Sam Kersten

Sam Kersten
Kersten with PEC Zwolle in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-01-30) 30 January 1998 (age 28)
Place of birth Nijmegen, Netherlands
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Heerenveen
Number 4
Youth career
VV Ravenstein
FC Oss
NEC
2011–2014 FC Den Bosch
2014–2016 Brabant United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 FC Den Bosch 74 (0)
2019–2024 PEC Zwolle 110 (0)
2024– Heerenveen 61 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 May 2026

Sam Kersten (born 30 January 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Eredivisie club Heerenveen.

Club career

Kersten played for six seasons in the FC Den Bosch youth setup. He made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for FC Den Bosch on 2 December 2016 in a game against FC Dordrecht. Kersten then signed a multi-year deal with Den Bosch after making a number of first team appearances.

On 8 April 2024, Kersten signed a three-year contract with Heerenveen, effective 1 July.

Kersten primarily plays as a central defender.

References

  1. ↑ Sam Kersten at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Transfer van FC Den Bosch-verdediger Sam Kersten naar PEC Zwolle gaat tóch door".
  3. 1 2 "Sam Kersten en Sven Blummel langer bij FC Den Bosch". bd.nl. 19 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 2 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "FC Den Bosch legt Sam Kersten vast". 2 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "SAM KERSTEN TEKENT DRIEJARIG CONTRACT BIJ SC HEERENVEEN" [SAM KERSTEN SIGNS THREE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH SC HEERENVEEN] (in Dutch). Heerenveen. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.