Kevin Strootman

On 9 November, Strootman made his first appearance for Roma in exactly eight months, appearing as an 84th-minute substitute in a 3–0 defeat of Torino at the Stadio Olimpico.

Kevin Johannes Willem Strootman (born 13 February 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for club Genoa.

Born in Ridderkerk, Strootman began his career with Sparta Rotterdam, making his professional debut during the 2007–08 season.

He signed a contract extension with the club in November 2008.

After they were relegated at the end of the 2009–10 Eredivisie season, he played with Sparta in the Eerste Divisie.

He played with Utrecht in the second half of the 2010–11 season, before moving to PSV in June 2011.

Strootman was joined at PSV with fellow Utrecht recruit Dries Mertens.

Strootman made his PSV debut in a 3–1 home win against AZ.

He made 88 total appearances for the Eindhoven club.

In the January transfer window of 2011, Strootman was signed by FC Utrecht.

Strootman made his senior international debut for the Netherlands against Austria in 2011 and scored his first international goal against Finland in a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier.

He was a member of the Netherlands' squad at Euro 2012 but did not appear in any matches as the Dutch were knocked out at the group stage.

On 16 July 2013, PSV and Roma finalized a deal for Strootman's transfer to the Italian side, in a deal worth €17 million, with the fee potentially rising to €19 million through add-ons.

He was given the number 6 shirt.

In a pre-season friendly against the Major League Soccer (MLS) All-Stars, Strootman scored one goal and assisted another as Roma prevailed 3–1 at Sporting Park, Kansas City, Kansas.

He scored his first competitive goal for Roma in 3–1 Serie A victory over Parma.

He went on to score in matches against Torino, Atalanta, Milan and Livorno.

He appeared for the Netherlands U21 team at the 2013 UEFA Euro U21 Championship where the team reached the semi-finals, losing to Italy.

On 9 March 2014, Strootman sustained a knee injury in Roma's 1–0 defeat to Napoli which made him miss the remainder of the 2013–14 season and the 2014 FIFA World Cup, where the Dutch selection finished third.

His first start of the 2014–15 season came in a 2–2 draw with Sassuolo on 7 December.

In the team's second fixture, he scored his first goal since January 2014 as Roma drew 2–2 at Cagliari.

Strootman was a regular in Louis van Gaal's side during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, but missed the tournament finals due to injury.

He assisted the first of captain Francesco Totti's two goals after appearing as a substitute in Roma's 2–2 draw with Lazio in the 175th Derby della Capitale on 12 January 2015.

On 26 January 2015, Strootman was substituted in a Serie A fixture against Fiorentina after sustaining further damage to his anterior cruciate ligament.

Three days later, it was confirmed that the player would again undergo knee surgery.

On 26 August, it was reported that, in spite of failing to make a single appearance in seven months, Strootman's injury required further surgery which sidelined the player for the majority of the 2015–16 Serie A season.

He made his first appearance of the season on 21 February 2016, as a substitute in a 5–0 home defeat of Palermo.

On 2 May, he made his first start in over 15 months, playing the full 90 minutes in Roma's 3–2 win at Genoa.

He ended the season with five appearances, including two starts.

His only assist of the season came in a 3–1 final day victory over Milan at the San Siro.

On 20 August 2016, Strootman captained Roma in the opening match of the 2016–17 Serie A season, a 4–0 home win against Udinese.

On 29 May 2017, Strootman signed a new five-year contract with the 2017 Serie A runners-up.

On 28 August 2018, Olympique de Marseille agreed with A.S. Roma on a €25 million (plus €3 million of bonus) transfer fee and signed Strootman on a five-year contract.

AS Roma published a thank you and confirmation of the transfer on their website.

Strootman mentioned the club's history, ambitions as well as his close relationship with coach Rudi Garcia as motivating factors to join the club.

On 10 January 2020, Strootman scored an 84th minute winner for Marseille after coming on as a substitute against Rennes.

On 12 January 2021 Strootman was loaned to Serie A club Genoa until the end of the season.

On 3 July 2021, Strootman was announced by Serie A club Cagliari, on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season, with an option to renew for the 2022–23 season included.

On 24 August 2022, Strootman returned to Genoa on a new loan.

On 6 July 2023, following their promotion to Serie A, Strootman signed for Genoa permanently on a free transfer.