Sam Kersten

Defender · SC Heerenveen · 28 · Netherlands

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Season score: 46.0; Eredivisie 26/27, 10 matches
Last 5 weeks: 45.8; average of weeks with 60+ minutes
Market value: €2.0M; +€500k (+33%) since 2 Dec 2025; Transfermarkt, 28 May 2026

Photo: Carlo Bruil Fotografie, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Born: 30 Jan 1998
Height: 191 cm
Foot: R
Contract until: 30 Jun 2027
Wikipedia views: 138 4 weeks

Wikipedia Wikidata Transfermarkt

Every week

1–7 Jul 2025 to 20–26 Oct 2026

34 of 69 weeks with 60+ minutes, averaging 47.2 (minutes-weighted); 0 of them 70 or better.

Form bars show the weekly score: no matchunder 60′under 4545–5555–7070+

Every week as a table

Week	Matches	Minutes	Score	Expected	Underlying
20–26 Oct 2026	1	90	45.5	47.3	45.5
13–19 Oct 2026	1	90	36.1	47.9	36.0
6–12 Oct 2026	1	90	41.9	48.3	41.8
15–21 Sep 2026	1	90	60.0	47.5	60.0
8–14 Sep 2026	1	53	46.4	47.4	46.3
1–7 Sep 2026	1	90	45.4	47.5	45.3
25–31 Aug 2026	1	90	37.5	48.0	37.4
18–24 Aug 2026	1	90	40.7	48.4	40.8
11–17 Aug 2026	1	90	65.0	47.3	65.0
4–10 Aug 2026	1	83	41.8	47.5	41.7
19–25 May 2026	1	90	43.3	47.7	43.2
12–18 May 2026	1	90	46.7	47.7	46.7
5–11 May 2026	1	90	52.1	47.4	52.2
28 Apr – 4 May 2026	1	90	48.7	47.2	48.6
21–27 Apr 2026	1	90	41.6	47.5	41.5
7–13 Apr 2026	1	90	55.4	46.9	55.4
31 Mar – 6 Apr 2026	1	90	36.9	47.4	37.0
17–23 Mar 2026	1	77	48.4	47.3	48.4
10–16 Mar 2026	1	90	36.0	48.0	35.9
3–9 Mar 2026	1	90	37.0	48.6	36.9
17–23 Feb 2026	1	90	38.4	49.3	38.3
10–16 Feb 2026	2	180	45.4	49.8	45.3
3–9 Feb 2026	1	61	46.2	50.0	46.2
13–19 Jan 2026	1	22	54.3	49.9	54.3
6–12 Jan 2026	1	90	54.0	49.6	54.0
16–22 Dec 2025	1	86	46.0	49.9	45.9
9–15 Dec 2025	1	84	48.7	49.9	49.7
2–8 Dec 2025	1	90	44.1	50.3	44.0
25 Nov – 1 Dec 2025	1	90	50.1	50.3	50.1
18–24 Nov 2025	1	90	51.8	50.3	51.7
4–10 Nov 2025	1	90	51.4	50.2	51.6
28 Oct – 3 Nov 2025	1	90	56.3	49.8	56.3
21–27 Oct 2025	1	28	54.2	49.7	54.2
23–29 Sep 2025	1	11	32.3	49.8	32.1
9–15 Sep 2025	1	86	62.7	48.9	62.7
26 Aug – 1 Sep 2025	1	90	56.5	48.4	56.5
19–25 Aug 2025	1	90	43.1	48.7	43.6
12–18 Aug 2025	1	90	52.7	48.4	53.1

Against expectation

How it's expected

Each week's score beside what the player's earlier matches led to expect. Over the last 10 weeks with 60+ minutes: −2.0 a week below expectation.

Market value

Where these come from

Transfermarkt €2.0M +€500k (+33%) since 2 Dec 2025 28 May 2026 · its own valuation, revised a few times a year

Current estimate €1.8M no change recorded 22 Oct 2026 · BSD, seen when squads refresh

Next summer, if it goes like similar cases €1.5M–€2.4M −9% median of 40 similar past cases; players the same age −22% Closest cases, what their Transfermarkt value then did in a year: Ylber Ramadani at 29 (€2.2M, scoring 45.9) −18%; Jhonder Cádiz at 28 (€1.8M, scoring 46.2) +67%; Héctor Hernández at 28 (€2.0M, scoring 47.0) −50%.

