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
 Luton Town
(on loan from Utrecht)
Number 6
Youth career
UDI '19
2008–2018 PSV
2019–2021 Utrecht
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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– Utrecht 5 (1)
2026– → Luton Town (loan) 0 (0)
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 15:53, 3 February 2026 (UTC)
‡ 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 EFL League One club Luton Town, on loan from Utrecht.

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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. [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

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

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

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

On 3 February 2026, Van den Berg joined EFL League One side Luton Town, with an obligation to buy. [13]

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. [14]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 January 2026 [15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Utrecht 2019–20 Eerste Divisie 140———140
2020–21 Eerste Divisie140———140
2021–22 Eerste Divisie121———120
Total401———401
Utrecht 2020–21 Eredivisie 0010——10
2021–22 Eredivisie1010——20
Total1020——30
Roda JC Kerkrade (loan) 2021–22 Eerste Divisie15100—2 [a] 0171
PEC Zwolle 2022–23 Eerste Divisie33320——353
2023–24 Eredivisie30510——315
2024–25 Eredivisie32410——334
Total951240——9912
Utrecht 2025–26 Eredivisie51004 [b] 0—91
Career total1561560402016815

References

  1. ↑ "UEFA Europa League 2025/2026: Booking List before League Phase MatchDay 5" (PDF). UEFA. 21 November 2025. p. 6. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "D. van den Berg – Profiel". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Davy van den Berg sluit aan bij Jong FC Utrecht". Utrecht Nieuws (in Dutch). 13 February 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "PSV Onder-19 wordt beloond en wint laat van Inter". FCUpdate (in Dutch). 3 October 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Davy gunt de Roda JC-fans promotie van harte". Roda JC Kerkrade (in Dutch). 31 March 2022. Archived from the original on 20 April 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  6. ↑ Elfrink, Rik (13 February 2019). "FC Utrecht neemt Davy van den Berg (19) definitief over van PSV". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  7. 1 2 "Nieuw FC Utrecht-contract voor Davy van den Berg". FC Utrecht (in Dutch). 9 September 2020. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "Utrecht v Feyenoord game report". Soccerway. 29 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "DAVY VAN DEN BERG OP HUURBASIS NAAR RODA JC" (Press release) (in Dutch). Roda. 31 January 2022. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "Davy van den Berg tekent tweejarig contract". PEC Zwolle (in Dutch). 4 August 2022. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  11. ↑ "PEC Zwolle start met verdiende zege op De Graafschap". PEC Zwolle (in Dutch). 7 August 2022. Archived from the original on 7 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  12. ↑ "Davy van den Berg keert terug bij FC Utrecht" [Davy van den Berg returns to FC Utrecht] (in Dutch). FC Utrecht. 9 May 2025. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  13. ↑ "Deadline day deal for Davy van den Berg". lutontown.co.uk. 3 February 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  14. ↑ "PEC Zwolle-speler Davy van den Berg bekeerde zich tot de islam: 'Ik heb mezelf lang voor de gek gehouden'". AD.nl.
  15. ↑ Davy van den Berg at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
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