Marten de Roon

Footballer

Birthday March 29, 1991

Birth Sign Aries

Birthplace Zwijndrecht, Netherlands

Age 32 years old

Nationality Netherlands

Height 1.86 m

Weight 76 kg

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1958

He also scored a volley against Fiorentina in the Coppa Italia semi-finals in the 58th minute.

Atalanta would win the tie 5–4, though lost in the final against Lazio.

1991

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

2009

He made a total of three appearances in the Eredivisie for the 2009–10 season.

On 12 November 2009, he made his debut and scored his first goal for the U-19 Oranje in a qualification match against Malta.

2010

De Roon made his Eredivisie debut for Sparta Rotterdam on 27 March 2010, starting in the match against Twente at De Grolsch Veste.

De Roon has represented the Netherlands under-19 national team in the qualification rounds for the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship.

2012

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

2015

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

2016

He formerly played for Sparta Rotterdam, SC Heerenveen and Middlesbrough, he joined Atalanta in 2016.

De Roon was born in Zwijndrecht and raised in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, where he played in youth teams of ASWH.

From ASWH, he continued to youth teams of Feyenoord and Sparta Rotterdam.

On 4 July 2016, De Roon signed for newly-promoted Premier League side Middlesbrough for a reported £12 million transfer fee.

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.

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.

2017

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.

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.

On 10 August 2017, De Roon re-signed for Atalanta for an undisclosed fee.

2018

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.

This was in March 2018 for the friendlies against England and Portugal.

Feyenoord Youth

Netherlands

2019

He made his Champions League debut on 18 September 2019 against Dinamo Zagreb.