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Dutch footballer (born 2000) Not to be confused with Dave van den Bergh.

Davy van den Berg
Personal information
Full name Dave Johannes Andreas van den Berg
Date of birth (2000-02-04) 4 February 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Uden, Netherlands
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team PEC Zwolle
Number 10
Youth career
UDI '19
2008–2018 PSV
2019–2021 Utrecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Jong Utrecht 40 (1)
2020–2022 Utrecht 1 (0)
2022 → Roda JC Kerkrade (loan ) 15 (1)
2022– PEC Zwolle 58 (8)
International career
2014–2015 Netherlands U15 6 (0)
2015–2016 Netherlands U16 4 (0)
2018 Netherlands U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:45, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:17, 1 June 2020 (UTC)

Dave Johannes Andreas van den Berg (born 4 February 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club PEC Zwolle.

Club career

Early years

Van den Berg played youth football for his hometown club UDI '19, before joining the PSV Eindhoven youth academy in 2008.

On 3 October 2018, Van den Berg was a part of the PSV under-19 side competing in the UEFA Youth League, under head coach Ruud van Nistelrooy. He made his debut in the competition against Inter Milan's under-19s, coming on as a late substitute for Rico Zeegers in a 2–1 win. At the end of 2018, Van den Berg disagreed with his coach Van Nistelrooy, and his contract was terminated by mutual consent.

Utrecht

Van den Berg joined FC Utrecht on 13 February 2019 on a free transfer, signing a contract until 2021 with an option for an additional year. He made his debut for the reserve team Jong FC Utrecht, competing in the second-tier Eerste Divisie, on 18 October 2019 in a 2–2 home draw against De Graafschap, coming on as a substitute for Hicham Acheffay.

On 9 September 2020, his contract was extended until 2023 including an option for an additional year.

He made his Eredivisie debut for Utrecht on 29 August 2021 as a late substitute in a game against Feyenoord.

On 31 January 2022, van den Berg was loaned to Roda JC Kerkrade.

PEC Zwolle

Van den Berg joined PEC Zwolle on 4 August 2022, signing a two-year contract with an option for an additional year. He made his debut for the club on 7 August, coming off the bench for Tomislav Mrkonjić in the second half of a 2–1 league win over De Graafschap.

Personal life

Van den Berg embraces Islam and impressed people on social media with his melodic recitation of The Quran. Watch the 22-year-old recite verses from Surah An-Nazi’at.

Career statistics

As of match played 19 November 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong Utrecht 2019–20 Eerste Divisie 14 0 – – – 14 0
2020–21 Eerste Divisie 14 0 – – – 14 0
2021–22 Eerste Divisie 12 1 – – – 12 0
Total 40 1 – – – 40 1
Utrecht 2020–21 Eredivisie 0 0 1 0 – – 1 0
2021–22 Eredivisie 1 0 1 0 – – 2 0
Total 1 0 2 0 – – 3 0
Roda JC Kerkrade (loan) 2021–22 Eerste Divisie 15 1 0 0 – 2 0 17 1
PEC Zwolle 2022–23 Eerste Divisie 15 0 1 0 – – 16 0
Career total 71 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 76 2
  1. Appearances in the 2021–22 Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs

References

  1. ^ "D. van den Berg – Profiel". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  2. "Davy van den Berg sluit aan bij Jong FC Utrecht". Utrecht Nieuws (in Dutch). 13 February 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  3. "PSV Onder-19 wordt beloond en wint laat van Inter". FCUpdate (in Dutch). 3 October 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  4. "Davy gunt de Roda JC-fans promotie van harte". Roda JC Kerkrade (in Dutch). 31 March 2022. Archived from the original on 20 April 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  5. Elfrink, Rik (13 February 2019). "FC Utrecht neemt Davy van den Berg (19) definitief over van PSV". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Nieuw FC Utrecht-contract voor Davy van den Berg". FC Utrecht (in Dutch). 9 September 2020. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  7. "Utrecht v Feyenoord game report". Soccerway. 29 August 2021.
  8. "DAVY VAN DEN BERG OP HUURBASIS NAAR RODA JC" (Press release) (in Dutch). Roda. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  9. "Davy van den Berg tekent tweejarig contract". PEC Zwolle (in Dutch). 4 August 2022. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  10. "PEC Zwolle start met verdiende zege op De Graafschap". PEC Zwolle (in Dutch). 7 August 2022. Archived from the original on 7 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  11. "Video: Dutch Muslim convert footballer Davy van den Berg impresses with Quran recitation". islamchannel.tv. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  12. Davy van den Berg at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
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