Aron Royé (born 3 April 1988) is a Dutch
basketball
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player who last played for
Apollo Amsterdam in the
Dutch Basketball League (DBL).
Career
Royé started his career in
Leiden
Leiden ( ; ; in English language, English and Archaism, archaic Dutch language, Dutch also Leyden) is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Nethe ...
with
Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden. After two seasons, Royé left for the
Hanzevast Capitals from
Groningen
Groningen ( , ; ; or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen (province), Groningen province in the Netherlands. Dubbed the "capital of the north", Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of ...
. With the club from Groningen, that later played under the name GasTerra Flames, Royé won the national championship in 2010 and the
Dutch Cup in 2011. In the summer of 2011 Royé decided to play for amateur team
Apollo Amsterdam in the Dutch
second division. When Apollo turned professional in 2012, Royé reentered the Dutch Basketball League. In his first season with Amsterdam, Royé averaged 16.3 points per game, which made him fourth best scorer in the DBL. He also made the
All-Star Team that year. In August 2013 his contract was extended.
On 11 July 2014 Royé signed a 2-year deal with
Port of Den Helder Kings. In December, Kings went bankrupt and Royé transferred to his former team, Apollo Amsterdam.
On 31 May 2017 Royé signed a 2-year contract for a second stint with
Donar. On 28 December Royé left Donar.
On 12 January 2018 Royé returned to Apollo Amsterdam.
3x3 Basketball
Royé played with the Dutch national
3x3 basketball
3x3 basketball (stylized as ''ƐX3'', pronounced ''three-ex-three'') is a Variations of basketball, variation of basketball played three-a-side, with one Backboard (basketball), backboard and in a basketball court, half-court setup. This basketba ...
team at the
2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup, where he won a silver medal.
He played his second tournament in the
2019 FIBA 3x3 World Cup
The 2019 FIBA 3x3 World Cup, hosted by the Netherlands, was an international 3x3 (basketball), 3x3 basketball event that featured separate competitions for men's and women's national teams. The tournament ran between 18 and 23 June 2019 in Amsterda ...
.
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1988 births
Living people
Apollo Amsterdam players
Den Helder Kings players
Donar (basketball club) players
Dutch Basketball League players
Dutch men's basketball players
Point guards
Basketball players from Amsterdam
ZZ Leiden players
3x3 basketball players