R. Besselink · career
Rowan Besselink
Full Back · De Graafschap · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
A career still climbing — Besselink is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Peak: 2025/26Trending upRemarkably consistent
The record covers 4 seasons (2022/23–2025/26) across 2 clubs — 88 appearances with 5 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2025/26 at De Graafschap — Season rating 26, 1 goal and 3 assists in 32 games. Form is on a climb — up 19 Season points across his last 3 full seasons.
Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±7 points) across 4 campaigns.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | De Graafschap | 32 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 26 |
| 2024/25 | De Graafschap | 23 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 21 |
| 2023/24 | NAC Breda | 12 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 8 |
| 2022/23 | NAC Breda | 21 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 16 |
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eerste Divisie | 32 | 2662 | 1 | 3 | 7.2 |
| KNVB Beker | 1 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
Schedule · 2025/26
31 played13 not in squad· 2737 min, 1g 3a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4 | Friendlies Clubs | H HHC | 5-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 18 | Friendlies Clubs | A Sparta Rotterdam | 3-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Friendlies Clubs | H Volos NFC | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 8 | Eerste Divisie | H VVV Venlo | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.9 | |
| Aug 15 | Eerste Divisie | A Roda | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Aug 22 | Eerste Divisie | H MVV | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Sep 5 | Eerste Divisie | H Emmen | 2-3 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Sep 12 | Eerste Divisie | H Willem II | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Sep 22 | Eerste Divisie | A Jong AZ | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Sep 26 | Eerste Divisie | A Dordrecht | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Sep 29 | Eerste Divisie | H Almere City FC | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Oct 3 | Eerste Divisie | A Jong Ajax | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Oct 11 | Eerste Divisie | A Cambuur | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Oct 18 | Eerste Divisie | H FC OSS | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 9.0 | |
| Oct 24 | Eerste Divisie | H Jong PSV U21 | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.9 | |
| Oct 28 | KNVB Beker | A GVVV Veenendaal | 2-4 | Played | 75 | 7.3 | ||
| Oct 31 | Eerste Divisie | A Den Bosch | 2-1 | Played | 80 | 7.0 | ||
| Nov 9 | Eerste Divisie | A Waalwijk | 4-1 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Nov 21 | Eerste Divisie | H Helmond Sport | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Nov 25 | Eerste Divisie | A ADO Den Haag | 2-3 | Played | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| Nov 30 | Eerste Divisie | H FC Eindhoven | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 4 | Eerste Divisie | A Vitesse | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Dec 8 | Eerste Divisie | A Jong Utrecht | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Dec 12 | Eerste Divisie | H Roda | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 20 | Eerste Divisie | A FC OSS | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Jan 18 | Eerste Divisie | A Almere City FC | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 23 | Eerste Divisie | H Waalwijk | 2-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 26 | Eerste Divisie | H Den Bosch | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 31 | Eerste Divisie | A Helmond Sport | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 6 | Eerste Divisie | H Jong Ajax | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 13 | Eerste Divisie | A Jong PSV U21 | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Feb 20 | Eerste Divisie | H Jong Utrecht | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Feb 27 | Eerste Divisie | A MVV | 3-3 | Played | 76 | 7.0 | ||
| Mar 8 | Eerste Divisie | H Vitesse | 1-4 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 14 | Eerste Divisie | H Dordrecht | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Mar 22 | Eerste Divisie | H ADO Den Haag | 1-2 | Played | 74 | 7.5 | ||
| Mar 28 | Eerste Divisie | A Willem II | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 3 | Eerste Divisie | A FC Eindhoven | 2-2 | Played | 92 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 6 | Eerste Divisie | H Jong AZ | 5-0 | Played | 90 | 8.9 | ||
| Apr 11 | Eerste Divisie | A VVV Venlo | 3-3 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 17 | Eerste Divisie | H Cambuur | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Apr 24 | Eerste Divisie | A Emmen | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 6 | Eerste Divisie | A Almere City FC | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 9 | Eerste Divisie | H Almere City FC | 2-2 | Not in squad | — |