Mitchell van Bergen

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Bergen, not Bergen.

Mitchell van Bergen

Van Bergen in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-08-27) 27 August 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Oss, Netherlands
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Sparta Rotterdam
Youth career
0000–2007	RKSV Margriet
2007–2015	Willem II
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2018	Jong Vitesse	36	(7)
2015–2018	Vitesse	31	(0)
2018–2021	Heerenveen	88	(16)
2021–2023	Reims	48	(0)
2021	Reims II	2	(1)
2023–	Twente	36	(0)
2025–	→ Sparta Rotterdam (loan)	3	(0)
International career‡
2015–2016	Netherlands U17	5	(0)
2016	Netherlands U19	6	(0)
2019	Netherlands U21	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 May 2019

Mitchell van Bergen (born 27 August 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam on loan from Twente.

Club career

Vitesse

In July 2015, Van Bergen joined Vitesse on a three–year deal from Eredivisie side Willem II as a fifteen-year old. ^[2] On 18 December 2015, he made his professional senior debut in a 5–1 victory over Twente coming on as an 83rd-minute substitute for Milot Rashica after impressing in the Vitesse youth sides. ^[3]

Ahead of the 2016–17 campaign, Van Bergen was promoted to the Vitesse first-team along with several other academy team-mates including Arshak Koryan, Thomas Oude Kotte, Zhang Yuning, Jeroen Houwen and Julian Lelieveld. ^[4] Along with his promotion, he was reassigned the number 16, after holding the number 42 last season. On 6 August 2016, the opening day of the season, Van Bergen was given his first professional start under new manager Henk Fraser against his former club Willem II, playing 81 minutes before being replaced by debutant Koryan. ^[5] On 27 January 2017, he signed a new three-and-a-half-year deal with Vitesse until 2020. ^[6]

Heerenveen

On 31 August 2018, following limited first-team opportunities at Vitesse, Van Bergen joined fellow Eredivisie side, Heerenveen on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee. ^[7] He made his Heerenveen debut on 1 September 2018 replacing Michel Vlap in the 75th minute in a 1–1 draw against VVV-Venlo. He made his first start for the club in a 3–3 draw away at Excelsior playing 66 minutes before being replaced by Jizz Hornkamp. On 8 December 2018, he scored his first goals in the Eredivisie scoring the 4–1 and 5–1 in a 5–1 victory away at Willem II.

Reims

On 27 August 2021 he joined French Ligue 1 club Reims. ^[8]

Twente

On 31 August 2023, Van Bergen signed a four-year contract with Twente. ^[9] On 31 January 2025, he moved on loan to Sparta Rotterdam until the end of the 2024–25 season. ^[10]

International career

On 9 September 2015, Van Bergen made his Netherlands U17s debut in a 2–1 defeat against Israel U17s, in which he replaced Ché Nunnely in the 60th minute. Van Bergen made his Netherlands U21s debut on 31 May 2019, in a 5-1 victory over Mexico U21s, replacing Calvin Stengs in the 61st minute.

Career statistics

As of match played 14 February 2025 ^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vitesse	2015–16	Eredivisie	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2016–17	Eredivisie	17	0	2	0	—		—		19	0
	2017–18	Eredivisie	10	0	1	0	1 [a]	0	1 [b]	0	13	0
	2018–19	Eredivisie	3	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	—		4	0
	Total		31	0	3	0	2	0	1	0	37	0
Heerenveen	2018–19	Eredivisie	30	7	3	0	—		—		33	7
	2019–20	Eredivisie	25	5	4	1	—		—		29	6
	2020–21	Eredivisie	32	4	4	0	—		—		36	4
	2021–22	Eredivisie	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		88	16	11	1	0	0	0	0	99	17
Reims	2021–22	Ligue 1	20	0	2	0	—		—		22	0
	2022–23	Ligue 1	28	0	1	0	—		—		29	0
	Total		48	0	3	0	—		—		51	0
Reims II	2021–22	National 2	2	1	—		—		—		2	1
Twente	2023–24	Eredivisie	21	0	1	0	0	0	—		22	0
	2024–25	Eredivisie	15	0	1	0	9 [c]	0	—		25	0
	Total		36	0	2	0	9	0	—		47	0
Sparta Rotterdam	2024–25	Eredivisie	3	0	—		—		—			3	0
Career total			208	17	19	1	11	0	1	0	239	18

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in Eredivisie play-offs
3. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Jong Vitesse

• Derde Divisie – Sunday: 2017–18 ^[12]

Vitesse

• KNVB Cup: 2016–17

References

1. "Mitchell van Bergen". Stade de Reims. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
2. "Bergen, Mitchell". Vitesse Youth Supporters Club. 1 July 2015.
3. "Vitesse 5-1 FC Twente". Goal. 18 December 2015.
4. "FIVE YOUTHS IN LINE WITH A-SELECTION". SBV Vitesse. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
5. "Willem II vs. Vitesse". Soccerway. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
6. "New contract: Van Bergen longer at Vitesse". SBV Vitesse Official Site. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
7. "Mitchell van Bergen verkocht aan sc Heerenveen". SBV Vitesse Official Site. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
8. "Mitchell Van Bergen : Un Oranje en Rouge et Blanc" (in French). Reims. 27 August 2021.
9. "Mitchell van Bergen naar FC Twente" [Mitchell van Bergen to FC Twente] (in Dutch). Twente. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
10. "Sparta trekt Mitchell van Bergen op huurbasis aan" [Sparta signs Mitchell van Bergen on loan] (in Dutch). Sparta Rotterdam. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
11. Mitchell van Bergen at Soccerway
12. Radstaat, Edwin (20 May 2018). "Jong Vitesse kampioen na ruime zege op Blauw Geel'38, UNA te sterk voor Westlandia". Voetbal247.nl (in Dutch).

External links

• Mitchell van Bergen at WorldFootball.net