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Bert Esselink

Dundee United
Height
3
Shirt
26 years
Aug 16, 1999
Right
Preferred foot
Netherlands
Country
€400K
Market value
Position
Primary
Center-back
Others
Left-back
CB
LB

Player traits

Stats compared to other center-backs
Touches43%Shot attempts84%Goals39%
Chances created17%Aerial duels won65%Defensive contributions74%

Premiership 2025/2026

1
Goals
0
Assists
14
Started
14
Matches
1,234
Minutes played
6.87
Rating
3
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Dec 13

Motherwell
D0-0
90
0
0
0
0
7.3

Dec 6

St. Mirren
L2-0
0
0
0
0
0
-

Dec 3

Rangers
D2-2
90
0
0
0
0
7.5

Nov 29

Kilmarnock
D1-1
0
0
0
0
0
-

Nov 22

Falkirk
L0-3
64
0
0
1
0
5.7

Nov 9

Hearts
D1-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.0

Oct 29

Motherwell
L2-0
90
0
0
0
0
6.7

Oct 25

St. Mirren
W3-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.0

Oct 18

Rangers
D2-2
90
0
0
1
0
6.5

Oct 4

Livingston
D1-1
90
0
0
0
0
6.8
Dundee United

Dec 13

Premiership
Motherwell
0-0
90‎’‎
7.3

Dec 6

Premiership
St. Mirren
2-0
Bench

Dec 3

Premiership
Rangers
2-2
90‎’‎
7.5

Nov 29

Premiership
Kilmarnock
1-1
Bench

Nov 22

Premiership
Falkirk
0-3
64‎’‎
5.7
2025/2026

Season shot map

On target: 29%
  • 7Shots
  • 1Goals
  • 0.95xG
2 - 0
Shot typeHeaderSituationFrom cornerResultGoal
0.29xG0.75xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 1,234

Shooting

Goals
1
Expected goals (xG)
0.95
xG on target (xGOT)
0.77
Non-penalty xG
0.95
Shots
7
Shots on target
2

Passing

Assists
0
Expected assists (xA)
0.46
Successful passes
475
Successful passes %
78.4%
Accurate long balls
48
Accurate long balls %
40.0%
Chances created
3

Possession

Successful dribbles
3
Successful dribbles %
75.0%
Touches
822
Touches in opposition box
15
Dispossessed
1
Fouls won
11

Defending

Tackles
17
Duels won
76
Duels won %
58.0%
Aerial duels won
48
Aerial duels won %
57.1%
Interceptions
22
Blocked shots
14
Fouls committed
10
Recoveries
55
Possession won final 3rd
1
Dribbled past
8

Discipline

Yellow cards
3
Red cards
0

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Player traits

Stats compared to other center-backs
Touches43%Shot attempts84%Goals39%
Chances created17%Aerial duels won65%Defensive contributions74%

Career

Senior career

Dundee United (Free transfer)Jul 2025 - now
19
1
Stal Mielec (Free transfer)Jul 2023 - Jun 2025
56
2
APOEL Nicosia (back from loan)Jun 2023 - Jun 2023
Olympiakos Nicosia (on loan)Aug 2022 - May 2023
33
4
APOEL NicosiaJan 2022 - Aug 2022
15
1
Podosfairiki Athlitiki Enosi Eparxeias KeryniasJul 2020 - Jan 2022
15
2
De GraafschapJul 2020 - Jul 2020

Youth career

BV De Graafschap Under 19Jul 2017 - Jul 2020
  • Matches
  • Goals

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