Michael
Steinwender

Centre-back · age 26 · Austria · 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m) · contract to Jun 2029

Apps
11
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
6.94
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 Steinwender
Change Esselink

Attributes

This season · 2026/27 · rated out of 99

Michael SteinwenderBert Esselink
SHO22 · 18CRE17 · 24PAS85 · 76DEF62 · 65PHY67 · 83
22Shooting18
17Creating24
85Passing76
62Defending65
67Physical83

Each number out of 99, against the players each was rated with. Rated against different pools: Michael Steinwender against 2. Bundesliga, Bert Esselink against Premiership. A 90 in one league isn’t a 90 in another.

Per 90 minutes

League matches · This season · 2026/27

Michael SteinwenderBert Esselink
990 minutes1,052 minutes
6.94Average rating7.14
0.00Goalsper 900.00
0.00Assistsper 900.00
0.27Shotsper 900.51
–Shots on targetper 900.17
0%Shot accuracy33%
0.09Big chances createdper 90–
0.55Key passesper 900.34
–Dribbles completedper 900.26
74.5Passesper 9056.4
91%Pass accuracy87%
1.82Tackles + interceptionsper 902.65
54%Duels won64%
2.45Aerials wonper 904.02
5.09Clearancesper 908.30
1.00Blocksper 901.97
0.18Fouls wonper 900.68
–Dispossessedper 900.17

Where they play

Positions in their recent starts

Michael SteinwenderBert Esselink
Michael Steinwender
CBRBLB

Centre-back 76% · Right-back 22% · Left-back 2%

Bert Esselink
CBLB

Centre-back 98% · Left-back 2%

Career

League seasons in the competitions we cover

Michael SteinwenderBert Esselink
146League apps33
1League goals1
2League assists0
0.01Goals per game0.03
9270Minutes per goalfewer is better2684
Clean sheets a season, season by season
  1. 0
    0
    17/18
  2. 18/19
  3. 1
    4
    19/20
  4. 5
    26
    20/21
  5. 4
    19
    21/22
  6. 5
    22
    22/23
  7. 6
    21
    23/24
  8. 4
    11
    24/25
  9. 15
    4
    3221
    25/26
  10. 1
    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

Michael SteinwenderBert Esselink
26
Age
27
6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)
Height
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Right
Foot
Right
Jun 2029
Contract to
Jun 2027
10
League seasons
2
0
League titles
0
€500k, 2026
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.