Davy van den Berg

Biography

Dave Johannes Andreas van den Berg (born 4 February 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Utrecht. 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.