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Defender

Sam Kersten

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Appearances
11
946 min
Goals
0
G+A per 90: 0.10
Assists
1
Average rating
7.05
Age28
Date of birth30 Jan 1998
Height191 cm
Weight–
Preferred footRight
Market value€1.8M
Contract until30 Jun 2027

Season performance · 2026

VriendenLoterij Eredivisie SC Heerenveen
Appearances / Starts11 / 11
Minutes946
Rating7.05
Goals / Assists0 / 1
Shots (on target)2 (0)
Passes · accuracy583 · 91%
Key passes5
Tackles / Interceptions23 / 10
Duels won44 / 67
Successful dribbles2
Yellow cards / Red cards1 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.04 / 0.39
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls23
Accurate crosses1
Touches740
Possession lost67
Dispossessed2
Aerial duels won11
Ground duels won33
Clearances60
Ball recoveries36
Fouls won8
Fouls committed6
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week1
Clean sheets3
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)76.83
Top speed (km/h)33.93

Attributes

Position: D

line: D average
Attacking34
Technical43
Tactical57
Defending74
Creativity40

Characteristics

Strengths

15

Recent matches

DateMatchScoreMinrating
31 Oct 2026 SC Heerenveen – NEC Nijmegen 1–0 90' 7.3
28 Oct 2026 Excelsior Maassluis – SC Heerenveen 0–2 76' 7.6
24 Oct 2026 ADO Den Haag – SC Heerenveen 2–3 90' 7.2
16 Oct 2026 SC Heerenveen – Excelsior 4–0 90' 7.1
9 Oct 2026 PSV – SC Heerenveen 2–0 90' 6.2
19 Sep 2026 Sparta Rotterdam – SC Heerenveen 0–4 90' 7.9
13 Sep 2026 SC Heerenveen – SC Telstar 0–0 53' 7.4
6 Sep 2026 SC Heerenveen – AZ Alkmaar 2–3 90' 7.0
30 Aug 2026 Willem II Tilburg – SC Heerenveen 2–2 90' 6.4
22 Aug 2026 SC Heerenveen – PEC Zwolle 0–2 90' 6.4
16 Aug 2026 AFC Ajax – SC Heerenveen 2–2 90' 7.6
9 Aug 2026 SC Heerenveen – FC Twente 1–0 83' 7.1
1 Aug 2026 SC Heerenveen – NPS Volos 3–2 – –
25 Jul 2026 SC Heerenveen – Oud-Heverlee Leuven 4–4 – –
17 Jul 2026 Club Brugge KV – SC Heerenveen 2–3 – –

Career and transfers

3 clubs · 3 moves · total fees 400k €
  1. PEC Zwolle To: Heerenveen
    Free transfer
  2. Den Bosch To: PEC Zwolle
    Transfer 400k €
  3. Den Bosch U21 To: Den Bosch
    Transfer

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 1 Nov 2026
Matches (12 months)37
Average rating6.89
Last match rating7.331 Oct 2026
Matches missed12 injury records
5 6 7 8 9 6.89 Nov 2025 Apr 2026 Oct 2026 7.3

Last 10 matches

7.3 7.6 7.2 7.1 6.2 7.9 7.4 7.0 6.4 6.4

Statistics by season

Season Competition Team Apps (starts) Minutes Goals Assists Rating
2026 VriendenLoterij Eredivisie SC Heerenveen 11 (11) 946 0 1 7.06

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

Player profile

VriendenLoterij Eredivisie 2026 · percentile among defenders (68 players)

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50 Tackles 63 Interceptions 38 Clearances 86 Aerials won 52 Duels won 99 Pass accuracy 80 Progressive carries 40 Rating 73

5 matches · 413 min

Sam Kersten: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric Value Percentile
Tackles / 90 min 1.96
63
Interceptions / 90 min 0.87
38
Clearances / 90 min 5.88
86
Aerials won / 90 min 1.53
52
Duels won 80.8%
99
Pass accuracy 90.4%
80
Progressive carries / 90 min 0.87
40
Rating 7.02
73

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