Rav van den Berg

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Rav van den Berg
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-07-07) 7 July 2004 (age 17)
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 PEC Zwolle
Number 33
Youth career
0000–2021 PEC Zwolle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– PEC Zwolle 1 (0)
National team‡
2019 1 (0)
2019– Netherlands U16 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:07, 4 May 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:07, 4 May 2021 (UTC)

Rav van den Berg (born 7 July 2004) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eredivisie side PEC Zwolle. He is the brother of Liverpool defender Sepp van den Berg.

Club career[]

Van den Berg started his career at PEC Zwolle after graduating through their academy and was linked with transfers to AFC Ajax and PSV Eindhoven in March 2019, aged 14.[2] He was included in a first team training camp in Spain midway through the 2019–20 season, aged 15,[3] before signing a two-year contract with the club in May 2020.[4] He made his first-team debut for the club on 1 May 2021, starting in a 2–1 Eredivisie defeat to SBV Vitesse at the age of 16 years and 298 days.[5][6]

International career[]

He has represented the Netherlands internationally at and under-16 levels.[7]

Personal life[]

He is the younger brother of Liverpool defender Sepp van den Berg, who also graduated through PEC Zwolle's academy before becoming their youngest debutant at the age of 16 years and 81 days in 2018.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Rav van den Berg at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  2. ^ Inan, Johan (26 March 2019). "PEC Zwolle dreigt 14-jarig broertje van Sepp van den Berg te verliezen aan Ajax of PSV". De Stentor (in Dutch). DPG Media. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  3. ^ Inan, Johan (3 January 2020). "PEC Zwolle neemt Rav (15), het broertje van Sepp van den Berg, mee naar Spanje". De Stentor (in Dutch). DPG Media. Archived from the original on 4 January 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  4. ^ Inan, Johan (24 May 2020). "PEC stunt: voetbaljuweel Rav van den Berg (15) blijft in Zwolle, al azen topclubs als Ajax en PSV op hem". De Stentor (in Dutch). DPG Media. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Jonger dan Facebook: Rav van den Berg krijgt de kans bij geplaagd PEC". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 1 May 2021. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  6. ^ de Vries, Vincent (2 May 2021). "Rav van den Berg (16) tevreden na zijn debuut bij PEC, broer Sepp trots en minstens zo blij". De Stentor (in Dutch). DPG Media. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Rav van den Berg » Internationals". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  8. ^ de Vries, Vincent (3 May 2021). "Sepp van den Berg trots op broertje Rav (16) na PEC-debuut: 'Leek wel alsof ik zelf moest voetballen'". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). DPG Media. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.

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