Nathangelo Alexandro Markelo (born 7 January 1999) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for club

Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard (; li, Fortuna Zitterd ) is a football club in Sittard, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Fortuna Sittard Stadion and features in the Eredivisie. The club was established through a merger ...

. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Curaçao national team.

Club career

Born in

Groningen Groningen (; gos, Grunn or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen province in the Netherlands. The ''capital of the north'', Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of the northern part of t ...

, Markelo was signed by English club Everton in 2017 after being scouted playing in a youth tournament for

FC Volendam Football Club Volendam () is a professional Association football, football club based in Volendam, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football league system, Dutch football from the 2022–23 season following promotion ...

. He moved on loan to

FC Twente Football Club Twente () is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, sometimes known internationally as Twente Enschede. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Dutch champions Sportclub Enschede with Enschedese Bo ...

in July 2020. He signed for

Jong PSV Jong PSV is a Dutch football team based in Eindhoven. It is the reserve team of PSV Eindhoven and plays in the Eerste Divisie since the 2013–14 season. History Until 2013, Jong PSV played in the Beloften Eredivisie, a league exclusively for ...

in August 2021 on a permanent deal. On 9 July 2022, Markelo joined

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on a three-year contract. At the end of the 2022–23 season, his contract with Excelsior was terminated by mutual consent. On 3 August 2023, Markelo signed a contract with

for one season, with an option to extend for two more years.

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Markelo is of Curaçao and Surinamese descent. He has represented the Netherlands are various youth international levels. He debuted with the Curaçao national team in a friendly 3–2 loss to

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on 25 September 2022.

Personal life

His younger brother Jahnoah Markelo is also a footballer.

Honours

Everton U23s * Premier League Cup: 2018–19

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Markelo, Nathangelo 1999 births Living people Curaçao men's footballers Curaçao men's international footballers Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers Curaçao people of Surinamese descent Dutch people of Curaçao descent Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent Men's association football midfielders FC Volendam players Everton F.C. players FC Twente players Jong PSV players Excelsior Rotterdam players Fortuna Sittard players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England