Mitchell van Bergen

Mitchell van Bergen
Van Bergen in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-08-27) 27 August 1999
Place of birth Oss, Netherlands
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Sparta Rotterdam
Number 7
Youth career
–2007 RKSV Margriet
2007–2015 Willem II
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Jong Vitesse 36 (7)
2015–2018 Vitesse 31 (0)
2018–2021 Heerenveen 88 (16)
2021–2023 Reims 48 (0)
2021 Reims II 2 (1)
2023–2025 Twente 36 (0)
2025 → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 14 (3)
2025– Sparta Rotterdam 32 (2)
International career‡
2015–2016 Netherlands U17 5 (0)
2016 Netherlands U19 6 (0)
2019 Netherlands U21 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 May 2019

Mitchell van Bergen (born 27 August 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam on loan from Twente.

Club career

Vitesse

In July 2015, Van Bergen joined Vitesse on a three–year deal from Eredivisie side Willem II as a fifteen-year old.[2] On 18 December 2015, he made his professional senior debut in a 5–1 victory over Twente coming on as an 83rd-minute substitute for Milot Rashica after impressing in the Vitesse youth sides.[3]

Ahead of the 2016–17 campaign, Van Bergen was promoted to the Vitesse first-team along with several other academy team-mates including Arshak Koryan, Thomas Oude Kotte, Zhang Yuning, Jeroen Houwen and Julian Lelieveld.[4] 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 Henk Fraser against his former club Willem II, playing 81 minutes before being replaced by debutant Koryan.[5] On 27 January 2017, he signed a new three-and-a-half-year deal with Vitesse until 2020.[6]

Heerenveen

On 31 August 2018, following limited first-team opportunities at Vitesse, Van Bergen joined fellow Eredivisie side, Heerenveen on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[7] He made his Heerenveen debut on 1 September 2018 replacing Michel Vlap in the 75th minute in a 1–1 draw against VVV-Venlo. He made his first start for the club in a 3–3 draw away at Excelsior 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 Reims in Ligue 1.[8]

Twente

On 31 August 2023, Van Bergen signed a four-year contract with Twente.[9] On 31 January 2025, he moved on loan to Sparta Rotterdam until the end of the 2024–25 season.[10]

International career

On 9 September 2015, Van Bergen made his Netherlands U17s debut in a 2–1 defeat against Israels, 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 Mexicos, replacing Calvin Stengs in the 61st minute.

Career statistics

As of match played 22 August 2026[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vitesse 2015–16 Eredivisie 100000—10
2016–17 Eredivisie 17020——190
2017–18 Eredivisie 100101[a]01[b]0130
2018–19 Eredivisie 30001[a]0—40
Total 310302010370
Heerenveen 2018–19 Eredivisie 30730——337
2019–20 Eredivisie 25541——296
2020–21 Eredivisie 32440——364
2021–22 Eredivisie 1000——10
Total 881611100009917
Reims 2021–22 Ligue 1 20020——220
2022–23 Ligue 1 28010——290
Total 48030——510
Reims II 2021–22 National 2 21———21
Twente 2023–24 Eredivisie 2101000—220
2024–25 Eredivisie 150109[c]0—250
Total 3602090—470
Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 2024–25 Eredivisie 143———143
Sparta Rotterdam 2025–26 Eredivisie 29220——312
2026–27 Eredivisie 3000——30
Total 322200000342
Career total 251222111101028423
  1. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearances in Eredivisie play-offs
  3. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Jong Vitesse

Vitesse

References

  1. ↑ "Mitchell van Bergen". Stade de Reims. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Bergen, Mitchell". Vitesse Youth Supporters Club. 1 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Vitesse 5-1 FC Twente". Goal. 18 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "FIVE YOUTHS IN LINE WITH A-SELECTION". SBV Vitesse. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Willem II vs. Vitesse". Soccerway. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "New contract: Van Bergen longer at Vitesse". SBV Vitesse Official Site. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "Mitchell van Bergen verkocht aan sc Heerenveen". SBV Vitesse Official Site. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "Mitchell Van Bergen : Un Oranje en Rouge et Blanc" (in French). Reims. 27 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "Mitchell van Bergen naar FC Twente" [Mitchell van Bergen to FC Twente] (in Dutch). Twente. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  10. ↑ "Sparta trekt Mitchell van Bergen op huurbasis aan" [Sparta signs Mitchell van Bergen on loan] (in Dutch). Sparta Rotterdam. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  11. ↑ Mitchell van Bergen at Soccerway
  12. ↑ Radstaat, Edwin (20 May 2018). "Jong Vitesse kampioen na ruime zege op Blauw Geel'38, UNA te sterk voor Westlandia". Voetbal247.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 23 May 2022.
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