Roland Bergkamp
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 Bergkamp in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roland Adrianus Martinus Bergkamp[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 April 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Amstelveen, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| TOGB[2] | |||
| 2006–2009 | Excelsior | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Excelsior | 56 | (8) |
| 2011–2013 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Rochdale (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → VVV-Venlo (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | FC Emmen | 72 | (26) |
| 2015–2017 | Sparta Rotterdam | 32 | (6) |
| 2016–2017 | Jong Sparta | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | RKC Waalwijk | 51 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | VV Katwijk | ||
| Total | 231 | (44) | |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Netherlands U-21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Roland Adrianus Martinus Bergkamp (born 3 April 1991) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a forward.[3]
Bergkamp began his career on youth side with Excelsior and was promoted to the senior team. He made his professional debut in the Jupiler League on 14 August 2009 against FC Den Bosch and in the Eredivisie on 15 August 2010 against Feyenoord Rotterdam.[4]
On 1 July 2011, having rejected a new contract at Excelsior, Bergkamp signed for newly promoted Championship side Brighton & Hove Albion on a two-year deal, for an undisclosed fee.[5]
On 17 November 2011, Bergkamp signed for League One side Rochdale on an initial six-week loan deal.[6] Bergkamp made his debut in a 1–0 away win at Preston on 19 November 2011.
During the summer of 2012, Bergkamp signed a loan deal at Eredivisie side VVV-Venlo for the remainder of the 2012–13 season. He made his debut in a 2–2 draw against NEC Nijmegen.
After failing to make an appearance for Brighton, Bergkamp was released on 21 May 2013.[7]
Bergkamp returned to Rotterdam in summer 2015, when he signed for Sparta after a successful stint at FC Emmen.[8][2]
After a two-year stint at RKC Waalwijk, Bergkamp moved to VV Katwijk where he retired in April 2020.[9][10]
International career
Bergkamp earned his first call-up for the Netherlands U21 national team for a friendly game against Germany U21 and made in the game on 25 March 2011 his debut.[11]
Personal life
Roland is the nephew of former Ajax, Inter Milan and Arsenal striker Dennis Bergkamp.[12] His father Ad Bergkamp is currently an orthopedic oncologist at his former club Excelsior Rotterdam.[13]