Marcel Seip (; born 5 April 1982) is a Dutch former professional

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who plays as a

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for ACV in the Dutch Hoofdklasse. He previously played for

Veendam Veendam () is a town and municipality with a population of 27,752 in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. Veendam was established in 1648 as a peat colony by Adriaan Geerts Wildervanck. A Holland America Line cruise ship ...

Heerenveen Heerenveen (, fry, It Hearrenfean ) is a town and municipality in the province of Friesland (Fryslân), in the Northern Netherlands. In 2021, the town had a population of 29,790 (1 January) while the municipality had a population 50,859 (1 July). ...

, Plymouth Argyle, Blackpool,

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VVV Venlo VVV-Venlo (, ''VVV'' stands for ''Venlose Voetbal Vereniging'' meaning "Venlo Football Club") is a Dutch football club from Venlo, a city on the border with Germany. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following ...

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and FC Emmen.

Club career

Veendam

Born in

Winschoten Winschoten (; gos, Winschoot) is a city with a population of 18,518 in the municipality of Oldambt in the northeast of the Netherlands. It is the largest city in the region of Oldambt in the province of Groningen which has 38,213 inhabitants. ...

, Seip made his debut for

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side

BV Veendam Sportclub Veendam () was a Dutch professional association football club based in Veendam, province of Groningen. Founded on 4 September 1894 as Look-Out, it became P.J. Veendam in 1909, Veendam in 1910, SC Veendam in 1974, BV Veendam in 1997 a ...

in 1999, making six appearances in the 1999–2000 season. The following season he played 18 league games. Seip made a total of 27 league appearances for Veendam.

Heerenveen

In 2001 Seip signed for

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club

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, making his debut in the 2002–03 season and went on to make six league appearances that season, as Heerenveen finished in seventh place, qualifying for the 2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup. Seip played in all five of the club's games in the Intertoto Cup, as they reached the finals, where they lost to Spanish

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side

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. In 2003–04, he made 31 league appearances and scored one goal as Heerenveen finished in fourth place, qualifying for the

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. The following season he made 30 league appearances, scoring one goal and made six appearances in the UEFA Cup. Heerveneen qualified for the

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in which he played seven games, whilst making a further 28 Eredivisie appearances. Seip was though unable to keep a regular place in the starting line up and his contract expired during the summer of 2006. He made a total of 113 appearances, scoring 3 goals in five years with Heerenveen.

Plymouth Argyle

After a trial with Russian side

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, Seip moved to England on 7 September 2006 with

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club Plymouth Argyle, initially on a three-month contract. He made his debut for ''the Pilgrims'' on 16 September 2006, as a 31st-minute substitute in a 1–0 defeat to

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at St. Mary's Stadium. His first goal coincided with his full debut in a 3–1 victory over

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Home Park Home Park is a football stadium in Plymouth, England. The ground has been the home of Football League One club Plymouth Argyle since 1901.first season. On 5 April 2008, Seip refused to be a substitute in a league fixture against

, after having made four successive starts. He was subsequently fined two weeks wages, and placed on the

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, by manager

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. On 4 July, Seip apologised to Sturrock and his teammates over the Charlton affair. As a result, the club removed him from the transfer list. In the 2008–09 season Seip was once again a regular in the first-team and in November 2008, renewed his contract with ''Argyle'', tying him to the club until the summer of 2011. He made a total of 42 appearances that season, scoring three goals. After a 1–3 defeat at home to

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on 29 August 2009, Seip was again placed on the transfer list after a "breach of discipline", reported to have been a "dressing room bust up with manager Paul Sturrock".

