0	0	36	1
	2015–16		12	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	15	3
	Total		37	4	7	0	7	0	0	0	51	4
Sporting CP	2015–16	Primeira Liga	11	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	13	1
	2016–17		20	0	1	0	0	0	5 [c]	0	26	0
	Total		31	0	1	0	2	1	5	0	39	1
Watford	2017–18	Premier League	12	0	0	0	0	0	—		12	0
Udinese	2018–19	Serie A	12	0	0	0	—		—		12	0
	2019–20		13	0	0	0	—		—		13	0
	2020–21		24	1	1	0	—		—		25	1
	2021–22		14	0	2	0	—		—		16	0
	2022–23		7	1	0	0	—		—		7	1
	Total		70	2	3	0	—		—		73	2
Career total			206	6	17	0	9	1	10	0	243	7

1. Appearance in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in Eredivisie relegation play-offs
3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

References

1. "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
2. "Marvin Zeegelaar". Eurosport . Retrieved 22 July 2020.
3. "Profvoetballers van Surinaamse afkomst" [Pro footballers of Surinamese descent] (in Dutch). Natio Suriname. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
4. "Zeegelaar kan contract-voorstel verwachten" [Zeegelaar expects contract offer] (in Dutch). AFC Ajax. 12 November 2008. Archived from the original on 29 June 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2008.
5. "Aanvaller Zeegelaar verruilt Ajax voor Espanyol B" [Defender Zeegelaar swaps Ajax for Espanyol B] (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
6. "Zeegelaar arrives on loan". Blackpool F.C. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
7. "Rio Ave-Arouca, 1–2 (resultado final)" [Rio Ave-Arouca, 1–2 (final score)] (in Portuguese). Televisão Independente. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
8. "Rio Ave e Nacional empatam" [Rio Ave and Nacional draw] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 9 March 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
9. Pires, Bruno; Fernandes, Nuno (13 November 2015). "Zeegelaar chega a Alvalade em janeiro por 400 mil euros" [Zeegelaar arrives at Alvalade in January for 400 thousand euros]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 January 2016.
10. "Sem dizer o nome, Jesus confirma Zeegelaar" [Without saying name, Jesus confirms Zeegelaar] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
11. Adão Farias, António (8 February 2017). "Jefferson ou Zeegelaar? Decide Jesus" [Jefferson or Zeegelaar? Jesus decides]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 January 2016.
12. "Sporting perto de vender Marvin Zeegelaar ao Sevilha por 3 milhões de euros" [Sporting close to selling Marvin Zeegelaar to Sevilla for 3 million euros] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
13. "Hornets sign Zeegelaar". Watford F.C. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
14. O'Keeffe, Greg (19 November 2017). "Watford 2–0 West Ham United". BBC Sport . Retrieved 27 November 2017.
15. Di Benedetto, Lorenzo (10 January 2019). "UFFICIALE: Udinese, preso Zeegelaar in prestito fino a giugno" [OFFICIAL: Udinese, Zeegelaar acquired on loan until June] (in Italian). Tutto Mercato Web. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
16. Lorini, Simone (24 January 2020). "UFFICIALE: Udinese, torna Zeegelaar: ha firmato fino al 2022" [OFFICIAL: Udinese, Zeegelaar returns: has signed until 2022] (in Italian). Tutto Mercato Web. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
17. "Zeegelaar returns to Udinese". Udinese Calcio. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
18. "Arjen Robben returns to Netherlands squad for Belgium, Luxembourg games". ESPN FC. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
19. Marvin Zeegelaar at Soccerway

External links

• Stats at Voetbal International (in Dutch)
• Marvin Zeegelaar at the Turkish Football Federation
• Marvin Zeegelaar at Soccerbase
• Marvin Zeegelaar at ForaDeJogo (archived)