Rick van Drongelen

Rick van Drongelen
Van Drongelen in 2025 with Samsunspor
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 Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Panathinaikos
Number 55
Youth career
2009–2013[3] JVOZ
2013–2015 Sparta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Sparta 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)
2023–2026 Samsunspor 95 (8)
2026– Panathinaikos 0 (0)
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 18 July 2026

Rick van Drongelen (born 20 December 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Super League Greece club Panathinaikos.

Club career

Van Drongelen with Hamburger SV in 2018

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]

On 19 July 2026, he was signed by Greek side Panathinaikos for a fee of 4,8m euros and a 4 year contract expiring in 2030.[14]

International career

Van Drongelen played 18 games for the Netherlands national under-21 football team.[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 August 2026[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sparta Rotterdam 2015–16 Eerste Divisie 15100—151
2016–17 Eredivisie 31040—350
Total 46140—501
Hamburger SV 2017–18 Bundesliga 18000—180
2018–19 2. Bundesliga 34250—392
2019–20 2. Bundesliga 32120—341
2020–21 2. Bundesliga 4000—40
Total 88370—953
1. FC Union Berlin 2021–22 Bundesliga 00000000
2022–23 Bundesliga 00000000
Total 00000000
Mechelen (loan) 2021–22 Belgian Pro League 10000—100
Hansa Rostock (loan) 2022–23 2. Bundesliga 23100—221
Samsunspor 2023–24 Süper Lig 30320—323
2024–25 Süper Lig 33300—333
2025–26 Süper Lig 3022012[b]0473
Total 938401201098
Panathinaikos 2026–27 Super League Greece 00005[c]050
Career total 2571216017029012
  1. ↑ Includes KNVB Cup, DFB-Pokal, Turkish Cup
  2. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, ten appearances in UEFA Conference League
  3. ↑ All appearances in UEFA Conference League

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. ↑ "Hall Of Fame". JVOZ (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  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. Archived from the original on 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. Archived from the original on 1 February 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. Retrieved 22 March 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  11. ↑ "Rick van Drongelen betrokken bij dodelijk ongeluk, achttienjarige man overleden". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). DPG Media. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  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. Retrieved 22 March 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  13. ↑ "HOŞ GELDİN RICK VAN DRONGELEN" [WELCOME RICK VAN DRONGELEN] (in Turkish). Samsunspor. 11 July 2023.
  14. ↑ "Στον Παναθηναϊκό ο Φαν Ντρόνγκελεν". pao.gr (in Greek). 19 July 2026. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
  15. ↑ "Rick van Drongelen". OnsOranje (Dutch FA) (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  16. ↑ Rick van Drongelen at Soccerway
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