Steven Bergwijn

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.

Steven Bergwijn

Bergwijn with Ajax in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Steven Charles Bergwijn[1]
Date of birth	(1997-10-08) 8 October 1997 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Position(s)	Left winger, forward
Team information
Current team	Al-Ittihad
Number	34
Youth career
	ASC Waterwijk
2005–2011	Ajax
2011–2014	PSV
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	Jong PSV	31	(14)
2014–2020	PSV	112	(29)
2020–2022	Tottenham Hotspur	60	(7)
2022–2024	Ajax	57	(24)
2024–	Al-Ittihad	21	(10)
International career‡
2013–2014	Netherlands U17	12	(8)
2015	Netherlands U18	1	(0)
2014–2016	Netherlands U19	16	(8)
2016	Netherlands U20	4	(2)
2016–2018	Netherlands U21	10	(3)
2018–2024	Netherlands	35	(8)
Medal record Representing  Netherlands UEFA Nations League Runner-up 2019 Portugal UEFA European Under-17 Championship Runner-up 2014 Malta
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 July 2024

Club career

PSV

Bergwijn with PSV in 2017

Bergwijn was born in Amsterdam^[4] to parents from Suriname.^[5] 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.^[4] He replaced Elvio van Overbeek after 77 minutes in a 2–0 home win.^[6]

He scored the third goal as PSV beat Ajax 3–0 to clinch the 2017–18 Eredivisie title.^[7]

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.^[8] He scored his first goal for the club in his Premier League debut, a 2–0 victory against Manchester City, and was also named Man of the Match by Sky Sports.^[9] On 6 March 2020, Bergwijn suffered a sprain to his left ankle in the match against Burnley which might have sidelined him for the rest of the season,^[10] but due to the Premier League break caused by COVID-19, Bergwijn had time to recover and was able to return to the starting eleven, scoring against Manchester United in Tottenham's first post-break match.^[11]

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.^[12]

Ajax

Bergwijn as Ajax captain in 2024.

On 8 July 2022, Bergwijn returned to the Netherlands, signing a five-year contract with Ajax. The transfer fee paid to Tottenham Hotspur was of €31.25 million.^[13] This was the most expensive transfer in the history of the Eredivisie, breaking the record set when Ajax bought Sébastien Haller in 2021 (€22.5 million).^[14] On 14 August 2022, he scored a hat-trick in a 6–1 win over Groningen.^[15] On 8 August 2023 Bergwijn was announced by Ajax as their new captain replacing the recently departing Dušan Tadic.

Al-Ittihad

On 2 September 2024, Bergwijn signed a three-year contract with Al-Ittihad.^[16][17]

International career

Bergwijn earned his first full international call up when Ronald Koeman named him in the Netherlands squad in October 2018.^[18] He made his debut as a starter on 13 October 2018 in a 3–0 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A victory over Germany.^[19]

Bergwijn was named in the final Netherlands squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.^[20]

On 29 May 2024, Bergwijn was named in the Netherlands' squad for UEFA Euro 2024.^[21]

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.^[22]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 March 2025^[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jong PSV	2014–15	Eerste Divisie	7	3	—		—		—		—		7	3
	2015–16		20	9	—		—		—		—		20	9
	2016–17		4	2	—		—		—		—		4	2
	Total		31	14	—		—		—		—		31	14
PSV Eindhoven	2014–15	Eredivisie	1	0	1	0	—		0	0	—		2	0
	2015–16		5	0	2	0	—		1[c]	0	0	0	8	0
	2016–17		25	2	2	0	—		6[c]	0	0	0	33	2
	2017–18		32	8	2	0	—		2[d]	0	—		36	8
	2018–19		33	14	0	0	—		7[c]	1	1[e]	0	41	15
	2019–20		16	5	2	0	—		10[f]	1	1[e]	0	29	6
	Total		112	29	9	0	—		26	2	2	0	149	31
Tottenham Hotspur	2019–20	Premier League	14	3	1	0	0	0	1[c]	0	—		16	3
	2020–21		21	1	1	0	2	0	11[d]	0	—		35	1
	2021–22		25	3	2	0	2	1	3[g]	0	—		32	4
	Total		60	7	4	0	4	1	15	0	—		83	8
Ajax	2022–23	Eredivisie	32	12	4	1	—		8[h]	2	1[e]	1	45	16
	2023–24		24	12	0	0	—		7[d]	1	—		31	13
	2024–25		1	0	—		—		3[d]	0	—		4	0
	Total		57	24	4	1	—		18	3	1	1	80	29
Al-Ittihad	2024–25	Saudi Pro League	21	10	3	0	—		—		—		24	10
Career total			280	83	19	1	4	1	59	5	3	1	366	92

1. Includes KNVB Cup, FA Cup, King Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup
3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
5. Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
6. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
7. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
8. Six appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 6 July 2024^[23]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Netherlands	2018	3	0
	2019	6	0
	2020	2	1
	2021	5	1
	2022	12	5
	2023	4	1
	2024	3	0
Total		35	8

As of match played 18 June 2023. Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first. Score column indicates score after each Bergwijn goal.^[23]

List of international goals scored by Steven Bergwijn

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	4 September 2020	Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands	10	Poland	1–0	1–0	2020–21 UEFA Nations League A	[24]
2	16 November 2021	De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands	16	Norway	1–0	2–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	[25]
3	26 March 2022	Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands	17	Denmark	1–0	4–2	Friendly	[26]
4					4–2
5	29 March 2022	Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands	18	Germany	1–1	1–1		[27]
6	3 June 2022	King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium	19	Belgium	1–0	4–1	2022–23 UEFA Nations League A	[28]
7	22 September 2022	Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland	23	Poland	2–0	2–0		[29]
8	18 June 2023	De Grolsch Veste, Enschede, Netherlands	30	Italy	1–2	2–3	2023 UEFA Nations League Finals	[30]

Honours

PSV

• Eredivisie: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18^[4]
• Johan Cruyff Shield: 2016^[4]

Tottenham Hotspur

• EFL Cup runner-up: 2020–21^[31]

Ajax

• KNVB Cup runner-up: 2022–23^[32]

Individual

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship Golden Player: 2014^[33]

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2014^[33]

• Eredivisie Player of the Month: February 2018^[34]

• Eredivisie Talent of the Month: August 2018,^[35] December 2018^[36]

• Eredivisie Team of the Month: August 2022,^[37] September 2022,^[38] November 2023,^[39]