Joey van den Berg (born 13 February 1986) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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. He formerly played professional football for

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and

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Career

Dutch Club Career

A tough-tackling defensive midfielder, Van den Berg received a record-equaling 7th

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red card in March 2016.

Reading

On 28 June 2016, it was announced that

would sign Van den Berg on a two-year contract after his current deal expired at

and when the

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officially opened on 1 July 2016. He scored his first goal for Reading in a 2–0

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win against

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on 9 August 2016. On 27 September 2017, van den Berg extended his contract with Reading until the summer of 2019. On 25 July 2018, van den Berg joined

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in the Dutch

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the ...

on a season-long loan deal. He was released by Reading at the end of the 2018–19 season.

NEC

After his release by Reading in July 2019, he rejoined his old club, NEC on a two-year contract. However, after only one month, the club's director, Wilco van Schaik, indicated to the veteran, that his salary weighed heavily on the budget and that NEC therefore was prepared to allow Van den Berg to leave transfer-free. that other, younger players will be preferred for the time being. In addition, Van den Berg had to give up his shirt number 8. Van den Berg revealed in the medias, that the coaches suddenly told him, that "you get little playing time this season". On 4 November 2019, his contract was terminated.

Alcides

After three months without a club, van den Berg signed a deal with Dutch amateur club

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- the club he also played for in - on 3 February 2020, after failing to find a professional club during the January transfer market. On 20 September 2020 the club confirmed, that van den Berg suffered from knee problems and probably wouldn't play for the club anymore. However, he would continue to participate in the trainings.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

;PEC Zwolle *

(1): 2011–12

References

External links

Voetbal International profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Berg, Joey van den 1986 births Living people Dutch men's footballers People from Meppel Men's association football midfielders SC Heerenveen players Almere City FC players Go Ahead Eagles players PEC Zwolle players Reading F.C. players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players English Football League players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England Footballers from Drenthe