Sepp van den Berg (born 20 December 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as centre-back for Bundesliga club Schalke 04, on loan from Premier League club Liverpool.
![]() Van den Berg with PEC Zwolle in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sepp van den Berg[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2001-12-20) 20 December 2001 (age 20)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Zwolle, Netherlands[3] | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[4] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Schalke 04 (on loan from Liverpool) | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2012 | CSV '28 | ||
2012–2018 | PEC Zwolle | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2019 | PEC Zwolle | 22 | (0) |
2019– | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Preston North End (loan) | 61 | (1) |
2022– | → Schalke 04 (loan) | 4 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2018–2019 | Netherlands U19 | 10 | (3) |
2021– | Netherlands U21 | 7 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022 |
After successfully progressing through the PEC Zwolle youth ranks since 2012, Van den Berg made his first team debut on 11 March 2018, coming on as a 45th minute substitute in a 2–0 league defeat at home to Groningen.[5]
On 27 June 2019, Van den Berg joined Liverpool for a confirmed fee of £1.3 million, which could potentially rise up to £4.4 million if all agreed clauses are activated.[6][7] He made his competitive debut for the club on 25 September 2019 in an EFL Cup match against Milton Keynes Dons.[8] Van den Berg made his first start in Liverpool's 5–5 draw against Arsenal in the EFL Cup fourth round on 30 October. Liverpool went on to win 5–4 in the penalty shoot-out.[9]
On 1 February 2021, Van den Berg joined EFL Championship side Preston North End on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[10] Five days later, he made his debut for Preston as a substitute for Paul Huntington in a 1–2 home league defeat by Rotherham United.[11]
On 21 June 2021, Van den Berg extended his loan to Preston by an additional 12 months, to an 18 month loan deal, to remain at the club for the 2021–22 season.[12] He scored his first professional goal in a 4-2 win at Morecambe in the EFL Cup in August 2021.[13]
On 30 August 2022, van den Berg joined Bundesliga side Schalke 04 on a season-long loan.[14]
Van den Berg is a youth international for the Netherlands.[15] After accruing 10 caps and 3 goals for Netherlands U19’s, Van den Berg made his debut for Netherlands U21’s in a 5-0 win against Wales on 12th October 2021.
His younger brother Rav plays for PEC Zwolle in the Eredivisie.[16]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
PEC Zwolle | 2017–18[17] | Eredivisie | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
2018–19[17] | Eredivisie | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
Total | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||||
Liverpool | 2019–20[18] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
2020–21[19] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
Preston North End (loan) | 2020–21[19] | EFL Championship | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
2021–22[20] | EFL Championship | 45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 50 | 2 | |||
Total | 61 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 66 | 2 | ||||
Schalke 04 (loan) | 2022–23[17] | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
Total | 87 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 2 |
Liverpool
FC Schalke 04 – current squad | |
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