Marten_de_Roon
Marten de Roon
Dutch footballer (born 1991)
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. He formerly played for Sparta Rotterdam, SC Heerenveen and Middlesbrough, he joined Atalanta in 2016.
 De Roon in 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Sparta Rotterdam | 58 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Heerenveen | 94 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Atalanta | 36 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Middlesbrough | 34 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Atalanta | 231 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Netherlands U19 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016– | Netherlands | 42 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
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.
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]
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]
Club
- As of match played 24 April 2024[24]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sparta Rotterdam | 2009–10 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Eerste Divisie | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 58 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 65 | 2 | ||||
| Heerenveen | 2012–13 | Eredivisie | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | — | 32 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 3 | |||||
| 2014–15 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 37 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 94 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 104 | 6 | ||||
| Atalanta | 2015–16 | Serie A | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 37 | 2 | |||
| Middlesbrough | 2016–17 | Premier League | 33 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 5 | ||
| 2017–18 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 34 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 5 | ||||
| Atalanta | 2017–18 | Serie A | 34 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 8[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 46 | 3 | ||
| 2018–19 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 5[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 44 | 3 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 9[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 45 | 2 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 35 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 46 | 1 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 12[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | — | 44 | 3 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 37 | 3 | |||||
| 2023–24 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 9[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 231 | 14 | 22 | 1 | — | 49 | 0 | — | 302 | 15 | ||||
| Atalanta total | 267 | 15 | 23 | 2 | — | 49 | 0 | — | 339 | 17 | ||||
| Career total | 453 | 26 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 544 | 30 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Eredivisie relegation play-out
- Appearance(s) in Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 1 | |
- Netherlands score listed first, score column indicates score after each De Roon goal.[26]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 September 2023 | Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands | 38 |  Greece | 1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
Netherlands
- UEFA Nations League runner-up: 2019
- "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- "Marten de Roon: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 20. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- "De Roon kijkt nog elke zaterdag wat ASWH heeft gedaan". DPG Media. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- "Een harde werker, gemaakt voor Atalanta Bergamo". nrc.nl (in Dutch). NRC. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- "'Centrocampista' De Roon voetbalt als een typische Italiaan". ad.nl (in Dutch). DPG Media. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- "Omarm de spanning - en win!". volkskrant.nl (in Dutch). DPG Media. 22 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- "De Roon na verloren bekerfinale: 'Dagje treuren en dan vol voor Champions League'". ad.nl (in Dutch). DPG Media. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- "De Roon keert na jaar Middlesbrough terug bij Atalanta". ad.nl (in Dutch). DPG Media. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- "COLUMN - Het loonstrookje van De Roon". goal.com (in Dutch). Goal. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- "Ex-ASWH jeugdspeler Marten de Roon maakt debuut in Oranje". weekbladdebrug.nl (in Dutch). Xebius Media Groep. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- "Twente vs. Sparta Rotterdam". Soccerway. 27 March 2010. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- "Marten de Roon tot zomer 2017 bij sc Heerenveen". www.sc-heerenveen.nl (in Dutch). SC Heerenveen. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- "Mercato Atalanta, Marten De Roon all'Atalanta a titolo definitivo". www.atalanta.it (in Italian). Atalanta B.C. 11 July 2015. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- "Middlesbrough relegated". BBC Sport. May 2017.
- "MFC – Clarifying Transfer Facts". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough F.C. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- "Middlesbrough midfielder Marten De Roon joins Atalanta". www.skysports.com. Sky Sports. 10 August 2017.
- "Fiorentina 3 Atalanta 3: Muriel sets up mouth-watering second leg". FotMob. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- "Lazio 2-0 Atalanta: Late show gives Simone Inzaghi's Lazio first major trophy in five years". Sky Sports. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- "Champions League (Sky Sports)". SkySports. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- "Under-19 2010 – Netherlands-Malta". UEFA.com. 8 November 2009. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- "Ronald Koeman puts trust in Dutch youth, Justin Kluivert given first call-up". Eurosport.com. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- Marten de Roon at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- "Marten de Roon". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- "Marten de Roon". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- Profile at the Atalanta BC website
- Profile at the Royal Dutch Football Association website (in Dutch)
- Marten de Roon – UEFA competition record (archive)
