Joël van den Berg

Joël van den Berg
Personal information
Date of birth (2007-02-11) February 11, 2007
Place of birth Houten, Netherlands
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
PSV
Number 35
Youth career
SV Houten
2017–2020 Ajax
2020–2023 Vitesse
2023–2024 PSV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Jong PSV 34 (9)
2025– PSV 5 (1)
International career‡
2022 Netherlands U15 2 (0)
2022–2023 Netherlands U16 8 (0)
2024 Netherlands U17 3 (0)
2024 Netherlands U18 3 (2)
2025– Netherlands U19 11 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 03:44, 3 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 03:44, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

Joël van den Berg (born 11 February 2007) is a Dutch footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Eredivisie club PSV.

Club career

Van den Berg is a product of the youth academies of the Dutch clubs SV Houten, Ajax, and Vitesse before signing a professional contract with PSV on 6 July 2023 until 2026, where he finished his development.[1] He was promoted to their reserves in 2024, and on 23 April 2025, he extended his contract with PSV until 2028.[2] He debuted with the senior PSV team in a 4–2 Eredivisie win over FC Groningen on 23 August 2025.[3]

International career

Van den Berg is a youth international for the Netherlands.[4] He captained the Netherlands U19s in 2025.[5]

Honours

PSV

References

  1. ↑ "PSV acquires Joël van den Berg from Vitesse". PSV. 2023-07-06. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
  2. ↑ "Jong PSV weet Joël van den Berg langer aan zich te binden". studio040.nl.
  3. ↑ "Joël van den Berg: creatieve middenvelder met overzicht". PSV (in Dutch). 2026-05-21. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
  4. ↑ "De toekomst van Oranje: twintig grote talenten van Nederland anno 2024". nos.nl. December 20, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Dit zijn de 6 jeugdspelers in PSV-selectie die indruk maakte op Bosz". Voetbalflitsen.nl. January 10, 2026.