Joey van den Berg (born 13 February 1986) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.
He formerly played professional football for SC Heerenveen, FC Omniworld, Go Ahead Eagles, PEC Zwolle and Reading.
[2] A tough-tackling defensive midfielder, Van den Berg received a record-equaling 7th Eredivisie red card in March 2016.
[3] On 28 June 2016, it was announced that Reading would sign Van den Berg on a two-year contract after his current deal expired at SC Heerenveen and when the transfer window officially opened on 1 July 2016.
[6] On 25 July 2018, van den Berg joined NEC in the Dutch Eerste Divisie on a season-long loan deal.