Rick van Drongelen
Dutch footballer (born 1998)
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Rick van Drongelen (born 20 December 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Turkish Süper Lig club Samsunspor.[3]
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Van Drongelen in 2025 with Samsunspor | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rick van Drongelen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 December 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Terneuzen, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Samsunspor | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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 | 92 | (8) |
| 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 as of 19 april 2026 | |||
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.[4]
On 3 August 2017, Van Drongelen joined Bundesliga club Hamburger SV on a five-year deal.[5][6] The transfer fee paid to Sparta Rotterdam was reported as €3 million.[7]
On 15 June 2021, Van Drongelen signed with Union Berlin.[8] On 31 January 2022, Van Drongelen was loaned to Mechelen until the end of the season.[9] He made his debut for Mechelen on 6 February 2022, as an 87th-minute substitute in a 3–2 win over Beerschot.[10]
On the morning of 4 May 2022, van Drongelen was involved in a car accident where his vehicle collided with another - the driver of the other vehicle, an 18-year old, died in the collision, whilst van Drongelen was hospitalised and released a day later.[11][12]
On 11 July 2023, van Drongelen signed a three-year contract with Samsunspor in Turkey.[13]
Career statistics
- As of match played 25 December 2023[3]
| 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