Ro-Zangelo Daal

{{Short description|Dutch footballer (born 2004)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}

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|position = Forward

|currentclub = AZ Alkmaar

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|youthyears1 = –2015

|youthclubs1 = DVC Buiksloot

|youthyears2 = 2015–

|youthclubs2 = AZ Alkmaar

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|clubs1 = Jong AZ

|caps1 = 77

|goals1 = 23

|years2 = 2024–

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|nationalteam1 = Netherlands U18

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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

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="5"|Jong AZ

|2021–22

|Eerste Divisie

|2

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—20
2022–23

|Eerste Divisie

|12

2colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—122
2023–24

|Eerste Divisie

|32

6colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—326
2024–25

|Eerste Divisie

|31

3colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—313
colspan="2"|Total

!77

23colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—7723
rowspan="3"|AZ

|2024–25

|Eredivisie

|3

0004{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}171
2025–26

|Eredivisie

|0

0000000
colspan="2"|Total

!3

0004171
colspan="3"|Career total

!80

2300418424

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