Royston Drenthe
Drenthe in action with Real Madrid in 2008
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Royston Ricky Drenthe | ||
| Date of birth | 8 April 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | 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) |
| 2010–2011 | → Hércules (loan) | 17 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | → Everton (loan) | 21 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Alania Vladikavkaz | 6 | (3) |
| 2013–2015 | Reading | 23 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2015 | Kayseri Erciyesspor | 11 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Baniyas | 18 | (0) |
| 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) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:34, 17 September 2015 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2010 |
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Royston Ricky Drenthe (born 8 April 1987) is a retired Dutch professional footballer and rapper. Although he primarily played as a left winger, he could also operated as a left back, speed was his main attribute.
Drenthe started his professional career with Eredivisie side Feyenoord in 2005, having graduated from the club's youth academy. He made 37 appearances for the side before switching to Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid in 2007. During his five years in Madrid, he made 65 appearances for the club, spending time on loan at Hércules and English Premier League side Everton, making 19 and 27 appearances for those clubs respectively. He then joined Russian Premier League side Alania Vladikavkaz in February 2013 on a free transfer, making six appearances in a brief spell at the club, before he joined Reading in June 2013. In January 2015, he joined Kayseri Erciyessor, before moving to UAE Pro League side Baniyas Club in September 2015. After being released by Baniyas in July 2016, Drenthe announced his retirement from playing. He has since begun recording music under the name Roya2Faces.
Drenthe made 17 appearances for the Netherlands under-21s between 2006 and 2008, and was a member of the team that won the 2007 European Championship. Since then, he has made one appearance for the Netherlands B team, and one appearance for the full national team.
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