Sepp van den Berg

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Henning Matriciani and Tom Krauß named in final Germany U21s squad for European Championship

Henning Matriciani and Tom Krauß have been named in the final Germany U21s squad for the upcoming tournament in Romania and Georgia, to be held between 21st June and 8th July. Sepp van den Berg will also be involved in the tournament with the Netherlands. Elsewhere, Ibrahima Cissé will be in action with Mali in the U23 Africa Cup of Nations. Kenan Karaman, Jere Uronen, Alex Král and Rodrigo Zalazar are all also on international duty.

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A comeback, a first Bundesliga goal and a last minute winner: Sepp van den Berg’s special evening

Comebacks don’t get much better than this. Sepp Van den Berg made his first Bundesliga appearance since 2nd October 2022 on Saturday afternoon, as he played an instrumental role in Schalke’s win over Werder Bremen. The Dutchman, who suffered an angle ligament injury 209 days ago against FC Augsburg, came on in the 77th minute with his side trailing 1-0. He bagged the equaliser just a few moments later with one of his first touches of the ball and he was the catalyst in what would prove to be a memorable evening at the VELTINS Arena.

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Serious ligament injury and metatarsal fracture: S04 duo sidelined

Two players suffered injuries in the 3-2 defeat against FC Augsburg on Sunday (2nd October). Sepp van den Berg was diagnosed with a serious ligament injury, while Rodrigo Zalazar suffered a metatarsal fracture in the game against the Fuggerstädtern. The injuries mean that both players will be unavailable for the rest of Schalke’s competitive games this calendar year.

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Tom Krauß features against England – Sepp van den Berg and Maya Yoshida keep clean sheets

The final round of international games on Tuesday (27/9) saw four Schalke players involved. Tom Krauß, Sepp van den Berg and Maya Yoshida all played, whilst Alex Král was an unused substitute for Czech Republic in their defeat to Switzerland.

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Kerim Calhanoglu scores the winning goal for Germany U20

Alongside Maya Yoshida, who won 2-0 with Japan against the USA, a further four Royal Blues were in action for their national sides on Friday 23.09. Kerim Calhanoglu bagged a late winner for Germany U20s.

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Six S04 players heading on their international travels

In the first international break of the new season, six Schalke players have been called up to represent their national teams. Alex Král is on duty in the UEFA Nations League and the other five Royal Blues are playing in international friendlies.

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Sepp van den Berg: I have felt at home from the first day

Zwolle, Liverpool, Preston, back to Liverpool and now Gelsenkirchen. Sepp has now been a Royal Blue for over a week. In the game against VfB Stuttgart the loan signing from Liverpool made his debut in the centre of defence. The Dutchman looks back on the 1-1 draw against Stuttgart with mixed emotions.