Steven Charles Bergwijn (born 8 October 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Netherlands national team.
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Full name | Steven Charles Bergwijn[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1997-10-08) 8 October 1997 (age 25)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Winger | |||||||||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Ajax | |||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
ASC Waterwijk | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2011 | Ajax | |||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2014 | PSV | |||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
2014–2017 | Jong PSV | 31 | (14) | |||||||||||||||||||
2014–2020 | PSV | 112 | (29) | |||||||||||||||||||
2020–2022 | Tottenham Hotspur | 60 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||
2022– | Ajax | 14 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Netherlands U17 | 12 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Netherlands U18 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2014–2016 | Netherlands U19 | 16 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Netherlands U20 | 4 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||
2016–2018 | Netherlands U21 | 10 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||
2018– | Netherlands | 24 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 September 2022 |
Bergwijn was born in Amsterdam[3] to parents from Suriname.[4] He started his career in the Ajax youth academy up to 2011, but due to a conflict with one of the trainers, chose to leave. He immediately signed to PSV, Bergwijn made his first-team debut for Jong PSV in the second division on 9 August 2014 against Achilles '29.[3] He replaced Elvio van Overbeek after 77 minutes in a 2–0 home win.[5]
He scored the third goal as PSV beat Ajax 3–0 to clinch the 2017–18 Eredivisie title.[6]
At the end of the January 2020 transfer window Bergwijn signed a five-year contract with Tottenham Hotspur in a deal worth a reported £26.7 million.[7] He scored his first goal for the club in his Premier League debut, a 2–0 victory against Manchester City, and was also named Man of the Match by Sky Sports.[8] On 6 March 2020, Bergwijn suffered a sprain to his left ankle in the match against Burnley which might have sidelined him for the rest of the season,[9] but due to the Premier League break caused by COVID-19, Bergwijn had time to recover and was able to return to the starting eleven, scoring against Manchester United in Tottenham's first post-break match.[10]
On 19 January 2022, Bergwijn scored a brace against Leicester City in dramatic fashion, scoring both goals in injury time to give Spurs a 3–2 victory.[11]
On 8 July 2022, Bergwijn returned to the Netherlands, signing a five-year contract with Ajax. The transfer fee paid to Tottenham Hotspur was of €31.25 million.[12] This was the most expensive transfer in the history of the Eredivisie, breaking the record set when Ajax bought Sébastien Haller in 2021 (€22.5 million).[13] On 14 August 2022, he scored a hat-trick in a 6–1 win over Groningen.[14]
Bergwijn earned his first full international call up when Ronald Koeman named him in the Netherlands squad in October 2018.[15] He made his debut as a starter on 13 October 2018 in a 3–0 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A victory over Germany.[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 | ||
Jong PSV | 2014–15 | Eerste Divisie | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | ||||
2015–16 | Eerste Divisie | 20 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 9 | |||||
2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | |||||
Total | 31 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 14 | ||||||
PSV Eindhoven | 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | Eredivisie | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | Eredivisie | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
2017–18 | Eredivisie | 32 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 36 | 8 | |||
2018–19 | Eredivisie | 33 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 41 | 15 | ||
2019–20 | Eredivisie | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 10[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 29 | 6 | ||
Total | 112 | 29 | 9 | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 149 | 31 | |||
Tottenham Hotspur | 2019–20 | Premier League | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 16 | 3 | |
2020–21 | Premier League | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | ||
2021–22 | Premier League | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | — | 32 | 4 | ||
Total | 60 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 0 | — | 83 | 8 | |||
Ajax | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 21 | 11 | |
Career total | 216 | 57 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 283 | 63 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Netherlands | 2018 | 3 | 0 |
2019 | 6 | 0 | |
2020 | 2 | 1 | |
2021 | 5 | 1 | |
2022 | 8 | 5 | |
Total | 24 | 7 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 4 September 2020 | Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A | [18] |
2 | 16 November 2021 | De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | [19] |
3 | 26 March 2022 | Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | ![]() | 1–0 | 4–2 | Friendly | [20] |
4 | 4–2 | ||||||
5 | 29 March 2022 | Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–1 | [21] | |
6 | 3 June 2022 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | ![]() | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A | [22] |
7 | 22 September 2022 | Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–0 | [23] |
PSV
Tottenham Hotspur
Individual
AFC Ajax – current squad | |
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Netherlands squad – 2022 FIFA World Cup | ||
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UEFA European Under-17 Championship awards | |
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Golden players | |
Top goalscorers |
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