Joey van den Berg
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joey van den Berg[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 February 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Nijeveen, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
NEC (loan from Reading) | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| MSC | |||
| SC Heerenveen | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | SC Heerenveen | 2 | (0) |
| 2006 | FC Omniworld | 19 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Go Ahead Eagles | 11 | (1) |
| 2010–2013 | PEC Zwolle | 73 | (15) |
| 2013–2016 | SC Heerenveen | 97 | (8) |
| 2016– | Reading | 61 | (1) |
| 2018– | → NEC (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 July 2018 | |||
Joey van den Berg (born 13 February 1986) is a Dutch professional footballer who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Eerste Divisie club NEC, on loan from Championship side Reading. He formerly played professional football for SC Heerenveen, FC Omniworld, Go Ahead Eagles and PEC Zwolle.
Career
Club
A tough-tackling defensive midfielder, Van den Berg received a record-equaling 7th Eredivisie red card in March 2016.[2]
Reading
On 28 June 2016, it was announced that Reading would sign Van den Berg on a two-year contract after his current deal expired at SC Heerenveen and when the transfer window officially opened on 1 July 2016.[3] He scored his first goal for Reading in a 2–0 EFL Cup win against Plymouth Argyle on 9 August 2016.[4] On 27 September 2017, van den Berg extended his contract with Reading until the summer of 2019.[5]
On 25 July 2018, van den Berg joined NEC in the Dutch Eerste Divisie on a season-long loan deal.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 6 May 2018.[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| PEC Zwolle | 2010–11 | Eerste Divisie | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 33 | 5 | |
| 2011–12 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 31 | 7 | ||||
| 2012–13 | Eredivisie | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 17 | 3 | |||
| Total | 73 | 15 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 81 | 15 | ||
| SC Heerenveen | 2012–13 | Eredivisie | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 33 | 2 | |||
| 2014–15 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2015–16 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 97 | 8 | 6 | 0 | - | - | 8 | 0 | 111 | 8 | ||
| Reading | 2016–17[8] | Championship | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| 2017–18[9] | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 34 | 1 | |||
| Total | 61 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 231 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 260 | 25 | ||
Honours
- PEC Zwolle
- Eerste Divisie (1): 2011–12
References
- ↑ "EFL: Club list of registered players" (PDF). English Football League. 20 May 2017. p. 34. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ↑ Van den Berg evenaart recordaantal rode kaarten - AD (in Dutch)
- ↑ "Joey van den Berg set to join the Royals". Reading F.C. 28 June 2016.
- ↑ "Reading 2-0 Plymouth". BBC Sport. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ↑ "Van den Berg extends Royals contract". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ↑ "Joey van den Berg heads to Holland on loan". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ↑ "J.van den Berg". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Joey van den Berg in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Joey van den Berg in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
External links
- Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)