Mitchell van Bergen
Country: Netherlands
Date of birth: 27/08/1999 (17 years old)
Place of birth: Oss (Netherlands)
Height: 170cm
Youth career: RKSV Margriet, Willem II, Vitesse Arnhem (since 2015)
Current club: Vitesse Arnhem
Squad number: 16
Current national team: Netherlands U-19
Position: winger
Preferred foot: right
Market value (by transfermarkt.de): 100.000 €
Tournaments participated in: 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification elite round (2/0)
Contract until: 30.06.2018
Player’s agent: SP International – Juzzt Football
Transfer rumours: —
Similar type of player: Gerard Deulofeu
Strengths:
– pace 
– acceleration
– dribbling
– dynamism
– technique and ball control 
– crossing 
– flair
– agility
– balance 
Weaknesses:
– aerial duels
– needs to improve his strength to endure strongest defenders
– a little bit too one-dimensional at this stage of his career
– could become a little bit more efficient and improve the number of goals and assists per season
Style of play:
– explosive winger
– suitable to play on both wings (preferably on the right as an ‘old-fashioned winger’)
– creative player with very good technical ability, 1vs1 short-dribbling skills, close ball control, fast direction shifts in possession and vision to make through passes to the teammates providing dynamism to the team’s last offensive third plays
– likes to dribble
– likes to do energetic runs down the flank and finish them with good crosses
– extremely dangerous on the counter thanks to his pace and acceleration
– known for his “quick feet”, speed of movement and dynamism
– holds good skill, pace and low center of gravity
– very strong in 1v1 situations, unpredictable and very confident of his skills
– excellent balance, coordination and changes of pace
– often makes surging runs into penalty box
– gets fouled often
– all-action and energetic
He is best suited to playing as:
Right winger in 4-3-3.
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League summary (as for 20 October 2016):
Eredivisie 2015/2016: 1 match/0 goals (Vitesse)
Eredivisie 2016/2017 (ongoing): 9 matches/0 goals (Vitesse)
Description:
Mitchell van Bergen joined Vitesse on a three–year deal from Willem II in July 2015 as a fifteen-year old. He made his professional debut on 18 December 2015 in a 5–1 victory over Twente Enschede coming on as an 83rd minute substitute for Milot Rashica. 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. He was given his first professional start on 6 August 2016, the opening day of the season, against his former club Willem II, playing 81 minutes before being replaced by debutant Arshak Koryan. On 9 September 2015, van Bergen made his Netherlands U-17 debut in a 2–1 defeat against Israel. Currently, he is a member of ‘Oranje’ U-19 national team.
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Football Talent Scout potential rating:
8/10 
First team material in a top European club.
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