Marten de Roon

Marten Elco de Roon (born 29 March 1991) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian club Atalanta and the Netherlands national team. He formerly played for Sparta Rotterdam, SC Heerenveen and Middlesbrough.

In this Dutch name, the surname is De Roon, not Roon.
Marten de Roon
De Roon in 2016
Personal information
Full name Marten Elco de Roon[1]
Date of birth (1991-03-29) 29 March 1991
Place of birth Zwijndrecht, Netherlands
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Atalanta
Number 15
Youth career
1997–1999[2] 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 115 (8)
National team‡
2009 Netherlands U19 3 (1)
2016– Netherlands 20 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:09, 24 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:38, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

Early life

De Roon was born in Zwijndrecht[3][4] and raised in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht,[5][6][7] where he played in youth teams of ASWH.[3][5][8][9] 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.[10] 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.[11]

Atalanta

In July 2015, De Roon was signed by Serie A side Atalanta.[12]

Middlesbrough

On 4 July 2016, De Roon signed for newly-promoted Premier League side Middlesbrough for a reported £12 million transfer fee.[13] 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.[14] 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.[15]

Return to Atalanta

On 10 August 2017, De Roon re-signed for Atalanta for an undisclosed fee.[16] 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.[17] Atalanta would win the tie 5–4, though lost in the final against Lazio.[18] He made his Champions League debut on 18 September 2019 against Dinamo Zagreb.[19]

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.[20] 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.[21]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 23 December 2020[22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sparta Rotterdam 2009–10 Eredivisie 3000——0030
2010–11 Eerste Divisie 27000——00270
2011–12 28230——2[lower-alpha 1]0332
Total 58230——20632
Heerenveen 2012–13 Eredivisie 26120—4[lower-alpha 2]1—322
2013–14 32330———353
2014–15 36110———371
Total 94560—41—1046
Atalanta 2015–16 Serie A 36111———372
Middlesbrough 2016–17 Premier League 3342100——355
2017–18 Championship 100000——10
Total 3442100——365
Atalanta 2017–18 Serie A 34340—8[lower-alpha 2]0—463
2018–19 35241—5[lower-alpha 2]0—443
2019–20 35210—9[lower-alpha 3]0—452
2020–21 11100—4[lower-alpha 3]0—151
Atalanta Total 1519102—260—18711
Career total 33720213003012039024
  1. Appearance(s) in the Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
  2. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Champions League

International
As of 11 October 2020[23]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands 201610
201710
201860
201980
202040
Total200

References
  1. "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  2. https://www.ad.nl/nederlands-voetbal/de-roon-kijkt-nog-elke-zaterdag-wat-aswh-heeft-gedaan~aeb0568f4/
  3. "Een harde werker, gemaakt voor Atalanta Bergamo". nrc.nl (in Dutch). NRC. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  4. "'Centrocampista' De Roon voetbalt als een typische Italiaan". ad.nl (in Dutch). DPG Media. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  5. "Omarm de spanning - en win!". volkskrant.nl (in Dutch). DPG Media. 22 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  6. "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.
  7. "De Roon keert na jaar Middlesbrough terug bij Atalanta". ad.nl (in Dutch). DPG Media. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  8. "COLUMN - Het loonstrookje van De Roon". goal.com (in Dutch). Goal. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  9. "Ex-ASWH jeugdspeler Marten de Roon maakt debuut in Oranje". weekbladdebrug.nl (in Dutch). Xebius Media Groep. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  10. "Twente vs. Sparta Rotterdam". Soccerway. 27 March 2010. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
  11. "Marten de Roon tot zomer 2017 bij sc Heerenveen". www.sc-heerenveen.nl (in Dutch). SC Heerenveen. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  12. "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.
  13. "Marten de Roon: Boro Move Is An Honour For Me". July 2016.
  14. "Middlesbrough relegated". May 2017.
  15. "MFC – Clarifying Transfer Facts". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough F.C. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  16. "Middlesbrough midfielder Marten De Roon joins Atalanta". www.skysports.com. Sky Sports. 10 August 2017.
  17. "Fiorentina 3 Atalanta 3: Muriel sets up mouth-watering second leg". FotMob. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  18. "Lazio 2-0 Atalanta: Late show gives Simone Inzaghi's Lazio first major trophy in five years". Sky Sports. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  19. "Champions League (Sky Sports)". SkySports. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  20. "Under-19 2010 - Netherlands-Malta". UEFA.com. 8 November 2009. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
  21. https://www.eurosport.com/football/koeman-puts-trust-in-newcomers-as-dutch-prepare-to-play-england_sto6678015/story.shtml
  22. Marten de Roon at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  23. "Marten de Roon". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
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