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Royston Drenthe
Drenthe in action with Real Madrid
Personal information
Full name Royston Rickie Drenthe
Date of birth (1987-04-08) 8 April 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger / Left back
Team information
Current team
 Alania
Number TBA
Youth career
1992–2000 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)
2013– Alania 0 (0)
International career‡
2006–2008 Netherlands U21 17 (4)
2008 Netherlands B 1 (0)
2010– Netherlands 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2010

Royston Rickie Drenthe (born 8 April 1987) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for FC Alania Vladikavkaz in Russia. Mainly a left winger he can also operate as a left back, speed being his main attribute.[1]

After making a name for himself with Feyenoord he signed at the age of 20 with Real Madrid, spending three seasons in La Liga with the team but also being loaned to other clubs.

Drenthe helped the Netherlands under-21s win the 2007 European Championship.

Club career

Youth

Born in Rotterdam, Drenthe joined local side Feyenoord's youth system at the age of 13, playing mainly as a winger during his junior years. After disciplinary issues during a trip to Switzerland with the B-side, coach Marcel Bout wanted him to leave the club, but everything was resolved after the intervention of Rob Baan, the director of football.

Bout hardly used Drenthe in his subsequent line-ups, and, at the end of the season, the 16-year-old was named as one of eleven players whose future at the club was questionable. He eventually moved to Feyenoord feeder club SBV Excelsior.

Drenthe improved during the two years he played at Excelsior, with manager Marcos van Persie successfully playing him as left back. After impressing his former side's coaching staff he was asked to rejoin the club, and accepted.

Feyenoord

Drenthe with Feyenoord.

In the 2005–06 season Drenthe reached Feyenoord's first team, managed by his former youth coach Henk Fräser, and had to compete for first-choice status with Mohammed Hammouti. After scoring three goals against AFC Ajax in the Otten Cup – a youth tournament organized by PSV Eindhoven – as a winger, he began training with the main squad, while still appearing for the reserves.

In the same week where he helped to a 5–1 win at Ajax with the second team, Drenthe was offered a professional contract at Feyenoord. Manager Erwin Koeman handed him his Eredivisie debut against Vitesse at the Gelredome, and the player finished the season with three matches.

In 2006–07 Feyenoord signed veteran Belgian Philippe Léonard, while Pascal Bosschaart was also still part of the squad. After the former suffered an injury and the latter was transferred to ADO Den Haag, Drenthe became first-choice as Feyenoord finished seventh in the league.

After winning at the European Under-21 Championship with the Netherlands, and following transfer speculation in the press.[2] Feyenoord agreed to a €14 million bid by Real Madrid, after Drenthe decided to take his club to court if they did not want to let him go.[3][4][5]

Real Madrid

Drenthe was presented as a Real Madrid player on 13 August 2007, alongside compatriot Wesley Sneijder. He made his official debut as a midfielder in the second leg of the season's Spanish Supercup against Sevilla FC, and scored the 1–1 equaliser from 40 yards out, with the ball hitting the crossbar and crossing the line; the Merengues, however, lost 3–5 at home and 3–6 on aggregate.

Drenthe played regularly for Real Madrid in his debut season, in both left-wing posithions, but began appearing less after the development of Brazilian Marcelo, being inclusively dropped from the list of 18 by manager Bernd Schuster in several games: after being left count for the match against Valencia CF, he stormed out of the training ground. He finished the campaign with 18 league appearances (plus four in the season's UEFA Champions League), scoring his first league goal against Real Valladolid in a 7–0 home routing on 10 February 2008.

