Sam Kersten Portrait

Sam Kersten Stats

Club Team : Heerenveen
Position : Defender - Center Back
Nationality : Netherlands
Kit Number : #4
Age : 28 (January 30, 1998)
Height : 191cm

2025/2026

2024/2025

2023/2024

2022/2023

2021/2022

2020/2021

2019/2020

2018/2019

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2017/2018

2016/2017

This Season (2025/2026) & Career Stats

6.38
Average Rating in the EredivisieDefender Rank : 53rd / 110 Players
Competition
MP
Goals
Conceded
CS
Clean Sheets (CS).
Table of teams with the highest number of matches where they conceded 0 goals. Stats are taken from League runs only.
* Team must have played a minimum of 7 matches before they qualify for this CS table.
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Min'
Minutes Played

23

1

27

2

5

0

1645'

4

0

7

1

0

0

345'

Total 2025/2026

27

1

34

3

5
0

1990'

Competition
MP
Goals
Conceded
CS
Clean Sheets (CS).
Table of teams with the highest number of matches where they conceded 0 goals. Stats are taken from League runs only.
* Team must have played a minimum of 7 matches before they qualify for this CS table.
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Min'
Minutes Played

144

2

208

23

18

1

11745'

93

0

95

28

18

1

7118'

11

0

15

3

2

0

873'

Total 2025/2026

250

2

321

54

39
2

19916'

Above is the career stats for Sam Kersten. Sam Kersten has played a total of 250 matches, scored 2 goals, and accumulated 7 assists. Sam has played the most amount of matches at Eredivisie with 144 apperances in Netherlands. Stats do not include club and international friendlies.

Per 90 minute stats in the Eredivisie

1.48Conceded / 90'
27 Goals in 23 Games
52nd Percentile
9%Clean Sheets
2 Clean Sheets in 23 Games
17th Percentile
0.27Cards Per 90'
5 Cards Total
81st Percentile

Sam Kersten Stats - Detailed

Eredivisie Stats for Sam Kersten

GeneralTotalPer 90 MinutesPercentile
Matches Played23N/A
70
Minutes164572 min' per appearance
66
Annual Salary€300,000N/A
57
Matches Started19N/A
67
Matches Subbed In4N/AN/A
Matches Subbed Out2N/AN/A

Defending Stats

DefendingTotalPer 90 or %Percentile
Goals Conceded271.48
52
Minutes Per Goal Conceded61 min'N/A
52
Clean Sheets29%
17
Tackles271.48
52
Interceptions251.37
87
Ground Duels1276.95
22
Ground Duels Won693.78
29
Aerial Duels Won281.53
65
Dribbled Past70.38
72
Clearances1136.18
96
Shots Blocked70.38
66
Penalties Given Away00.00
99

As a Defender, Sam Kersten has conceded 27 goals and kept 2 clean sheets in 23 matches in the Eredivisie 2025/2026 season. That means when Kersten is on the pitch, his team conceded a goal every 61 minutes. Moreover, he's made 1.48 tackles and 1.37 interceptions for every 90 minutes he was on the pitch. Kersten is also racking up about 6.18 clearances at the same time.

Yellow Cards, Red Cards and Foul Stats

Cards & FoulsTotalPer 90Percentile
Yellow Cards5N/AN/A
Red Cards0N/AN/A
Total Cards50.27
81
Minutes Per Booking329 min' / cardN/A
37
Cards Over 0.5522%
91
Fouls Committed191.04
50
Fouled Against100.55
26

Sam Kersten has received 5 yellow cards and 0 red cards in 23 matches so far in the Eredivisie 2025/2026 season. He commits 1.04 fouls per 90 minutes.

