Sepp van den Berg (born 20 December 2001) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as

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for

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club

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, on loan from

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Club career

PEC Zwolle

After successfully progressing through the

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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

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Liverpool

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. He made his competitive debut for the club on 25 September 2019 in an

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match against

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. Van den Berg made his first start in Liverpool's 5–5 draw against

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in the EFL Cup fourth round on 30 October. Liverpool went on to win 5–4 in the penalty shoot-out.

Loan to Preston North End

On 1 February 2021, Van den Berg joined

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side

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on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season. Five days later, he made his debut for Preston as a substitute for

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in a 1–2 home league defeat by

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. 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. He scored his first professional goal in a 4-2 win at

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in the

in August 2021.

Loan to Schalke 04

On 30 August 2022, van den Berg joined

side

on a season-long loan.

International career

Van den Berg is a youth international for the Netherlands. 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.

Personal life

His younger brother

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plays for PEC Zwolle in the

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

Liverpool *

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References

External links

Sepp van den Berg
at the Liverpool F.C. website
Sepp van den Berg
at the Premier League website *
Ons Oranje U21 Profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Berg, Sepp van den 2001 births Living people Sportspeople from Zwolle Footballers from Overijssel Dutch footballers Men's association football defenders PEC Zwolle players Liverpool F.C. players Preston North End F.C. players FC Schalke 04 players FC Schalke 04 II players Eredivisie players English Football League players Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Netherlands men's youth international footballers Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers Dutch expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Germany Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany