Davy van den Berg

Not to be confused with Dave van den Bergh.

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

Davy van den Berg

Personal information
Full name	Dave Johannes Andreas Van Den Berg^[1]
Date of birth	(2000-02-04) 4 February 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth	Uden, Netherlands
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club 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	15	(0)
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 22:39, 6 December 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:17, 1 June 2020 (UTC)

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.^[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 had a disagreement with his Van Nistelrooy, and his contract was terminated by mutual consent.^[4]

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.^[5] 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.^[6]

On 9 September 2020, his contract was extended until 2023 including an option for an additional year.^[6]

He made his Eredivisie debut for Utrecht on 29 August 2021 as a late substitute in a game against Feyenoord.^[7]

On 31 January 2022, van den Berg was loaned to Roda JC Kerkrade.^[8]

PEC Zwolle

Van den Berg joined PEC Zwolle on 4 August 2022, signing a two-year contract with an option for an additional year.^[9] 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.^[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 November 2022^[11]

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^[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

1. Appearances in the 2021–22 Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs

References

1. "D. van den Berg – Profiel". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 August 2022.
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. 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. 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. 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. from the original on 7 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
11. Davy van den Berg at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 June 2020.