Kongolo's current-season form is down 80% on last season (Season 30→6), while his Rating eased 38→33. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 42).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Emmen · 4th	6	0	0	6.1	38	6
2025/26	Emmen · 14th	34	2	1	6.73	38	30
2024/25	Roda · 12th	16	1	0	6.58	42	10
2023/24	Roda · 3rd	32	1	3	6.98	55	32
2021/22	Cosenza · 16th	15	0	0	6.69	53	7
2021/22	Heerenveen · 8th	10	0	1	6.64	61	10

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons and 4 youth-team spells in the full career.

Netherlands · international

Side	Apps	G
Netherlands U19	9	1
Netherlands U17	2	0

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

Scout report

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

R. Kongolo is a 28-year-old defensive midfielder at Emmen, rated 33.4 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (22.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.77 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kongolo.

On the season, Kongolo graded 6 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.77 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 30 → 6). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 33. At 28 Kongolo is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelBreakout: 2023/244 clubs

33.4

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

6.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

22.3%

Minutes

limited game time

3.77

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Emmen finished 4th of 20 · an upper-table side

Apps

3.77

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.77 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 6 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 20) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 3.77 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 22.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 33.4 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.77 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %22.3%

Available fixtures11 of 11

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.77

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %92

Dribble success %100

Cards / 900.236

Foul involvement / 901.178

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 ages 23–27 (~10), then tapers with age. At 28, Kongolo sits on 5.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Kongolo's projected Rating — 33.4 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 defensive midfielders in the Eerste Divisie with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots1

Passing

Assists0

Chances created2

Passes232

Pass accuracy92%

Possession

Successful dribbles1

Dribble success100%

Duels won16

Duels won %59.3%

Fouls won4

Defending

Tackles7

Interceptions7

Blocks2

Fouls committed1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

EmmenAug 2025 – nowFree Transfer

Rodauntil Aug 2025

CCosenzaJan 2022 – Aug 2025Free

HeerenveenJul 2018 – Jan 2022

Doncaster(on loan)Aug 2017 – Jul 2018

Manchester Cityuntil Aug 2017

About R. Kongolo

Rodney Nkele Kongolo is a 28-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Emmen, born on January 9, 1998 in Rotterdam, standing 187 cm tall. He is from Netherlands. Emmen currently sit 4th of 20 in the Eerste Divisie.

This season

In the current season, R. Kongolo has made 6 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 382 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

R. Kongolo's next match is on October 30, 2026, when Emmen face Den Bosch at home in the Eerste Divisie.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates R. Kongolo at 33.4 with a Season form score of 6.4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, R. Kongolo has totalled 252 club appearances with 15 goals and 9 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2017/18, with 35 appearances for Doncaster.

R. Kongolo's career has also included time at Roda, CCosenza, Heerenveen, Doncaster and Manchester City.

On the international stage, R. Kongolo has represented Netherlands U19 and Netherlands U17 — 11 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Emmen finished 4th of 20 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points