Mandy van den Berg
Dutch footballer (born 1990)
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Mandy van den Berg-Carreras (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɛndi vɑn də(m) ˈbɛr(ə)x]; born 26 August 1990) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a defender and for the Netherlands women's national team.[2] She formerly played club football in the Eredivisie Vrouwen for ADO Den Haag, for Vittsjö GIK of the Swedish Damallsvenskan and for LSK Kvinner FK of the Norwegian Toppserien.
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| Full name | Mandy van den Berg[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 26 August 1990 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Naaldwijk, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2012 | ADO Den Haag | 57 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Vittsjö GIK | 47 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | LSK Kvinner FK | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Liverpool | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Reading | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Valencia | 40 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | PSV | 45 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
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| 2010–2017 | Netherlands | 90 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 02:26, 15 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 December 2017 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Vittsjö
Van den Berg made her league debut against Tyresö on 20 August 2012.[3] She scored her first league goal against Mallbackens on 6 June 2013, scoring in the 34th minute.[4]
Kvinner
After spending three seasons in Sweden with Vittsjö, Van den Berg signed for LSK Kvinner of Lillestrøm, Norway in December 2014.[5] She made her league debut against Lillestrøm on 29 March 2015.[6] LSK Kvinner secured a double in 2015.
Liverpool
Van den Berg left after one season to join English FA WSL club Liverpool.[7] She made her league debut against Birmingham City on 23 March 2016.[8] Van den Berg played 12 times for Liverpool, who finished fifth in WSL 1.
Reading
Van den Berg transferred to Reading at the end of the season from Liverpool.[9] She made her league debut against Manchester City on 7 May 2017.[10] Van den Berg scored her first league goal against Yeovil Town on 17 May 2017, scoring in the 8th minute.[11]
Valencia
Van den Berg was announced at Valencia on 8 January 2018.[12] She made her league debut against Santa Teresa on 28 January 2018.[13] She scored her first league goal against Espanyol on 16 September 2018, scoring in the 63rd minute.[14] On 14 June 2019, it was announced that she had extended her contract until 30 June 2020.[15]
PSV
Van den Berg was announced at PSV on 3 June 2020.[16] She made her league debut against Heerenveen on 13 September 2020.[17] Van den Berg scored her first league goal against Ajax on 7 November 2021, scoring in the 72nd minute.[18] On 27 May 2022, it was announced she had extended her contract until 2023, for one more season.[19]
On May 5, 2023, Van den Berg announced her retirement.[20]
International career
Van den Berg began playing football aged six and was called up for the Netherlands Under-17 team while still at school in her native Naaldwijk.[21] After winning 22 caps at Under-19 level, Van den Berg debuted for the senior Netherlands women's national football team on 15 December 2010. She replaced captain Daphne Koster for the second half of a 3–1 win over Mexico during a friendly tournament in Brazil.[22]
National team coach Roger Reijners named Van den Berg in his final squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden.[23] When she suffered knee ligament damage shortly before the tournament, Merel van Dongen was called up as a late replacement.[24]
At the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Van den Berg captained the Netherlands in their first ever appearance at the World Cup finals.[7]
Van den Berg also captained the team that won the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 tournament. She made 4 appearances for the team at the tournament; starting 2 group stage games and being used as a substitute in two knockout games.[25] After the tournament, the whole team was honoured by the Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Minister of Sport Edith Schippers and made Knights of the Order of Orange-Nassau.[26]
She left the national team after the European cup and did not play on the 2019 World Cup silver medalist squad.[27]
International goals
- Scores and results list the Netherlands goal tally first.[28]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 21 September 2011 | TATA Steel Stadion, Velsen-Zuid, Netherlands |  Serbia | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2013 UEFA Women's Euro qualification |
| 2. | 23 November 2013 | Stadion Woudestein, Rotterdam, Netherlands |  Greece | 7–0 | 7–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 5 April 2014 | Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion, Greece | 4–0 | 6–0 | ||
| 4. | 2 March 2016 | Kyocera Stadion, The Hague, Netherlands |  Switzerland | 3–1 | 4–3 | 2016 UEFA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 5. | 6 March 2017 | Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos, Portugal |  Sweden | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2017 Algarve Cup |
| 6. | 8 July 2017 | Sparta Stadion, Rotterdam, Netherlands |  Wales | 5–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Club
- ADO Den Haag
- Eredivisie (1): 2011–12
- KNVB Women's Cup (1): 2011–12
- LSK Kvinner
- Toppserien (1): 2015
- Norwegian Women's Cup (1): 2015
International
- Netherlands
- UEFA Women's Euro (1): 2017
Individual
Personal life
Van den Berg is in a relationship with Spanish footballer Georgina Carreras.[29]
