Age today29
Recorded moves17
Peak recorded value€2.80m
Current market value€1.80m
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- David Robert Bates
- Born
- 05 Oct 1996
- Nationality
- Scotland
- Position
- Centre-Back
- Preferred foot
- right
- Height
- 193
- Joined current club
- 01 Jul 2026
- Contract expires
- 30 Jun 2028
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- Standard LiègeLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2026
- KV MechelenLast recorded move · 24 Jul 2024
- Aberdeen FCLast recorded move · 01 Sep 2022
- Hamburger SVLast recorded move · 29 Aug 2021
- Cercle BruggeLast recorded move · 30 Jun 2021
- Sheffield WednesdayLast recorded move · 30 Jun 2020
- Rangers FCLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2018
- Raith Rovers FCLast recorded move · 11 Jan 2017
- Rangers FC U20Last recorded move · 08 Jan 2017
- Brechin City FCLast recorded move · 04 Dec 2015
- East Stirlingshire FCLast recorded move · 05 May 2015
- Raith Rovers FC U17Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2013
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Jun 2026 | 29 | Standard Liège | €1.80m |
| 10 Dec 2025 | 29 | Standard Liège | €1.20m |
| 01 Oct 2025 | 28 | Standard Liège | €1.50m |
| 12 Jun 2025 | 28 | Standard Liège | €2.20m |
| 11 Dec 2024 | 28 | Standard Liège | €2.80m |
| 02 Oct 2024 | 27 | Standard Liège | €2.80m |
| 04 Jun 2024 | 27 | KV Mechelen | €2.00m |
| 22 Mar 2024 | 27 | KV Mechelen | €1.00m |
| 19 Dec 2023 | 27 | KV Mechelen | €600k |
| 23 Oct 2023 | 27 | KV Mechelen | €600k |
| 09 Jun 2023 | 26 | KV Mechelen | €800k |
| 04 Nov 2022 | 26 | KV Mechelen | €650k |
| 27 Jun 2022 | 25 | Aberdeen FC | €450k |
| 31 Dec 2021 | 25 | Aberdeen FC | €600k |
| 07 Jun 2021 | 24 | Cercle Brugge | €700k |
| 17 Mar 2021 | 24 | Cercle Brugge | €700k |
| 16 Oct 2020 | 24 | Cercle Brugge | €500k |
| 08 Apr 2020 | 23 | Sheffield Wednesday | €475k |
| 27 Feb 2020 | 23 | Sheffield Wednesday | €600k |
| 17 Oct 2019 | 23 | Sheffield Wednesday | €1.50m |
| 12 Jun 2019 | 22 | Hamburger SV | €2.00m |
| 08 Jan 2019 | 22 | Hamburger SV | €2.00m |
| 16 Oct 2018 | 22 | Hamburger SV | €900k |
| 21 Aug 2018 | 21 | Hamburger SV | €400k |
| 04 Mar 2018 | 21 | Rangers FC | €250k |
| 14 Feb 2017 | 20 | Rangers FC | €50k |
| 08 Oct 2013 | 17 | Raith Rovers FC | €13k |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jul 2026 | Standard Liège | Amed SK | Transfer | €500k |
| 24 Jul 2024 | KV Mechelen | Standard Liège | Transfer | €500k |
| 01 Sep 2022 | Aberdeen FC | KV Mechelen | Transfer | — ? |
| 29 Aug 2021 | Hamburger SV | Aberdeen FC | Transfer | Free |
| 30 Jun 2021 | Cercle Brugge | Hamburger SV | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 07 Aug 2020 | Hamburger SV | Cercle Brugge | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 30 Jun 2020 | Sheffield Wednesday | Hamburger SV | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 08 Aug 2019 | Hamburger SV | Sheffield Wednesday | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 01 Jul 2018 | Rangers FC | Hamburger SV | Transfer | Free |
| 11 Jan 2017 | Raith Rovers FC | Rangers FC | Transfer | — ? |
| 08 Jan 2017 | Rangers FC U20 | Raith Rovers FC | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 05 Aug 2016 | Raith Rovers FC | Rangers FC U20 | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 04 Dec 2015 | Brechin City FC | Raith Rovers FC | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 11 Sep 2015 | Raith Rovers FC | Brechin City FC | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 05 May 2015 | East Stirlingshire FC | Raith Rovers FC | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 03 Jan 2015 | Raith Rovers FC | East Stirlingshire FC | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 01 Jul 2013 | Raith Rovers FC U17 | Raith Rovers FC | Internal move | — |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.