Jan Van den Bergh

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Jan Van den Bergh
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-10-02) 2 October 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Bonheiden, Belgium
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 NAC Breda
Number 5
Youth career
2002–2003 FC Baal
2003–2007 Lierse
2007–2014 Westerlo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2016 Heist 54 (3)
2016–2019 Beerschot Wilrijk 94 (9)
2019–2020 Gent 0 (0)
2020 → OH Leuven (loan) 5 (2)
2020–2023 Beerschot 82 (8)
2023– NAC Breda 58 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2025

Jan Van den Bergh (born 2 October 1994) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Dutch Eredivisie club NAC Breda.

Career

Jan Van den Bergh started his career with KSK Heist. [1] In 2020, he was loaned to Oud-Heverlee Leuven for six months, scoring a goal in each of his first two appearances, the second goal a spectacular overhead kick. [2]

On 4 July 2023, Van den Bergh moved to Dutch Eerste Divisie side NAC Breda, signing a deal until June 2026. [3] Van den Bergh was a key member of the NAC team in 2023–24, making 42 appearances and scoring six goals as NAC finished in eighth position and won the promotion play-offs. [4] [5]

On 18 August 2024, van den Bergh netted a header in stoppage time to lift newly-promoted NAC to a 2–1 win over Ajax. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Jan Van den Bergh at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  2. ↑ Van den Bergh:"At the Kiel you need that little but extra"
  3. ↑ NAC HAALT MET JAN VAN DEN BERGH ERVAREN LINKER CENTRALE VERDEDIGER, nac.nl, 4 July 2023
  4. ↑ Janssen, Sander (29 May 2024). "Van den Bergh: 'Dit is de play-off-versie van NAC'". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  5. ↑ Vanbuggenhout, Kevin (3 June 2024). "🎥 "Jantje, Jantje...": ex-Beerschotter Van den Bergh gaat hard met de fans na promotie, maar er klinkt al zware kritiek". Voetbalkrant.com (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 5 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "Promoted NAC hand Ajax shock defeat in Breda". Xinhua. Retrieved 5 September 2024.


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