David Robert Bates

Center Back · Amed · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.

Career report

Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelRemarkably consistentInjury-hit 2025/265 clubs

The record covers 7 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 5 clubs, including a move abroad — 115 appearances with 6 goal contributions from defence.

His best campaign on record is 2021/22 at Aberdeen — Season rating 26, 2 goals and 0 assists in 33 games. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (15 → 21). The gap to his peak is 5 Season points.

2025/26 was disrupted — 6 fixtures missed through injury or absence. Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±4 points) across 6 campaigns.

By season

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Rating	Season
2026/27	Amed	2	0	0	32	19
2025/26	Standard Liege	18	1	0	32	21
2024/25	Standard Liege	9	0	0	38	20
2023/24	KV Mechelen	9	0	0	43	15
2022/23	KV Mechelen	25	2	0	53	24
2021/22	Aberdeen	33	2	0	49	26
2020/21	Cercle BruggeLoan	19	0	1	51	14
2019/20	Sheffield WednesdayLoan	1	0	0	—	—
2018/19	Hamburger SV	25	1	0	—	—
2017/18	Rangers	15	1	0	—	—
2016/17	RangersLoan	7	0	0	—	—
2015/16	Raith Rovers	2	0	0	—	—
2015/16	Brechin	10	1	0	—	—
2014/15	East Stirlingshire	17	1	0	—	—

International

Side	Season	Competition	Apps
Scotland	2020/21	Euro Championship	2
	2018/19	UEFA Nations League	2
Scotland U21	2019/20	UEFA U21 Championship	4

Honours

Challenge Cup×2Cup×2Super Cup×2

By competition

Competition	Apps	Min	G	A	Rating
Süper Lig	1	90	0	0	7.5

Schedule · 2026/27

2 played· 180 min, 0g 0a

Date	Competition	Opponent	Res	Status	Min	G	A	Rating
Aug 16	Süper Lig	H Erzurumspor FK	3-0	Played	90			7.5
Aug 24	Süper Lig	A Kocaelispor	0-2	Played	90			7.2