Ro-Zangelo Daal
{{Short description|Dutch footballer (born 2004)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Ro-Zangelo Daal
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|2|10|df=y}}
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|position = Forward
|currentclub = AZ Alkmaar
|clubnumber = 27
|youthyears1 = –2015
|youthclubs1 = DVC Buiksloot
|youthyears2 = 2015–
|youthclubs2 = AZ Alkmaar
|youthyears3 =
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|years1 = 2022–
|clubs1 = Jong AZ
|caps1 = 77
|goals1 = 23
|years2 = 2024–
|clubs2 = AZ
|caps2 = 3
|goals2 = 0
|nationalyears1 = 2021–
|nationalteam1 = Netherlands U18
|nationalcaps1 = 3
|nationalgoals1 = 2
|club-update = 6 June 2025
|nationalteam-update = 7 November 2024
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Ro-Zangelo Daal (born 10 February 2004) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a winger for Jong AZ and AZ Alkmaar, making his debut for the senior team during the 2024-25 season in the Eredivisie and also playing for the club in the UEFA Europa League.
Club career
He was born in Amsterdam.{{cite web|url= https://azalerts.nl/artikelen/ro-zangelo-daal-definitief-toegevoegd-aan-selectie-az-1|website=azalerts.nl|accessdate=29 April 2025|title= Ro-Zangelo Daal definitively added to AZ 1 selection|date=8 January 2025}} He played as youngster at DVC Buiksloot, before moving across in 2015 to the AZ Alkmaar academy, Daal signed a contract with AZ in the summer of 2021. His form for the AZ youth sides saw him being offered a new and extended contract in March 2022 to keep him in Alzmaar until 2025.{{Cite web|url= https://www.az.nl/nl/nieuws/az-verlengt-met-daal|title= AZ verlengt met Daal|website=AZ.nl}} Daal has been tipped as a "wonderkid" in the football management computer game Football Manager in both 2021 and 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/us/features/football-manager-2022-all-the-fm22-wonderkids-youll-need-to-sign|title= Football Manager 2022: All the FM22 wonderkids you'll need to sign|website=FourFourTwo.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.pkfoot.com/jeux-video/football-manager/la-liste-de-tous-les-meilleurs-jeunes-sur-football-manager-21|title=All the best youngsters on Football Manager 2021|website=PKFoot.com}}
Daal made his debut for Jong AZ against Jong PSV in a home 2–0 win in the Eerste Divisie on 1 April 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2022/04/01/netherlands/eerste-divisie/jong-az/jong-psv/3513102|title=AZ II VS. PSV II 2-0|website=Soccerway}}{{Cite web|url= https://www.az.nl/nl/nieuws/jong-az-is-jong-psv-te-slim-af|title= Jong AZ is Jong PSV te slim af|website=az.nl}} Daal scored his first senior league goal on 3 February 2023 in a 4–3 win against VVV Venlo.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhnieuws.nl/nieuws/314321/zwaarbevochten-zege-jong-az-tegen-vvv-venlo-na-dubbelslag-meerdink|title= Hard-fought victory for Young AZ against VVV-Venlo after Meerdink's double|website=nhnieuws.nl}}
On 21 April 2023 Daal scored as AZ won through against Sporting Lisbon to reach the final of the 2022–23 UEFA Youth League.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/news/0280-17d47e20f3a3-f2ee42087257-1000--uefa-youth-league-semi-finals-az-pip-sporting-on-penalties-/|title= UEFA Youth League semi-finals: AZ pip Sporting on penalties, Hajduk defeat Milan|date= 21 April 2023|access-date=21 April 2023|website=UEFA}} He also played in the UEFA Youth League final against Hajduk Split as AZ ran out 5–0 winners.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/news/0280-17dae51ecde3-5d91f742ee74-1000--report-az-cruise-to-youth-league-glory|website=UEFA|title= UEFA Youth League final report: AZ Alkmaar 5-0 Hajduk Split|date=24 April 2023|access-date=25 April 2023}} On 1 January 2024, he signed a new 4 and-a-half year contract with the club.{{cite web|url= https://www.az.nl/inside-az/nieuws/2024/januari/az-langer-door-met-daal|website=az.nl|accessdate=29 April 2025|title= AZ LANGER DOOR MET DAAL|date=25 Jan 2024}}
On 7 November 2024, he opened the scoring for AZ in a 3-1 win over Fenerbache in the UEFA Europa League.{{cite web|website=Soccerway|accessdate=29 April 2025|url= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/11/07/europe/uefa-cup/stichting-az/fenerbahce-spor-kulubu/4526985/
|title= AZ VS. FENERBAHCE 3 - 1 |date=7 Nov 2024}} He also featured for the club in the Eredivisie in a 2-1 home defeat to Willem II Tilburg on 10 November 2024.{{cite web|website=Soccerway|accessdate=29 April 2025|url= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/11/10/netherlands/eredivisie/stichting-az/sbv-willem-ii-tilburg/4368103/
|title= AZ VS. WILLEM II 1 - 2 |date=10 Nov 2024}} In January 2025, AZ officially announced that Ro-Zangelo Daal had been moved up from Jong AZ team to the AZ first team squad.
International career
Daal scored for the Dutch under-18 national side in a 5–0 win over Italy under-18s in September 2021.{{Cite web|url= https://www.footballghana.com/ernest-poku-scores-for-holland-u18-against-italy-u18|title=Ernest Poku scores for Holland U18 against Italy U18
|website=Footballghana.com}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 18 May 2025}}
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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
rowspan="5"|Jong AZ
|2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | |||
2022–23
|Eerste Divisie |12 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 2 | |||
2023–24
|Eerste Divisie |32 | 6 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 6 | |||
2024–25
|Eerste Divisie |31 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 3 | |||
colspan="2"|Total
!77 | 23 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 77 | 23 | |||
rowspan="3"|AZ
|3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 1 | 7 | 1 | |
2025–26
|Eredivisie |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
colspan="2"|Total
!3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |
colspan="3"|Career total
!80 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 84 | 24 |
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|777225}}
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Category:Dutch men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Eerste Divisie players
Category:21st-century Dutch sportsmen
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