Marvin Zeegelaar

Marvin Zeegelaar

Zeegelaar in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Marvin Romeo Kwasie Zeegelaar
Date of birth	12 August 1990
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Left back / Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Sporting CP
Number	31
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
2012–2014	Elazığspor	39	(0)
2013	→ Blackpool (loan)	2	(0)
2014–2015	Rio Ave	37	(4)
2016–	Sporting CP	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 February 2016. † Appearances (goals)

Marvin Romeo Kwasie Zeegelaar (born 12 August 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal as a left back or a left midfielder.

Club career

Born in Amsterdam of Surinamese descent, 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.^[1]

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.^[2]

In 2012, Zeegelaar joined Süper Lig side Elazığspor. In September of the following year, he moved to Blackpool in the Championship on loan.^[3]

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; he finished his first season with 25 games and one goal, helping to a final tenth position.

With only six months to go before he became a free agent, Rio Ave accepted Sporting Clube de Portugal'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.^[4][5]

Statistics

As of 22 February 2016^[6]

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Other[7]		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ajax	2008–09	-	-	1	0	-	-	-	-	1	0
	2009–10	2	0	-	-	1	0	-	-	3	0
	2010–11	2	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	0
Excelsior (loan)	2010–11	12	0	-	-	-	-	4	0	16	0
Elazığspor	2012–13	19	0	2	0		-	-	-	21	0
Elazığspor	2013–14	15	0	3	0		-	-	-	18	0
Blackpool (loan)	2013–14	2	0	0	0		-	-	-	2	0
Rio Ave	2014–15	25	1	6	0	0	0	6	0	37	1
	2015–16	12	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	15	3
Sporting	2015–16	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total		93	4	17	1	1	0	11	0	123	5

References

1. Zeegelaar kan contract-voorstel verwachten; Ajax's official website (Dutch)
2. "Aanvaller Zeegelaar verruilt Ajax voor Espanyol B" [Defender Zeegelaar swaps Ajax for Espanyol B] (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
3. "Zeegelaar arrives on loan". Blackpool F.C. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
4. "Zeegelaar chega a Alvalade em janeiro por 400 mil euros" [Zeegelaar arrives at Alvalade in January for 400 thousand euros] (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
5. "Sem dizer o nome, Jesus confirma Zeegelaar" [Without saying name, Jesus confirms Zeegelaar] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
6. "M. Zeegelaar". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
7. Includes other competitive competitions, including the Eredivisie playoffs

External links

• Stats at Voetbal International (Dutch)
• Marvin Zeegelaar at TFF
• Marvin Zeegelaar career statistics at Soccerbase
• Marvin Zeegelaar at footballzz.co.uk
• Marvin Zeegelaar profile at ForaDeJogo