Marten de Roon

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. 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.

Atalanta

In July 2015, De Roon was signed by Serie A side Atalanta. Later that year, on 6 December, he scored his first Serie A goal for the club in a 3–0 victory Palermo.

Middlesbrough

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. 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.

Return to Atalanta

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

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. On 13 November 2016, De Roon made his debut for the senior team in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification against Luxembourg. He was later named in the first Dutch squad chosen by new national team manager Ronald Koeman. This was in March 2018 for the friendly matches against England and Portugal. On 26 May 2021, he was named in the Dutch squad for the postponed UEFA Euro 2020. On 11 November 2022, he was called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Later on, he missed the UEFA Euro 2024 due to a knee injury. On 27 May 2026, de Roon was named in the Netherlands' squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Club

As of match played 22 May 2026

International

As of match played 29 June 2026

Netherlands score listed first, score column indicates score after each De Roon goal.

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.