Steven Charles Bergwijn (born 8 October 1997) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club

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and the Netherlands national team.

Club career

PSV

Bergwijn was born in

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to parents from

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. 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

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in the second division on 9 August 2014 against

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. He replaced

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after 77 minutes in a 2–0 home win. He scored the third goal as PSV beat Ajax 3–0 to clinch the

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title.

Tottenham Hotspur

At the end of the January 2020 transfer window Bergwijn signed a five-year contract with

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in a deal worth a reported £26.7 million. He scored his first goal for the club in his

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debut, a 2–0 victory against

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, and was also named Man of the Match by

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. On 6 March 2020, Bergwijn suffered a sprain to his left ankle in the match against

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which might have sidelined him for the rest of the season, but due to the Premier League break caused by

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, Bergwijn had time to recover and was able to return to the starting eleven, scoring against

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in Tottenham's first post-break match. On 19 January 2022, Bergwijn scored a brace against

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in dramatic fashion, scoring both goals in injury time to give Spurs a 3–2 victory.

Ajax

On 8 July 2022, Bergwijn returned to the Netherlands, signing a five-year contract with

. The transfer fee paid to Tottenham Hotspur was of €31.25 million. This was the most expensive transfer in the history of the

, breaking the record set when Ajax bought

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in 2021 (€22.5 million). On 14 August 2022, he scored a hat-trick in a 6–1 win over

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International career

Bergwijn earned his first full international call up when

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named him in the

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squad in October 2018. He made his debut as a starter on 13 October 2018 in a 3–0

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victory over

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''As of match played 22 September 2022. Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first. Score column indicates score after each Bergwijn goal.''

Honours

PSV *

: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18 *

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Tottenham Hotspur *

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runner-up:

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Individual * UEFA European Under-17 Championship Golden Player:

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Team of the Tournament:

*Eredivisie Player of the Month: February 2018 *Eredivisie Talent of the Month: August 2018, December 2018

References

External links

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