Steven Charles Bergwijn (born 8 October 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left winger or a forward for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad.
.jpg) Bergwijn with Ajax in 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Steven Charles Bergwijn[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 October 1997[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left winger, forward | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Al-Ittihad | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ASC Waterwijk | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2011 | Ajax | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | PSV | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Jong PSV | 31 | (14) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2020 | PSV | 112 | (29) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Tottenham Hotspur | 60 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Ajax | 57 | (24) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Al-Ittihad | 8 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Netherlands U17 | 12 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Netherlands U18 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Netherlands U19 | 16 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Netherlands U20 | 4 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Netherlands U21 | 10 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Netherlands | 35 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 July 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
editPSV
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Bergwijn was born in Amsterdam[4] to parents from Suriname.[5] He started his career in the Ajax youth academy up to 2011, but due to a conflict with one of the trainers, chose to leave. He was immediately signed by PSV. Bergwijn made his first-team debut for Jong PSV in the second division on 9 August 2014 against Achilles '29.[4] He replaced Elvio van Overbeek after 77 minutes in a 2–0 home win.[6]
He scored the third goal as PSV beat Ajax 3–0 to clinch the 2017–18 Eredivisie title.[7]
Tottenham Hotspur
editAt the end of the January 2020 transfer window Bergwijn signed a five-year contract with Tottenham Hotspur in a deal worth a reported £26.7 million.[8] He scored his first goal for the club in his Premier League debut, a 2–0 victory against Manchester City, and was also named Man of the Match by Sky Sports.[9] On 6 March 2020, Bergwijn suffered a sprain to his left ankle in the match against Burnley which might have sidelined him for the rest of the season,[10] but due to the Premier League break caused by COVID-19, Bergwijn had time to recover and was able to return to the starting eleven, scoring against Manchester United in Tottenham's first post-break match.[11]
On 19 January 2022, Bergwijn scored a brace against Leicester City in dramatic fashion, scoring both goals in injury time to give Spurs a 3–2 victory.[12]
Ajax
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On 8 July 2022, Bergwijn returned to the Netherlands, signing a five-year contract with Ajax. The transfer fee paid to Tottenham Hotspur was of €31.25 million.[13] This was the most expensive transfer in the history of the Eredivisie, breaking the record set when Ajax bought Sébastien Haller in 2021 (€22.5 million).[14] On 14 August 2022, he scored a hat-trick in a 6–1 win over Groningen.[15] On 8 August 2023 Bergwijn was announced by Ajax as their new captain replacing the recently departing Dušan Tadic.
Al-Ittihad
editOn 2 September 2024, Bergwijn signed a three-year contract with Al-Ittihad.[16][17]
International career
editBergwijn earned his first full international call up when Ronald Koeman named him in the Netherlands squad in October 2018.[18] He made his debut as a starter on 13 October 2018 in a 3–0 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A victory over Germany.[19]
On 29 May 2024, Bergwijn was named in the Netherlands' squad for UEFA Euro 2024.[20]
On 3 September 2024, the day after Bergwijn's move to Saudi Arabia, Dutch manager Ronald Koeman said that Bergwijn would not be called up to represent the national team anymore, citing "lack of sporting ambition" as the main reason for his decision.[21]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 7 November 2024[4]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong PSV | 2014–15 | Eerste Divisie | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | ||||
| 2015–16 | Eerste Divisie | 20 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 9 | |||||
| 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 31 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 14 | ||||||
| PSV Eindhoven | 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 6[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 32 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | — | 36 | 8 | |||
| 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 33 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | 7[c] | 1 | 1[e] | 0 | 41 | 15 | ||
| 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 10[f] | 1 | 1[e] | 0 | 29 | 6 | ||
| Total | 112 | 29 | 9 | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 149 | 31 | |||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2019–20 | Premier League | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 16 | 3 | |
| 2020–21 | Premier League | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11[d] | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Premier League | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3[g] | 0 | — | 32 | 4 | ||
| Total | 60 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 0 | — | 83 | 8 | |||
| Ajax | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 32 | 12 | 4 | 1 | — | 8[h] | 2 | 1[e] | 1 | 45 | 16 | |
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 7[d] | 1 | — | 31 | 13 | |||
| 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3[d] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 57 | 24 | 4 | 1 | — | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 80 | 29 | |||
| Al-Ittihad | 2024–25 | Saudi Pro League | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 267 | 75 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 59 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 352 | 84 | ||
- ^ Includes KNVB Cup, FA Cup, King Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b c Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Six appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
edit- As of match played 6 July 2024[22]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 12 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 8 | |
- As of match played 18 June 2023. Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first. Score column indicates score after each Bergwijn goal.[22]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 September 2020 | Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | 10 |  Poland |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A | [23] |
| 2 | 16 November 2021 | De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands | 16 |  Norway |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | [24] |
| 3 | 26 March 2022 | Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | 17 |  Denmark |
1–0 | 4–2 | Friendly | [25] |
| 4 | 4–2 | |||||||
| 5 | 29 March 2022 | Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | 18 |  Germany |
1–1 | 1–1 | [26] | |
| 6 | 3 June 2022 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | 19 |  Belgium |
1–0 | 4–1 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A | [27] |
| 7 | 22 September 2022 | Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland | 23 | Poland |
2–0 | 2–0 | [28] | |
| 8 | 18 June 2023 | De Grolsch Veste, Enschede, Netherlands | 30 |  Italy |
1–2 | 2–3 | 2023 UEFA Nations League Finals | [29] |
Honours
editPSV
Tottenham Hotspur
Ajax
Individual
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2014[32]
- Eredivisie Player of the Month: February 2018[33]
- Eredivisie Talent of the Month: August 2018,[34] December 2018[35]
- Eredivisie Team of the Month: August 2022,[36] September 2022,[37] November 2023,[38]
References
edit- ^ "Updated squad lists for 2019/20 Premier League". Premier League. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "Steven Bergwijn: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "Steven Bergwijn". AFC Ajax. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "S. Bergwijn: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "Remember the Name: Steven Bergwijn". theplayerstribune.com. 5 February 2019.