Goals and xG (Expected Goals)

Goals, xG, ShotsTotalPer 90 MinutesPercentile
Goals Scored10.05
41
Goal Involvement10.05
23
Goals at Home10.13
59
Goals at Away00
54
Expected Goals (xG)0.910.05
26
Non-Penalty xG (npxG)0.910.05
27
Penalties Scored0N/AN/A
Hat-tricks0N/AN/A
3 or More Goals0N/AN/A
2 or More Goals0N/AN/A
Minutes Per Goal1645 min' / goalN/AN/A

Sam Kersten has scored 1 goals in 23 matches so far in the Eredivisie 2025/2026 season. 1 of the 1 goals were scored at home while he scored 0 goals at away games. Overall, Sam Kersten's goals scored per 90 minutes is 0.05. Moreover, Sam Kersten's total G/A (goals + assists) is 1 for this season. His goal involvement equates to 0.05 per 90 minutes. His Non-Penalty xG per 90 minutes is 0.05. This puts Sam Kersten's npxG output at 0.91 which puts him in the top 27 percentile of Eredivisie players.

Shots Taken

Shots DataTotalPer 90 MinutesPercentile
Shots Taken50.27
12
Shots On Target
1/ 5
0.05
14
Shots Off Target
4/ 5
0.22
17
Hit The Woodwork0 times0.00
68
Shot Conversion Rate20.00%N/A
87
Shot Accuracy20.00%N/A
23
Shots Per Goal Scored5.00N/AN/A

Sam Kersten has taken 5 shots in 23 matches so far in the Eredivisie 2025/2026 season. Of the 5 shots, 1 shots were on target and the other 4 shots were off target. That means that Kersten's shooting accuracy is 20.00%. He scores a goal for every 5.00 shots he takes and takes 0.27 shots per 90 minutes on the pitch.

Assists, Passing, & Chance Creation Stats

Assists & PassingTotalPer 90 MinutesPercentile
Assists00
37
Expected Assists (xA)2.140.12
37
Passes96052.52
86
Successful Passes
844/ 960
46.18
88
Pass Completion Rate87.92%N/A
89
Key Passes80.44
24
Crosses00.00
11
Successful Crosses
0/ 0
0.00
29
Cross Completion Rate0.00%N/A
29
Minutes Per AssistNo AssistsN/AN/A

Sam Kersten hasn't assisted any goals during this Eredivisie season.

Dribbling & Offside Stats

Dribbles & OffsidesTotalPer 90 MinutesPercentile
Dribbles60.33
18
Successful Dribbles40.22
28
Dribble Success Rate66.67%N/A
90
Dispossesed50.27
78
Offsides00.00
44

Penalty Stats

PenaltiesThis SeasonCareer
Penalty Conversion RateNo PensNo Pens
Penalties Taken00
Penalties Scored00
Penalties Missed00

Sam Kersten has not taken any penalty kicks in his career yet (based on all the season data that we have at FootyStats). His penalty kick stats will be updated once he takes a pen in an official fixture.

KNVB Cup Stats for Sam Kersten

GeneralTotalPer 90 MinutesPercentile
Matches Played4N/A
85
Minutes34586 min' per appearance
44
Annual Salary€300,000N/A
99
Matches Started3N/A
35
Matches Subbed In0N/AN/A
Matches Subbed Out1N/AN/A

Defending Stats

DefendingTotalPer 90 or %Percentile
Goals Conceded71.83
10
Minutes Per Goal Conceded49 min'N/A
10
Clean Sheets125%
98
Tackles41.41
47
Interceptions62.12
99
Ground Duels113.88
18
Ground Duels Won82.82
24
Aerial Duels Won31.06
41
Dribbled Past00.00
99
Clearances72.47
47
Shots Blocked10.35
71
Penalties Given Away00.00
99

As a Defender, Sam Kersten has conceded 27 goals and kept 2 clean sheets in 4 matches in the Eredivisie 2025/2026 season. That means when Kersten is on the pitch, his team conceded a goal every 49 minutes. Moreover, he's made 1.41 tackles and 2.12 interceptions for every 90 minutes he was on the pitch. Kersten is also racking up about 2.47 clearances at the same time.