Despite rumours of him leaving the club on loan, Drenthe featured in 15 of Real Madrid's first 18 games of the 2008–09 season. However, he also suffered from anxiety issues after being booed by the club's supporters during a 1–0 home win against Deportivo de La Coruña and did not feature for the club for a period, although manager Juande Ramos offered the player his support and insisted he would help him.[6] The manager later revealed that the player asked not to be picked for the three games after the Deportivo fixture.[7]

On 31 August 2010, after having appeared rarely in his third season, Drenthe was loaned to Hércules CF in a season-long move.[8] He made his debut on 11 September, in a 2–0 away win against FC Barcelona.[9] He scored his first goal for the club on 14 November, netting from a free kick against Real Sociedad in a 2–1 home victory;[10] his performances with the Alicante team were subsequently praised by the Spanish press.[11] However, the player would soon fall out of favour with the club's board of directors and coaching staff after arriving one week after the winter break ended, citing a "loss of confidence in Hércules management", rather than what was previously perceived as "a protest over unpaid wages".[12]

On 3 April 2011, in his second game after his suspension, Drenthe scored twice to help Hércules to its first away win since September, 3–1 against Real Sociedad.[13] He ended the season with 15 starts in 1,299 minutes of action, with his team being finally relegated.

Everton

On 31 August 2011, Drenthe joined Everton on a season-long loan deal.[14] He made his Premier League debut as a second-half substitute in the 2–2 home draw against Aston Villa, on 10 September; again from the bench, against Wigan Athletic, he scored in the 97th minute to round off a 3–1 home victory.[15][16]

Drenthe made his first start for Everton on 21 September 2011, in a Football League Cup game against West Bromwich Albion, assisting the winning goal for Phil Neville in the 13th minute of extra time (2–1 home win).[17] On his full league debut, at Fulham on 23 October, he found the net just three minutes into the game in an eventual 3–1 win.[18]

On 21 December 2011, after three weeks out of the game due to an ankle injury, Drenthe assisted Leon Osman for the game's only goal at home against Swansea City.[19] On 18 February of the following year, against Blackpool for the season's FA Cup, he scored after just 49 seconds in a 2–0 home success.[20] Drenthe started in the next game for Everton, scoring a powerful low drive from 20 yards out for the first goal of the 1–1 away draw against Queens Park Rangers.[21]

In March 2012 Drenthe was given a leave of absence on compassionate grounds and, upon returning, he reported late for training. This resulted in manager David Moyes omitting the player from Everton's FA Cup semi-final squad, and he was also told to stay away from the club.[22] In May he accused Barcelona's Lionel Messi of being racist, saying that the Argentine repeatedly calling him "negro" after an on-field altercation.[23]

Alania

Drenthe left Real Madrid after his contract expired on 30 June 2012.[24] In December he was supposed to have signed a deal with FC Alania Vladikavkaz effective as of January of the following year,[25] but nothing came of it; eventually, on 2 February, he joined the Russians.[26]

International career

After his first full season at Feyenoord, Drenthe was called by Dutch under-21 coach Foppe de Haan to be part of his squad for the 2007 UEFA European Championship, which was held in the Netherlands. He was one of the most important players in the second consecutive title of the competition for the Jong Oranje, being chosen by UEFA as player of the tournament;[27] the following year, he represented the nation at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[28]

On 14 November 2010 Drenthe was selected for the first time for the Dutch senior team, as coach Bert van Marwijk picked him as a late replacement for injured Urby Emanuelson. Three days later he made his debut, coming on as a second half substitute in the 1–0 friendly win with Turkey.

Honours

Club

Real Madrid

Country

Individual

Club statistics

As of 30 December 2012[29][30]
Club Season League Cup[nb 1] Europe Other[nb 2] Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Feyenoord 2005–06 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
2006–07 26 0 1 0 4 0 2 0 33 0
Totals 29 0 1 0 4 0 3 0 37 0
Real Madrid 2007–08 18 2 2 3 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 26 3 2
2008–09 20 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 28 0 1
2009–10 8 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 – 11 1 1
Totals 46 2 3 6 0 0 11 1 1 2 1 0 65 4 4
Hércules 2010–11 17 4 1 2 0 0 – – 19 4 1
Totals 17 4 1 2 0 0 — — 19 4 1
Everton 2011–12 21 3 6 6 1 2 – – 27 4 8
Totals 21 3 6 6 1 2 — — 27 4 8
Career totals 113 9 10 15 1 2 15 1 1 5 1 0 148 12 13
  1. ^ Includes two 2011–12 League Cup games where he got one assist.
  2. ^ Includes 2005–06 Eredivisie CL Play-offs, 2006–07 Eredivisie UEFA Play-offs, 2007 Supercopa de España and 2008 Supercopa de España.

