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.
Club career
PSV
Bergwijn was born in
Amsterdam to parents from
Suriname.
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.
[ He replaced Elvio van Overbeek after 77 minutes in a 2–0 home win.]
He scored the third goal as PSV beat Ajax 3–0 to clinch the 2017–18 Eredivisie title.
Tottenham Hotspur
At 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.
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.
Ajax
On 8 July 2022, Bergwijn returned to the Netherlands, signing a five-year contract with AFC Ajax. The transfer fee paid to Tottenham Hotspur was of €31.25 million.
Al-Ittihad
On 2 September 2024, Bergwijn signed a three-year contract with Al-Ittihad.
International career
Bergwijn earned his first full international call up when Ronald Koeman named him in the Netherlands squad in October 2018.
Bergwijn was named in the final Netherlands squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
On 29 May 2024, Bergwijn was named in the Netherlands' squad for UEFA Euro 2024.
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.
Career statistics
Club
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| + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
!rowspan="2" | Club
!rowspan="2" | Season
!colspan="3" | League
!colspan="2" | National cup
!colspan="2" | League cup
!colspan="2" | Continental
!colspan="2" | Other
!colspan="2" | Total |
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| Jong PSV | 2014–15 | Eerste Divisie | 3 |
| 2015–16 | 9 |
| 2016–17 | 2 |
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| PSV Eindhoven | 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 0 |
| 2015–16 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | 8 |
| 2018–19 | 15 |
| 2019–20 | 6 |
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| Tottenham Hotspur | 2019–20 | Premier League | 3 |
| 2020–21 | 1 |
| 2021–22 | 4 |
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| AFC Ajax | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 16 |
| 2023–24 | 13 |
| 2024–25 | 0 |
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| Al-Ittihad | 2024–25 | Saudi Pro League | 13 |
| 2025–26 | 5 |
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International
| + Appearances and goals by national team and year
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |
| Netherlands | 0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| 5 |
| 1 |
| 0 |
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- As of match played 18 June 2023. Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first. Score column indicates score after each Bergwijn goal.
| + List of international goals scored by Steven Bergwijn
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Cap !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition !! Ref. |
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| 4–2 |
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Honours
PSV
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Eredivisie: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18
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Johan Cruyff Shield: 2016
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Tottenham Hotspur
Ajax
Al-Ittihad
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Saudi Pro League: 2024–25
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King's Cup: 2024–25
Individual
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UEFA European Under-17 Championship Golden Player: 2014
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UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2014
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Eredivisie Player of the Month: February 2018
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Eredivisie Talent of the Month: August 2018,
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Eredivisie Team of the Month: August 2022,
External links
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Profile at the AFC Ajax website
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Profile at the Royal Dutch Football Association website (in Dutch)
