Rav van den Berg
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 7 July 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Zwolle, Netherlands[1] | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back, right-back[3] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Middlesbrough | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2021 | PEC Zwolle | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2023 | PEC Zwolle | 28 | (0) |
2023– | Middlesbrough | 34 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | Netherlands U15 | 1 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Netherlands U16 | 3 | (0) |
2021 | Netherlands U18 | 1 | (0) |
2022– | Netherlands U19 | 2 | (0) |
2023 | Netherlands U20 | 1 | (0) |
2023– | Netherlands U21 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:46, 4 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:15, 20 November 2023 (UTC) |
Rav van den Berg (born 7 July 2004) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for EFL Championship club Middlesbrough.
Club career
[edit]PEC Zwolle
[edit]Van den Berg started his career at PEC Zwolle after graduating through their academy and was linked with transfers to Ajax and PSV in March 2019, aged 14.[4] He was included in a first team training camp in Spain midway through the 2019–20 season, aged 15,[5] before signing a two-year contract with the club in May 2020.[6] He made his first-team debut for the club on 1 May 2021, starting in a 2–1 Eredivisie defeat to SBV Vitesse at the age of 16 years and 298 days.[7][8]
Middlesbrough
[edit]On 6 July 2023, van den Berg signed a four-year contract with Middlesbrough.[9][10]
Van Den Berg made his debut against Huddersfield Town in the EFL Cup in a 3–2 victory. He scored his first goal for the club on 28 November 2023 in a 4–0 win against Preston North End.[11]
International career
[edit]He has represented the Netherlands internationally at under-15 and under-16 levels.[12]
Personal life
[edit]He is the younger brother of Brentford F.C. defender Sepp van den Berg.[13]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 4 May 2024[2]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
PEC Zwolle | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | Eredivisie | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
Total | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||||
Middlesbrough | 2023–24 | EFL Championship | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 39 | 1 | |
Career total | 62 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 2 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Sepp van den Berg". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ a b Rav van den Berg at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ Rav van den Berg at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Inan, Johan (26 March 2019). "PEC Zwolle dreigt 14-jarig broertje van Sepp van den Berg te verliezen aan Ajax of PSV". De Stentor (in Dutch). DPG Media. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ Inan, Johan (3 January 2020). "PEC Zwolle neemt Rav (15), het broertje van Sepp van den Berg, mee naar Spanje". De Stentor (in Dutch). DPG Media. Archived from the original on 4 January 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ Inan, Johan (24 May 2020). "PEC stunt: voetbaljuweel Rav van den Berg (15) blijft in Zwolle, al azen topclubs als Ajax en PSV op hem". De Stentor (in Dutch). DPG Media. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Jonger dan Facebook: Rav van den Berg krijgt de kans bij geplaagd PEC". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 1 May 2021. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ de Vries, Vincent (2 May 2021). "Rav van den Berg (16) tevreden na zijn debuut bij PEC, broer Sepp trots en minstens zo blij". De Stentor (in Dutch). DPG Media. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Boro Complete Deal For Rav Van Den Berg". Middlesbrough. 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Middlesbrough sign Zwolle defender Van den Berg" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Middlesbrough 4-0 Preston". BBC. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "Rav van den Berg » Internationals". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ 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). DPG Media. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
External links
[edit]- Rav van den Berg at WorldFootball.net
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Dutch men's footballers
- Men's association football central defenders
- Men's association football fullbacks
- PEC Zwolle players
- Middlesbrough F.C. players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- English Football League players
- Netherlands men's youth international footballers
- Dutch expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England