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]

Manel Royo
Personal information
Full name Manel Royo Castell[1]
Date of birth (1994-02-28) 28 February 1994 (age 30)
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)

Career

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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

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  1. ^ "Manel Royo Castell | Player Profile". SkySports. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  2. ^ Manel Royo at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "Manel Royo, de gira con el Espanyol por Indonesia". diaridetarragona.com.
  4. ^ "Manel Royo: 'Han sido los meses más difíciles de mi carrera'". diaridetarragona.com.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Manel Royo at Soccerway
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Live voetbal: VVV-Venlo – Almere City FC | NU". NU (in Dutch). 5 August 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  9. ^ "VVV vs. Almere City – 5 August 2022". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  10. ^ "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.
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