Sepp van den Berg

Sepp van den Berg (born 20 December 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as centre-back for Bundesliga club Schalke 04, on loan from Liverpool.

In this Dutch name, the surname is van den Berg, not Berg.
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[2]
Place of birth Zwolle, Netherlands[3]
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[4]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Schalke 04
(on loan from Liverpool)
Number 5
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)
2021–2022 → Preston North End (loan) 61 (1)
2022– → Schalke 04 (loan) 6 (1)
2023– → Schalke 04 II (loan) 1 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 Netherlands U19 10 (3)
2021– Netherlands U21 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 March 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022

Club career

PEC Zwolle

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.[5]

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.[6][7] He made his competitive debut for the club on 25 September 2019 in an EFL Cup match against Milton Keynes Dons.[8] 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.[9]

Loan to Preston North End

On 1 February 2021, Van den Berg joined EFL Championship side Preston North End on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[10] 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.[11]

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.[12] He scored his first professional goal in a 4-2 win at Morecambe in the EFL Cup in August 2021.[13]

Loan to Schalke 04

On 30 August 2022, van den Berg joined Bundesliga side Schalke 04 on a season-long loan.[14]

International career

Van den Berg is a youth international for the Netherlands.[15] 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.[16]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played on 29 April 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
PEC Zwolle 2017–18[17] Eredivisie 7000——70
2018–19[17] Eredivisie 15010——160
Total 22010——230
Liverpool 2019–20[18] Premier League 0010300040
2020–21[19] Premier League 0000000000
Total 0010300040
Preston North End (loan) 2020–21[19] EFL Championship 160———160
2021–22[20] EFL Championship 4511041—502
Total 6111041—662
Schalke 04 (loan) 2022–23[17] Bundesliga 5100——51
Total 882307100983

    Honours

    Liverpool

    References
    1. "Updated squad lists for 2022/23 Premier League". Premier League. 4 February 2023. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
    2. "S. van den Berg". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 31 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
    3. "Sepp van den Berg". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
    4. "Sepp van den Berg". FC Schalke 04. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
    5. "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.
    6. "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.
    7. "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.
    8. "MK Dons 0–2 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 25 September 2019. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
    9. 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.
    10. "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.
    11. "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.
    12. "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.
    13. Durkan, Joanna. "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.
    14. "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.
    15. "OnsOranje". www.onsoranje.nl. Archived from the original on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
    16. 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.
    17. Sepp van den Berg at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
    18. "Games played by Sepp van den Berg in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
    19. "Games played by Sepp van den Berg in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
    20. "Games played by Sepp van den Berg in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
    21. 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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