Cathal
McCarthy
Centre-back · age 20 · Republic of Ireland · 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
- Apps
- 11
- Goals
- 1
- Assists
- 0
- Rating
- 6.73
- 2026/27
Bert
Esselink
Centre-back · age 27 · Netherlands · 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) · contract to Jun 2027
- Apps
- 12
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 0
- Rating
- 7.14
- 2026/27
Change McCarthy
Change Esselink
Attributes
This season · 2026/27 · rated out of 99
Cathal McCarthyBert Esselink
45Shooting18
21Creating24
65Passing76
26Dribbling23
43Defending65
64Physical83
Each number out of 99, against the players each was rated with. Both rated against the Premiership.
Per 90 minutes
League matches · This season · 2026/27
Cathal McCarthyBert Esselink
974 minutes1,052 minutes
6.73Average rating7.14
0.09Goalsper 900.00
0.00Assistsper 900.00
0.83Shotsper 900.51
0.28Shots on targetper 900.17
33%Shot accuracy33%
0.28Key passesper 900.34
0.28Dribbles completedper 900.26
55.7Passesper 9056.4
81%Pass accuracy87%
3.70Tackles + interceptionsper 902.65
61%Duels won64%
2.03Aerials wonper 904.02
4.90Clearancesper 908.30
0.65Blocksper 901.97
1.11Fouls wonper 900.68
0.37Dispossessedper 900.17
Where they play
Positions in their recent starts
Cathal McCarthyBert Esselink
Cathal McCarthy
Centre-back 76% · Central midfielder 11% · Right-back 11%
Bert Esselink
Centre-back 98% · Left-back 2%
Career
League seasons in the competitions we cover
Cathal McCarthyBert Esselink
17League apps33
1League goals1
0League assists0
0.06Goals per game0.03
1202Minutes per goalfewer is better2684
The tale of the tape
League careers in the competitions we cover
Cathal McCarthyBert Esselink
- 20
- Age
- 27
- 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
- Height
- 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
- Right
- Foot
- Right
- –
- Contract to
- Jun 2027
- 2
- League seasons
- 2
- 0
- League titles
- 0
- –
- Last move
- Free transfer, 2025
League matches in the competitions we cover. Cups, Europe and internationals aren’t included. Fees are reported figures, credited on each player’s page.