Aaron vandenBerg

Aaron vandenBerg
vandenBerg training with Melbourne in April 2018
Personal information
Full name	Aaron vandenBerg
Nickname(s)	Richie
Date of birth	(1992-03-03) 3 March 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Perth, Western Australia[1]
Original team(s)	Ainslie (NEAFL)
Draft	No. 2, 2015 rookie draft
Debut	Round 1, 2015, Melbourne vs. Gold Coast, at MCG
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	90 kg (198 lb)
Position(s)	Midfielder / forward
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2015–2021	Melbourne	47 (23)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 15, 2021.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Aaron vandenBerg (born 3 March 1992) is a professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A midfielder, 1.88 metres (6 ft 2 in) tall and weighing 90 kilograms (200 lb), vandenBerg has the ability to contribute as both an inside and outside midfielder, whilst also pushing into the forward line. After missing out on the draft at eighteen years of age, vandenBerg played in the North East Australian Football League (NEAFL) with the Ainslie Football Club where he won two best and fairest awards and was twice named in the NEAFL team of the year. His performances in the NEAFL saw him recruited by the Melbourne Football Club with the second selection in the 2015 rookie draft and he made his AFL debut in the opening round of the 2015 season.