Robin Pröpper

Robin Pröpper (born 23 September 1993) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Scottish Premiership club Rangers. He formerly played for Twente, De Graafschap and Heracles Almelo in his homeland.

Career

De Graafschap

Pröpper moved on from the youth of De Graafschap in 2012 and then played in the first team for four years. On 17 August 2012, he made his debut for De Graafschap against Go Ahead Eagles (2-2). He was allowed to come in for two minutes. The following week he was allowed to start for the first time against Helmond Sport. In a 5-2 defeat, he was good for his first goal and his first assist for the club. In the first season, he finished eighth with De Graafschap and then eighth, seventh and sixth in the First Division. Three times Pröpper participated with De Graafschap for the play-offs for promotion, but the first two attempts failed. The third time followed after winning the play-offs in 2015, promotion to the Eredivisie.

On August 11, 2015, he made his debut in the Eredivisie as captain of De Graafschap. He and his teammates lost a league match at home against PSV (3-6) on Saturday, November 1, 2015. That day, he played against older brother, Davy Pröpper, for the first time in his professional career. Pröpper ended the season with De Graafschap in seventeenth place, which meant participation in the 2016 play-offs. As captain, he lost the final of the play-offs to maintain Go Ahead Eagles. His contract then expired. In four seasons, Pröpper played 131 games for De Graafschap, in which he scored nine goals.

Heracles Almelo

Pröpper transferred from De Graafschap to Heracles Almelo after the end of the 2015/16 season. That finished sixth in the Eredivisie the previous season and then qualified for European football via the play-offs for the Europa League. Pröpper played his first match in the Europa League on 28 July 2016, at home against FC Arouca (1–1).

He started the season as third choice behind central defenders Mike te Wierik and Justin Hoogma. In the seventh round of play against FC Groningen, Pröpper made his debut in the Eredivisie on behalf of Heracles Almelo, because Te Wierik had moved to right back. That season, he played 22 games in all competitions. The following season he is unanimously a starting player and only misses a number of games due to injuries. He scored four goals that season, his most productive season up to that point.

Pröpper has been unanimously chosen as captain of Heracles Almelo, August 2018
In his third season, he was appointed captain of Heracles Almelo after the departure of goalkeeper Bram Castro. He played five games as captain that season until he was out on 16 September 2018 against SC Heerenveen with a hamstring injury. He will therefore miss the rest of the season. On August 11, 2019, after almost a year of injury against Fortuna Sittard, he returns to the starting line-up at Heracles. He plays 18 games in the season that was previously interrupted by corona. In his fifth season, Pröpper missed only four league games. At the end of that season, his contract with Heracles expires. He came to 103 games for the Almelo team in five years, in which he scored five times.

FC Twente

Pröpper signed a three-year contract with FC Twente, the rival of his previous club Heracles, on July 1, 2021. Due to the absence of regular captain Wout Brama, he started the season as captain in the first match on August 14 against Fortuna Sittard. After five rounds of play, he was the club's top scorer, with two goals against SBV Vitesse and goals against AFC Ajax and FC Utrecht. He would eventually score one more time that season, on March 6, 2022 against SC Cambuur, and thus achieved his most goal-rich season ever. He finished fourth that year with FC Twente, which meant participation in the qualification for the UEFA Europa Conference League. In his second season, he played 39 games in all competitions, scoring three times and providing two assists.

In his third season at FC Twente, he was appointed first captain due to the retirement of Wout Brama. In the season opener against Almere City FC on August 13, 2023 (4-1), he scored the first Eredivisie goal of the new season. In January 2024, he extended his expiring contract until mid-2027.

Rangers

On 1 August 2024, Pröpper signed with Rangers in Scotland. On 10 August 2024, Pröpper made his debut for the club, scoring an own-goal in a 2-1 win over Motherwell. On 2 January 2025, Pröpper scored his first goal for the club in a 3-0 win over rivals Celtic.

Personal life

He is the younger brother of former footballer Davy Pröpper.

Career statistics

Honours

Individual
* Eredivisie Team of the Month: March 2022

References

External links

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Voetbal International profile

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1993 births
Living people
Footballers from Arnhem
Dutch men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
De Graafschap players
Heracles Almelo players
FC Twente players
Rangers F.C. players
Eredivisie players
Eerste Divisie players
Dutch expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
21st-century Dutch sportsmen