Defender

Bert Esselink

Dundee United
Netherlands
27 yrs
191 cm
Preferred foot: Right

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Appearances: 11
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Average rating: 7.09

Age27

Date of birth16 Sep 1999

Height191 cm

Weight–

Preferred footRight

Market value€460K

Contract until30 Jun 2027

Season performance · 2026

Scottish Premiership

Dundee United

Appearances / Starts11 / 11

Minutes962

Rating7.09

Goals / Assists0 / 0

Shots (on target)6 (2)

Passes · accuracy596 · 87%

Key passes3

Tackles / Interceptions9 / 15

Duels won61 / 96

Successful dribbles3

Yellow cards / Red cards1 / 0

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0

Expected goals / assists0.44 / 0.12

Detailed statistics

Big chances created0

Big chances missed1

Goal conversion0%

Headed goals0

Goals from outside the box0

Hit woodwork0

Accurate long balls32

Accurate crosses0

Touches774

Possession lost87

Dispossessed2

Aerial duels won42

Ground duels won19

Clearances91

Ball recoveries35

Fouls won8

Fouls committed8

Offsides0

Penalties won0

Errors leading to goal1

Team of the week1

Clean sheets3

Saves from inside the box0

Distance covered (km)74.03

Top speed (km/h)35.19

Scottish League Cup

Dundee United

Appearances / Starts– / –

Minutes–

Rating6.30

Goals / Assists0 / –

Shots (on target)– (–)

Passes · accuracy– · –

Key passes–

Tackles / Interceptions– / –

Duels won–

Successful dribbles–

Yellow cards / Red cards– / –

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / –

Detailed statistics

Clean sheets0

Attributes

Position: D

line: D average

Attacking33

Technical42

Tactical52

Defending68

Creativity36

Characteristics

Strengths

1525

Recent matches

Date	Match	Score	Min	rating
28 Oct 2026	Celtic – Dundee United	2–2	90'	6.7
24 Oct 2026	Dundee United – Aberdeen	3–2	90'	7.5
17 Oct 2026	St. Johnstone – Dundee United	1–1	90'	7.1
10 Oct 2026	Dundee United – Hibernian	1–0	90'	7.8
19 Sep 2026	St. Mirren – Dundee United	0–3	90'	7.2
5 Sep 2026	Dundee United – Falkirk FC	1–1	90'	6.2
2 Sep 2026	Motherwell – Dundee United	3–0	90'	6.8
29 Aug 2026	Kilmarnock – Dundee United	0–4	90'	8.7
22 Aug 2026	Dundee United – Dundee FC	0–2	90'	7.0
15 Aug 2026	Dundee United – Celtic	0–4	90'	6.3
9 Aug 2026	Heart of Midlothian – Dundee United	4–0	90'	6.5
31 Jul 2026	Dundee United – Rangers	1–1	62'	6.5
25 Jul 2026	Salford City – Dundee United	3–2	–	–
21 Jul 2026	Dundee United – The Spartans FC	4–0	–	–
18 Jul 2026	Dundee United – Arbroath	3–0	–	–

Career and transfers

6 clubs · 6 moves · total fees 10k €

Jul 2025

Stal Mielec To: Dundee Utd

Free transfer
Jul 2023

APOEL To: Stal Mielec

Free transfer
Jun 2023

Olympiakos To: APOEL

Loan return
Aug 2022

APOEL To: Olympiakos

Loan
Jan 2022

PAEEK To: APOEL

Transfer 10k €
Jul 2020

De Graafschap U21 To: PAEEK

Free transfer

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 29 Oct 2026

Matches (12 months)23

Average rating6.80

Last match rating6.528 Oct 2026

Matches missed0

Last 10 matches

6.5 7.5 7.1 7.8 7.2 6.2 6.8 8.7 7.0 6.3

Statistics by season

Season	Competition	Team	Apps (starts)	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Rating
2026	Scottish Premiership	Dundee United	11 (11)	962	0	0	7.09
2026	Scottish League Cup	Dundee United	–	–	0	–	6.30

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

Ekstraklasa 2024 · percentile among defenders (141 players)

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28 matches · 2,100 min

Bert Esselink: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric	Value	Percentile
Tackles / 90 min	1.63	59
Interceptions / 90 min	1.20	66
Clearances / 90 min	4.97	76
Aerials won / 90 min	3.04	84
Duels won	59.5%	75
Pass accuracy	85.5%	75
Progressive carries / 90 min	0.00	45
Rating	6.94	63

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