Marvin Young (footballer)
Dutch footballer (born 2005)
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Marvin Young (born 2 October 2005) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for the Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 October 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Middelburg, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sparta Rotterdam | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2015 | SV Jong Ambon | ||
| 2015–2023 | Sparta Rotterdam | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Jong Sparta | 24 | (0) |
| 2024– | Sparta Rotterdam | 53 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Netherlands U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | Netherlands U21 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 November 2025 | |||
Club career
A youth product of SV Jong Ambon, Young joined the academy of Sparta Rotterdam at the age of nine, where he continued his development. He began featuring for the club's reserve side, Jong Sparta, in the Tweede Divisie in 2023.[2]
On 22 June 2024, Young signed his first professional contract with Sparta, committing himself to the club until 2027.[3] He made his senior and professional debut for Sparta on 31 August 2024, starting in a 2–1 Eredivisie victory over Willem II.[4]
In January 2025, Young extended his contract with Sparta until 2029.[5] In March 2025, he was named the Johan Cruyff Talent of the Month in the Eredivisie.[6]
International career
Young was born in the Netherlands to a Surinamese father and a Dutch mother. In 2023, he was called up to the Netherlands under-18 team for a series of friendly matches.[2]
In September 2025, he received his first call-up to the Netherlands under-21 side.[7] He made his debut on 14 October 2025, starting in a friendly match against the Lithuania under-21 team.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 21 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Sparta | 2022–23 | Tweede Divisie | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Tweede Divisie | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Tweede Divisie | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 24 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||||
| Sparta Rotterdam | 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| Total | 53 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 77 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 0 | ||
Honours
Individual
- Eredivisie Talent of the Month: March 2025[9]
- Eredivisie Team of the Month: March 2025[10]