Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 21 August 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Atlantis, South Africa | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | La Masia (on loan from Stellenbosch) | ||
Youth career | |||
Atlantis Athletico | |||
Hellenic | |||
2020 | Stellenbosch | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020– | Stellenbosch | 5 | (0) |
2024– | → La Masia (loan) | 3 | (0) |
International career | |||
South Africa U17 | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 March 2024 |
Roy-Keane Avontuur (born 21 August 2003) is a South African professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Masia on loan from South African Premier Division club Stellenbosch.
Club career
Born in Atlantis, South Africa, Avontuur began his footballing career at the age of four with local side Atlantis Athletico.[2] He played for professional side Hellenic, where he won a number of awards, before joining South African Premier Division side Stellenbosch in 2020, having impressed on trial.[2][3]
He signed a professional deal with the club, and was promoted to the first team, going on to make his debut on 25 October 2020, coming on as a second-half substitute for Leletu Skelem in a 1–1 DStv Premiership draw with Moroka Swallows.[3] In July 2022, having lost his place in the first team, he scored against his namesake Roy Keane's former club, Nottingham Forest, in the Next Gen Cup, a reserve competition.[4]
International career
Avontuur has represented South Africa at under-17 level, making his debut in 2017 at the age of fourteen.[2]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 18 April 2023[5]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Stellenbosch | 2020–21 | South African Premier Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Career total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
References
- ^ Roy-Keane Avontuur at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c Davids, Bronwyn (30 December 2017). "Roy-Keane of Atlantis is a footballing ace". Cape Argus. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Stellenbosch teenager Roy-Keane Avontuur makes history after DStv Premiership debut". snl24.com. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Diski Champions hammer Nottingham Forest to reach NextGen Final". supersport.com. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ Roy-Keane Avontuur at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 March 2024.