Rick van Drongelen

Drongelen's current-season form is down 29% on last season (Season 48→34), while his Rating eased 51→43. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 48).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Panathinaikos	1	0	0	6.9	—	—
2025/26	Samsunspor · 7th	32	2	1	7.06	43	34
2024/25	Samsunspor · 3rd	32	3	0	7.01	51	48
2023/24	Samsunspor · 13th	30	3	0	6.86	48	21
2022/23	Hansa RostockLoan · 13th	23	1	0	6.93	58	31

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons in the full career.

Netherlands · international

Side	Apps	G
Netherlands U21	26	4
Netherlands U19	21	0
Netherlands U17	6	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

R. van Drongelen is a 27-year-old central defender at Samsunspor, rated 42.7 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (92.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.25 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Drongelen.

On the season, Drongelen graded 34 for current form (age-blind), on 8 clean sheets and 3.253 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 48 → 34). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 43. At 27 Drongelen is in his prime years, and a market index of 13.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Trending upBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2021/224 clubs

42.7

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

34.3

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

92.2%

Minutes

near ever-present

3.25

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Samsunspor finished 7th of 18 · a mid-table side

Apps

3.25

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 32 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 92.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 42.7 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %92.2%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.064

Assists / 900.032

Goal contribution / 900.096

Defensive actions / 903.253

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.191

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around age 27 (~13), then tapers with age. At 27, Drongelen sits on 13.2, at or near its peak. The blue line is Drongelen's projected Rating — 42.7 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Super League 1 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles47

Interceptions30

Blocks25

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6

Red cards0

Transfer history

€3.5M total transfer fees · 6 moves

PanathinaikosJul 2026 – now

SamsunsporJul 2023 – Jul 2026

Hansa Rostock(on loan)Sept 2022 – Jul 2023

KV Mechelen(on loan)Jan 2022 – Sept 2022

Union BerlinJul 2021 – Jan 2022€ 500K

Hamburger SVAug 2017 – Jul 2021€ 3M

Sparta Rotterdamuntil Aug 2017

About R. van Drongelen

Rick van Drongelen is a 27-year-old centre-back who plays for Panathinaikos, born on December 20, 1998 in Axel, standing 187 cm tall. He is from Netherlands. Panathinaikos currently sit 5th of 14 in the Super League 1.

This season

In the current season, R. van Drongelen has made 32 appearances with 2 goals and 1 assist across 2,822 minutes, averaging a 7.4 match rating over his last 3 rated games, with 6 yellow cards.

Recent matches

August 11, 2026: 2-1 win away at CSKA 1948 (120 minutes, 7.3 rating)
August 5, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs CSKA 1948 (90 minutes, 8 rating)
July 30, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Paks (33 minutes, 6.9 rating)

R. van Drongelen's next match is on August 31, 2026, when Panathinaikos face Levadiakos away in the Super League 1.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates R. van Drongelen at 42.7 with a Season form score of 34.3. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Eerste Divisie. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, R. van Drongelen has totalled 260 club appearances with 12 goals and 5 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2018/19, with 34 appearances for Hamburger SV.

R. van Drongelen's career has also included time at Samsunspor, Hansa Rostock, KV Mechelen, Union Berlin, Hamburger SV and Sparta Rotterdam.

On the international stage, R. van Drongelen has represented Netherlands U21, Netherlands U19, Netherlands U17 — 53 caps and 4 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Also this season

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Samsunspor finished 7th of 18 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points