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Roy-Keane Avontuur

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Roy-Keane Avontuur
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-08-21) 21 August 2003 (age 21)
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
0000 Atlantis Athletico
0000 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

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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

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Avontuur has represented South Africa at under-17 level, making his debut in 2017 at the age of fourteen.[2]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 18 April 2023[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
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

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  1. ^ Roy-Keane Avontuur at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b c Davids, Bronwyn (30 December 2017). "Roy-Keane of Atlantis is a footballing ace". Cape Argus. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Stellenbosch teenager Roy-Keane Avontuur makes history after DStv Premiership debut". snl24.com. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Diski Champions hammer Nottingham Forest to reach NextGen Final". supersport.com. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  5. ^ Roy-Keane Avontuur at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 March 2024.