Yellow Cards, Red Cards and Foul Stats

Cards & FoulsTotalPer 90Percentile
Yellow Cards0N/AN/A
Red Cards0N/AN/A
Total Cards00
73
Minutes Per BookingNo BookingsN/A
73
Cards Over 0.500%
76
Fouls Committed20.71
71
Fouled Against10.35
35

Goals and xG (Expected Goals)

Goals, xG, ShotsTotalPer 90 MinutesPercentile
Goals Scored00
49
Goal Involvement00
32
Goals at Home00
73
Goals at Away00
63
Expected Goals (xG)0.080.03
35
Non-Penalty xG (npxG)0.080.03
41
Penalties Scored0N/AN/A
Hat-tricks0N/AN/A
3 or More Goals0N/AN/A
2 or More Goals0N/AN/A
Minutes Per Goal0 min' / goalN/AN/A

Shots Taken

Shots DataTotalPer 90 MinutesPercentile
Shots Taken20.71
53
Shots On Target
0/ 2
0.00
41
Shots Off Target
2/ 2
0.71
76
Hit The Woodwork0 times0.00
82
Shot Conversion Rate0.00%N/A
71
Shot Accuracy0.00%N/A
41
Shots Per Goal Scored0.00N/AN/A

Assists, Passing, & Chance Creation Stats

Assists & PassingTotalPer 90 MinutesPercentile
Assists00
63
Expected Assists (xA)0.350.12
53
Passes20973.76
99
Successful Passes
192/ 209
67.76
99
Pass Completion Rate91.87%N/A
99
Key Passes00.00
12
Crosses00.00
41
Successful Crosses
0/ 0
0.00
53
Cross Completion Rate0.00%N/A
53
Minutes Per AssistNo AssistsN/AN/A

Dribbling & Offside Stats

Dribbles & OffsidesTotalPer 90 MinutesPercentile
Dribbles00.00
29
Successful Dribbles00.00
41
Dribble Success Rate0.00%N/A
41
Dispossesed00.00
99
Offsides00.00
76

Penalty Stats

PenaltiesThis SeasonCareer
Penalty Conversion RateNo PensNo Pens
Penalties Taken00
Penalties Scored00
Penalties Missed00

Sam Kersten's Statistical Analysis

Sam Kersten is a Defender who has appeared in 23 matches this season in Eredivisie, playing a total of 1645 minutes. Sam Kersten concedes an average of 1.48 goals for every 90 minutes that the player is on the pitch. Their Clean Sheets ratio is currently at 9%. That means Sam Kersten has kept a Clean Sheet in 2 matches out of the 23 that the player has played in. See how they rank against other Eredivisie Players.

Sam Kersten scored a total of 1 goals so far this season in the league, which places him at 12th in the Heerenveen squad's Top Scorers list.

Minute by Minute

Scores a goal every 1645 minutes

No Assists

No Bookings

Penalty Record (Career)
PEN
Scored 0 / 0 penalties
Missed 0 / 0 penalties
 
Penalty Conversion Rate : N/A
Rank by Output (Current League)

Goal Rank

222nd / 360 Players

Goals Conceded Rank

53rd / 110 Players

Previous Seasons' Performances

2024/2025 Season
Competition
MP
Goals
Conceded
CS
Clean Sheets (CS).
Table of teams with the highest number of matches where they conceded 0 goals. Stats are taken from League runs only.
* Team must have played a minimum of 7 matches before they qualify for this CS table.
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Min'
Minutes Played

30

1

46

5

2

0

2384'

2

0

2

1

0

0

180'

Total 2024/2025

32

1

48

6

2
0

2564'

Goals / 90 min'

Conceded / 90 min'

Bookings / 90 min'

0.04 Goals

1.74
 Conceded

0.08  Bookings

2023/2024 Season
Competition
MP
Goals
Conceded
CS
Clean Sheets (CS).
Table of teams with the highest number of matches where they conceded 0 goals. Stats are taken from League runs only.
* Team must have played a minimum of 7 matches before they qualify for this CS table.
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Min'
Minutes Played

34

0

58

5

3

0

3060'

1

0

1

0

0

0

90'

Total 2023/2024

35

0

59

5

3
0

3150'

Goals / 90 min'