Personal

Drenthe's younger brother, Giovanni, is also a footballer. The striker opted to represent Suriname internationally.[31]

He dated Spanish Playboy model Malena Gracia.[32]

Drenthe recorded a rap song with his friend U-Niq, called "Tak Takie"[33]

References

  1. ^ "Drenthe, the unlikely Galactico". FIFA.com. 31 December 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Chelsea target Drenthe looks to Madrid". Mail Online. 27 July 2007. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  3. ^ "El Madrid fichó ayer a Drenthe por 13 millones" (in Spanish). Diario AS. 9 August 2007. Retrieved 22 December 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Real Madrid signs Royston Drenthe from Feyenoord". ABC Goal. 9 August 2007.[dead link]
  5. ^ "Real Madrid y Feyenoord llegan a un acuerdo para el traspaso de Royston Drenthe" (in Spanish). Real Madrid's official website. 9 August 2007. Retrieved 22 December 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Bailey, Richard (16 February 2009). "Drenthe hit by anxiety". Sky Sports. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  7. ^ "Real Madrid's Drenthe asking not to be picked due to anxiety". Sindh Today. 16 February 2009.[dead link]
  8. ^ "Official announcement: Royston Drenthe loaned to Hercules C.F." Real Madrid's official website. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  9. ^ "Barcelona 0-2 Hercules: Spanish newcomers stun Blaugrana at Camp Nou". Goal.com. 12 September 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  10. ^ "Duo on song for Hercules". ESPN Soccernet. 14 November 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  11. ^ "La madurez de Drenthe" (in Spanish). El País. 16 November 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ "Drenthe offers Hercules explanations after stay away". Reuters. 7 January 2011.[dead link]
  13. ^ "Hercules claim giant win". ESPN Soccernet. 3 April 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  14. ^ Gamble, Matthew (31 August 2011). "Blues secure Drenthe deal". Everton F.C. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  15. ^ "verton 3 Wigan Athletic 1: match report". The Daily Telegraph. 17 September 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  16. ^ "Late goals lift Toffees". ESPN Soccernet. 17 September 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  17. ^ "Neville sinks Baggies". ESPN Soccernet. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  18. ^ "Saha inspires Everton victory". ESPN Soccernet. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  19. ^ "Everton 1-0 Swansea". BBC Sport. 21 December 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
  20. ^ "Blackpool rocked by quick-fire Toffees". ESPN Soccernet. 18 February 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  21. ^ "Distin - Drenthe can't be tamed". Sky Sports. 25 March 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  22. ^ Hunter, Andy (15 April 2012). "Royston Drenthe told to stay away by Everton after discipline breach". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  23. ^ "Royston Drenthe accuses Lionel Messi of racist remarks". Inside World Soccer. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  24. ^ "Drenthe: from the top to the 'doledrums' [sic]". Marca. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  25. ^ Royston to snub Prem for Russia; The Sun, 23 December 2012
  26. ^ "«Алания» подписала контракт с Ройстоном Дренте" (in Russian). Alania Vladikavkaz. 2 February 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)
  27. ^ "2007: Royston Drenthe". UEFA.com. 18 June 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  28. ^ Royston Drenthe – FIFA competition record (archived)
  29. ^ "Royston Drenthe". Football Database. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  30. ^ "Royston Drenthe". UEFA.com. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  31. ^ "Suriname's little secret". FIFA.com. 15 February 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  32. ^ "Reals Star Heiße Affäre mit Nackt-Model" (in German). Bild. 1 May 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  33. ^ "U-Niq Feat. Royston Drenthe - Tak Taki Music Video". YouTube. Retrieved 22 December 2012.

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