Rick van Drongelen

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Drongelen, not Drongelen.
Rick van Drongelen
Van Drongelen in 2018
Personal information
Full name Rick van Drongelen[1]
Date of birth (1998-12-20) 20 December 1998
Place of birth Terneuzen, Netherlands
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) 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 63 (6)
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 16 June 2025

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]

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]
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". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  2. ^ "Rick van Drongelen". 1. FC Union Berlin. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b Rick van Drongelen at Soccerway
  4. ^ "Sparta Rotterdam vs. Volendam - 4 December 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  5. ^ "RICK VAN DRONGELEN TEKENT VIJFJARIG CONTRACT BIJ HSV". sparta-rotterdam.nl (in Dutch). Sparta Rotterdam BV. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  6. ^ "RICK VAN DRONGELEN WECHSELT ZUM HSV". auf hsv.de (in German). HSV Fußball AG. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Perfekt: HSV schnappt sich van Drongelen". kicker Online (in German). 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  8. ^ "UNION BERLIN SIGN DEFENDER RICK VAN DRONGELEN" (Press release). Union Berlin. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  9. ^ "RICK VAN DRONGELEN OP HUURBASIS NAAR KVM" (Press release) (in Dutch). Mechelen. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  10. ^ van der Hooft, Barry (6 February 2022). "Invaller Van Drongelen debuteert met zege voor KV Mechelen". Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant (in Dutch). DPG Media. Archived from the original on 22 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  11. ^ "Rick van Drongelen betrokken bij dodelijk ongeluk, achttienjarige man overleden". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). DPG Media. 4 May 2022. Archived from the original on 22 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  12. ^ "KV Mechelen-speler Rik van Drongelen verlaat ziekenhuis nadat hij betrokken raakte bij dodelijk ongeval". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). DPG Media. 5 May 2022. Archived from the original on 22 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  13. ^ "HOŞ GELDİN RICK VAN DRONGELEN" [WELCOME RICK VAN DRONGELEN] (in Turkish). Samsunspor. 11 July 2023.
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