Marvin Zeegelaar
Marvin Romeo Kwasie Zeegelaar (born 12 August 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Italian club Udinese Calcio as a left back or a left midfielder.
![]() Zeegelaar in 2013 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marvin Romeo Kwasie Zeegelaar[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 12 August 1990||
Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands[2] | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Left back / Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Udinese | ||
Number | 90 | ||
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– | Udinese | 13 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:47, 7 August 2020 (UTC) |
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 match against FC Volendam for the KNVB Cup.[4]
In the 2011 January transfer window, Zeegelaar was loaned to fellow Eredivisie club SBV Excelsior, 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 team.[5]
In 2012, Zeegelaar joined Süper Lig side Elazığspor. In September of the following year, he moved to Blackpool in the 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 loss 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 across all competitions to help to a final third position, battling for position with Brazilian Jefferson Nascimento.[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
On 10 January 2019, Zeegelaar joined Italian Serie A team Udinese Calcio on a five-month loan.[15] One year later, he agreed to a permanent contract running until 30 June 2022.[16]
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.[17]
Career statistics
- As of match played 2 August 2020[18]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
2010–11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
Ajax total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
Excelsior (loan) | 2010–11 | Eredivisie | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 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 | |||
Elazığspor 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 | ||
Rio Ave total | 37 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 4 | ||
Sporting | 2015–16 | Primeira Liga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
2016–17 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
Sporting 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 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
2019–20 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
Udinese total | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
Career total | 161 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 195 | 5 |
- Appearance in the Europa League
- Appearances in the Eredivisie relegation play-offs
- Appearances in the Champions League
References
- "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- "Marvin Zeegelaar". Eurosport. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- "Profvoetballers van Surinaamse afkomst" [Pro footballers of Surinamese descent] (in Dutch). Natio Suriname. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- "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.
- "Aanvaller Zeegelaar verruilt Ajax voor Espanyol B" [Defender Zeegelaar swaps Ajax for Espanyol B] (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- "Zeegelaar arrives on loan". Blackpool F.C. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- "Rio Ave 1–2 Arouca" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- "Rio Ave e Nacional empatam" [Rio Ave and Nacional draw] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 9 March 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- 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.
- "Sem dizer o nome, Jesus confirma Zeegelaar" [Without saying name, Jesus confirms Zeegelaar] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- Adão Farias, António (8 February 2017). "Jefferson ou Zeegelaar? Decide Jesus" [Jefferson or Zeegelaar? Jesus decides]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- "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.
- "Hornets sign Zeegelaar". Watford F.C. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- O'Keeffe, Greg (19 November 2017). "Watford 2–0 West Ham United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- 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.
- 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.
- "Arjen Robben returns to Netherlands squad for Belgium, Luxembourg games". ESPN FC. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- Marvin Zeegelaar at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
External links
- Stats at Voetbal International (in Dutch)
- Marvin Zeegelaar at the Turkish Football Federation
- Marvin Zeegelaar at Soccerbase
- Marvin Zeegelaar at ForaDeJogo