.jpg) Van Dongen training with Netherlands in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Merel Didi van Dongen[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 February 1993 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender, fullback | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team |
Monterrey (on loan from Atlético Madrid) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Alabama Crimson Tide | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Ter Leede | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | ADO | 10 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Ajax | 71 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Real Betis | 46 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Atlético Madrid | 71 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | → Monterrey (loan) | 16 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Netherlands U19 | 15 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015– | Netherlands | 63 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 December 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Merel Didi van Dongen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmeːrəl ˈdidi vɑn ˈdɔŋə(n)]; born 11 February 1993) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga MX Femenil side Monterrey on loan from Spanish Primera División club Atlético Madrid and the Netherlands national team.[2]
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