Roland Adrianus Martinus Bergkamp (born 3 April 1991) is a Dutch former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Bergkamp began his career on youth side with Excelsior and was promoted to the senior team. He made his professional debut in the Jupiler League on 14 August 2009 against

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and in the

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on 15 August 2010 against

Feyenoord Rotterdam Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names before settling on being called after it ...

. On 1 July 2011, having rejected a new contract at Excelsior, Bergkamp signed for newly promoted Championship side Brighton & Hove Albion on a two-year deal, for an undisclosed fee. On 17 November 2011, Bergkamp signed for League One side

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on an initial six-week loan deal. Bergkamp made his debut in a 1–0 away win at

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on 19 November 2011. During the summer of 2012, Bergkamp signed a loan deal at

side

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for the remainder of the 12/13 season. He made his debut in a 2–2 draw against NEC Nijmegen. After failing to make an appearance for Brighton, Bergkamp was released on 21 May 2013. Bergkamp returned to Rotterdam in summer 2015, when he signed for

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after a successful stint at

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. After a two-year stint at

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, Bergkamp moved to

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where he retired in April 2020.

International career

Bergkamp earned his first call-up for the Netherlands U21 national team for a friendly game against Germany U21 and made in the game on 25 March 2011 his debut.

Personal life

Roland is the nephew of former Ajax,

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and

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striker

Dennis Bergkamp Dennis Nicolaas Maria Bergkamp (; born 10 May 1969) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player. Originally a wide midfielder, Bergkamp was moved to main striker and then to second striker, where he remained throughout his playing ...

. His father Ad Bergkamp is currently an orthopedic oncologist at his former club Excelsior Rotterdam.Excelsior – Ad Bergkamp – Orthopedisch chirurg
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Honours

Sparta Rotterdam *

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: 2015–16

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bergkamp, Roland 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Amstelveen Dutch footballers Footballers from North Holland Association football forwards Netherlands under-21 international footballers Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Tweede Divisie players English Football League players TOGB players Excelsior Rotterdam players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players VVV-Venlo players FC Emmen players Sparta Rotterdam players RKC Waalwijk players VV Katwijk players Dutch expatriate footballers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England