page_title: Terence Kongolo
section_title: Huddersfield Town
hierarchical_section_title: Terence Kongolo / Club career / Huddersfield Town
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context_page_description: Terence Kongolo is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Championship club Huddersfield Town. A product of the Feyenoord youth system, he made his Eredivisie debut for them during the 2011–12 season, remaining there until 2017, when he signed for Monaco.
  When playing for Monaco, he struggled to get into the first team, making until 3 appearances in Ligue 1 prior to his departure. He joined Huddersfield Town in January 2018, initially on loan, before rejoining them on a permanent transfer. When they were relegated from the Premier League in 2019, Kongolo remained for the first half of the 2019–20 season, before joining Fulham on loan in January 2020.
  Born in Switzerland to Congolese parents, Kongolo was raised in the Netherlands and represents the Netherlands national football team. He was part of the Netherlands squad that finished third at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
context_section_description: On 2 January 2018, Kongolo relocated to English football, signing for Premier League club Huddersfield Town on loan until the end of the season, with a view to a permanent transfer on the terms that Huddersfield avoided relegation. He made his debut for the club on 13 January, coming on as a substitute in a 4–1 defeat to West Ham United.
  Kongolo signed for Huddersfield on a permanent basis on 8 June, for an undisclosed club record fee, as the club prepared for their second season in the Premier League. He made his debut as a permanent player of the Terriers, in a heavy 3–0 defeat to Chelsea, receiving a yellow card. Kongolo then went on to score his first ever goal for the club on 4 December, in a 2–1 defeat to Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium.
  His second season with the club was disappointing for the entire team, they had a managerial change mid-season with Jan Siewert replacing a sacked David Wagner, and the season ended in a bitter relegation, having been sat at the bottom of the table for the majority of the season; their Premier League status was confirmed to end after a 2–0 defeat to Crystal Palace, meaning they suffered the joint-earliest relegation alongside Derby County in 2008.
  During the off-season, Kongolo was linked with a return to the Premier League, with Watford and divisional newcomers Aston Villa expressing their interests in signing the defender. However, he remained at Huddersfield, playing in 11 league matches before his departure in the winter transfer window. On 16 January 2020, Kongolo signed on loan for fellow Championship club Fulham until the end of the season; the club had also suffered a surprising relegation from the Premier League, alongside Huddersfield, in the previous season.
  Kongolo was named on the Fulham bench as an unused substitute in their goalless draw against Charlton Athletic, before making his debut in a 4-0 FA Cup defeat to Manchester City on 26 January 2020. His league debut followed when he played as a substitute in a victory at Blackburn Rovers on 8 February 2020, coming off the bench for Josh Onomah; he would have played in their previous fixture, though was ruled out of playing against his parent club in Huddersfield. The Blackburn game proved to be his only league appearance for the club as he was ruled out of action for the rest of the season after picking up a foot injury during the game.
caption: Kongolo playing for Huddersfield Town in May 2018
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