Manel Royo

Spanish footballer (born 1994)

Manel Royo
Personal information
Full name	Manel Royo Castell^[1]
Date of birth	(1994-02-28) 28 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Alcanar, Spain
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	NAC Breda
Number	21
Youth career
	Roda
2012–2013	Villarreal
2013–2014	Nike Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	Conquense	24	(0)
2015–2017	Valledolid B	62	(0)
2017–2018	Espanyol B	21	(0)
2018–2019	Barakaldo	15	(0)
2019	Teplice	4	(0)
2020–2021	Ebro	26	(0)
2021–2022	Costa Brava	35	(0)
2022–2024	Almere City	45	(1)
2024–	NAC Breda	13	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:16, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

Manel Royo Castell (born 28 February 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Dutch Eerste Divisie club NAC Breda.^[2]

Career

In 2017, Royo signed for the reserves of Spanish La Liga side Espanyol.^[3]

In 2018, he signed for Barakaldo in the Spanish third division.^[4]

In 2019, Royo signed for Czech club Teplice,^[5] where he made 5 appearances and scored 0 goals.^[6]

Royo joined Dutch Eerste Divisie club Almere City on 19 July 2022, signing a two-year contract.^[7] He made his competitive debut on the opening day of the 2022–23 season, coming off the bench in the 76th minute for Thomas Poll in a 3–0 loss to VVV-Venlo.^[8]^[9]

On 24 January 2024, Royo joined NAC Breda on a one-and-a-half-year contract, with a club option for another season.^[10]

References

^ "Manel Royo Castell | Player Profile". SkySports. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
^ Manel Royo at WorldFootball.net
^ "Manel Royo, de gira con el Espanyol por Indonesia". diaridetarragona.com.
^ "Manel Royo: 'Han sido los meses más difíciles de mi carrera'". diaridetarragona.com.
^ "Manel Royo: Jugar en otro país te nutre de vivencias y te hace crecer en muchos sentidos". blanquivioletas.com (Archived). Archived from the original on 2021-03-27.
^ Manel Royo at Soccerway
^ "Veelzijdige Spaanse verdediger Manel Royo tekent in Almere". Almere City FC (in Dutch). 19 July 2022. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
^ "Live voetbal: VVV-Venlo – Almere City FC | NU". NU (in Dutch). 5 August 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
^ "VVV vs. Almere City – 5 August 2022". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
^ "NAC NEEMT MANEL ROYO OVER VAN ALMERE CITY" [NAC TAKES OVER MANEL ROYO FROM ALMERE CITY] (in Dutch). NAC Breda. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.