Rav van den Berg

Rav van den Berg (born 7 July 2004) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Middlesbrough.

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
Place of birth Zwolle, Netherlands[1]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Middlesbrough
Number 3
Youth career
0000–2021 PEC Zwolle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 PEC Zwolle 28 (0)
2023– Middlesbrough 6 (0)
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:47, 19 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:16, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

Club career

PEC Zwolle

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.[3] He was included in a first team training camp in Spain midway through the 2019–20 season, aged 15,[4] before signing a two-year contract with the club in May 2020.[5] 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.[6][7]

Middlesbrough

On 6 July 2023, van den Berg signed a four-year contract with Middlesbrough.[8][9]

Van Den Berg made his debut against Huddersfield Town in the EFL Cup in a 3-2 victory

International career

He has represented the Netherlands internationally at under-15 and under-16 levels.[10]

Personal life

He is the younger brother of Liverpool defender Sepp van den Berg, who also graduated through PEC Zwolle's academy before becoming their youngest debutant at the age of 16 years and 81 days in 2018.[11]

Career statistics
As of match played 30 September 2023[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
PEC Zwolle 2020–21 Eredivisie 1000——10
2021–22 Eredivisie 10021——121
2022–23 Eerste Divisie 17020——190
Total 28040——321
Middlesbrough 2023–24 EFL Championship 600010—70
Career total 360411000391

    References
    1. "Sepp van den Berg". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
    2. Rav van den Berg at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
    3. 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.
    4. 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.
    5. 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.
    6. "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.
    7. 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.
    8. "Boro Complete Deal For Rav Van Den Berg". Middlesbrough. 6 July 2023.
    9. "Middlesbrough sign Zwolle defender Van den Berg" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
    10. "Rav van den Berg » Internationals". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
    11. 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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