Royston Drenthe
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]
 Drenthe with Hércules in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Royston Ricky Drenthe[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 April 1987 (aged 38) | ||
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | 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) |
| 2010–2011 | → 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) |
| 2018–2019 | Sparta Rotterdam | 32 | (5) |
| 2019–2021 | Kozakken Boys | 9 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Racing Murcia | 28 | (9) |
| 2022 | → Real 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) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career statistics
| 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 | ||
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Appearances in Eredivisie play-offs
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Appearance in Supercopa de España
- ↑ Appearances in League Cup
- ↑ Includes six appearances in the second phase
- ↑ Includes four goals in the second phase
- ↑ Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
Honours
Real Madrid
- La Liga: 2007–08
- Supercopa de España: 2008; runner-up: 2007
Netherlands U21
Individual
Royston Drenthe Media
Royston Drenthe (Milan)
Drenthe with Real Madrid in 2008
References
- ↑ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 16 de mayo de 2010, en Málaga" [Minutes of the Match held on 16 May 2010, in Málaga] (in español). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 15 June 2019.[dead link]
- ↑ "Drenthe, the unlikely Galactico". FIFA. 31 December 2009. Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
- ↑ Royston Drenthe at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "Royston Drenthe". Football Database. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
- ↑ "Royston Drenthe". UEFA. Retrieved 30 December 2012.