# Davy van den Berg

Dave Johannes Andreas van den Berg (born 4 February 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club PEC Zwolle.

## 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.
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. At the end of 2018, Van den Berg disagreed with his coach Van Nistelrooy, and his contract was terminated by mutual consent.

### 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. 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.
On 9 September 2020, his contract was extended until 2023 including an option for an additional year.
He made his Eredivisie debut for Utrecht on 29 August 2021 as a late substitute in a game against Feyenoord.
On 31 January 2022, van den Berg was loaned to Roda JC Kerkrade.

### PEC Zwolle

Van den Berg joined PEC Zwolle on 4 August 2022, signing a two-year contract with an option for an additional year. 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.

## Personal life

Van den Berg embraces Islam and impressed people on social media with his melodic recitation of The Quran. Watch the 22-year-old recite verses from Surah An-Nazi’at.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 19 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Jong Utrecht | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| Jong Utrecht | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| Jong Utrecht | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| Jong Utrecht | Total | Total | 40 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 1 |
| Utrecht | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Utrecht | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Utrecht | Total | Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Roda JC Kerkrade (loan) | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| PEC Zwolle | 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 3 |
| PEC Zwolle | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 5 |
| PEC Zwolle | Total | Total | 63 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 66 | 8 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 119 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 126 | 10 |
* ↑ Appearances in the 2021–22 Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs