Bert Esselink #3

Defender Centre-back Netherlands

Premiership 2026/27 · 11 apps

Avg 7.03 · top 30% of Premiership defenders

Club

Dundee United

Age: 27 years; born 16 August 1999
Height: 191 cm
Weight: 81 kg
Contract until: Jun 2027
At the club since: Jul 2025; from Stal Mielec
Matches this season: 11; 967 min · 2026/27

Season 2026/27

Season: 2026/27

2026/27 2025/26 2024/25

Competition	Matches	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Rating	xG	Key passes/90
Premiership	11	967	0	0	7.03	0.36	1.00

Form

Rating curve · 2026/27 · Avg 7.03 across 11 rated matches · all competitions

10 8 6

JULOCT

Match ratings · rated matches only · gaps = no rating28 Oct · vs Celtic (A) 2–2 · 6.36

28 OctPremiership Celtic away D 2–2 90′ 6.36 24 OctPremiership Aberdeen home W 3–2 95′ 7.14 17 OctPremiership St. Johnstone away D 1–1 90′ 6.89 10 OctPremiership Hibernian home W 1–0 90′ 7.51 19 SepPremiership St. Mirren away W 3–0 90′ 7.22

All 64 matches

5 SepPremiership Falkirk home D 1–1 90′ 6.41 2 SepPremiership Motherwell away L 0–3 90′ 6.84 29 AugPremiership Kilmarnock away W 4–0 90′ 8.08 22 AugPremiership Dundee home L 0–2 90′ 7.60 9 AugPremiership Hearts away L 0–4 90′ 6.47 31 JulPremiership Rangers home D 1–1 62′ 6.78

2025/26

17 MayPremiership St. Mirren away D 1–1 16′ 6.63 12 MayPremiership Livingston home D 0–0 90′ 7.49 3 JanPremiership Dundee home L 0–1 46′ 5.42 30 DecPremiership Livingston away W 3–1 90′ 7.27 27 DecPremiership Aberdeen away D 1–1 90′ 6.58 20 DecPremiership Hibernian home D 1–1 20′ 6.80 17 DecPremiership Celtic home W 2–1 46′ 6.23 13 DecPremiership Motherwell home D 0–0 90′ 7.29 3 DecPremiership Rangers home D 2–2 90′ 7.05 22 NovPremiership Falkirk home L 0–3 64′ 6.45 9 NovPremiership Hearts away D 1–1 90′ 6.67 29 OctPremiership Motherwell away L 0–2 90′ 6.31 25 OctPremiership St. Mirren home W 3–1 90′ 6.54 18 OctPremiership Rangers away D 2–2 90′ 6.63 4 OctPremiership Livingston home D 1–1 90′ 6.69 27 SepPremiership Kilmarnock home L 0–2 90′ 6.65 23 SepPremiership Aberdeen home W 2–0 90′ 1G 8.62 13 SepPremiership Hibernian away D 3–3 90′ 6.34 31 AugPremiership Dundee away W 2–0 90′ 7.06 14 AugConference League SK Rapid home L 2–2 120′ 7.74 10 AugPremiership Hearts home L 2–3 90′ 6.05 7 AugConference League SK Rapid away D 2–2 90′ 7.83 3 AugPremiership Falkirk away D 2–2 90′ 6.79 31 JulConference League UNA Strassen away W 1–0 90′ 6.50 24 JulConference League UNA Strassen home W 1–0 90′ 6.50

2024/25

24 MayEkstraklasa Legia Warszawa away D 2–2 18′ 6.50 16 MayEkstraklasa Radomiak Radom home D 2–2 44′ 6.70 3 MayEkstraklasa Raków Częstochowa home L 0–2 90′ 6.97 28 AprEkstraklasa Zagłębie Lubin away D 2–2 90′ 7.17 22 AprEkstraklasa Górnik Zabrze home D 0–0 90′ 7.67 14 AprEkstraklasa Lechia Gdańsk away L 2–3 90′ 6.42 4 AprEkstraklasa Cracovia Kraków home D 1–1 90′ 6.90 30 MarEkstraklasa Motor Lublin away L 1–4 20′ 6.81 15 MarEkstraklasa Śląsk Wrocław home L 1–4 5′ 6.50 8 MarEkstraklasa Lech Poznań away L 1–3 90′ 7.26 1 MarEkstraklasa Korona Kielce home L 0–1 90′ 7.93 21 FebEkstraklasa Piast Gliwice away D 2–2 90′ 7.50 16 FebEkstraklasa Pogoń Szczecin home L 1–2 90′ 7.26 7 FebEkstraklasa Jagiellonia Białystok home W 2–1 90′ 7.00 31 JanEkstraklasa Katowice away L 0–1 90′ 7.73 7 DecEkstraklasa Widzew Lodz away L 1–2 80′ 7.20 1 DecEkstraklasa Legia Warszawa home D 2–2 90′ 6.93 24 NovEkstraklasa Radomiak Radom away W 2–1 66′ 7.20 10 NovEkstraklasa Puszcza Niepołomice home W 2–0 90′ 7.58 2 NovEkstraklasa Raków Częstochowa away L 0–1 24′ 6.77 27 OctEkstraklasa Zagłębie Lubin home D 2–2 11′ 6.66 30 AugEkstraklasa Lech Poznań home L 0–2 90′ 6.94 26 AugEkstraklasa Korona Kielce away L 1–2 90′ 6.40 19 AugEkstraklasa Piast Gliwice home W 2–0 90′ 6.90 10 AugEkstraklasa Pogoń Szczecin away L 0–1 90′ 7.30 3 AugEkstraklasa Jagiellonia Białystok away L 0–2 90′ 6.50 27 JulEkstraklasa Katowice home L 0–1 90′ 7.55 22 JulEkstraklasa Widzew Lodz home D 1–1 90′ 7.10

Transfers

1 Jul 2025free transfer Stal Mielec Dundee United —
3 Jul 2023free transfer APOEL Stal Mielec —
30 Jun 2023end of loan Olympiakos APOEL —
26 Aug 2022loan APOEL Olympiakos —

Career

Club	Matches	Goals	Assists
2026/27
Dundee United Premiership	11	0	0
2025/26
Dundee United Premiership · Conference League	25	1	0
2024/25
Stal Mielec Ekstraklasa	28	0	0
2023/24
Stal Mielec Ekstraklasa · Polish Cup	28	2	0
2022/23
APOEL Conference League	1	0	0