Mitchell van Bergen (born 27 August 1999) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club

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Club career

Vitesse

In July 2015, Van Bergen joined Vitesse on a three–year deal from

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side Willem II as a fifteen-year old. On 18 December 2015, he made his professional senior debut in a 5–1 victory over

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coming on as an 83rd-minute substitute for

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after impressing in the Vitesse youth sides. Ahead of the 2016–17 campaign, Van Bergen was promoted to the Vitesse first-team along with several other academy team-mates including

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, Thomas Oude Kotte, Zhang Yuning, Jeroen Houwen and Julian Lelieveld. Along with his promotion, he was reassigned the number 16, after holding the number 42 last season. On 6 August 2016, the opening day of the season, Van Bergen was given his first professional start under new manager

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against his former club Willem II, playing 81 minutes before being replaced by debutant Koryan. On 27 January 2017, he signed a new three-and-a-half-year deal with Vitesse until 2020.

Heerenveen

On 31 August 2018, following limited first-team opportunities at Vitesse, Van Bergen joined fellow Eredivisie side,

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on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee. He made his Heerenveen debut on 1 September 2018 replacing Michel Vlap in the 75th minute in a 1–1 draw against

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. He made his first start for the club in a 3–3 draw away at

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playing 66 minutes before being replaced by Jizz Hornkamp. On 8 December 2018, he scored his first goals in the Eredivisie scoring the 4–1 and 5–1 in a 5–1 victory away at Willem II.

Reims

On 27 August 2021 he joined French

club

International career

On 9 September 2015, van Bergen made his Netherlands U17s debut in a 2–1 defeat against Israel U17s, in which he replaced Ché Nunnely in the 60th minute. Van Bergen made his Netherlands U21s debut on 31 May 2019, in a 5-1 victory over Mexico U21s, replacing

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in the 61st minute.

Career statistics

Honours

Vitesse *

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: 2016–17

References

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