Rick van Drongelen

Rick van Drongelen

Rick van Drongelen is a Dutch defender born in Axel on 20 December 1998. He developed at FC Axel and JVOZ before joining Sparta Rotterdam’s academy in 2012. Van Drongelen made his senior debut for Sparta in December 2015, aged 16, and helped the club win the Eerste Divisie title and earn promotion in 2015–16. In August 2017, he moved to Hamburger SV, gaining experience in the Bundesliga and later the 2. Bundesliga. After a serious knee injury in 2020, he joined Union Berlin in 2021. His time there included loan spells with KV Mechelen and Hansa Rostock, where he continued his development through regular defensive work. Standing 1.87 metres, Rick van Drongelen has been used centrally and can also cover at left-back. He is currently listed with Panathinaikos.

Country of Birth
Netherlands
Preferred Foot
N/A
Agent
SEG
Latest Signing Fee
N/A
Date of Birth
20 December 1998
Position
Defender
Shoes
N/A
Wage
N/A

Season snapshot

Overall season statistics (all competitions).

Season Matches Minutes Goals Assists G/90 A/90
2026 13 1161 0 0 0 0
2025 38 3357 2 1 0.05 0.03
2024 33 2872 3 0 0.09 0
2023 30 2371 3 0 0.11 0
2022 23 1838 1 0 0.05 0
2021 10 497 0 0 0 0
2020 4 220 0 1 0 0.41
2019 33 2834 0 2 0 0.06
2018 39 3401 2 0 0.05 0
2017 18 1443 0 0 0 0
2016 31 2770 0 1 0 0.03
2015 21 1621 1 0 0.06 0

Form - Last 10 games

Strengths Analysis Season 2025

Role: Defender
Top attributes (percentile)

    Recent Matches

    Volos NFC
    0 - 1
    ⏱ 90’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 7.52
    Panathinaikos
    Volos NFC
    Panathinaikos
    Super League 1 - Panthessaliko Stadio, Volos, Greece
    Kairat Almaty
    1 - 5
    ⏱ 0’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 0
    Panathinaikos
    Kairat Almaty
    Panathinaikos
    UEFA Europa Conference League
    Panathinaikos
    5 - 1
    ⏱ 88’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 6.87
    Asteras Tripolis
    Panathinaikos
    Asteras Tripolis
    Super League 1 - Stadio Apóstolos Nikolaidis, Athína (Athens), Greece
    Panathinaikos
    2 - 1
    ⏱ 87’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 7.2
    Borac Banja Luka
    Panathinaikos
    Borac Banja Luka
    UEFA Europa Conference League
    Olympiakos Piraeus
    1 - 0
    ⏱ 90’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 6.79
    Panathinaikos
    Olympiakos Piraeus
    Panathinaikos
    Super League 1 - Stadio Georgios Karaiskáki, Piraeus, Greece
    Kalamata
    0 - 1
    ⏱ 90’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 7.16
    Panathinaikos
    Kalamata
    Panathinaikos
    Super League 1 - Gipedo Messiniakos, Kalamata, Greece
    Panathinaikos
    3 - 0
    ⏱ 90’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 0
    Panetolikos
    Panathinaikos
    Panetolikos
    Super League 1
    Panathinaikos
    3 - 1
    ⏱ 90’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 6.9
    Kifisia
    Panathinaikos
    Kifisia
    Super League 1
    Panathinaikos
    3 - 1
    ⏱ 90’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 7.26
    PAOK
    Panathinaikos
    PAOK
    Super League 1
    Levadiakos
    0 - 2
    ⏱ 92’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 7.5
    Panathinaikos
    Levadiakos
    Panathinaikos
    Super League 1

    Teams

    Years: 2022-2025
    Years: 2021
    Years: 2018-2019, 2021
    Years: 2017-2020
    Years: 2015-2016
    Years: 2015

    Transfers

    18 Jul 2026
    Transfer
    Samsunspor
    Panathinaikos
    17 Jul 2026
    Transfer
    Samsunspor
    Panathinaikos
    11 Jul 2023
    N/A
    Union Berlin
    Samsunspor
    01 Sep 2022
    Loan
    Union Berlin
    Hansa Rostock
    31 Jan 2022
    Loan
    Union Berlin
    KV Mechelen
    01 Jul 2021
    € 500K
    Hamburger SV
    Union Berlin
    03 Aug 2017
    € 3M
    Sparta Rotterdam
    Hamburger SV

    Honors

    No honors recorded for this player.