Background and career
Marten Elco de Roon (born 29 March 1991) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie A club Roma and the Netherlands national team.
After representing various Dutch youth teams, he started his career at Sparta Rotterdam, and also played for SC Heerenveen in his home country before moving to Italian club Atalanta in 2015. He also played for English club Middlesbrough before rejoining Atalanta in 2017. He was a part of the team that won the UEFA Europa League in 2024 despite being injured, and became Atalanta's all-time appearance maker two years later.
De Roon is a Dutch international, having played for the Netherlands at the U19 level before making his senior debut for the Netherlands in 2016. He was named in the Dutch squads for the UEFA Euro 2020, 2022 FIFA World Cup and the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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