Royston Drenthe

Dutch footballer

Royston Ricky Drenthe (born 8 April 1987) is a Dutch former professional footballer. Although primarily a left winger, he also played as a left-back.[2][3]

Royston Drenthe
Drenthe with Hércules in 2011
Personal information
Full name Royston Ricky Drenthe[1]
Date of birth (1987-04-08) 8 April 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Left winger, left-back
Youth career
1992–2000 SC Neptunus
2000–2003 Feyenoord
2003–2005 Excelsior
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Feyenoord 29 (0)
2007–2012 Real Madrid 46 (2)
2010–2011Hércules (loan) 17 (4)
2011–2012Everton (loan) 21 (3)
2012–2013 Alania Vladikavkaz 6 (3)
2013–2015 Reading 23 (2)
2014–2015Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 15 (1)
2015 Kayseri Erciyesspor 11 (3)
2015–2016 Baniyas 18 (0)
2018–2019 Sparta Rotterdam 32 (5)
2019–2021 Kozakken Boys 9 (3)
2021–2022 Racing Murcia 28 (9)
2022Real Murcia (loan) 9 (0)
2022 Racing Mérida City 15 (3)
2023 Kozakken Boys 5 (0)
Total 284 (38)
National team
2005 Netherlands U18 1 (0)
2005–2006 Netherlands U19 6 (0)
2006–2008 Netherlands U21 17 (4)
2008 Netherlands B 1 (0)
2010 Netherlands 1 (0)
Honours
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA U-21 Euro
Winner 2007 Netherlands
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

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As of 6 May 2022[4][5]

Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Feyenoord 2005–06 Eredivisie 3 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 4 0
2006–07 Eredivisie 26 0 1 0 4[b] 0 2[a] 0 33 0
Total 29 0 1 0 4 0 3 0 37 0
Real Madrid 2007–08 La Liga 18 2 3 0 4[c] 0 1[d] 1 26 3
2008–09 La Liga 20 0 2 0 5[c] 0 1[d] 0 28 0
2009–10 La Liga 8 0 1 0 2[c] 1 11 1
Total 46 2 6 0 11 1 2 1 65 4
Hércules (loan) 2010–11 La Liga 17 4 2 0 19 4
Everton (loan) 2011–12 Premier League 21 3 4 1 2[e] 0 27 4
Alania 2012–13 Russian Premier League 6 3 0 0 6 3
Reading 2013–14 Championship 23 2 1 0 0 0 24 2
Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 2014–15 Championship 15 1 0 0 0 0 15 1
Kayseri Erciyesspor 2014–15 Süper Lig 11 3 11 3
Baniyas 2015–16 UAE Pro League 18 0 3 0 21 0
Sparta Rotterdam 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 32 5 0 0 0 0 32 5
Kozakken Boys 2019–20 Tweede Divisie 9 3 1 0 10 3
2020–21 Tweede Divisie 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 10 3 1 0 11 3
Racing Murcia 2020–21 Tercera División 15[f] 8[g] 2[h] 1 17 9
2021–22 Tercera División RFEF 13 1 13 1
Total 28 9 2 1 30 10
Real Murcia 2021–22 Segunda División RFEF 8 0 8 0
Career total 261 35 18 1 15 1 9 2 305 39
  1. 1.0 1.1 Appearances in Eredivisie play-offs
  2. Appearances in UEFA Cup
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. 4.0 4.1 Appearance in Supercopa de España
  5. Appearances in League Cup
  6. Includes six appearances in the second phase
  7. Includes four goals in the second phase
  8. Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs

Honours

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Real Madrid

Netherlands U21

Individual

References

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  1. "Acta del Partido celebrado el 16 de mayo de 2010, en Málaga" [Minutes of the Match held on 16 May 2010, in Málaga] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 15 June 2019.[permanent dead link]
  2. "Drenthe, the unlikely Galactico". FIFA. 31 December 2009. Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  3. Royston Drenthe at WorldFootball.net
  4. "Royston Drenthe". Football Database. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  5. "Royston Drenthe". UEFA. Retrieved 30 December 2012.