Dave Johannes Andreas van den Berg (born 4 February 2000) is a Muslim Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club PEC Zwolle.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dave Johannes Andreas van den Berg[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Uden, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | PEC Zwolle | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| 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) |
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*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) | |||
Club career edit
Early years edit
Van den Berg played youth football for his hometown club UDI '19, before joining the PSV Eindhoven youth academy in 2008.[2]
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.[3] At the end of 2018, Van den Berg disagreed with his coach Van Nistelrooy, and his contract was terminated by mutual consent.[4]
He 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.[5]
Utrecht edit
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.[6] 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.[7]
On 9 September 2020, his contract was extended until 2023 including an option for an additional year.[7]
He made his Eredivisie debut for Utrecht on 29 August 2021 as a late substitute in a game against Feyenoord.[8]
On 31 January 2022, van den Berg was loaned to Roda JC Kerkrade.[9]
PEC Zwolle edit
Van den Berg joined PEC Zwolle on 4 August 2022, signing a two-year contract with an option for an additional year.[10] 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.[11]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 19 November 2022[12]
| 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[a] | 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 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the 2021–22 Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
References edit
- ^ a b "D. van den Berg – Profiel". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "Davy van den Berg sluit aan bij Jong FC Utrecht". Utrecht Nieuws (in Dutch). 13 February 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ "PSV Onder-19 wordt beloond en wint laat van Inter". FCUpdate (in Dutch). 3 October 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Video: Dutch Muslim convert footballer Davy van den Berg impresses with Quran recitation". islamchannel.tv. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Utrecht v Feyenoord game report". Soccerway. 29 August 2021.
- ^ "DAVY VAN DEN BERG OP HUURBASIS NAAR RODA JC" (Press release) (in Dutch). Roda. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Davy van den Berg at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
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