Player dossier
Premiership · 2025/2026
Bert Esselink
Bert Esselink- Team
- Dundee United
- Role
- Centre back
- Nationality
- Netherlands
- Date of birth
- 16 Aug 1999 (age 27)
- Shirt number
- 3
- Competition
- Premiership (Scotland)
- Season
- 2025/2026
Season snapshot
21 appearances · 1,632 minutesEstablished sampleAll figures cover completed fixtures in this season only.
- Appearances
- 21
- Starts
- 19
- Minutes
- 1,632
- Goals
- 1
- Assists
- 0
- Yellow cards
- 4
- Red cards
- Not available
9 unused substitute matchdays
Counted from match events
Counted from match events
Counted from match events
Provider rating & details
Provider match ratingAverage rating across 21 rated matches.Third-party match rating. Not used in FootyCabin scores.
6.74
FootyCabin performance
FootyCabin scores compare this player with others in the same role, league and season. Higher scores indicate stronger statistical performance.
Impact Score
49.5/ 100
Slightly above average for their role
Established-sample estimate · 21 appearances · 1,632 minutes as centre back
Defensive Activity Score
79.1/ 100
Clearly above average for their role
Compared with centre backs (55)
Defensive Reliability Score
30.0/ 100
Close to average for their role
Compared with centre backs (55)
Ball Security Score
46.4/ 100
Slightly above average for their role
Compared with centre backs (55)
How the Impact Score is built
- Duelweight 25%
- 45.7
- Passingweight 25%
- 33.0
- Defensiveweight 35%
- 69.6
- Ball retentionweight 15%
- 36.1
An experimental in-house model based on available match data. It weights role-relative percentile families and is not an official rating, a definitive measure of player quality, or a prediction.
Playing style
How this player tends to contribute, compared with players in the same role and season. Style, not quality.
No clear archetype yet. This player's profile does not lean strongly enough towards one style.
Player profile
See where the player ranks compared with others in the same role. A percentile of 80 means the player ranks higher than 80% of the comparison group. Only areas relevant to centre back are shown.
| Family | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Passing | 33.0 |
| Defensive | 69.6 |
| Ball retention | 36.1 |
| Duel | 45.7 |
| Creation | 48.1 |
Dashed ring marks the centre back median (50th percentile) across 55 comparable players.
Percentile detail
Compared with Centre back players in this season55 in reference group
- Passing33.0pctl
- Defensive69.6pctl
- Ball retention36.1pctl
- Duel45.7pctl
- Creation48.1pctl
Similar players
Players with the most similar statistical playing styles. This compares style, not player quality.
- Martin ErlićVery similar style100 / 100
FC Midtjylland · Centre back · Superliga 2026/2027
Similar in dribbling, defensive activity, aerial play. Different in chance creation, defensive duels.
- Lasse NielsenVery similar style100 / 100
Vejle Boldklub · Centre back · Superliga 2025/2026 · Defensive Stopper
Similar in attacking involvement, ball security, dribbling. Different in defensive duels, chance creation.
- Michael ForbesVery similar style100 / 100
Dundee United · Centre back · Premiership 2026/2027 · Aerial Defender
Similar in ball security, chance creation, attacking involvement. Different in defensive duels, defensive activity.
Show 2 more similar players
- Robbie DeasVery similar style99 / 100
Kilmarnock · Centre back · Premiership 2025/2026 · Aerial Defender
Similar in attacking involvement, chance creation, defensive duels. Different in defensive activity, aerial play.
- Martin ErlićVery similar style99 / 100
FC Midtjylland · Centre back · Superliga 2025/2026 · Aerial Defender
Similar in chance creation, attacking involvement, defensive activity. Different in ball security, passing.
How similarity works
Similarity compares playing profiles inside the same role family. A score of 92 means the pair is closer than 92% of comparable player pairs. It is not a rating of ability, market value or transfer suitability.
Form & context
Recent form, development and match context from completed fixtures. These figures add context to the scores above and are not official ratings or predictions.
Form
Steady form
Detail
Momentum ScoreLast 2 scored matches 54.8 vs earlier 47.8 (+7.0).63.9/ 100
Development
Some upward signs
Detail
Breakout ScoreLooks at recent performances, playing time and starts to spot signs that a player is improving. It is not a prediction.Minutes −18 · Starts 0pp57.0/ 100
Decline
No clear decline
Detail
Decline ScoreLooks for signs that the player's performances and playing time are dropping. It is not a prediction.19 scored matches43.0/ 100
Opposition strength
Around average
Detail
Opposition Difficulty ScoreShows how strong the opponents have been. It is context only and does not change the Impact Score.21 rated opponents46.2/ 100
Efficiency
Too few recorded actions to score
Detail
Efficiency ScoreShows how often the player's actions lead to successful results.Coverage 80%Insufficient sample
Team effect and success rates
Team effect
Compares team points per completed match when the player starts and when he does not. This describes results, not proof that the player caused them.
Difference: +0.15 points per match. This is a description of results only and does not mean the player caused them.
| Metric | Rate |
|---|---|
| Pass accuracy | 78.3% |
| Dribble success rate | 75.0% |
| Duel win rate | 56.3% |
| Aerial duel win rate | 53.1% |
| Tackle success rate | Not available |
| Shot on target rate | 18.2% |
| Long ball accuracy | 36.9% |
Bert Esselink · 0–100% scale
Methodology
Data source
Match, lineup, event and player statistics come from Sportmonks and are stored per fixture. Only completed fixtures with recorded minutes are aggregated. Announced lineups and future fixtures are excluded.
Per 90 minutes
A per-90 value scales a season total to a full match: total × 90 ÷ minutes played. It is not calculated when minutes are missing or zero.
Missing data
The provider omits some statistics instead of sending a zero. A missing value is shown as "not available" and never converted to 0, so rates and percentiles are only produced where the underlying fields genuinely exist.
Impact Score
The Football Performance Lab Impact Score is an experimental in-house model that combines role-relative percentile families with explicit weights. It is not an official rating and not a measure of transfer value.
Minimum samples
Values are calculated internally from 180 minutes, but a player is only shown publicly with a ranked Impact Score from 360 minutes and 5 appearances, with at least 90% metric coverage and an established role. A single appearance contributes a match impact observation from 30 minutes.