Rick van Drongelen
Van Drongelen in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-12-20) 20 December 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Terneuzen, Netherlands
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Samsunspor
Number 4
Youth career
0000–2013 JVOZ
2013–2015 Sparta Rotterdam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Sparta Rotterdam 46 (1)
2017–2021 Hamburger SV 88 (3)
2021–2023 Union Berlin 0 (0)
2022 → Mechelen (loan) 10 (0)
2022–2023 → Hansa Rostock (loan) 23 (1)
2023– Samsunspor 15 (1)
International career‡
2015 Netherlands U17 9 (0)
2015 Netherlands U18 2 (0)
2015–2017 Netherlands U19 13 (0)
2017–2019 Netherlands U21 18 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:12, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 March 2021

Rick van Drongelen (born 20 December 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Turkish Süper Lig club Samsunspor.[2]

Career

Van Drongelen is a youth exponent from Sparta Rotterdam. He made his team debut on 4 December 2015 against FC Volendam replacing Thomas Verhaar in extra time.[3]

On 3 August 2017, Van Drongelen joined Bundesliga club Hamburger SV on a five-year deal.[4][5] The transfer fee paid to Sparta Rotterdam was reported as €3 million.[6]

On 15 June 2021, Van Drongelen signed with Union Berlin.[7] On 31 January 2022, Van Drongelen was loaned to Mechelen until the end of the season.[8]

On 11 July 2023, van Drongelen signed a three-year contract with Samsunspor in Turkey.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 December 2023[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sparta Rotterdam 2015–16 Eerste Divisie 15 1 0 0 — 15 1
2016–17 Eredivisie 31 0 4 0 — 35 0
Total 46 1 4 0 — 50 1
Hamburger SV 2017–18 Bundesliga 18 0 0 0 — 18 0
2018–19 2. Bundesliga 34 2 5 0 — 39 2
2019–20 2. Bundesliga 32 1 2 0 — 34 1
2020–21 2. Bundesliga 4 0 0 0 — 4 0
Total 88 3 7 0 — 95 3
1. FC Union Berlin 2021–22 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022–23 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mechelen (loan) 2021–22 Pro League 10 0 0 0 — 10 0
Hansa Rostock (loan) 2022–23 2. Bundesliga 23 1 0 0 — 22 1
Samsunspor 2023–24 Süper Lig 15 1 1 0 — 16 1
Career total 182 6 12 0 0 0 194 6

Honours

Sparta Rotterdam

References

  1. ^ "Rick van Drongelen". 1. FC Union Berlin. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b Rick van Drongelen at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Sparta Rotterdam vs. Volendam - 4 December 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  4. ^ "RICK VAN DRONGELEN TEKENT VIJFJARIG CONTRACT BIJ HSV". sparta-rotterdam.nl (in Dutch). Sparta Rotterdam BV. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  5. ^ "RICK VAN DRONGELEN WECHSELT ZUM HSV". auf hsv.de (in German). HSV Fußball AG. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Perfekt: HSV schnappt sich van Drongelen". kicker Online (in German). 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  7. ^ "UNION BERLIN SIGN DEFENDER RICK VAN DRONGELEN" (Press release). Union Berlin. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  8. ^ "RICK VAN DRONGELEN OP HUURBASIS NAAR KVM" (Press release) (in Dutch). Mechelen. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  9. ^ "HOŞ GELDİN RICK VAN DRONGELEN" [WELCOME RICK VAN DRONGELEN] (in Turkish). Samsunspor. 11 July 2023.
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