Davy van den Berg

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Davy van den Berg
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Personal information
Full name Dave Johannes Andreas van den Berg[1]
Date of birth (2000-02-04) 4 February 2000 (age 26)
Place of birth Uden, Netherlands
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Utrecht
Number 6
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)
2022Roda JC Kerkrade (loan) 15 (1)
2022–2025 PEC Zwolle 95 (12)
2025– Utrecht 5 (1)
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 as of 2 November 2025
‡ National team caps and goals 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 Utrecht.

Club career

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Early years

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Van den Berg played youth football for his hometown club UDI '19, before joining the PSV Eindhoven youth academy in 2008.[3]

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.[4] At the end of 2018, Van den Berg disagreed with his coach Van Nistelrooy, and his contract was terminated by mutual consent.[5]

Utrecht

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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

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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]

Return to Utrecht

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On 9 May 2025, Van den Berg agreed to return to Utrecht with a three-year contract.[12]

Personal life

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Van den Berg announced in 2023 that he had converted to Islam. He became interested in the religion following the death of his mother when he was 15.[13]

Career statistics

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As of match played 19 May 2024[14]
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 33 3 2 0 35 3
2023–24 Eredivisie 30 5 1 0 31 5
Total 63 8 3 0 66 8
Career total 119 10 5 0 0 0 2 0 126 10

References

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