Sam Kersten

Kersten's current-season form is level with last season (Season 23→23), while his Rating held around 51. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 77).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Heerenveen · 9th	3	0	1	7.13	51	23
2025/26	Heerenveen · 8th	32	1	0	6.77	51	23
2024/25	Heerenveen · 9th	34	1	1	6.92	61	29
2023/24	Heerenveen	25	0	0	6.76	—	—
2023/24	PEC Zwolle · 12th	34	0	4	6.87	72	77
2022/23	PEC Zwolle · 2nd	25	0	0	6.76	49	18
2022/23	Heerenveen	1	0	0	6.3	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Solid contributorFull-back

S. Kersten is a 28-year-old full-back at Heerenveen, rated 51.2 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (78% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.22 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kersten.

On the season, Kersten graded 23 for current form (age-blind), on 4 clean sheets and 3.223 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 23 → 23). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 51. At 28 Kersten is in his prime years, and a market index of 14.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24StreakyStepped up 2023/24

51.2

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

23.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

78%

Minutes

a regular starter

3.22

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Heerenveen finished 8th of 18 · a mid-table side

Apps

3.22

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.22 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 32 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 78% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

Rated 51.2 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.22 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %78%

Available fixtures35 of 35

Goals / 900.037

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.037

Defensive actions / 903.223

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.183

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~24), then tapers with age. At 28, Kersten sits on 14.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Kersten's projected Rating — 51.2 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Eredivisie with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles42

Interceptions31

Blocks15

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

Transfer history

HeerenveenJun 2024 – nowFree

PEC Zwolleuntil Jun 2024

About S. Kersten

Sam Kersten is a 28-year-old full-back who plays for Heerenveen, born on January 30, 1998 in Nijmegen, standing 191 cm tall. He is from Netherlands. Heerenveen currently sit 9th of 18 in the Eredivisie.

This season

In the current season, S. Kersten has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 263 minutes, averaging a 7.07 match rating over his last 3 rated games.

Recent matches

August 22, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs PEC Zwolle (53 minutes, 6.3 rating)
August 16, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Ajax (90 minutes, 1 assist, 7.7 rating)
August 9, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Twente (83 minutes, 7.2 rating)

S. Kersten's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Heerenveen face Willem II away in the Eredivisie.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. Kersten at 51.2 with a Season form score of 23.4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, S. Kersten has totalled 285 club appearances with 2 goals and 6 assists for 3 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2017/18, with 36 appearances for Den Bosch.

S. Kersten's career has also included time at PEC Zwolle.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.