Skip to content
Niels van Berkel

Niels van Berkel

Defender - Left-Back  at Willem II Tilburg
Age24
CitizenshipNetherlands
Height1.74 m
Footleft
BornSeptember 7, 2001
at Willem II Tilburg 1,239 days · joined 2023-01-01
Market value €250k
Left-Back Defender

Career snapshot

4
clubs played for
18/19
debut season
0.05
goals / match
Willem II Tilburg U21
top club · 32 apps

Career highs

€350k
peak value · 2024
top transfer fee
3
best season · 22/23
int'l / penalties
76Appearances
4Goals
6Assists
2Yellow cards
0Red cards
18Full matches (90′)
Full nameNiels van Berkel
Date of birth2001-09-07 (24 yrs)
Place of birthGoirle, Netherlands
CitizenshipNetherlands
PositionDefender - Left-Back (main: Defender)
Footleft
Height174.00 m
Current clubWillem II Tilburg
Joined2023-01-01
Contract expires2026-06-30
Jun 2025
Transfer: VVV-Venlo → Willem II
24/25 · Return from loan
Feb 2025
Injury: unknown
13 games missed
Jan 2025
Transfer: Willem II → VVV-Venlo
24/25 · Loan
Jul 2024
24/25 — VVV-Venlo
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2024
Injury: unknown
40 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — Willem II Tilburg
12 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2023
Transfer: Willem II U21 → Willem II
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — Willem II Tilburg, Willem II Tilburg U21
27 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Willem II Tilburg U21
12 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2020
20/21 — Willem II Tilburg U21
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2020
Transfer: Willem II U19 → Willem II U21
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — Willem II Tilburg U19
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Willem II Tilburg U19
22 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: Willem II U17 → Willem II U19
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2016
Transfer: Willem II Youth → Willem II U17
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2014
Transfer: VOAB Jeugd → Willem II Youth
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2011
Transfer: PSV Yth. → VOAB Jeugd
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2009
Transfer: VOAB Jeugd → PSV Yth.
09/10 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €350k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
1,622 min
Minutes played by club
VVV-Venlo 0.0%
Willem II Tilburg 15.5%
Willem II Tilburg U21 37.2%
Willem II Tilburg U19 47.2%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
VVV-Venlo 1 24/25 24/25 0 0 0 0
Willem II Tilburg 2 22/23 23/24 20 1 5 252
Willem II Tilburg U21 3 20/21 22/23 32 2 0 604
Willem II Tilburg U19 2 18/19 19/20 24 1 1 766

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

1€88K3€175K4€263K5€350K18/19 — 1 goals (Willem II Tilburg U19)18/19 — 1 assists218/1922/23 — 3 goals (Willem II Tilburg U21)22/23 — 2 assists522/2323/24 — 3 assists323/2424/2523/24 — €150K24/25 — €350KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

18/19: 1118/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 3322/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/25

Assists by season

18/19: 1118/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 2222/2323/24: 3323/2424/25: 0024/25
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
24/25 Keuken Kampioen Divisie VVV-Venlo 0 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Keuken Kampioen Divisie Willem II Tilburg 10 0 3 1 0 0
23/24 KNVB Beker Willem II Tilburg 2 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Keuken Kampioen Divisie Willem II Tilburg 6 1 2 1 0 252
22/23 Keuken Kampioen Play-Offs Willem II Tilburg 2 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 KNVB Beker Willem II Tilburg 0 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 U21 Div. 1 Fall Willem II Tilburg U21 14 2 0 0 0 604
22/23 U21 Div. 2 Spring Willem II Tilburg U21 5 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 U21 Div. 1 Spring Willem II Tilburg U21 7 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 U21 Div. 2 Fall Willem II Tilburg U21 5 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 U21 Div. 2 Fall Willem II Tilburg U21 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 U19 Cup NL Willem II Tilburg U19 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 U19 Div. 2 Fall Willem II Tilburg U19 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 U19 Div. 1 Fall Willem II Tilburg U19 10 0 1 0 0 0
18/19 U19 Div. 2 Spring Willem II Tilburg U19 12 1 0 0 0 766
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
09/10 2009-07-01 VOAB Jeugd PSV Yth. Transfer 0
11/12 2011-07-01 PSV Yth. VOAB Jeugd Transfer 0
14/15 2014-07-01 VOAB Jeugd Willem II Youth Transfer 0
16/17 2016-07-01 Willem II Youth Willem II U17 Transfer 0
18/19 2018-07-01 Willem II U17 Willem II U19 Transfer 0
20/21 2020-07-01 Willem II U19 Willem II U21 Transfer 0
22/23 2023-01-01 Willem II U21 Willem II Transfer 0
24/25 2025-01-29 Willem II VVV-Venlo Loan 350000
24/25 2025-06-30 VVV-Venlo Willem II Return from loan 250000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
23/24 Knee surgery 2024-01-09 2025-01-27 385 40
24/25 Knee injury 2025-02-12 213 13
Current€250k
Peak€350k
Low€75k
Δ since start+€175k
€75k€144k€213k€281k€350k197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €75k

No national team data.

TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Max Christoffel 1 0 999
Sam Spijkers 1 0 865
Martijn van der Sande 1 0 845
Colin van Gelderen 1 0 792
Jeremy Bokila 2 3 400
Max Svensson 2 0 395
Wesley Spieringhs 1 0 0
Joshua Smits 2 0 0
Thijs Oosting 2 0 0
Khaled Razak 1 0 0
Matthias Verreth 2 0 0
Jelle Furrer 1 0 0
Naïm Matoug 1 0 0
Erik Schouten 2 0 0
Sam Tel 1 0 0
Maarten Schut 1 0 0
Ringo Meerveld 1 0 0
Jesse Bosch 2 0 0
Jelte Pal 1 0 0
Connor van den Berg 1 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
22/23 U21 Div. 1 Fall Willem II Tilburg U21 2 14
18/19 U19 Div. 2 Spring Willem II Tilburg U19 1 12
22/23 Keuken Kampioen Divisie Willem II Tilburg 1 6

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
23/24 Keuken Kampioen Divisie Willem II Tilburg 3 10
22/23 Keuken Kampioen Divisie Willem II Tilburg 2 6
18/19 U19 Div. 1 Fall Willem II Tilburg U19 1 10

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
24/25 2025-06-30 VVV-Venlo Willem II Return from loan €250k
24/25 2025-01-29 Willem II VVV-Venlo Loan €350k

Last 34 matches for Willem II Tilburg The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2025-05-18 NL1 NAC Breda 1–1 Willem II Tilburg Available
2025-05-14 NL1 Willem II Tilburg 1–2 PEC Zwolle Available
2025-05-09 NL1 Willem II Tilburg 1–2 Heracles Almelo Available
2025-05-03 NL1 NEC 1–1 Willem II Tilburg Available
2025-04-27 NL1 Fortuna Sittard 1–0 Willem II Tilburg Available
2025-04-13 NL1 Willem II Tilburg 1–2 AFC Ajax Available
2025-04-04 NL1 SC Heerenveen 3–1 Willem II Tilburg Available
2025-03-29 NL1 Willem II Tilburg 0–2 Almere City FC Available
2025-03-16 NL1 Go Ahead Eagles 1–0 Willem II Tilburg Available
2025-03-09 NL1 Willem II Tilburg 2–3 FC Utrecht Available
2025-03-02 NL1 Sparta Rotterdam 4–0 Willem II Tilburg Available
2025-02-15 NL1 Willem II Tilburg 1–3 FC Groningen INJURED Knee injury
2025-02-08 NL1 PSV 1–1 Willem II Tilburg Available
2025-02-02 NL1 Willem II Tilburg 0–2 AZ Available
2025-01-26 NL1 RKC Waalwijk 2–0 Willem II Tilburg INJURED Knee surgery
2025-01-18 NL1 Willem II Tilburg 1–1 Feyenoord Rotterdam INJURED Knee surgery
2025-01-12 NL1 FC Twente '65 6–2 Willem II Tilburg INJURED Knee surgery
2024-12-22 NL1 Willem II Tilburg 4–1 NEC INJURED Knee surgery
2024-12-13 NL1 PEC Zwolle 0–1 Willem II Tilburg INJURED Knee surgery
2024-12-08 NL1 Willem II Tilburg 1–2 SC Heerenveen INJURED Knee surgery
2024-11-30 NL1 FC Groningen 2–0 Willem II Tilburg INJURED Knee surgery
2024-11-24 NL1 Willem II Tilburg 2–2 NAC Breda INJURED Knee surgery
2024-11-10 NL1 AZ 1–2 Willem II Tilburg INJURED Knee surgery
2024-11-02 NL1 Willem II Tilburg 0–1 FC Twente '65 INJURED Knee surgery
2024-10-27 NL1 AFC Ajax 1–0 Willem II Tilburg INJURED Knee surgery
2024-10-20 NL1 Willem II Tilburg 0–0 Fortuna Sittard INJURED Knee surgery
2024-10-04 NL1 Almere City FC 0–1 Willem II Tilburg INJURED Knee surgery
2024-09-28 NL1 Willem II Tilburg 0–2 PSV INJURED Knee surgery
2024-09-21 NL1 FC Utrecht 3–2 Willem II Tilburg INJURED Knee surgery
2024-09-15 NL1 Willem II Tilburg 3–0 RKC Waalwijk INJURED Knee surgery
2024-08-31 NL1 Willem II Tilburg 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam INJURED Knee surgery
2024-08-25 NL1 Heracles Almelo 1–1 Willem II Tilburg INJURED Knee surgery
2024-08-18 NL1 Willem II Tilburg 2–0 Go Ahead Eagles INJURED Knee surgery
2024-08-10 NL1 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1–1 Willem II Tilburg INJURED Knee surgery

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
18/19 Senior debut season
18/19 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
23/24 12 0 1 0 0 0
22/23 27 856 1 0 0 0.11

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

U21 Div. 1 Fall
14 apps
2 G
0 A
Keuken Kampioen Divisie
16 apps
1 G
5 A
U19 Div. 2 Spring
12 apps
1 G
0 A
U19 Div. 1 Fall
10 apps
0 G
1 A
U21 Div. 2 Spring
5 apps
0 G
0 A
U21 Div. 1 Spring
7 apps
0 G
0 A
U21 Div. 2 Fall
6 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Niels van Berkel

Who is Niels van Berkel?

Niels van Berkel is a Netherlands professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Willem II Tilburg.

How old is Niels van Berkel?

Niels van Berkel is 24 years old. He was born on September 7, 2001 in Goirle.

What position does Niels van Berkel play?

Niels van Berkel plays as a left-back (Defender - Left-Back).

What club does Niels van Berkel play for?

Niels van Berkel currently plays for Willem II Tilburg.

How many career goals has Niels van Berkel scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Niels van Berkel has scored 4 goals in 76 appearances.

What is Niels van Berkel's market value?

Niels van Berkel's most recent reported market value is €250k.