Marcel de Jong

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Marcel de Jong
Personal information
Full name	Marcel de Jong
Date of birth	October 15, 1986 (1986-10-15) (age 21)
Place of birth	Newmarket, Canada
Height	175 cm
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Roda JC
Number	17
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2003-2004 2004-2006 2006-	PSV Helmond Sport Roda JC	0 (0) 50 (6) 28 (0)
National team2
2007-	Canada	2 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26/6/07. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 16/12/07. * Appearances (Goals)

Marcel de Jong (born 15 October 1986 in Newmarket, Ontario) is a Canadian soccer player of Dutch descent.

De Jong plays for Roda JC in the Dutch Eredivisie. His first game for Canada was on April 26, 2004, and has played 13 youth international caps, scoring his only goal in a 4-1 loss against Italy in the World Youth Championship of Soccer. He currently lives in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

On September 26, 2007, Marcel de Jong decided to play for the Canadian national team instead of the Dutch national team, reasoning that he would be more likely to garner a spot with Canada than with the Netherlands. His first cap for the Canadian senior men's team came on November 20, 2007 in a friendly against South Africa. Is not related to Nigel de Jong

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