Bert Esselink
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bert Johan Esselink | ||
| Date of birth | 16 August 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | 's-Heerenberg, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | APOEL | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | De Graafschap | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | PAEEK | 46 | (5) |
| 2022– | APOEL | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09 January 2022 | |||
Bert Johan Esselink (born 16 August 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Cypriot First Division club APOEL.
Club career[]
Early career[]
Born in 's-Heerenberg, started his career in the youth academy of Dutch club De Graafschap, before joining his first senior club PAEEK in 2020.
PAEEK[]
On 15 July 2020, it was officially announced that Esselink signed for PAEEK until June 2021.[1]
He made his professional debut in the Cypriot Second Division for PAEEK on 12 September 2020 in a game against Achyronas Liopetriou.
On 27 June 2021, PAEEK announced the renewal of Esselink contract until 31 May 2022.[2]
APOEL[]
On 9 January 2022, it was officially announced that Esselink signed for APOEL until 2024.[3] The exceptional performances of the 22-year-old Dutch defender at PAEEK, made APOEL to pay the release clause to PAEEK.
Career statistics[]
- As of 9 January 2022
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| PAEEK | Cypriot Second Division | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 3 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Cypriot First Division | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 46 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 47 | 5 | |||||
| APOEL | 2021–22 | Cypriot First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 46 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 5 | ||
Honours[]
Club[]
PAEEK
References[]
External links[]
- Bert Esselink at Soccerway
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- 1999 births
- Living people
- Dutch footballers
- Association football central defenders
- De Graafschap players
- PAEEK players
- APOEL FC players
- Dutch expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Dutch football defender stubs