At a glance
- Full name
- Bert Johan Esselink
- Born
- 16 Aug 1999
- Age today
- 27
- Nationality
- Netherlands
Career by season
131 recorded appearances| Season | Competition | Team | Apps | Starts | Goals | Assists | Minutes | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/27 | Scottish Premiership | Dundee United FC | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 962 | 1 |
| 26/27 | Premier Sports Cup | Dundee United FC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 1 |
| 25/26 | UEFA Conference League | Dundee United FC | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 390 | 0 |
| 25/26 | Scottish Premiership | Dundee United FC | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1,524 | 4 |
| 25/26 | Premier Sports Cup | Dundee United FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 |
| 24/25 | PKO BP Ekstraklasa | Stal Mielec | 28 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2,093 | 3 / 1 red |
| 23/24 | Puchar Polski | Stal Mielec | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 0 |
| 23/24 | PKO BP Ekstraklasa | Stal Mielec | 26 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2,250 | 4 / 1 red |
| 22/23 | UEFA Conference League | APOEL Nicosia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022/2023 | Cyprus League by Stoiximan | Olympiakos Nicosia | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1,539 | 2 |
| 2021/2022 | Cyprus League by Stoiximan | APOEL Nicosia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021/2022 | Cyprus League by Stoiximan | PAEEK Kyrenia | 14 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1,260 | 0 |
Appearances in our supported competitions. Goals, assists and minutes come from match reports where we have them.
Match log
Newest first| Date | Competition | Match | Score | Minutes | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Dec 2025 | Scottish Premiership | Dundee United FC v Motherwell FC | 0 – 0 | 90 | |
| 03 Dec 2025 | Scottish Premiership | Dundee United FC v Rangers FC | 2 – 2 | 90 | |
| 22 Nov 2025 | Scottish Premiership | Dundee United FC v Falkirk FC | 0 – 3 | 64 | |
| 09 Nov 2025 | Scottish Premiership | Heart of Midlothian FC v Dundee United FC | 1 – 1 | 90 | |
| 29 Oct 2025 | Scottish Premiership | Motherwell FC v Dundee United FC | 2 – 0 | 90 | |
| 25 Oct 2025 | Scottish Premiership | Dundee United FC v St. Mirren FC | 3 – 1 | 90 | |
| 18 Oct 2025 | Scottish Premiership | Rangers FC v Dundee United FC | 2 – 2 | 90 | |
| 04 Oct 2025 | Scottish Premiership | Dundee United FC v Livingston FC | 1 – 1 | 90 | |
| 27 Sep 2025 | Scottish Premiership | Dundee United FC v Kilmarnock FC | 0 – 2 | 90 | |
| 23 Sep 2025 | Scottish Premiership | Dundee United FC v Aberdeen FC | 2 – 0 | 90 | 1 |
| 13 Sep 2025 | Scottish Premiership | Hibernian FC v Dundee United FC | 3 – 3 | 90 | |
| 31 Aug 2025 | Scottish Premiership | Dundee FC v Dundee United FC | 0 – 2 | 90 | |
| 17 Aug 2025 | Premier Sports Cup | Kilmarnock FC v Dundee United FC | 2 – 1 | 90 | |
| 14 Aug 2025 | UEFA Conference League | Dundee United FC v Rapid Vienna | 2 – 2 | 120 | |
| 10 Aug 2025 | Scottish Premiership | Dundee United FC v Heart of Midlothian FC | 2 – 3 | 90 | |
| 07 Aug 2025 | UEFA Conference League | Rapid Vienna v Dundee United FC | 2 – 2 | 90 | |
| 03 Aug 2025 | Scottish Premiership | Falkirk FC v Dundee United FC | 2 – 2 | 90 | |
| 31 Jul 2025 | UEFA Conference League | FC UNA Strassen v Dundee United FC | 0 – 1 | 90 | |
| 24 Jul 2025 | UEFA Conference League | Dundee United FC v FC UNA Strassen | 1 – 0 | 90 | |
| 24 May 2025 | PKO BP Ekstraklasa | Legia Warszawa v Stal MielecSubstitute, on 71′ | 2 – 2 | 19 |
Career transfers
9 recorded movesAll recorded career moves, newest first.
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jul 2025 | Stal Mielec | Dundee United FC | Transfer | Free |
| 03 Jul 2023 | APOEL Nicosia | Stal Mielec | Transfer | Free |
| 30 Jun 2023 | Olympiakos Nicosia | APOEL Nicosia | Loan return | |
| 26 Aug 2022 | APOEL Nicosia | Olympiakos Nicosia | Loan | — |
| 09 Jan 2022 | PAEEK Kyrenia | APOEL Nicosia | Transfer | €10k |
| 16 Jul 2020 | De Graafschap Doetinchem U21 | PAEEK Kyrenia | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 2018 | De Graafschap Doetinchem U19 | De Graafschap Doetinchem U21 | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2015 | De Graafschap U17 | De Graafschap Doetinchem U19 | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2014 | De Graafschap Doetinchem Youth | De Graafschap U17 | Internal move | — |
Contracts and market values are not available yet.