Marten de Roon

Roon's current-season form is down 32% on last season (Season 59→40), while his Rating eased 38→28. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 59).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Atalanta · 7th	34	1	2	7.04	28	40
2024/25	Atalanta · 3rd	36	4	4	7.15	38	59
2023/24	Atalanta · 4th	30	0	5	7.05	40	46
2022/23	Atalanta · 5th	35	3	1	6.91	45	47
2021/22	Atalanta · 8th	30	3	0	6.97	47	42

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 12 earlier seasons in the full career.

Netherlands · international

Side	Apps	G
Netherlands	39	1
Netherlands U19	3	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headDefensive midfielder

M. de Roon is a 35-year-old defensive midfielder at Atalanta, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 2 assists in 34 appearances, a Season grade of 40, top 9% of Serie A defensive midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 28.4, ranking 177th of 190 in the Serie A. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (79.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.79 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Roon.

Judged on this season alone, Roon graded 40 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 10% of the 11 defensive midfielders in the Serie A, on 1 goal, 2 assists and 3.794 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 59 → 40). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 28, 10th of 11 of the 11 defensive midfielders in the Serie A. At 35 Roon is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 8.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelRemarkably consistent

Current potential10th of 11 defensive midfielders · Serie A Current seasonTop 10% defensive midfielders · Serie A 1st-best defensive midfielder in the Serie A 177th in the Serie A · potential 10th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Serie A

28.4

Ratingi

10th of 11 defensive midfielders

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

79.1%

Minutes

a regular starter

3.79

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Atalanta finished 7th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

3.79

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.79 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 10 clean sheets across 34 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 79.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Defensive volume. 3.79 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 90.1/100).

Watch points

Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 28.4, Roon carries the 10th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Serie A of 11. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.79 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %79.1%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.033

Assists / 900.067

Goal contribution / 900.1

Defensive actions / 903.794

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.233

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~29), then tapers with age. At 35, Roon sits on 8.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Roon's projected Rating — 28.4 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles81

Interceptions28

Blocks5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards7

Red cards0

Transfer history

€28.5M total transfer fees · 4 moves

AtalantaAug 2017 – now€ 13.5M

MiddlesbroughJul 2016 – Aug 2017€ 15M

AtalantaJul 2015 – Jul 2016

HeerenveenJul 2012 – Jul 2015Free

Sparta Rotterdamuntil Jul 2012

About M. de Roon

Marten Elco de Roon is a 35-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Atalanta, born on March 29, 1991 in Zwijndrecht, standing 186 cm tall. He is from Netherlands. Atalanta currently sit 6th of 20 in the Serie A.

This season

In the current season, M. de Roon has made 34 appearances with 1 goal and 2 assists across 2,704 minutes, with 7 yellow cards.

M. de Roon's next match is on August 31, 2026, when Atalanta face Bologna at home in the Serie A.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. de Roon at 28.4 with a Season form score of 40, ranking 177th of 190 defensive midfielders in the Serie A. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the UEFA Europa League. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 17 recorded seasons, M. de Roon has totalled 526 club appearances with 31 goals and 25 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2014/15, with 36 appearances for Heerenveen.

M. de Roon's career has also included time at Middlesbrough, Heerenveen and Sparta Rotterdam.

On the international stage, M. de Roon has represented Netherlands and Netherlands U19 — 42 caps and 2 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Atalanta finished 7th of 20 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points