Sepp van den Berg

Sepp van den Berg (born 20 December 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for Mainz 05 on loan from Premier League club Liverpool.

After successfully progressing through the PEC Zwolle youth ranks since 2012, Van den Berg made his first team debut on 11 March 2018, coming on as a 45th minute substitute in a 2–0 league defeat at home to Groningen.

On 27 June 2019, Van den Berg joined Liverpool for a confirmed fee of £1.3 million, which could potentially rise up to £4.4 million if all agreed clauses are activated.

He made his competitive debut for the club on 25 September 2019 in an EFL Cup match against Milton Keynes Dons.

Van den Berg made his first start in Liverpool's 5–5 draw against Arsenal in the EFL Cup fourth round on 30 October.

Liverpool went on to win 5–4 in the penalty shoot-out.

On 1 February 2021, Van den Berg joined EFL Championship side Preston North End on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.

Five days later, he made his debut for Preston as a substitute for Paul Huntington in a 1–2 home league defeat by Rotherham United.

On 21 June 2021, Van den Berg extended his loan to Preston by an additional 12 months, to an 18 month loan deal, to remain at the club for the 2021–22 season.

He scored his first professional goal in a 4-2 win at Morecambe in the EFL Cup in August 2021.

On 30 August 2022, van den Berg joined Bundesliga side Schalke 04 on a season-long loan.

van den Berg played only nine times for Die Königsblauen due to sustaining a serious ankle injury, and was unable to stop the side being relegated to the 2. Bundesliga.

On 13 July 2023, van den Berg joined Mainz 05 on loan for the duration of the 2023–24 season.

On 12 August 2023, he made his debut for the club in a DFB-Pokal match against SV Elversberg, coming as a substitute.

Van den Berg is a youth international for the Netherlands.

After accruing 10 caps and 3 goals for Netherlands U19’s, Van den Berg made his debut for Netherlands U21’s in a 5-0 win against Wales on 12th October 2021.

His younger brother Rav plays for Middlesbrough FC in the Championship.

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