Marvin Romeo Kwasie Zeegelaar (born 12 August 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a

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or a left midfielder.

Club career

Early years

Born in

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se descent, Zeegelaar finished his formation with local

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. He made his competitive debut on 12 November 2008, coming on as a substitute for Siem de Jong in a 1–0 away loss against FC Volendam in the

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of the

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. In the 2011 January

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, Zeegelaar was loaned to fellow

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club Excelsior Rotterdam, 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 reserves. Zeegelaar joined

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side Elazığspor in 2012. In September of the following year, he moved to

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of the English

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on loan.

Portugal

In the summer of 2014, Zeegelaar signed a two-year contract with Rio Ave F.C. from the Portuguese

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. He made his debut in the competition on 21 September, playing the second half of the 1–2 home defeat to F.C. Arouca. He finished his first season with 25 matches and one goal, helping to a final tenth position. With only six months to go before he became a

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, Rio Ave accepted

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's bid of €400.000 in November 2015, and Zeegelaar penned a three-and-a-half-year deal which became effective in the following

. In his only full season, he made 26 appearances in all competitions to help to a final third position, battling for position with Brazilian Jefferson.

Watford

On 31 August 2017,

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signed Zeegelaar on a four-year contract. He made his

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debut on 19 November, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 home win over West Ham United.

Udinese

Zeegelaar joined Italian

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team

Udinese Calcio Udinese Calcio (; "Udinese Football") is a professional association football, football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. The team currently competes in the Serie A, the first tier of Italian football league system, Italian fo ...

on 10 January 2019, on a five-month loan. One year later, he agreed to a permanent deal running until 30 June 2022. On 7 March 2023, after being without a club for half a year, Zeegelaar returned to the Stadio Friuli on a deal until the end of the campaign.

International career

In November 2016, 26-year-old Zeegelaar received his first call-up to the senior Netherlands squad, for matches against

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and

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Career statistics

References

External links

Stats at Voetbal International
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zeegelaar, Marvin 1990 births Living people Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent 21st-century Dutch sportsmen Dutch men's footballers Footballers from Amsterdam Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football midfielders Eredivisie players AFC Ajax players Excelsior Rotterdam players Tercera División players RCD Espanyol B footballers Süper Lig players Elazığspor footballers Premier League players English Football League players Blackpool F.C. players Watford F.C. players Primeira Liga players Rio Ave F.C. players Sporting CP footballers Serie A players Udinese Calcio players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Spain Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Italy