Daniel Royer

Daniel Royer
Royer with the New York Red Bulls in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-05-22) 22 May 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Schladming, Austria
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
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)
2012–2013 → 1. FC Köln (loan) 26 (3)
2013–2015 Austria Wien 63 (11)
2015–2016 FC Midtjylland 23 (2)
2016–2021 New York Red Bulls 127 (39)
International career‡
2010 Austria U21 9 (3)
2011 Austria 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2013

Daniel Royer (born 22 May 1990) is a former Austrian professional footballer who played as a winger.

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 club's youth system and played for the club's reserve team during the 2008–09 season making twelve appearances and scoring two goals. Royer joined Regionalliga team FC 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.

Club career

Ried

Royer signed with Ried in 2010. On 10 October 2010 he scored his first goal for Ried in a 3–0 victory over LASK.[1] The following match day, on 6 November, Royer scored the winning goal for Ried in a 2–1 victory over Austria Wien. He ended his first season at the club capturing 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]

Hannover 96

Royer made his debut in the German Bundesliga on 24 September 2011 against FC Augsburg. He 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.

Köln

For the 2012–13 season Royer was sent on loan to 1. FC Köln.[3] On 26 August 2012, Royer he scored his first goal for Köln in a 3–3 draw with Kaiserslautern.[4] In his one year at the club Royer was a regular for Köln as he appeared in 26 league matches and scored three goals.

Austria Wien

On 24 June 2013, Royer returned to Austria, signing with Austria Wien.[5] He scored his first goal for Austria Wien on 25 August 2013 opening the scoring for his club in a 4–1 victory over Wolfsberger AC.[6] Royer was an important player for Wien, in his two seasons at the club he made 76 appearances, scoring fourteen goals.

Royer playing for Austria Wien in 2013

Midtjylland

On 22 May 2015, Danish champions Midtjylland announced the signing of Royer.[7] Royer scored his first goal with Midtjylland on 10 August 2015 in a 2–0 league victory over AaB.[8] During the 2015–16 season he appeared in 36 matches scoring two goals across the Superliga, Champions League qualifying, and Europa League.[9]

New York Red Bulls

On 3 August 2016, Royer signed with New York Red Bulls.[10] On 21 August 2016, he 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.[11]

On 27 May 2017, Royer scored the game-winning goal in a 2–1 victory over New England Revolution.[12] On 14 June 2017, he scored the lone goal for New York in a 1–0 victory over rival New York City FC in the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.[13] On 19 July 2017, he recorded his first multi-goal game for New York, scoring twice in a 5–1 victory over San Jose Earthquakes.[14] Three days later, Royer scored the opening goal and assisted on another in helping New York to a 3–0 victory over Minnesota United, earning him MLS Player of the Week honors.[15] On 29 July 2017, he scored another two goals for New York in a 4–0 rout over Montreal Impact.[16]

On 22 February 2018, Royer scored New York's lone goal in a 1–1 draw against CD Olimpia in the first leg of the round of 16 match of the CONCACAF Champions League.[17] On 28 April 2018, he scored his first league goal of the season, helping New York to a 3–2 victory over Los Angeles Galaxy.[18] On 6 June 2018, he scored a brace in two minutes to cap off New York's 4–0 derby win over New York City FC in the fourth round of the 2018 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.[19] On 11 November 2018, Royer scored a brace to lift New York to a 3–0 playoff victory against Columbus Crew, sending New York to the eastern conference finals.[20]

On November 8, 2019, Royer was named the New York Red Bulls team MVP for 2019 after leading the team in goals and assists throughout the season.[21]

Following the 2021 season, New York declined their contract option on Royer.[22]

