| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vincent van den Berg | ||
| Date of birth | 19 January 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Excelsior Maassluis | ||
| Number | ? | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004-2006 | SC Heerenveen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2009 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Go Ahead Eagles (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → FC Zwolle (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2009– | Excelsior Maassluis | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005 | Netherlands U17 | ? | (?) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:35, 24 January 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Vincent van den Berg (born 19 January 1989, Schiedam) is a Dutch footballer, who currently plays for Excelsior Maassluis.[1][2] He can play as a midfielder, winger or striker.[3]
Van den Berg played as a youth for SC Heerenveen, moving to Arsenal aged 17 in mid 2006. He has played for both Arsenal's Academy (U18) and Reserve teams, but has only played in pre-season friendlies for the first team, most notably as a substitute in Dennis Bergkamp's testimonial match.[3]
Van den Berg has played for the Netherlands U17 team, and was a member of the side that reached third place in the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Peru in 2005.[3]
On January 7, 2008 Arsenal officially confirmed he would go on loan to Go Ahead Eagles for the second half of the 2007-08 season.[4] He made his debut in a friendly match against Samsunspor, during which he was injured and had to be substituted after 25 minutes.[5] After recovering, he went on to play four games for Go Ahead, but did not score any goals.[6]
On 12 August 2008, Van den Berg joined FC Zwolle on loan, for the 2008-09 season, but did not play for the first team, due to injuries.
With his Arsenal contract due to expire in the summer of 2009, he was offered a trial with Sparta Rotterdam, but was again injured. He has since signed a one year contract with Hoofdklasse side Excelsior Maassluis.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Go Ahead Eagles(loan) | 2007-08 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |