Davy van den Berg

Not to be confused with Dave van den Bergh.

In this Dutch name, the surname is van den Berg, not Berg or den Berg.

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.

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 25)
Place of birth	Uden, Netherlands
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
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)
2022–2025	PEC Zwolle	95	(12)
2025-	FC Utrecht
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 6 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals 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 disagreed with his coach 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]

Personal life

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.^[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 May 2024^[12]

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

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