Sepp van den Berg

Sepp van den Berg (born 20 December 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as centre-back for Preston North End on loan from Premier League club Liverpool.

In this Dutch name, the surname is van den Berg, not Berg.
Sepp van den Berg
Van den Berg with PEC Zwolle, 2018
Personal information
Full name Sepp van den Berg[1]
Date of birth (2001-12-20) 20 December 2001
Place of birth Zwolle, Netherlands
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Preston North End
(on loan from Liverpool)
Number 2
Youth career
2008–2012 CSV '28
2012–2018 PEC Zwolle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 PEC Zwolle 22 (0)
2019– Liverpool 0 (0)
2021– → Preston North End (loan) 60 (1)
National team‡
2018– Netherlands U19 10 (3)
2021– Netherlands U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 May 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 07:00, 28 December 2021 (UTC)

Club career

PEC Zwolle

After successfully progressing through the 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 FC Groningen.[3]

Liverpool

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]

Preston North End (loan)

On 1 February 2021, Van den Berg joined 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 F.C. in the EFL Cup in August 2021.[11]

International career

Van den Berg is a youth international for the Netherlands.[12] 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 12th October 2021.

Personal life

His younger brother Rav plays for PEC Zwolle in the Eredivisie.[13]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 2 May 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
PEC Zwolle 2017–18[14] Eredivisie 700000——70
2018–19[14] 1501000——160
Total 22010000000230
Liverpool 2019–20[15] Premier League 001030——40
2020–21[16] 000000——00
Total 001030000040
Preston North End (loan) 2020–21[16] Championship 160———00160
2021–22[16] 44 1 — 4 1 — 0 0 48 2
Total 60 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 64 2
Total 89120710000912

    Honours

    Liverpool

    References
    1. "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
    2. "S. van den Berg". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
    3. "FC Groningen v PEC Zwolle March report". www.no.whoscored.com. 27 June 2019.
    4. "Sepp van den Berg: Liverpool reach agreement to sign defender from PEC Zwolle". www.bbc.co.uk. 27 June 2019.
    5. "Liverpool agree deal to sign Sepp van den Berg". Liverpool F.C. 27 June 2019.
    6. "MK Dons 0–2 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 25 September 2019.
    7. Sanders, Emma (30 October 2019). "Liverpool 5-5 (5-4) Arsenal: Shootout decides 10-goal thriller". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
    8. "Liverpool Centre Half Sepp Van Den Berg Signs On Loan". Preston North End F.C. 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. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
    10. "Sepp van den Berg Rejoins PNE On Loan". www.pnefc.net. 21 June 2021.
    11. Durkan, Joanna. "Sepp van den Berg hopes there's more to come after 1st professional goal". This Is Anfield. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
    12. "OnsOranje". www.onsoranje.nl.
    13. 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). Retrieved 4 May 2021.
    14. Sepp van den Berg at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
    15. "Games played by Sepp van den Berg in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
    16. "Games played by Sepp van den Berg in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
    17. Poole, Harry (21 December 2019). "Liverpool 1–0 Flamengo". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
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