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

All seasons · rated out of 99

Cathal McCarthyBert Esselink
SHO44 · 21CRE9 · 11PAS77 · 81DRI33 · 15DEF48 · 63PHY63 · 79
44Shooting21
9Creating11
77Passing81
33Dribbling15
48Defending63
63Physical79

Each number out of 99, against the players each was rated with. Both rated against the Premiership.

Per 90 minutes

League matches · All seasons

Cathal McCarthyBert Esselink
1,202 minutes2,684 minutes
6.68Average rating6.90
0.07Goalsper 900.03
0.00Assistsper 900.00
0.75Shotsper 900.57
0.22Shots on targetper 900.13
30%Shot accuracy24%
–Big chances createdper 900.03
0.22Key passesper 900.30
0.37Dribbles completedper 900.20
51.4Passesper 9047.7
81%Pass accuracy82%
3.82Tackles + interceptionsper 902.95
57%Duels won59%
2.25Aerials wonper 903.89
4.94Clearancesper 907.58
0.75Blocksper 901.24
1.12Fouls wonper 900.74
0.60Dispossessedper 900.13

Where they play

Positions in their recent starts

Cathal McCarthyBert Esselink
Cathal McCarthy
CBCMRBRM

Centre-back 76% · Central midfielder 11% · Right-back 11%

Bert Esselink
CBLB

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
Clean sheets a season, season by season
  1. 2
    4
    621
    25/26
  2. 2
    3
    1112
    26/27

Each pair: clean sheets above, league games below. By the year each season began.

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.