- ^ "PSV II vs. Achilles '29 2–0: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "PSV Eindhoven sealed the Dutch Eredivisie title with a comfortable victory over nearest rivals Ajax - who ended up with nine men". BBC Sport. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ Young, Alex (30 January 2020). "Tottenham sign Steven Bergwijn from PSV in deal worth £26.7m". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ Brand, Gerard (2 February 2020). "Tottenham 2–0 Man City: Steven Bergwijn scores stunner on debut". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ "Steven Bergwijn: Jose Mourinho expects Tottenham winger to miss rest of season with ankle injury". BBC Sport. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ McNulty, Phil (19 June 2020). "Tottenham Hotspur 1 - 1 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "Bergwijn double as Spurs snatch victory". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Ajax and Tottenham Hotspur reach agreement for Steven Bergwijn". AFC Ajax. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Bergwijn naar Ajax; met 31,25 miljoen duurste eredivisiespeler ooit". Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (in Dutch). 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Bergwijn hits a hattrick as Ajax thump Groningen". Football Oranje. 14 August 2022.
- ^ "Ajax and Al-Ittihad reach agreement on Steven Bergwijn". AFC Ajax. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Koeman: 'Boek bij Oranje dicht voor Bergwijn na transfer naar Saudi-Arabië'". nos.nl (in Dutch). 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Koeman happy with emerging Netherlands talents". Football Oranje. 9 October 2018. Archived from the original on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ "Netherlands v Germany game report". UEFA. 13 October 2018.
- ^ "Netherlands Euro 2024 squad: Ian Maatsen dropped, Georginio Wijnaldum and Daley Blind retained". The New York Times. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Koeman: 'Boek bij Oranje dicht voor Bergwijn na transfer naar Saudi-Arabië'" [Koeman: 'Book closed at Oranje for Bergwijn after transfer to Saudi Arabia']. nos.nl (in Dutch). 3 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Bergwijn, Steven". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ "Netherlands 1-0 Poland". UEFA.com. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Netherlands 2-0 Norway". UEFA.com. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Netherlands vs. Denmark 4–2: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "Netherlands vs. Germany 1–1: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "Belgium vs. Netherlands 1–4: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Poland vs. Netherlands 0–2: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "Netherlands vs. Italy 2–3: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- ^ McNulty, Phil (25 April 2021). "Manchester City 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "PSV wint na strafschoppen van Ajax in bekerfinale vol irritaties en opstootjes" [PSV beats Ajax after penalty kicks in cup final full off irritations and fights] (in Dutch). 30 April 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Exclusive: PSV's promising Steven Bergwijn on Robben,trys England and Chelsea's next big thing". Squawka. 10 August 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2019.[failed verification]
- ^ "Steven Bergwijn is Eredivisie's Player of the Month". eredivisie.nl.
- ^ "Robin van Persie receives first Eredivisie Player of the Month trophy | Eredivisie". eredivisie.nl. 13 September 2018.
- ^ "Frenkie de Jong en Steven Bergwijn Speler en Talent van de Maand december". www.foxsports.nl.
- ^ "Xavi Simons named as Eredivisie Player of the Month August". Eredivisie. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ "Cody Gakpo named as Eredivisie Player Of The Month for September". Eredivisie. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ "PSV is the main supplier for the Eredivisie Team of the Month". 1 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
External links
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- Profile at the AFC Ajax website
- Profile at the Royal Dutch Football Association website (in Dutch)
- Steven Bergwijn – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Steven Bergwijn – UEFA competition record (archive)
