ratings updated 11 Oct 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · FC Eindhoven.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 7.2 |
Scout report
C. Essers is a 29-year-old central defender at FC Eindhoven, rated 29.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 170th of 192 on scout potential in the Eerste Divisie. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (37.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.66 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Essers.
Judged on this season alone, Essers graded 9 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 33rd of 37 of the 37 centre-backs in the Eerste Divisie, on 1 clean sheet and 2.655 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 26 → 9). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 30, 30th of 37 of the 37 centre-backs in the Eerste Divisie. At 29 Essers is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.8 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · FC Eindhoven finished 15th of 20 · a lower-table side
2.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 9 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 37.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 29.5, Essers carries the 30th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Eerste Divisie of 37 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Eerste Divisie with 600+ minutes this season.
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