Ro-Zangelo Daal (born 10 February 2004) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a winger for Eredivisie club AZ and their reserve team Jong AZ, 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.

Ro-Zangelo Daal
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-02-10) 10 February 2004 (age 22)
Place of birth Amsterdam, The Netherlands[1]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
AZ
Number 27
Youth career
–2015 DVC Buiksloot
2015–2023 AZ Alkmaar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Jong AZ 79 (24)
2024– AZ 27 (1)
International career
2021 Netherlands U18 3 (2)
2025– Netherlands U21 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2025

Club career

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He was born in Amsterdam.[2] 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.[3] Daal has been tipped as a "wonderkid" in the football management computer game Football Manager in both 2021 and 2022.[4][5]

Daal made his debut for Jong AZ against Jong PSV in a home 2–0 win in the Eerste Divisie on 1 April 2022.[6][7] Daal scored his first senior league goal on 3 February 2023 in a 4–3 win against VVV Venlo.[8]

On 21 April 2023 Daal scored as AZ won through against Sporting Lisbon to reach the final of the 2022–23 UEFA Youth League.[9] He also played in the UEFA Youth League final against Hajduk Split as AZ ran out 5–0 winners.[10] On 1 January 2024, he signed a new four-and-a-half year contract with the club.[11]

On 7 November 2024, he opened the scoring for AZ in a 3-1 win over Fenerbache in the UEFA Europa League.[12] He also featured for the club in the Eredivisie in a 2-1 home defeat to Willem II Tilburg on 10 November 2024.[13] In January 2025, AZ officially announced that Ro-Zangelo Daal had been moved up from Jong AZ team to the AZ first team squad.[2] He set up the first goal for Mees de Wit as he played in the 2026 KNVB Cup final, in a 5-1 win over NEC Nijmegen on 19 April 2026.[14]

International career

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Born in the Netherlands, Daal is of Surinamese descent.[15] He is also eligible to play for Curaçao. He scored for the Dutch under-18 national side in a 5–0 win over Italy under-18s in September 2021.[16]

Career statistics

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As of match played 17 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League KNVB Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong AZ 2021–22 Eerste Divisie 2020
2022–23 Eerste Divisie 122122
2023–24 Eerste Divisie 326326
2024–25 Eerste Divisie 313313
2025–26 Eerste Divisie 2121
Total 79247924
AZ 2024–25 Eredivisie 30004[a]171
2025–26 Eredivisie 2414014[b]2423
Total 27140183494
Career total 106254018312928
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

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References

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  1. 1 2 Ro-Zangelo Daal at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 "Ro-Zangelo Daal definitively added to AZ 1 selection". azalerts.nl. 8 January 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  3. "AZ verlengt met Daal". AZ.nl. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  4. "Football Manager 2022: All the FM22 wonderkids you'll need to sign". FourFourTwo.com.
  5. "All the best youngsters on Football Manager 2021". PKFoot.com.
  6. "AZ II VS. PSV II 2-0". Soccerway.
  7. "Jong AZ is Jong PSV te slim af". az.nl.
  8. "Hard-fought victory for Young AZ against VVV-Venlo after Meerdink's double". nhnieuws.nl.
  9. "UEFA Youth League semi-finals: AZ pip Sporting on penalties, Hajduk defeat Milan". UEFA. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  10. "UEFA Youth League final report: AZ Alkmaar 5-0 Hajduk Split". UEFA. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  11. "AZ LANGER DOOR MET DAAL". az.nl. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  12. "AZ VS. FENERBAHCE 3 - 1". Soccerway. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  13. "AZ VS. WILLEM II 1 - 2". Soccerway. 10 November 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  14. Winters, Paul (19 April 2026). "AZ soar to win fifth KNVB Beker as NEC extend record with sixth lost final". Flash Score. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  15. Karatag, Oezguer. "Ro Zangelo Daal (Ro Daal) AZ Alkmaar Midfielder,Left defensive midfielder Soccer-Talents.com inte". www.soccer-talents.com.
  16. "Ernest Poku scores for Holland U18 against Italy U18". Footballghana.com.
  17. "Parrott, Koopmeiners shine as AZ Alkmaar wins KNVB Cup after 13 years". Sport Star. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
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