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Rav van den Berg

In this Dutch name, the surname is van den Berg, not Berg.
Rav van den Berg
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-07-07) 7 July 2004 (age 20)
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
2019–2021 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

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PEC Zwolle

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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

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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] At the end of the 2023–24 season, Van Den Berg was named as Middlesbrough's Player of the Season and Young Player of the Season.[12]

International career

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He has represented the Netherlands internationally at under-15 and under-16 levels.[13]

Personal life

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He is the younger brother of Brentford F.C. defender Sepp van den Berg.[14]

Career statistics

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As of match played 4 May 2024[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
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 Championship 34 1 1 0 4 0 — 39 1
Career total 62 1 5 1 4 0 0 0 71 2

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Sepp van den Berg". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b Rav van den Berg at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  3. ^ Rav van den Berg at WorldFootball.net
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Boro Complete Deal For Rav Van Den Berg". Middlesbrough. 6 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Middlesbrough sign Zwolle defender Van den Berg" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  11. ^ "Middlesbrough 4–0 Preston". BBC. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  12. ^ a b c "Rav Van Den Berg Is Double Awards Winner". Middlesbrough FC. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Rav van den Berg » Internationals". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  14. ^ 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.
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