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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Jonathan de Guzmán | |
| Date of birth | September 12 1987 | |
| Place of birth |  Toronto, Canada |
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| Playing position | Midfielder | |
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| Current club | Feyenoord | |
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| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2005-present | Feyenoord | 68 (15) |
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Jonathan de Guzmán (b. September 12 1987, Toronto, Canada) is a Canadian midfielder playing for Feyenoord Rotterdam of the Dutch Eredivisie. He is of Jamaican and Filipino descent. The promising midfielder left Canada when he was 12 years old and joined the Feyenoord youth. He was not allowed to play for the first team before he was 18 years old. After his debut against SC Heerenveen he has become a key player quite quickly. Jonathan scored his first professional goal in the 9th minute against Willem II Tilburg on September 30 2005. He is considered as a great prospect for the future. His squad number is 33. He recently signed a contract extension with Feyenoord until 2010. His old contract was set to expire in 2008. There is serious discussion whether De Guzman will play his international football for his birth country, Canada, or his adoptive one, the Netherlands. His brother is Julián de Guzmán, who plays for the Canadian national team and Deportivo de la Coruna in Spain. It was reported on November 9 2007 that Chelsea F.C. are lining up £8million move for him in the January transfer window. Veteran scout Piet de Visser recommended the player to Chelsea.[1]
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3 Hofland • 4 Bahia • 5 De Cler • 6 Lucius • 7 D. Buijs • 8 van Bronckhorst • 9 Makaay • 10 Hofs • 11 Slory • 14 Mols • 16 Lee Chun-Soo • 17 Nuri • 18 Greene • 20 Vlaar • 21 Tiendalli • 22 Bruins • 23 J. Buijs • 25 Wijnaldum • 26 Lensky • 27 Biseswar • 28 Fer • 29 Vincken • 31 Timmer • 32 Ekramy • 33 De Guzmán • 34 Schet • 37 Mulder • -- Collen • -- Saidi • Manager: van Marwijk |
