Following his move to Emmen, Kongolo's current-season form is up 200% on last season (Season 10→30), while his Rating eased 42→38. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 42).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
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
2020/21	Heerenveen · 12th	31	1	4	6.68	70	42

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 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

Project playerCentral midfielder

R. Kongolo is a 28-year-old central midfielder at Emmen, rated 37.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 328th of 376 on scout potential in the Eerste Divisie. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (66.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.31 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kongolo.

Judged on this season alone, Kongolo graded 30 — a strong campaign that ranks top 26% of the 62 central midfielders in the Eerste Divisie, on 2 goals, 1 assist and 3.31 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 10 → 30). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 38, 57th of 62 of the 62 central midfielders in the Eerste Divisie. At 28 Kongolo is in his prime years, and a market index of 8.8 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

Current potential57th of 62 central midfielders · Eerste Divisie Current seasonTop 26% central midfielders · Eerste Divisie16th-best central midfielder in the Eerste Divisie328th in the Eerste Divisie · potential57th-highest potential central midfielder in the Eerste Divisie

37.9

Ratingi

57th of 62 central midfielders

29.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

66.8%

Minutes

a regular starter

3.31

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Emmen finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side

3.31

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.31 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 34 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 66.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 37.9, Kongolo carries the 57th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Eerste Divisie of 62, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Emmen finished 14th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.31 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 %66.8%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.079

Assists / 900.039

Goal contribution / 900.118

Defensive actions / 903.31

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Shot conversion %25

Shot accuracy %61.5

Pass accuracy %83

Dribble success %37.5

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 902.837

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 (~15), then tapers with age. At 28, Kongolo sits on 8.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Kongolo's projected Rating — 37.9 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 central midfielders in the Eerste Divisie with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Shots on target8

Shots13

Passing

Assists1

Pass accuracy83%

Possession

Successful dribbles6

Dribble success37.5%

Fouls won30

Defending

Tackles46

Interceptions28

Blocks10

Fouls committed42

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

Emmen2025/26 – nowFree Transfer

Rodauntil 2025/26

Cosenza2021/22 – 2025/26Free

Heerenveen2018/19 – 2021/22

Doncaster(on loan)2017/18 – 2018/19

Manchester Cityuntil 2017/18

About R. Kongolo

Rodney Nkele Kongolo is a 28-year-old central midfielder who plays for Emmen, born on January 9, 1998 in Rotterdam, standing 187 cm tall. He is from Netherlands. Emmen currently sit 14th of 20 in the Eerste Divisie.

This season

In the current season, R. Kongolo has made 34 appearances with 2 goals and 1 assist across 2,284 minutes, averaging a 6.87 match rating over his last 10 rated games. Though primarily a central midfielder, he has also lined up in defence this season.

When R. Kongolo plays, Emmen's record this season is 11W-9D-14L — and his match ratings average 6.86 at home against 6.61 on the road.

Recent matches

April 24, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs De Graafschap (90 minutes, 1 goal, 8.2 rating)
April 17, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Roda (90 minutes, 1 assist, 7.2 rating)
April 6, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs MVV (26 minutes, 6.7 rating)
April 3, 2026: 3-3 draw away at Vitesse (17 minutes, 6.3 rating)
March 28, 2026: 0-1 loss away at FC Eindhoven (8 minutes, 6.9 rating)
March 20, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs VVV Venlo (27 minutes, 6.3 rating)
March 13, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs ADO Den Haag (82 minutes, 6.9 rating)
March 9, 2026: 3-2 win away at Jong AZ (59 minutes, 6.9 rating)
March 2, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Jong Utrecht (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
February 27, 2026: 0-3 loss at home vs Willem II (61 minutes, 6.7 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates R. Kongolo at 37.9 with a Season form score of 29.7, ranking 328th of 376 central midfielders in the Eerste Divisie. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, R. Kongolo has totalled 246 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, Cosenza, 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

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Emmen finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side

Strengths

Watch points