Every value as a table

Date	Source	Value
22 Oct 2026	Current estimate (BSD)	€1.8M
28 May 2026	Transfermarkt	€2.0M
2 Dec 2025	Transfermarkt	€1.5M
28 May 2025	Transfermarkt	€1.0M
17 Dec 2024	Transfermarkt	€800k
31 May 2024	Transfermarkt	€800k
18 Mar 2024	Transfermarkt	€800k
15 Dec 2023	Transfermarkt	€700k
4 Jul 2023	Transfermarkt	€500k
8 Jun 2022	Transfermarkt	€650k
5 Jan 2022	Transfermarkt	€650k
19 May 2021	Transfermarkt	€800k
14 Oct 2020	Transfermarkt	€800k
8 Apr 2020	Transfermarkt	€450k
18 Dec 2019	Transfermarkt	€500k
3 Jul 2019	Transfermarkt	€500k
21 Jan 2019	Transfermarkt	€300k
29 Jun 2018	Transfermarkt	€200k
1 Mar 2018	Transfermarkt	€125k
21 Jun 2017	Transfermarkt	€50k
2 Dec 2016	Transfermarkt	€25k

Two different estimates, so each is its own line and each change is measured within its own line.

Moves

All transfers

Date	Move	Fee
1 Jul 2024	PEC Zwolle Heerenveen	Free or loan

What the score is made of

Eredivisie 26/27, 856 minutes. Each part as a percentile against 546 top-five-league defender seasons of 900+ minutes since 2025/26: 50 is the middle of them (the dashed ring).

As a table

Part	Percentile	Per 90 vs average
Shooting	1	−0.40
Creating	17	−0.36
Progressing	3	−0.44
Keeping the ball	60	+0.25
Defending	86	+0.17
Aerial	22	−0.45
Finishing	61	+0.02

Attention

English Wikipedia views per week, the article and its redirects, last 52 weeks.

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Recent score: the last six months. Cheaper: valued at less than 60% of Sam Kersten.

Seasons

Season	Competition	Team	Matches	Minutes	Score	Underlying
Eredivisie 26/27	Eredivisie	SC Heerenveen	10	856	46.0	46.0
VriendenLoterij Eredivisie 25/26	Eredivisie	SC Heerenveen	29	2,345	47.7	47.7
Eredivisie 24/25	Eredivisie	SC Heerenveen	30	2,381	48.7	48.7

Latest matches

39 since July 2025

Date	Competition	Opponent	Result	Min	Assists	xG	xA	Score
24 Oct 2026	Eredivisie	at ADO Den Haag	W 3–2	90	0	–	0.01	45.5
16 Oct 2026	Eredivisie	Excelsior	W 4–0	90	0	–	0.01	36.1
9 Oct 2026	Eredivisie	at PSV Eindhoven	L 0–2	90	0	–	0.00	41.9
19 Sep 2026	Eredivisie	at Sparta Rotterdam	W 4–0	90	0	–	0.00	60.0
13 Sep 2026	Eredivisie	SC Telstar	D 0–0	53	0	–	0.01	46.4
6 Sep 2026	Eredivisie	AZ Alkmaar	L 2–3	90	0	–	0.01	45.4
30 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	at Willem II Tilburg	D 2–2	90	0	–	0.02	37.5
22 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	PEC Zwolle	L 0–2	90	0	0.03	0.02	40.7
16 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	at AFC Ajax	D 2–2	90	1	–	0.04	65.0
9 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	FC Twente	W 1–0	83	0	–	0.01	41.8

