Crescendo van Berkel (; born 6 April 1992) is a Dutch

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays as a

centre back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

for

SVV Scheveningen Scheveningse Voetbal Vereniging Scheveningen is an association football club from Scheveningen, a district of The Hague, Netherlands. The club was founded 1 July 1919. It is currently playing in the Tweede Divisie, the third tier of football in ...

in the

Tweede Divisie Tweede Divisie ( en, Second Division) is the highest amateur (and historically the lowest professional) football league in the Netherlands. It was established in 1956, together with the Eredivisie and the Eerste Divisie. Between 1956 and 1960 and ...

Club career

Van Berkel came through the youth system at hometown club Quick and made his professional debut for

Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. Established on 1 April 1888, Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands. Sparta currently compete in the Eredivisie, the top fligh ...

in 2012. He was snapped up by

Roda JC Sportvereniging Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade (; Ripuarian: ), also known as Roda JC Kerkrade () or commonly Roda JC or Roda, is a Dutch professional football club based in Kerkrade, Netherlands. Roda JC Kerkrade plays in the Eerste Divisie ...

in 2014. He joined Telstar in summer 2015 after his contract with Roda expired. He was signed by Norwegian club

Sandefjord Sandefjord () is a city and the most populous municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. The municipality of Sandefjord was established on 1 January 1838. The municipality of Sandar was merged into Sandefjord on 1 January 1969. On 1 ...

in Autumn 2017, and played 9 matches for the club, before being released in May 2018. On 13 July 2018, Hong Kong club

Lee Man Lee Man Football Club () is a Hong Kong professional football club based in Tseung Kwan O, which currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League. The club is owned by Lee & Man Chemical. History Lee & Man Paper were the main sponsors ...

announced the signing of van Berkel, and he made his debut on 31 August 2018. His contract is terminated in March 2019. In February 2020, Van Berkel moved to

References

External links

Crescendo van Berkel Interview
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1992 births Living people Footballers from The Hague Men's association football central defenders Dutch men's footballers Dutch expatriate men's footballers Sparta Rotterdam players Roda JC Kerkrade players SC Telstar players Eerste Divisie players Sandefjord Fotball players Eliteserien players Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Lee Man FC players Hong Kong Premier League players Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Norway SVV Scheveningen players Tweede Divisie players {{Netherlands-footy-defender-stub