Marten de Roon
Netherlands
Age
35
Appearances
0
Goals
0
About Marten de Roon
Marten de Roon is among Ronald Koeman's confirmed names for the 2026 World Cup, a defensive midfielder in the Netherlands squad. He goes into the finals aged 35 and plays his club football for Atalanta, where he won the Europa League in 2024 and, in March 2026, became the club's all-time record appearance maker.
He has played 50 games and scored 2 goals for Atalanta this season, a regular at the heart of their midfield. The Netherlands open Group F against Japan on 14 June 2026, with Sweden and Tunisia completing the group, having qualified by winning UEFA Group G in November 2025. For de Roon the tournament will be a second senior World Cup, his place in Ronald Koeman's 26 confirmed for the finals.
He has played 50 games and scored 2 goals for Atalanta this season, a regular at the heart of their midfield. The Netherlands open Group F against Japan on 14 June 2026, with Sweden and Tunisia completing the group, having qualified by winning UEFA Group G in November 2025. For de Roon the tournament will be a second senior World Cup, his place in Ronald Koeman's 26 confirmed for the finals.
World Cup 2026 Stats
Appearances
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Minutes played
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Key passes
0
Accuracy
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Playing Style
Marten de Roon is a hard-working defensive midfielder who sits in front of the back line and breaks up play. Work rate and positional discipline define his game, long central to Atalanta's high-intensity pressing in midfield. He stands 1.86 m and is right-footed, and has logged 3,904 club minutes for Atalanta this season, going into the group stage in Ronald Koeman's squad at the age of 35.
World Cup History
The 2026 World Cup will be Marten de Roon's second. He was part of the Netherlands' squad at the 2022 finals in Qatar, featuring in the group stage as the team reached the quarter-finals. Ronald Koeman has named him in the 26 again for 2026, and he remains part of the Netherlands midfield group heading into the finals. His international career runs to 43 senior caps for the Netherlands, with 1 goal to his name.
National Team
Netherlands
Tier 2
£24m
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Goal Rush Impact
De Roon's work for the Netherlands is in midfield, a defensive midfielder who screens the back line, wins the ball back and keeps the team's shape. That energy and discipline in front of the defence is the contribution he brings to the side through the group stage. He gives the Netherlands a steady, ball-winning presence in the middle of the pitch rather than goals. On the Goal Rush card the Netherlands are a Tier 2 side at £24m.
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de Roon at the 2026 World Cup
Marten de Roon is a confirmed defensive midfielder in Ronald Koeman's 26-man Netherlands squad for the 2026 World Cup. He is in the side opening their Group F campaign in mid-June.
Picking Netherlands in Goal Rush
The Netherlands are a Tier 2 side at £24m in Goal Rush. They open Group F against Japan on 14 June, and de Roon is among the midfielders in the confirmed 26.
Marten de Roon World Cup 2026 FAQs
The Netherlands are a Tier 2 side at £24m on the Goal Rush card. Marten de Roon is in Ronald Koeman's confirmed 26 as a defensive midfielder, so his role is the quick reference at that team price.
Marten de Roon is a defensive midfielder for the Netherlands. He plays his club football for Atalanta and is named in Ronald Koeman's 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup, listed among the midfielders in the final 26.
Yes. He was part of the Netherlands' squad at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, reaching the quarter-finals. The 2026 finals will be his second, his place confirmed in Ronald Koeman's 26-man Netherlands squad.
Marten de Roon plays his club football for Atalanta. He is named among the Netherlands' midfielders in Ronald Koeman's confirmed 26, with the team opening their Group F campaign against Japan in mid-June.
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