William Eskelinen

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

William Eskelinen
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-09-21) 21 September 1996
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Örebro SK
Number 1
Youth career
2001–2008 Skogås-Trångsund
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)
2019–2022 AGF 33 (0)
2022– Örebro 49 (0)
International career
2011 Sweden U17 1 (0)
2013 Sweden U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2023

Career

Eskelinen started playing football for Skogås-Trångsunds FF at the age of five. 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] In March 2022, he returned to Sweden, signing a deal until the end of 2023 with Örebro SK.[11]

Personal life

Eskelinen's father is the former professional footballer Kaj Eskelinen, who was a striker.[12] William is of Finnish descent through his father.[13]

References
  1. William Eskelinen at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  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" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 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 Swedish). 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. ÖSK FOTBOLL VÄRVAR WILLIAM ESKELINEN, oskfotboll.se, 22 March 2022
  12. "Eskelinen, 21, efter debuten: "Fick godkänt av pappa"". Aftonbladet.
  13. 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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