Sam Kersten
Defender · Heerenveen · №4
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
Heerenveen
AZ Alkmaar
Eredivisie
|
2:3 | |
Willem II
Heerenveen
Eredivisie
|
2:2 | |
Heerenveen
PEC Zwolle
Eredivisie
|
0:2 | |
Ajax
Heerenveen
Eredivisie
|
2:2 | |
Heerenveen
FC Twente
Eredivisie
|
1:0 | |
Utrecht
Heerenveen
Eredivisie
|
3:2 | |
|
Heerenveen
Ajax
Eredivisie
|
0:0 | |
NAC Breda
Heerenveen
Eredivisie
|
2:0 | |
FC Volendam
Heerenveen
Eredivisie
|
0:2 | |
Heerenveen
Fortuna Sittard
Eredivisie
|
2:1 |
Season statistics
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Eredivisie | 2025 | 13 |
| Eredivisie | 2026 | 5 |
About the player
When Kakhi Jordania was still owner of FC Den Bosch, he was furious to see Sam Kersten leave the club — the Eerste Divisie side had agreed a €325,000 fee for the defender before Jordania rejected the deal, and PEC Zwolle eventually paid €400,000 to take him instead. Kersten signed a two-year contract with an option for a third at Zwolle in July 2019, closing out a spell at Den Bosch in which he had made 74 appearances since 2016.
At PEC Zwolle he became a regular over five seasons, making 110 appearances as the club moved between the Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie.
In July 2024 Kersten moved to SC Heerenveen on a free transfer, agreeing a three-year contract with an option for a fourth season. Before his senior career began, he had come through spells in the youth ranks at VV Ravenstein, FC Oss, NEC Nijmegen and Brabant United.
Career path
- 2025 — 2027 — now Heerenveen 71 matches
- 2020 — 2024 PEC Zwolle 114 matches
- 2020 PEC Zwolle U21 4 matches
- 2017 — 2019 Den Bosch 77 matches
- 2017 FC Den Bosch U21 9 matches
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/27 | Heerenveen | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 1 | 263 |
| 25/26 | Heerenveen | Eredivisie | 31 | 1 | 0 | 2 352 |
| 25/26 | Heerenveen | KNVB Beker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 345 |
| 25/26 | Heerenveen | Play-Offs Conference League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 24/25 | Heerenveen | Eredivisie | 30 | 1 | 1 | 2 381 |
| 24/25 | Heerenveen | KNVB Beker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 23/24 | PEC Zwolle | Eredivisie | 34 | 0 | 2 | 3 060 |
| 23/24 | PEC Zwolle | KNVB Beker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 22/23 | PEC Zwolle | Keuken Kampioen Divisie | 19 | 0 | 0 | 920 |
| 22/23 | PEC Zwolle | KNVB Beker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 121 |
| 21/22 | PEC Zwolle | Eredivisie | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 142 |
| 21/22 | PEC Zwolle | KNVB Beker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 20/21 | PEC Zwolle | Eredivisie | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 398 |
| 19/20 | PEC Zwolle | Eredivisie | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 116 |
| 19/20 | PEC Zwolle U21 | Beloften Preliminary Round | 4 | 0 | 0 | 332 |
| 18/19 | Den Bosch | Keuken Kampioen Divisie | 33 | 0 | 3 | 2 721 |
| 18/19 | Den Bosch | Keuken Kampioen Play-Offs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 17/18 | Den Bosch | Keuken Kampioen Divisie | 36 | 0 | 1 | 3 197 |
| 17/18 | Den Bosch | KNVB Beker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 16/17 | FC Den Bosch U21 | Derde Divisie B | 9 | 0 | 0 | 810 |
| 16/17 | Den Bosch | Keuken Kampioen Divisie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 284 |
| Total | PEC Zwolle | 114 | 0 | 2 | 8 892 | |
| Total | Den Bosch | 77 | 0 | 4 | 6 472 | |
| Total | Heerenveen | 71 | 2 | 2 | 5 611 | |
| Total | FC Den Bosch U21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 810 | |
| Total | PEC Zwolle U21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 332 |
Transfers
Transfers- 24/25 PEC Zwolle Heerenveen
- 19/20 Den Bosch PEC Zwolle €400.00K
- 16/17 Den Bosch U21 Den Bosch
- 16/17 Brabant Utd U19 Den Bosch U21
- 15/16 Brabant Utd U17 Brabant Utd U19
- 14/15 Den Bosch Yth. Brabant Utd U17
- 11/12 NEC Youth Den Bosch Yth.