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.[23] 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.[24]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 November 2021[25][26]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Playoffs National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sturm Graz (A) 2008–09 Regionalliga Central 12 2 — 0 0 — 12 2
FC Pasching 2009–10 Regionalliga Central 25 6 — 2 0 — 27 6
Ried 2010–11 Austrian Bundesliga 35 4 — 6 1 — 41 5
2011–12 Austrian Bundesliga 6 0 — 0 0 4[a] 2 10 2
Total 41 4 — 6 1 4 2 51 7
Hannover 96 2011–12 Bundesliga 3 0 — 0 0 0 0 3 0
Hannover II 2011–12 Regionalliga Nord 11 0 — — — 11 0
1. FC Köln (loan) 2012–13 2. Bundesliga 26 3 — 3 0 — 29 3
Austria Wien 2013–14 Austrian Bundesliga 30 6 — 1 0 10[b] 1 41 7
2014–15 Austrian Bundesliga 33 5 — 3 2 — 36 7
Total 63 11 — 4 2 10 1 77 14
FC Midtjylland 2015–16 Danish Superliga 23 2 — 1 0 12[c] 0 36 2
New York Red Bulls 2016 MLS 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
2017 MLS 26 12 3 2 3 1 2[d] 0 34 15
2018 MLS 29 11 4 2 2 2 6[d] 1 41 16
2019 MLS 31 11 1 0 1 0 4[d] 3 37 14
2020 MLS 20 4 1 0 — — 21 4
2021 MLS 15 0 0 0 1 0 — 16 0
Total 127 39 10 4 7 3 12 4 156 50
Career Total 331 67 10 4 23 6 38 7 402 84
  1. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League.
  2. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League.
  3. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
  4. ^ a b c Appearances in the CONCACAF Champions League.

Honours

Ried

New York Red Bulls

References

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  2. ^ "Royer kehrt Ried den Rücken". hdsports.at. 31 August 2011.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Daniel Royer und Kevin Wimmer vervollständigen FC-Kader". fc-koeln.de. 24 June 2012.
  4. ^ "3:3! Spektakel am Dom: Idrissou wahrt Lauterns Serie". kicker (in German). 26 October 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  5. ^ "Meister Austria Wien verpflichtete Daniel Royer". salzburg.com. 24 June 2013.
  6. ^ "Austrias B-Elf beim WAC souverän". Österreich (in German). 25 August 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  7. ^ "Officielt: FC Midtjylland henter østriger". dr.dk. 22 May 2015.
  8. ^ "AaB tabte intenst rivalopgør". aabsport.dk. 10 August 2015.
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  10. ^ "Red Bulls announce signing of Daniel Royer". New York Red Bulls. 3 August 2016.
  11. ^ "New York Red Bulls 1, Montreal Impact 0". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer.
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  13. ^ "Red Bulls Knock NYCFC out of U.S. Open Cup". newyorkredbulls.com. New York Red Bulls.
  14. ^ "New York Red Bulls 5, San Jose Earthquakes 1 - 2017 MLS Match Recap". mlssoccer.com.
  15. ^ "Daniel Royer Named Alcatel MLS Player of the Week". newyorkredbulls.com. New York Red Bulls.
  16. ^ "Red Bulls Roll in Harrison, 4-0". newyorkredbulls.com. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  17. ^ "MATCH RECAP, Leg 1: CD Olimpia 1, New York Red Bulls 1". newyorkredbulls.com. New York Red Bulls. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  18. ^ "Red Bulls Win A 3-2 Thriller Over Galaxy". newyorkredbulls.com. New York Red Bulls. 29 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  19. ^ "New York Red Bulls Bounce Back and Defeat New York City FC in the U.S. Open Cup". newyorkredbulls.com. New York Red Bulls. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  20. ^ "Aaron Long, Daniel Royer help New York Red Bulls move past Columbus Crew SC into conference final". ESPN. Reuters. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  21. ^ "New York Red Bulls Announce 2019 Team Awards". 8 November 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  22. ^ "Who's in, who's out? 13 MLS clubs announce roster decisions following 2021 season | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  23. ^ "UNSERE 23 MANN FÜR DEUTSCHLAND". oefb.at. 19 May 2011. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  24. ^ "Bittere 1:2-Niederlage gegen Deutschland nach starker Leistung". 3 June 2011. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
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  26. ^ "D. Royer". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 23 February 2021.