Rodney Kongolo

Rodney Nkele Kongolo (born 9 January 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for SC Heerenveen, as a midfielder.

Club Career

Manchester City

Born in Rotterdam, Kongolo started out at Feyenoord's youth academy. His performance for the Netherlands U20 side in February 2013 attracted interest from Premier League sides Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City. Because he was 15 at the time, there were concerns for Feyenoord, as Kongolo’s departure could leave the club with no compensation and previously saw their youth talents depart in recent years, such as, Nathan Ake, Jeffrey Bruma and Kyle Ebecilio. Eventually, Kongolo moved from Feyenoord to Manchester City in March 2014, immediately sent to the development squad and because he was 16 at the time, they would pay Feyenoord compensation. Later in July 2014, he signed his first professional contract with the club.

At Manchester City development side, Kongolo progressed through for both City U18s and the Elite Development Squad, as he played in a box-to-box role and in a more defensive position. Along the way, he also developed as captain for the development squad in UEFA Youth League and later in the Premier League 2. At the end of the 2016–17 season, Kongolo was named Player’s Player for the EDS.

By the time of his departure from Manchester City, Kongolo failed to make a first team breakthrough and made no first team appearances for the side.

Loan spell at Doncaster Rovers

On 3 August 2017, Kongolo signed on loan for Doncaster Rovers on a six-month loan.

He made his Doncaster Rovers debut, where he came on as a substitute for Matty Blair in the 70th minutes, in a 0–0 draw against Gillingham in the opening game of the season. In a follow–up match, he scored his first goal for Doncaster Rovers in a 3-2 EFL Cup win at Bradford City on 8 August 2017. Since joining the club, Kongolo established himself in the first team, where he was featured in the midfield position. On 4 J

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