Steven Berghuis

Youth career

Berghuis came through the youth system at FC Twente, following spells with the youth clubs of local amateur club WSV Apeldoorn, then Eerste Divisie side Go Ahead Eagles. As a 16-year-old, he scored WSV's only goal in a 4–1 friendly match defeat to Feyenoord.

Twente

One year later, Berghuis joined Twente, and in June 2010, he signed a professional contract lasting until 2012. In January 2011, Berghuis was called-up to the first team by manager Michel Preud'homme at the training camp in La Manga. He then made his first team debut for Twente on 19 January 2011 as a substitute in a 5–0 Eredivisie win over Heracles. On 23 June 2011, Berghuis scored his first goal for the club in a pre-season friendly against Eerste Klasse D team DOS '37. One week later, he scored one of Twente's ten goals in another warm-up fixture against Derde Klasse side DSV '61. On 14 July 2011, he scored his first goal against foreign opposition, scoring Twente's second in a 4–3 friendly win over Turkish Süper Lig side Fenerbahçe. After being promoted to the first team for the 2011–12 season, Berghuis signed a contract extension with Twente lasting until 2014. He then played in Twente's 2011–12 UEFA Champions League qualifying legs against Romanian club Vaslui on 26 July and 3 August 2011, during which Twente won 2–0 on aggregate. He also played in the 2011 Johan Cruyff Shield; despite being sent-off, Twente won the match 2–1 against Ajax. He started the club's first…

Youth career

Berghuis has achieved international recognition for Netherlands at under-19 and -21 level. In October 2009, he was called-up by the under-19 squad for the first time, then made his U19 debut on 9 October 2009 against France, scoring in a 4–2 win. He played two matches in the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, scoring the winning goal in a 1–0 group stage victory over England. In May 2011, Berghuis was called-up by the U21 team for the first time. He scored on his U21 debut in a 2–0 friendly match victory over Israel on 27 May 2011. He also scored in his second appearance in the same month in a 5–0 friendly win against Albania.

In February 2012, Berghuis was called-up by the Netherlands U20 squad for the first time. He made his U20 debut as a starter before being substituted-off in the second half of a 3–0 win over Denmark on 29 February 2012. Berghuis made four appearances for the U20 side.

Senior team

In May 2015, Berghuis was called-up to the Netherlands national team. However, he did not play and twice was an unused substitute. One year later, in May 2016, Berghuis was again called-up to the senior Netherlands squad. His call-up met with criticism because he had played just 222 minutes at Watford during the 2015–16 season. He made his Oranje debut on 27 May as a second-half substitute in a 1–1 draw against the Republic of Ireland. On 27 March 2021, Berghuis scored his first goal for the national team, scoring the opening goal in a…

Club

As of match played 27 August 2026

International

As of match played 10 September 2023

As of match played 27 March 2023 Scores and results list Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Berghuis goal.

Steven is the son of footballer Frank Berghuis, who played for Volendam, VVV-Venlo and Cambuur, among others, and also earned one cap for the Netherlands senior international team. His brother Tristan Berghuis was also a Dutch youth international. He plays in a youth team affiliated to Vitesse, and in 2011 had trials with Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur.