Van den Berg
After his release by Reading in July 2019, he rejoined his old club, NEC on a two-year contract. However, after only one month, the club's director, Wilco van Schaik, indicated to the veteran, that his salary weighed heavily on the budget and that NEC therefore was prepared to allow Van den Berg to leave transfer-free. that other, younger players will be preferred for the time being. In addition, Van den Berg had to give up his shirt number 8. Van den Berg revealed in the medias, that the coaches suddenly told him, that "you get little playing time this season". On 4 November 2019, his contract was terminated.