Dundee United

Bert Esselink

Defender#3

Key facts

Age: 27
Height: 1.91 m
Weight: 81 kg
Number: #3
Born: 16/8/1999
Position: Defender
Nationality: Netherlands

Official profile

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Career stats

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	STRT	FC	FA	YC	RC	G	A	SHOT	SOG	OFF
2026-27 Scottish Premiership DUN	12	8	8	1	0	0	0	5	2	0
2025-26 Scottish Premiership DUN	19	16	12	4	0	1	0	11	2	0

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Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2026-27 Scottish PremiershipDundee United	12	0	5	2	1,052	1	12	0	8	8	17
2025-26 Scottish PremiershipDundee United	21	1	11	2	1,631	4	21	2	16	12	26
Career2 seasons	33	1	16	4	2,683	5	33	2	24	20	43

Game log, 2026-27 Scottish Premiership

Game
8 Nov v MotherwellD 1-1 8 Nov	0	0	90	0	1	0	0	1
29 Oct @ CelticD 2-2 29 Oct	0	0	90	0	1	0	0	2
25 Oct v AberdeenW 3-2 25 Oct	0	0	90	0	1	0	2	2
18 Oct @ St JohnstoneD 1-1 18 Oct	0	0	90	0	1	2	1	1
11 Oct v HibernianW 1-0 11 Oct	1	1	90	0	1	0	0	0
20 Sept @ St MirrenW 3-0 20 Sept	0	0	90	0	1	2	0	0
6 Sept v FalkirkD 1-1 6 Sept	0	0	90	0	1	0	1	1
3 Sept @ MotherwellL 0-3 3 Sept	0	0	90	0	1	0	0	3
30 Aug @ KilmarnockW 4-0 30 Aug	1	0	90	1	1	2	2	0
23 Aug v DundeeL 0-2 23 Aug	3	1	90	0	1	0	0	2
10 Aug @ Heart of MidlothianL 0-4 10 Aug	0	0	90	0	1	2	2	4
1 Aug v RangersD 1-1 1 Aug	0	0	62	0	1	0	0	1

Splits, Scottish Premiership

Recent games

Nov '268
v Motherwell
Did not record a stat
D 1-1
Oct '2629
@ Celtic
Did not record a stat
D 2-2
Oct '2625
v Aberdeen
2 FA
W 3-2
Oct '2618
@ St Johnstone
2 FC · 1 FA
D 1-1
Oct '2611
v Hibernian
1 SHOT · 1 SOG
W 1-0
Sept '2620
@ St Mirren
2 FC
W 3-0
Sept '266
v Falkirk
1 FA
D 1-1
Sept '263
@ Motherwell
Did not record a stat
L 3-0

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly.

Split
HomeHome or away · won 5 of 18	18	0.1	0.8	0.2	78.2	0.1	1.0	0.1	0.5	0.6	1.2
AwayHome or away · won 4 of 15	15	0.0	0.1	0.0	85.1	0.3	1.0	0.1	1.0	0.6	1.5
DrawsResult	16	0.0	0.2	0.0	79.3	0.2	1.0	0.1	0.6	0.5	1.1
WinsResult	9	0.1	1.0	0.3	85.0	0.1	1.0	0.0	0.9	0.9	0.6
LossesResult	8	0.0	0.5	0.1	81.1	0.1	1.0	0.0	0.9	0.5	2.5
Regular seasonStage · won 9 of 33	33	0.0	0.5	0.1	81.3	0.2	1.0	0.1	0.7	0.6	1.3
MotherwellOpponent · won 0 of 4	4	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	1.5
AberdeenOpponent · won 2 of 3	3	0.3	1.0	0.3	90.0	0.3	1.0	0.0	0.7	1.3	1.0
DundeeOpponent · won 1 of 3	3	0.0	1.3	0.3	75.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.7	0.3	1.0
FalkirkOpponent · won 0 of 3	3	0.0	0.0	0.0	81.3	0.3	1.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	2.0
Heart of MidlothianOpponent · won 0 of 3	3	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.7	2.7
HibernianOpponent · won 1 of 3	3	0.0	0.3	0.3	67.0	0.3	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.7	1.0
LivingstonOpponent · won 1 of 3	3	0.0	1.3	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.7	1.0	0.7
RangersOpponent · won 0 of 3	3	0.0	0.0	0.0	80.7	0.3	1.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	1.7
St MirrenOpponent · won 2 of 3	3	0.0	0.7	0.3	65.3	0.0	1.0	0.3	1.0	0.0	0.3
CelticOpponent · won 1 of 2	2	0.0	0.5	0.0	67.5	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	1.5
KilmarnockOpponent · won 1 of 2	2	0.0	0.5	0.0	90.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	1.0
St JohnstoneOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	1.0
Tannadice Park, DundeeGround · won 3 of 13	13	0.0	0.5	0.2	73.6	0.1	1.0	0.1	0.5	0.4	1.1
CalForth Construction Arena at Tannadice Park, DundeeGround · won 2 of 5	5	0.2	1.4	0.4	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.4	1.2	1.4
Fir Park, MotherwellGround · won 0 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.5
The SMISA Stadium, PaisleyGround · won 1 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	53.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.0
Tynecastle Park, EdinburghGround · won 0 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.5	1.0	2.5
Celtic Park, GlasgowGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0
Dens Park, DundeeGround · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
Easter Road, EdinburghGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	3.0
Falkirk StadiumGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0
Ibrox Stadium, GlasgowGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0
McDiarmid Park, PerthGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	1.0
Pittodrie Stadium, AberdeenGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0
The BBSP Stadium, KilmarnockGround · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	1.0	0.0	90.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.0
Tony Macaroni Arena, LivingstonGround · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	1.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0