Full Name: Royston Ricky Drenthe
Alias: Drenthe
Place of Birth: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Date of Birth: 08/04/1987
Position: Midfielder
Weight: 147 lbs. / 67 kg.
Height: 5’7” / 1.67 m.
Nationality: Dutch
The 2007 Under-21 European Championship served as Royston Drenthe’s coming out party. The Netherlands won the competition and the Dutch player was named Player of the Tournament by UEFA, none of which went unnoticed by Real Madrid scouts, who flew Drenthe from Rotterdam to Madrid shortly after the competition concluded.