Conceded / 90 min'

Bookings / 90 min'

0 Goals

1.71
 Conceded

0.09  Bookings

2022/2023 Season
Competition
MP
Goals
Conceded
CS
Clean Sheets (CS).
Table of teams with the highest number of matches where they conceded 0 goals. Stats are taken from League runs only.
* Team must have played a minimum of 7 matches before they qualify for this CS table.
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Min'
Minutes Played

19

0

10

9

1

0

917'

2

0

3

1

1

0

122'

Total 2022/2023

22

0

16

10

2
0

1129'

Goals / 90 min'

Conceded / 90 min'

Bookings / 90 min'

0 Goals

0.98
 Conceded

0.1  Bookings

2021/2022 Season
Competition
MP
Goals
Conceded
CS
Clean Sheets (CS).
Table of teams with the highest number of matches where they conceded 0 goals. Stats are taken from League runs only.
* Team must have played a minimum of 7 matches before they qualify for this CS table.
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Min'
Minutes Played

13

0

21

2

4

1

1142'

1

0

0

0

0

0

46'

Total 2021/2022

14

0

21

2

4
1

1188'

Goals / 90 min'

Conceded / 90 min'

Bookings / 90 min'

0 Goals

1.65
 Conceded

0.39  Bookings

2020/2021 Season
Competition
MP
Goals
Conceded
CS
Clean Sheets (CS).
Table of teams with the highest number of matches where they conceded 0 goals. Stats are taken from League runs only.
* Team must have played a minimum of 7 matches before they qualify for this CS table.
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Min'
Minutes Played

28

0

36

6

4

0

2399'

Total 2020/2021

28

0

36

6

4
0

2399'

Goals / 90 min'

Conceded / 90 min'

Bookings / 90 min'

0 Goals

1.35
 Conceded

0.15  Bookings

2019/2020 Season
Competition
MP
Goals
Conceded
CS
Clean Sheets (CS).
Table of teams with the highest number of matches where they conceded 0 goals. Stats are taken from League runs only.
* Team must have played a minimum of 7 matches before they qualify for this CS table.
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Min'
Minutes Played

16

0

20

3

0

0

1115'

Total 2019/2020

16

0

20

3

0
0

1115'

Goals / 90 min'

Conceded / 90 min'

Bookings / 90 min'

0 Goals

1.61
 Conceded

0  Bookings

2018/2019 Season
Competition
MP
Goals
Conceded
CS
Clean Sheets (CS).
Table of teams with the highest number of matches where they conceded 0 goals. Stats are taken from League runs only.
* Team must have played a minimum of 7 matches before they qualify for this CS table.
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Min'
Minutes Played

33

0

32

10

6

1

2721'

Total 2018/2019

35

0

35

10

7
1

2901'

Goals / 90 min'

Conceded / 90 min'

Bookings / 90 min'

0 Goals

1.06
 Conceded

0.23  Bookings

2017/2018 Season
Competition
MP
Goals
Conceded
CS
Clean Sheets (CS).
Table of teams with the highest number of matches where they conceded 0 goals. Stats are taken from League runs only.
* Team must have played a minimum of 7 matches before they qualify for this CS table.
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Min'
Minutes Played

36

0

47

8

9

0

3197'

1

0

2

0

1

0

90'

Total 2017/2018

37

0

49

8

10
0

3287'

Goals / 90 min'

Conceded / 90 min'

Bookings / 90 min'

0 Goals

1.32
 Conceded

0.25  Bookings

2016/2017 Season
Competition
MP
Goals
Conceded
CS
Clean Sheets (CS).
Table of teams with the highest number of matches where they conceded 0 goals. Stats are taken from League runs only.
* Team must have played a minimum of 7 matches before they qualify for this CS table.
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Min'
Minutes Played

5

0

6

1

2

0

283'

Total 2016/2017

5

0

6

1

2
0

283'

Goals / 90 min'

Conceded / 90 min'

Bookings / 90 min'

0 Goals

1.91
 Conceded

0.64  Bookings

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