B. Esselink · career
Bert Johan Esselink
Center Back · Dundee Utd · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2023/24Holding levelRemarkably consistent
The record covers 4 seasons (2023/24–2025/26) across 2 clubs, including a move abroad — 76 appearances with 3 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2023/24 at Stal Mielec — Season rating 22, 2 goals and 0 assists in 27 games. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (22 → 16). The gap to his peak is 6 Season points.
Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±4 points) across 3 campaigns.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Dundee Utd | 6 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 16 |
| 2025/26 | Dundee Utd | 21 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 16 |
| 2024/25 | Stal Mielec | 22 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 13 |
| 2023/24 | Stal Mielec | 27 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 22 |
| 2022/23 | Apoel Nicosia | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Olympiakos | 29 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | PAEEK | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | Apoel Nicosia | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | PAEEK | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
2. Division×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiership | 1 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
Schedule · 2026/27
6 played· 520 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31 | Premiership | H Rangers | 1-1 | Played | 62 | 6.3 | ||
| Aug 9 | Premiership | A Heart Of Midlothian | 0-4 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Aug 22 | Premiership | H Dundee | 0-2 | Played | 95 | 7.6 | ||
| Aug 29 | Premiership | A Kilmarnock | 4-0 | Played | 93 | 8.6 | ||
| Sep 2 | Premiership | A Motherwell | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Sep 5 | Premiership | H Falkirk | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.1 |