Mitchell van Bergen (born 27 August 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right winger for 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. 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.
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. 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. On 27 January 2017, he signed a new three-and-a-half-year deal with Vitesse until 2020.
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. 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.
Twente On 31 August 2023, Van Bergen signed a four-year contract with Twente. On 31 January 2025, he moved on loan to Sparta Rotterdam until the end of the 2024–25 season.
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
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsVitesse2015–16Eredivisie100000—102016–17Eredivisie17020——1902017–18Eredivisie1001010101302018–19Eredivisie300010—40Total310302010370Heerenveen2018–19Eredivisie30730——3372019–20Eredivisie25541——2962020–21Eredivisie32440——3642021–22Eredivisie1000——10Total881611100009917Reims2021–22Ligue 120020——2202022–23Ligue 128010——290Total48030——510Reims II2021–22National 221———21Twente2023–24Eredivisie2101000—2202024–25Eredivisie1501090—250Total3602090—470Sparta Rotterdam (loan)2024–25Eredivisie143———143Sparta Rotterdam2025–26Eredivisie29220——3122026–27Eredivisie6000——60Total352200000372Career total254222111101028723
Honours Jong Vitesse Derde Divisie – Sunday: 2017–18
Vitesse KNVB Cup: 2016–17
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