Ro-Zangelo Daal (born 10 February 2004) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a winger for 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.
Club career He was born in Amsterdam. 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. Daal has been tipped as a "wonderkid" in the football management computer game Football Manager in both 2021 and 2022.
Daal made his debut for Jong AZ against Jong PSV in a home 2–0 win in the Eerste Divisie on 1 April 2022. Daal scored his first senior league goal on 3 February 2023 in a 4–3 win against VVV Venlo.
On 21 April 2023, Daal scored as AZ won through against Sporting Lisbon to reach the final of the 2022–23 UEFA Youth League. He also played in the UEFA Youth League final against Hajduk Split as AZ ran out 5–0 winners. On 1 January 2024, he signed a new four-and-a-half year contract with the club.
On 7 November 2024, he opened the scoring for AZ in a 3–1 win over Fenerbache in the UEFA Europa League. He also featured for the club in the Eredivisie in a 2–1 home defeat to Willem II Tilburg on 10 November 2024. In January 2025, AZ officially announced that Ro-Zangelo Daal had been moved up from Jong AZ team to the AZ first team squad. 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.
International career Born in the Netherlands, Daal is of Surinamese descent. 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.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueKNVB CupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsJong AZ2021–22Eerste Divisie20———202022–23Eerste Divisie122———1222023–24Eerste Divisie326———3262024–25Eerste Divisie313———3132025–26Eerste Divisie21———21Total7924———7924AZ2024–25Eredivisie300041—712025–26Eredivisie24140142—4232026–27Eredivisie7400101195Total3454019311589Career total11329401931113833
Honours AZ KNVB Cup: 2025–26 Johan Cruyff Shield: 2026
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