Sepp van den Berg

Sepp van den Berg is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Brentford. A product of Liverpool’s academy who came through a series of loan spells before settling permanently in England, his net worth is generally estimated in the low millions, built through his football contracts and a 2024 move to Brentford.

Early Life & Family

Van den Berg was born on December 20, 2001, in Zwolle, Netherlands, and grew up there with his parents and younger brother, Rav van den Berg, who also became a professional footballer and currently plays for 1. FC Koln in the Bundesliga. Sepp began playing organized football at age seven and came through the academy of hometown club PEC Zwolle.

Rise to Fame

Van den Berg made his Eredivisie debut for PEC Zwolle as a 16-year-old substitute in March 2018 against FC Groningen, an early breakthrough that caught the attention of European clubs. In June 2019, while still a teenager, he moved to Liverpool for a reported fee in the region of £1.3 million, rising to as much as £4.4 million with add-ons.

Career History

After joining Liverpool, van den Berg made his debut in the EFL Cup in September 2019 but never featured for the club in the Premier League itself, instead developing through a string of loan spells: two seasons at Preston North End in the Championship (2020-2022), a spell hampered by a serious ankle injury at Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga (2022-2023), and a productive loan at Mainz 05 (2023-2024), where he scored three Bundesliga goals. In August 2024, he joined Brentford permanently for a reported fee of around £20 million plus add-ons, signing a five-year contract. He quickly established himself as a regular starter, making 63 Premier League appearances for the club through May 2026. He was also part of Liverpool’s squad that won the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup, and has represented the Netherlands at U19 and U21 level.

How They Built Their Wealth

Van den Berg’s income has come entirely from football: wages during his time in Liverpool’s academy and first-team squad, wages from his various loan spells, and now a five-year contract at Brentford following his multimillion-pound permanent transfer. No major personal endorsement deals are publicly documented.

Personal Life

There is little publicly documented detail about van den Berg’s personal life beyond his football career and his brother Rav’s own professional career.

Sepp van den Berg’s net worth is estimated to be in the low millions, reflecting his rise from the Liverpool academy through a series of loan spells to becoming an established Premier League starter at Brentford.