Bert Esselink is a Dutch centre-back, born on 16 August 1999 (age 27), now with Dundee United. A commanding 6ft 3in (1.91m), he wears the number 3 shirt and is valued at around £298,000 by Transfermarkt.
The substantial part of his senior career has come at Stal Mielec. Across two league seasons in Poland he made 54 league appearances and scored twice, with the 2023–24 campaign his most productive return: two goals in 26 league games. That spell remains the main measure of his career so far, rather than a footnote between moves.
At Dundee United in 2026–27, Esselink has made nine league appearances and three in the League Cup, giving him 12 appearances in all competitions for the club. His career is still relatively compact: a Dutch defender whose strongest run came at Stal Mielec, now trying to establish the next phase in Scotland.
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