Marcel de Jong, a Canadian midfielder, was born on 15 October 1986 in Newmarket, Canada. He currently plays for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg.
Marcel began his football career in the youth team of FC De Valk (the Netherlands). Later he played in PSV. In 2004, the footballer signed a contract with the second-tier Dutch side Helmond Sport, where he played for 2 years.
In 2006, De Jong signed a contract with Roda keeping him at the club untill the summer 2010. With Roda, the footballer made his first appearance in the top division of the Dutch championship. In 2010, Marcel de Jong got a toehold at the German Bundesliga side Augsburg.
At the age of 17, De Jong was called up to represent the youthside of the Canada national team. He played 5 games for Canada U-17 and 14 matches for Canada U-20 teams. Since 2007, he has been awarded senior caps to the Canadian team.
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