Vincent van den Berg
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vincent van den Berg | ||
| Date of birth | 19 January 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Excelsior Maassluis | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004-2006 | SC Heerenveen | ||
| 2006-2007 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Go Ahead Eagles (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → FC Zwolle (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2009– | Excelsior Maassluis | 92 | (24) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005 | Netherlands U17 | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:35, 24 January 2009 (UTC). | |||
Vincent van den Berg (born 19 January 1989,) is a Dutch footballer, who can play as a midfielder, winger or striker.[1] Van Den Berg has featured for Arsenal, Go Ahead Eagles and FC Zwolle and plays for Excelsior Maassluis as of current.[2][3]
Club career
Born in Schiedam; Rotterdam, Van den Berg played as a youth for SC Heerenveen, prior to moving to Arsenal at the age of 17 in mid 2006. He played for both Arsenal's Academy and Reserve teams, but only played in pre-season friendlies for the first team, most notably as a substitute in Dennis Bergkamp's testimonial match.[1]
On January 7, 2008 Arsenal officially confirmed he would go on loan to Go Ahead Eagles for the second half of the 2007-08 season.[4] He made his debut in a friendly match against Samsunspor, during which he was injured and had to be substituted after 25 minutes.[5] After recovering, he went on to play four games for Go Ahead, but did not score any goals.[6]
On 12 August 2008, Van den Berg joined FC Zwolle on loan, for the 2008-09 season, but did not play for the first team, due to injuries.
With his Arsenal contract due to expire in the summer of 2009, he was offered a trial with Sparta Rotterdam, but was again injured. Van den Berg then joined up wiith current Tweede Divisie side Excelsior Maassluis, playing with the Tricolores since 2009 up to the present.[7]
International career
Van den Berg played for the Netherlands U17 team, and was a member of the side that reached third place in the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Peru in 2005.[1]
Honours
- Excelsior Maassluis
- Hoofdklasse - Winner (2013)
- Derde Divisie - Winner (2016)[3]
- FIFA U-17 World Cup Bronze Medal - (2005).[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Vincent van den Berg". Arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2007.
- ↑ "Excelsior Maassluis first-team players 2013-2014". excelsior-m.nl.
- 1 2 "Vincent Van Den Berg". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Versatile forward joins Dutch side on loan". Arsenal.com.
- ↑ "GA Eagles gelijk tegen bikkelhard Samsunspor" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 14 February 2009.
- ↑ "Vincent van den Berg". Go Ahead Eagles (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 14 February 2009.
- ↑ "Jongensdromen aan diggelen". Volksrant.nl.
External links
- Career stats - Voetbal International