Mitchell van Bergen

Mitchell van Bergen
Personal information
Full name Mitchell van Bergen
Date of birth (1999-08-27) 27 August 1999
Place of birth Oss, Netherlands
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
Vitesse
Number 16
Youth career
0000–2007 RKSV Margriet
2007–2015 Willem II
2015–2016 Vitesse
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Vitesse 13 (0)
National team
2015– Netherlands U17 5 (0)
2016– Netherlands U19 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 December 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 December 2015

Mitchell van Bergen (born 27 August 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Vitesse.

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.[1] On 18 December 2015, van Bergen 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.[2]

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.[3] Along with his promotion, van Bergen was re-assigned the number 16 (due to his age), 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 Arshak Koryan.[4]

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.

Career statistics

As of match played 3 December 2016.
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vitesse 2015–16 Eredivisie 10000010
2016–17 Eredivisie 12020140
Career total 130200000150

    References

    1. "Bergen, Mitchell". Vitesse Youth Supporters Club. 1 July 2015.
    2. "Vitesse 5-1 FC Twente". Goal. 18 December 2015.
    3. "FIVE YOUTHS IN LINE WITH A-SELECTION". SBV Vitesse. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
    4. "Willem II vs. Vitesse". Soccerway. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
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