Jonathan de Guzmán

Professional footballer and midfielder

Jonathan de Guzmán - Professional footballer and midfielder
Born

September 13th, 1987
37 years ago

Category

Athletes & Sports Figures

Country

Netherlands

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Born in 1987, a professional footballer with Canadian and Dutch heritage, played primarily as a midfielder. Developed through youth academies in Canada and the Netherlands, started a professional career with Utrecht, where performance attracted international attention. Continued career with clubs including Mallorca in Spain and Swansea City in the English Premier League. Also contributed significantly to the national team, representing the Netherlands in various international tournaments.

Played for Utrecht in Eredivisie

Competed for Swansea City in the Premier League

Represented Netherlands in the 2014 FIFA World Cup

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