William Eskelinen

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William Eskelinen
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-09-21) 21 September 1996 (age 25)
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 AGF
Number 41
Youth career
2001–2008 Skogås-Trångsunds
2008–2013 Brommapojkarna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Brommapojkarna 0 (0)
2014 Värmdö 11 (0)
2015–2016 Hammarby 0 (0)
2015 → Värmdö (loan) 20 (0)
2016 → Aspudden-Tellus (loan) 11 (0)
2016 → Enskede (loan) 12 (0)
2017–2019 Sundsvall 48 (0)
2019– AGF 33 (0)
National team
2011 Sweden U17 1 (0)
2013 Sweden U19 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:39, 12 July 2021 (UTC)

William Eskelinen (born 3 September 1996) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for AGF as a goalkeeper.[1]

Career[]

Eskelinen started playing football for Skogås-Trångsunds FF when he was five years old. As a 12-year-old he moved to the IF Brommapojkarna academy.[2] Eskelinen started playing senior football at Division 2 club Värmdö IF in 2014.[3]

In March 2015, Eskelinen was signed by Hammarby IF on a one-year contract and was immediately loaned back to Värmdö IF.[4] In January 2016, Eskelinen extended his contract in Hammarby by one year.[5] In March 2016, he was loaned out to the Division 2 club IFK Aspudden-Tellus on a loan agreement until the summer.[6] In August 2016, Eskelinen was loaned out to the Ettan club Enskede IK.[7]

In January 2017, Eskelinen was signed by GIF Sundsvall on a three-year contract.[8] On 18 September 2017, Eskelinen made his Allsvenskan debut in a 2–1 win over AFC Eskilstuna, where he was substituted in the 35th minute for the injured Tommy Naurin.[9]

In July 2019, Eskelinen signed a five-year contract with Danish Superliga club AGF.[10]

Personal life[]

Eskelinen's father is the former professional footballer Kaj Eskelinen, who was a striker.[11] William is of Finnish descent through his father.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ a b William Eskelinen at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  2. ^ Velagic, Johan (4 March 2016). "FD:s talangserie – DEL 14: William Eskelinen". Fotbolldirekt.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 8 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Hammarby Fotboll | William Eskelinen". Hammarby Fotboll (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Officiellt: Hammarby IF värvar William Eskelinen". Fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). 10 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Officiellt: Hammarby förlänger med William Eskelinen". Fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). 30 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Officiellt: IFK Aspudden-Tellus lånar William Eskelinen". Fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). 1 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Officiellt: William Eskelinen lånas ut till Enskede". Fotbolltransfers.com (in Northern Sami). 4 August 2016.
  8. ^ Rosenlund, Alexander (24 January 2017). "Eskelinen till Sundsvall: "Vill ta upp kampen"". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish).
  9. ^ Jönsson, Fredrik (18 September 2017). "Eskelinen, 21, efter debuten: "Fick godkänt av pappa"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish).
  10. ^ Tuhcic, Damir (17 July 2019). "Officiellt: William Eskelinen klar för AGF Århus". Fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish).
  11. ^ "Eskelinen, 21, efter debuten: "Fick godkänt av pappa"". Aftonbladet.
  12. ^ Pesonen, Seppo (19 November 1999). "Ruotsinsuomalaista ruumiinkulttuuria viisi vuosikymmentä ja vähän enemmänkin" (PDF) (in Finnish). The Archives of the Sweden Finns. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2019. ... Kaj Eskelinen s. 1969 Göteborgissa ...

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