Loan moves

On 28 September it was reported that Seip was set to join fellow Championship side Blackpool on a one-month loan deal, where he would join up with his former manager

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. The following day it was confirmed that Seip had signed for ''the Seasiders'' the previous evening, on loan until 31 October. Later that day he was an unused substitute in Blackpool's 2–0 defeat to

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at Ashton Gate Stadium. His first appearance was for the reserve team in their 4–3

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Division One West win over Preston North End on 14 October. After receiving clearance to play, three days later he made his first team debut, and scored the opening goal in a 2–0 win over his parent club, Plymouth Argyle, at

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. After the game Seip said of both his goal and Paul Sturrock, ''"I'm delighted to have scored. I was training on my own at Plymouth. I'll never play for that man again, and he'll never pick me. Yes, we have had a big fallout but Blackpool have given me a chance and I want to take it"'' However, the goal and the fact that Plymouth allowed Seip to play in the game created controversy with ''Argyle'' club captain Carl Fletcher later saying, ''"Marcel playing for Blackpool should never have happened. It made the whole club look like a Mickey Mouse club, and players take that to heart. At the end of the season, if we get relegated by one goal, that's going to affect the livelihoods of 30-odd players here and people working at the club."'' In his second game for the club Seip opened the scoring, in a 3–0 win at home to

on 20 October. It was his second goal, both of them headers, in three days. He was named in The Championship "Team of the Week", along with teammates Stephen Crainey and

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, following his performance in Blackpool's 0–0 draw with Swansea City on 24 October at the

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. On 3 November his loan spell was extended by a further two months until 29 December. With his loan deal at Blackpool expired, Seip signed on loan for

on 1 January 2010 until the end of the 2009–10 season. His time at Bramall Lane was interrupted by injuries however, and he made only eight appearances for the South Yorkshire club before his loan spell expired. In June 2011, Seip was awarded £70,000 in damages following a bonus dispute with Blackpool, due to Blackpool's promotion to the Premier League.

Bradford City

In October 2011, three months after being released by Plymouth Argyle, he joined

on a three-month contract. Seip made his debut, on 15 October 2011, in a 2–0 loss against

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. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 draw at home to Morecambe, scoring the rebound after a James Hanson shot was blocked. Shortly scoring his first goal for the club, Seip signed a new deal with Bradford City, keeping him until the end of the season. Seip continued to become a regular in the first team until on 17 March 2012, Seip suffered an shoulder injury in a 1–0 loss against

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. Having missed three games, Seip's shoulder injury ruled him out for the rest of the season. At the end of the season, Seip was released by the club.

VVV-Venlo

After being released, Seip signed for

club

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, on 16 July 2012, returning him to his homeland after six-years abroad, having trained with the club on trial, since 3 July 2012. On the opening game of the season, Seip made his debut, in a 1–1 draw against Heracles Almelo; weeks later, Seip scored his first goal in a 4–2 loss against ADO Den Haag. Seip since then established himself in the first team, forming a central partnership with Ismo Vorstermans. Seip also scored three goals against RKC Waalwijk and SC Heerenveen (both fixtures in the league). Seip became the highest scoring defender in the Eredivisie and quickly established himself as a fans favourite due to his no nonsense approach to defending.

Central Coast Mariners

On 8 June 2013 Seip signed for reigning A-League Champions

on a three-year deal. He made his Mariners debut as a substitute in the first round of the

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, coming on with ten minutes remaining in a draw with

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. Seip scored his first goal for the Mariners in the

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against

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. His volley in the 73rd minute was the only goal of the game. Seip left Central Coast Mariners after the end of the 2013/14 A-League season, well short of his initial 3-year deal due to a change of ownership at the club nullifying all player contracts, and not being offered a continuation of the original term.

FC Emmen

On 28 July 2014, Seip joined FC Emmen, signing a 2-year contract with an option for a third year.

Personal life

Seip married his longtime girlfriend Lucy, daughter of former Plymouth Argyle chairman Paul Stapleton, on 13 June 2009 in

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."Wedding surprise for Argyle exec's daughter"
. ''The Herald''. Retrieved 3 August 2010. The couple have a son called Walter Paul Seip, who was born on 22 July 2010, and a son called Sidney, who was born on 9 June 2012, both in Plymouth.Daughter Sylvie completed the family on 3 November 201
"Marcel's a daddy"
. Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 3 August 2010. His wife gained a 2.1 law degree from the

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in 2009.

Career statistics

References

External links

Marcel Seip
at ''

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Marcel Seip player profile
at pafc.co.uk

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