Since joining Hamburger SV to the 1st FC Union Berlin, Rick Van Dongle has not played a single minute for the capital club. It is not excluded that the Dutchman in winter is therefore looking for a new challenge.

As the kicker reports, van Dongle does not plan a concrete lightning escape from Berlin, yet he re-evaluated his situation in January.

Currently, Van Dronggelen is behind Marvin Friedrich, Robin Knocked and Time Baumgartner only domesticated number four in the team of coach Urs Fischer. The 22-year-old still waits for his first mandatory match minutes in the Union Dress, for the group stage of the Conference League he was not even reported.

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Nevertheless, Van Dongle could try to enforce himself at Union, finally ends the contracts of Knocked and Friedrich 2022. The whereabouts of Baumgartner, which is borrowed from the PSV Eindhoven and has a purchase option for the Union, is also uncertain.

Van Dongle changed last summer for 500,000 euros from HSV to Union. At the Köpenick he signed long term until 2025.

Before the transfer, the former Junior National Player of the Netherlands had drawn up a cruciate ligament tear, so he came 2020/2021 for the HSV only on four second divisions.

Nevertheless, a lot of hopes were stuck in the defender at Union. Rick Van Dongle is a mentality player who has already experienced a lot despite the young age. We know about his qualities and look forward to a developing and highly motivated player, said Managing Director Oliver Runner in the performance of the new entry.

Van Dongle himself emphasized: After the personally difficult for me, I am very pleased to go a new step in the 1st FC Union Berlin.