Manel Royo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manel Royo Castell[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 February 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Alcanar, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | NAC Breda | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Roda | |||
| 2012–2013 | Villarreal | ||
| 2013–2014 | Nike Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Conquense | 24 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Valledolid B | 62 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Espanyol B | 21 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Barakaldo | 15 | (0) |
| 2019 | Teplice | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Ebro | 26 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Costa Brava | 35 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Almere City | 45 | (1) |
| 2024– | NAC Breda | 13 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:16, 20 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Manel Royo Castell (born 28 February 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Dutch Eredivisie club NAC Breda.[2]
Career
[edit]In 2017, Royo signed for the reserves of Spanish La Liga side Espanyol.[3]
In 2018, he signed for Barakaldo in the Spanish third division.[4]
In 2019, Royo signed for Czech club Teplice,[5] where he made five appearances.[6]
Royo joined Dutch Eerste Divisie club Almere City on 19 July 2022, signing a two-year contract.[7] He made his competitive debut on the opening day of the 2022–23 season, coming off the bench in the 76th minute for Thomas Poll in a 3–0 loss to VVV-Venlo.[8][9]
On 24 January 2024, Royo joined NAC Breda on a one-and-a-half-year contract, with a club option for another season.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Manel Royo Castell | Player Profile". SkySports. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ Manel Royo at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Manel Royo, de gira con el Espanyol por Indonesia". diaridetarragona.com.
- ^ "Manel Royo: 'Han sido los meses más difíciles de mi carrera'". diaridetarragona.com.
- ^ "Manel Royo: Jugar en otro país te nutre de vivencias y te hace crecer en muchos sentidos". blanquivioletas.com (Archived). Archived from the original on 27 March 2021.
- ^ Manel Royo at Soccerway
- ^ "Veelzijdige Spaanse verdediger Manel Royo tekent in Almere". Almere City FC (in Dutch). 19 July 2022. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Live voetbal: VVV-Venlo – Almere City FC | NU". NU (in Dutch). 5 August 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ "VVV vs. Almere City – 5 August 2022". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ "NAC NEEMT MANEL ROYO OVER VAN ALMERE CITY" [NAC TAKES OVER MANEL ROYO FROM ALMERE CITY] (in Dutch). NAC Breda. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
External links
[edit]- Manel Royo at Soccerway
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