All 39 matches

Date	Competition	Opponent	Result	Min	Assists	xG	xA	Score
24 Oct 2026	Eredivisie	at ADO Den Haag	W 3–2	90	0	–	0.01	45.5
16 Oct 2026	Eredivisie	Excelsior	W 4–0	90	0	–	0.01	36.1
9 Oct 2026	Eredivisie	at PSV Eindhoven	L 0–2	90	0	–	0.00	41.9
19 Sep 2026	Eredivisie	at Sparta Rotterdam	W 4–0	90	0	–	0.00	60.0
13 Sep 2026	Eredivisie	SC Telstar	D 0–0	53	0	–	0.01	46.4
6 Sep 2026	Eredivisie	AZ Alkmaar	L 2–3	90	0	–	0.01	45.4
30 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	at Willem II Tilburg	D 2–2	90	0	–	0.02	37.5
22 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	PEC Zwolle	L 0–2	90	0	0.03	0.02	40.7
16 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	at AFC Ajax	D 2–2	90	1	–	0.04	65.0
9 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	FC Twente	W 1–0	83	0	–	0.01	41.8
21 May 2026	Eredivisie	at FC Utrecht	L 2–3	90	0	–	0.01	43.3
17 May 2026	Eredivisie	AFC Ajax	D 0–0	90	0	–	0.51	46.7
11 May 2026	Eredivisie	at NAC Breda	L 0–2	90	0	0.02	0.00	52.1
3 May 2026	Eredivisie	at FC Volendam	W 2–0	90	0	–	0.01	48.7
25 Apr 2026	Eredivisie	Fortuna Sittard	W 2–1	90	0	–	0.02	41.6
12 Apr 2026	Eredivisie	at AZ Alkmaar	L 0–3	90	0	–	0.00	55.4
5 Apr 2026	Eredivisie	Heracles Almelo	W 4–1	90	0	0.03	0.02	36.9
22 Mar 2026	Eredivisie	at NEC Nijmegen	D 2–2	77	0	0.02	0.12	48.4
14 Mar 2026	Eredivisie	SC Telstar	W 3–0	90	0	–	0.02	36.0
7 Mar 2026	Eredivisie	at Excelsior	W 2–1	90	0	–	0.00	37.0
21 Feb 2026	Eredivisie	at PSV Eindhoven	L 1–3	90	0	–	0.01	38.4
15 Feb 2026	Eredivisie	PEC Zwolle	W 4–2	90	0	–	0.01	41.6
11 Feb 2026	Eredivisie	at Go Ahead Eagles	W 3–1	90	0	–	0.01	49.1
7 Feb 2026	Eredivisie	at FC Twente	L 0–5	61	0	–	0.00	46.2
18 Jan 2026	Eredivisie	FC Groningen	L 0–2	22	0	–	0.00	54.3
11 Jan 2026	Eredivisie	Feyenoord	D 2–2	90	0	–	0.02	54.0
20 Dec 2025	Eredivisie	at Heracles Almelo	W 3–0	86	0	–	0.01	46.0
14 Dec 2025	Eredivisie	at Sparta Rotterdam	W 3–0	84	0	0.12	0.01	48.7
6 Dec 2025	Eredivisie	PSV Eindhoven	L 0–2	90	0	–	0.02	44.1
28 Nov 2025	Eredivisie	at PEC Zwolle	L 1–2	90	0	–	0.01	50.1
23 Nov 2025	Eredivisie	AZ Alkmaar	W 3–1	90	0	–	0.01	51.8
8 Nov 2025	Eredivisie	at Fortuna Sittard	L 0–2	90	0	0.03	0.03	51.4
1 Nov 2025	Eredivisie	at AFC Ajax	D 1–1	90	0	–	0.02	56.3
24 Oct 2025	Eredivisie	NAC Breda	D 3–3	28	0	–	0.00	54.2
28 Sep 2025	Eredivisie	at FC Utrecht	D 2–2	11	0	–	0.01	32.3
13 Sep 2025	Eredivisie	at Feyenoord	L 0–1	86	0	–	0.02	62.7
30 Aug 2025	Eredivisie	Go Ahead Eagles	D 2–2	90	0	–	0.01	56.5
24 Aug 2025	Eredivisie	FC Twente	L 1–2	90	0	0.07	0.04	43.1
16 Aug 2025	Eredivisie	at FC Groningen	L 1–2	90	0	0.06	0.03	52.7