Davy van den Berg should not be confused with Dave van den Bergh.
| Davy van den Berg | |
| Full Name: | Dave Johannes Andreas van den Berg[1] |
| Birth Date: | 4 February 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Uden, Netherlands |
| Height: | 1.90 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | PEC Zwolle |
| Clubnumber: | 11 |
| Youthclubs1: | UDI '19 |
| Youthyears2: | 2008–2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | PSV |
| Youthyears3: | 2019–2021 |
| Youthclubs3: | Utrecht |
| Years1: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Jong Utrecht |
| Caps1: | 40 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs2: | Utrecht |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2022 |
| Clubs3: | → Roda JC Kerkrade (loan) |
| Caps3: | 15 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2022– |
| Clubs4: | PEC Zwolle |
| Caps4: | 58 |
| Goals4: | 8 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014–2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | Netherlands U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam2: | Netherlands U16 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam3: | Netherlands U19 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 06:45, 18 March 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 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.
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]
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.
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]
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]
| 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 | |||