Daniel Royer

Daniel Royer

Royer with the Red Bulls in 2016.
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-05-22) 22 May 1990
Place of birth Schladming, Austria
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
New York Red Bulls
Number 77
Youth career
1996–2004 Schladming
2004–2007 Sturm Graz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Pasching 25 (6)
2010–2011 Ried 41 (4)
2011–2013 Hannover 96 3 (0)
2012–20131. FC Köln (loan) 26 (3)
2013–2015 Austria Wien 63 (11)
2015–2016 FC Midtjylland 23 (2)
2016– New York Red Bulls 6 (1)
National team
2010– Austria U21 9 (3)
2011– Austria 6 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:04, 24 September 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 October 2013

Daniel Royer (born 22 May 1990) is an Austrian footballer who plays for New York Red Bulls as a winger. He signed with the club after transferring from FC Midtjylland.[1]

Early career

Royer began his career as a youth player at FC Schladming in Upper Styria, where he was active from 1996 to 2004. In 2004 he moved to Sturm Graz. He quickly moved up the clubs youth system and played for the clubs reserve team during the 2008–09 season making 12 appearances and scoring two goals.

Club career

Royer joined Regionalliga team Pasching during the 2009–10 season. In his one season at the club he appeared in 25 league matches scoring six goals. After impressing with Pasching, Royer began to receive interest from Austrian Bundesliga clubs. He signed with Ried in 2010. In his first season at the club he helped Ried capture the Austrian Cup. Royer began his second season with Ried before transferring to German club Hannover 96 on 31 August, the last day of the transfer window.[2] Royer made his debut in the German Bundesliga on 24 September 2011 against FC Augsburg. Royer came on in the 88th minute for Sérgio Pinto in the match that ended in a goalless draw. During the 2011–12 season Royer also played for Hannover 96 II.

For the 2012–13 season Royer was sent on loan to 1. FC Köln. Royer was a regular for Köln as he appeared in 26 league matches and scored 3 goals.[3] On 24 June 2013 Royer returned to Austria, signing with Austria Wien.[4] Royer was an important player for Wien, in his two seasons at the club he made 76 appearances, scoring 14 goals.

Royer playing for Austria Wien in 2013

Midtjylland

On 22 May 2015, Danish champions FC Midtjylland announced the signing of Royer.[5] During the 2015–16 season Royer appeared in 36 matches scoring two goals across the Superliga, Champions League qualifying, and Europa League.[6]

New York Red Bulls

On 3 August 2016, Royer signed with New York Red Bulls.[1] On 21 August 2016, Royer made his New York Red Bulls debut at RFK Stadium against D.C. United in a 2-2 draw. He scored his first goal with the club on 24 September 2016 in a 1-0 victory; heading in the winning goal against the Montreal Impact.[7]

International career

Royer has represented Austria serving as captain of the under-21 team appearing in 9 matches and scoring three goals.

On 19 May 2011 he was called up to the full national team by Dietmar Constantini.[8] He made his first appearance for the national team on 3 June 2011 coming on as a second-half substitute for Martin Harnik in a European Championship qualifier against Germany.[9]

Honours

Club

Ried

Career statistics

As of September 24, 2016
Club Season League Domestic Cup [10] League Cup [11] Continental [12] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Pasching 2009–10 256200000276
Total 256200000276
Ried 2010–11 354610000415
2011–12 60000042102
Total 414610042517
Hannover 96 2011–12 3000000030
Total 3000000030
Hannover II (loan) 2011–12 110000000110
Total 110000000110
Köln (loan) 2012–13 263300000293
Total 263300000293
Austria Wien 2013–14 3061000101417
2014–15 335220000357
Total 631132001017614
Midtjylland 2015–16 2321000120362
Total 2321000120362
New York Red Bulls 2016 6100100071
Total 6100100071
Career total 198271531026324033

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