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Sepp van den Berg

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

Sepp van den Berg (born 20 December 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for Premier League club Brentford.

Sepp van den Berg
Van den Berg with PEC Zwolle in 2018
Personal information
Full name Sepp van den Berg[1]
Date of birth (2001-12-20) 20 December 2001 (age 22)[1]
Place of birth Zwolle, Netherlands
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back, right-back
Team information
Current team
 Brentford
Number 4
Youth career
2008–2012 CSV '28
2012–2018 PEC Zwolle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 PEC Zwolle 22 (0)
2019–2024 Liverpool 0 (0)
2020–2022 → Preston North End (loan) 61 (1)
2022–2023 → Schalke 04 (loan) 9 (1)
2023 → Schalke 04 II (loan) 1 (0)
2023–2024 → Mainz 05 (loan) 33 (3)
2024– Brentford 4 (0)
International career
2018–2019 Netherlands U19 10 (3)
2021–2023 Netherlands U21 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 September 2024 (UTC).

Club career

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PEC Zwolle

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After successfully progressing through the PEC Zwolle youth ranks since 2012, Van den Berg made his first team debut on 11 March 2018, coming on as a 45th minute substitute in a 2–0 league defeat at home to Groningen.[3]

Liverpool

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Van den Berg playing for Liverpool U19 in 2019

On 27 June 2019, Van den Berg joined Liverpool for a confirmed fee of £1.3 million, which could potentially rise up to £4.4 million if all agreed clauses are activated.[4][5] He made his competitive debut for the club on 25 September 2019 in an EFL Cup match against Milton Keynes Dons.[6] Van den Berg made his first start in Liverpool's 5–5 draw against Arsenal in the EFL Cup fourth round on 30 October. Liverpool went on to win 5–4 in the penalty shoot-out.[7]

Loan to Preston North End

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On 1 February 2021, Van den Berg joined EFL Championship side Preston North End on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[8] Five days later, he made his debut for Preston as a substitute for Paul Huntington in a 1–2 home league defeat by Rotherham United.[9]

On 21 June 2021, Van den Berg extended his loan to Preston by an additional 12 months, to an 18 month loan deal, to remain at the club for the 2021–22 season.[10] He scored his first professional goal in a 4–2 win at Morecambe in the EFL Cup in August 2021.[11]

Loan to Schalke 04

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On 30 August 2022, Van den Berg joined Bundesliga side Schalke 04 on a season-long loan.[12] He played only nine times for Die Königsblauen due to sustaining a serious ankle injury, and was unable to stop the side being relegated to the 2. Bundesliga.[13]

Loan to Mainz 05

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On 13 July 2023, Van den Berg joined Mainz 05 on loan for the duration of the 2023–24 season.[14] On 12 August 2023, he made his debut for the club in a DFB-Pokal match against SV Elversberg, coming as a substitute. On 19 December, he scored his first goal for Mainz, an equaliser in a 1–1 Bundesliga draw against Borussia Dortmund.[15] On 17 February 2024, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 win over FC Augsburg.[16]

Brentford

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On 22 August 2024, Van den Berg signed for fellow Premier League club Brentford.[17]

International career

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Van den Berg is a youth international for the Netherlands.[18] After accruing 10 caps and 3 goals for Netherlands U19’s, Van den Berg made his debut for Netherlands U21’s in a 5–0 win against Wales on 12 October 2021.

Personal life

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His younger brother Rav is also a footballer, and plays for Middlesbrough in the EFL Championship.[19]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 18 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
PEC Zwolle 2017–18[20] Eredivisie 7 0 0 0 — — 7 0
2018–19[20] Eredivisie 15 0 1 0 — — 16 0
Total 22 0 1 0 — — 23 0
Liverpool 2019–20[21] Premier League 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 0
2020–21[22] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 0
Preston North End (loan) 2020–21[22] Championship 16 0 — — — 16 0
2021–22[23] Championship 45 1 1 0 4 1 — 50 2
Total 61 1 1 0 4 1 — 66 2
Schalke 04 (loan) 2022–23[20] Bundesliga 9 1 0 0 — — 9 1
Mainz 05 (loan) 2023–24 Bundesliga 33 3 2 0 — — 35 3
Total 125 5 5 0 7 1 0 0 137 6

Honours

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Liverpool

References

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  1. ^ a b "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: List of Players: Liverpool FC" (PDF). FIFA. 21 December 2019. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Sepp van den Berg". FC Schalke 04. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  3. ^ "FC Groningen v PEC Zwolle March report". www.no.whoscored.com. 27 June 2019. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Sepp van den Berg: Liverpool reach agreement to sign defender from PEC Zwolle". www.bbc.co.uk. 27 June 2019. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Liverpool agree deal to sign Sepp van den Berg". Liverpool F.C. 27 June 2019. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  6. ^ "MK Dons 0–2 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 25 September 2019. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  7. ^ Sanders, Emma (30 October 2019). "Liverpool 5-5 (5-4) Arsenal: Shootout decides 10-goal thriller". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 30 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Liverpool Centre Half Sepp Van Den Berg Signs On Loan". Preston North End F.C. 1 February 2021. Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Preston North End 1-2 Rotherham United: Millers battle to win over Preston". BBC Sport. 6 February 2021. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Sepp van den Berg Rejoins PNE On Loan". www.pnefc.net. 21 June 2021. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  11. ^ Durkan, Joanna (25 August 2021). "Sepp van den Berg hopes there's more to come after 1st professional goal". This Is Anfield. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Sepp van den Berg signs new LFC deal and joins Schalke on loan". Liverpool FC. 30 August 2022. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  13. ^ Durkan, Joanna (13 July 2023). "Liverpool confirm another loan as Sepp van den Berg joins Klopp's old club". This is Anfield. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  14. ^ "Sepp van den Berg joins Mainz on loan for 2023-24". Liverpool FC. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  15. ^ "Wasteful Dortmund draw with Mainz to stretch winless run". ESPN. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  16. ^ "Mainz 1–0 FC Augsburg". ESPN. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  17. ^ "Brentford sign Sepp van den Berg". Brentford. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  18. ^ "OnsOranje". www.onsoranje.nl. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  19. ^ de Vries, Vincent (3 May 2021). "Sepp van den Berg trots op broertje Rav (16) na PEC-debuut: 'Leek wel alsof ik zelf moest voetballen'". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  20. ^ a b c Sepp van den Berg at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 October 2019.  
  21. ^ "Games played by Sepp van den Berg in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  22. ^ a b "Games played by Sepp van den Berg in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  23. ^ "Games played by Sepp van den Berg in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  24. ^ Poole, Harry (21 December 2019). "Liverpool 1–0 Flamengo". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
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