Rick van Drongelen

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Drongelen, not Drongelen.

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]

Rick van Drongelen

Van Drongelen in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Rick van Drongelen[1]
Date of birth	(1998-12-20) 20 December 1998 (age 26)
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
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	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 as of 16 June 2025

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

• Eerste Divisie: 2015-16