Ro-Zangelo Daal

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.

Ro-Zangelo Daal

Personal information
Date of birth	(2004-02-10) 10 February 2004 (age 21)
Position	Forward
Team information
Current team	AZ Alkmaar
Number	27
Youth career
–2015	DVC Buiksloot
2015–	AZ Alkmaar
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–	Jong AZ	77	(23)
2024–	AZ	10	(1)
International career‡
2021	Netherlands U18	3	(2)
2025–	Netherlands U21	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 September 2025

Club career

He was born in Amsterdam.^[1] 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.^[2] Daal has been tipped as a "wonderkid" in the football management computer game Football Manager in both 2021 and 2022.^[3][4]

Daal made his debut for Jong AZ against Jong PSV in a home 2–0 win in the Eerste Divisie on 1 April 2022.^[5][6] Daal scored his first senior league goal on 3 February 2023 in a 4–3 win against VVV Venlo.^[7]

On 21 April 2023 Daal scored as AZ won through against Sporting Lisbon to reach the final of the 2022–23 UEFA Youth League.^[8] He also played in the UEFA Youth League final against Hajduk Split as AZ ran out 5–0 winners.^[9] On 1 January 2024, he signed a new 4 and-a-half year contract with the club.^[10]

On 7 November 2024, he opened the scoring for AZ in a 3-1 win over Fenerbache in the UEFA Europa League.^[11] He also featured for the club in the Eredivisie in a 2-1 home defeat to Willem II Tilburg on 10 November 2024.^[12] In January 2025, AZ officially announced that Ro-Zangelo Daal had been moved up from Jong AZ team to the AZ first team squad.^[1]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Daal is of Surinamese descent.^[13] He scored for the Dutch under-18 national side in a 5–0 win over Italy under-18s in September 2021.^[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 October 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jong AZ	2021–22	Eerste Divisie	2	0	—		—		2	0
	2022–23	Eerste Divisie	12	2	—		—		12	2
	2023–24	Eerste Divisie	32	6	—		—		32	6
	2024–25	Eerste Divisie	31	3	—		—		31	3
	Total		77	23	—		—		77	23
AZ	2024–25	Eredivisie	3	0	0	0	4[a]	1	7	1
	2025–26	Eredivisie	7	1	0	0	7[b]	0	14	1
	Total		10	1	0	0	11	1	21	2
Career total			87	24	0	0	11	1	98	25

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in UEFA Conference League