Edge Rewrite
// HTMLRewriter · presentation

This page was redesigned at the edge.

Cloudflare fetched the original article and streamed it through HTMLRewriter to apply an entirely new visual system without rebuilding the source page.

Jump to content

Jan Van den Bergh

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jan Van den Bergh
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-10-02) 2 October 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth Bonheiden, Belgium
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Júbilo Iwata
Number 52
Youth career
2002–2003 FC Baal
2003–2007 Lierse
2007–2014 Westerlo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Heist 54 (3)
2016–2019 Beerschot Wilrijk 94 (9)
2019–2020 Gent 0 (0)
2020OH Leuven (loan) 5 (2)
2020–2023 Beerschot 82 (8)
2023–2025 NAC Breda 65 (6)
2025– Júbilo Iwata 15 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 January 2026

Jan Van den Bergh (born 2 October 1994) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Japanese club Júbilo Iwata.

Career

[edit]

Jan Van den Bergh started his career with KSK Heist.[1] In 2020, he was loaned to Oud-Heverlee Leuven for six months, scoring a goal in each of his first two appearances, the second goal a spectacular overhead kick.[2]

On 4 July 2023, Van den Bergh moved to Dutch Eerste Divisie side NAC Breda, signing a deal until June 2026.[3] Van den Bergh was a key member of the NAC team in 2023–24, making 42 appearances and scoring six goals as NAC finished in eighth position and won the promotion play-offs.[4][5]

On 18 August 2024, van den Bergh netted a header in stoppage time to lift newly-promoted NAC to a 2–1 win over Ajax.[6]

References

[edit]
  1. Jan Van den Bergh at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  2. Van den Bergh:"At the Kiel you need that little but extra"
  3. NAC HAALT MET JAN VAN DEN BERGH ERVAREN LINKER CENTRALE VERDEDIGER, nac.nl, 4 July 2023
  4. Janssen, Sander (29 May 2024). "Van den Bergh: 'Dit is de play-off-versie van NAC'". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  5. Vanbuggenhout, Kevin (3 June 2024). "🎥 "Jantje, Jantje...": ex-Beerschotter Van den Bergh gaat hard met de fans na promotie, maar er klinkt al zware kritiek". Voetbalkrant.com (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 5 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  6. "Promoted NAC hand Ajax shock defeat in Breda". Xinhua. Retrieved 5 September 2024.