Johannes van den Bergh

Johannes van den Bergh (born 21 November 1986) is a German former professional footballer who played as a left back.

Johannes van den Bergh

Van den Bergh playing with Holstein Kiel in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(1986-11-21) 21 November 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Viersen, West Germany
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Left back
Youth career
1993–1996	SC Waldniel
1996–2001	Bayer Leverkusen
2001–2005	Borussia Mönchengladbach
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2009	Borussia Mönchengladbach II	48	(5)
2006–2009	Borussia Mönchengladbach	16	(1)
2009–2013	Fortuna Düsseldorf	124	(0)
2013–2016	Hertha BSC	45	(0)
2014–2016	Hertha BSC II	1	(0)
2016–2017	Getafe	5	(0)
2017	→ Greuther Fürth (loan)	10	(0)
2017–2022	Holstein Kiel	132	(0)
Total		381	(6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Van den Bergh was born in Germany, and is of distant Dutch descent.^[2] He started his professional career with Borussia Mönchengladbach, making his first appearance on 16 September 2006 in the Bundesliga. He was substituted on in the 46th minute during a 2–4 defeat to Aachen. On 23 June 2009, Van den Bergh left Borussia Mönchengladbach and signed a three-year contract with Fortuna Düsseldorf. On 24 May 2013, Van den Bergh left Fortuna Düsseldorf and signed a three-year contract with Hertha BSC.^[3] In June 2016, he joined Spanish side Getafe.^[4]

On 30 January 2017, Van den Bergh returned to Germany on a six-month loan deal with Greuther Fürth.^[5] In August 2017, he moved to Holstein Kiel.^[6] On 17 December 2022, Van den Bergh and Holstein Kiel agreed to terminate his contract effective 31 December 2022.^[7]

Van den Bergh announced his retirement from playing in February 2023.^[8]

Career statistics

As of matches played on 22 July 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total		Ref.
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Borussia Mönchengladbach	2006–07	Bundesliga	1	0	1	0	—		2	0	[1]
	2007–08	2. Bundesliga	8	0	0	0	—		8	0	[1]
	2008–09	Bundesliga	7	1	1	0	—		8	1	[1]
	Total		16	1	2	0	—		18	1	—
Borussia Mönchengladbach II	2006–07	Regionalliga Nord	30	4	—		—		30	4	[1]
	2007–08	Oberliga Nordrhein	5	0	—		—		5	0	[1]
	2008–09	Regionalliga West	13	1	—		—		13	1	[1]
	Total		48	5	—				48	5	—
Fortuna Düsseldorf	2009–10	2. Bundesliga	31	0	1	0	—		32	0	[9]
	2010–11		33	0	1	0	—		34	0	[10]
	2011–12		27	0	3	0	2[a]	0	32	0	[11]
	2012–13	Bundesliga	33	0	3	0	—		36	0	[12]
	Total		124	0	8	0	2	0	134	0	—
Hertha BSC	2013–14	Bundesliga	26	0	1	0	—		27	0	[13]
	2014–15		6	0	0	0	—		6	0	[1]
	2015–16		13	0	3	0	—		16	0	[14]
	Total		45	0	4	0	—		49	0	—
Hertha BSC II	2014–15	Regionalliga Nordost	1	0	—		—		1	0	[1]
Getafe	2016–17	Segunda División	5	0	0	0	—		5	0	[1]
Greuther Fürth (loan)	2016–17	2. Bundesliga	10	0	1	0	—		11	0	[1]
Holstein Kiel	2017–18	2. Bundesliga	23	0	1	0	2[a]	0	26	0	[15]
	2018–19		32	0	2	0	0	0	34	0	[16]
	2019–20		30	0	2	0	0	0	32	0	[1]
	2020–21		25	0	2	0	1[a]	0	28	0	[1]
	2021–22		18	0	2	0	–		20	0	[1]
	2022–23		4	0	1	0	–		5	0	[1]
	Total		132	0	10	0	3	0	145	0	—
Career total			381	6	25	0	5	0	411	6	—

1. Appearances in the promotion playoff