Julius Eskesen

Julius Eskesen
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-03-16) 16 March 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Odense, Denmark
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger, midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Haugesund
Number 21
Youth career
2004–2010 B1913
2010–2017 OB
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 OB 35 (0)
2020–2022 SønderjyskE 55 (0)
2022– Haugesund 68 (7)
International career
2014–2015 Denmark U16 8 (1)
2015 Denmark U17 5 (0)
2016–2017 Denmark U18 4 (0)
2017–2018 Denmark U19 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:37, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

Julius Eskesen (born 16 March 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a winger or midfielder for Eliteserien club Haugesund.

Youth career

Eskesen joined OB at the age of 10 from B1913 in Odense. On his 15-year birthday, Eskesen signed his first contract with OB.[1] In 2016, Eskesen suffered from an injury, and was operated for it. Already at the age of 17, had he been on a trial at Spanish club Málaga CF.[2]

Club career

OB

Already at the age of 17, Eskesen got invited to a first team training camp in Spain.[3] On 20 June 2017, Eskesen signed his first professional contract. The contract, which was valid until the summer 2021, also secured him a promotion to the first team squad.[4]

Eskesen got his debut for OB on 29 August 2017. He started on the bench, but replaced Nana Welbeck in the 65th minute and scored the winning goal in a 1-0 victory against Dalum IF in the Danish Cup.[5]

SønderjyskE

On 28 January 2020, Eskesen joined SønderjyskE on a deal until the summer 2024.[6] He made 67 official appearances and scored two goals for SønderjyskE during his time at the club.

Haugesund

On 31 March 2022, Eskesen moved to Norway, where he signed a four-year deal with Haugesund.[7] He made his debut for Haugesund on 18 April 2022 against Strømsgodset.[8]

Honours

SønderjyskE

References

  1. ^ "OB skriver kontrakt med Julius Eskesen". tv2fyn.dk. 17 March 2014.
  2. ^ "OB-talent udtaget til landsholdet: - Det er sindssygt stort". tv2fyn.dk. 11 January 2017.
  3. ^ "17-årig vil banke på til OB's hold". bold.dk. 3 February 2017.
  4. ^ "OB skriver lang kontrakt med Julius Eskesen". ob.dk. 20 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Julius Eskesen stolt over debut og afgørende mål". tonsser.com. 11 September 2017.
  6. ^ SønderjyskE henter AK og Eskesen i OB – Lieder til Fyn omgående, soenderjyske.dk, 28 January 2020
  7. ^ JULIUS SIGNERTE FIREÅRSKONTRAKT, fkh.no, 31 March 2022
  8. ^ HAUGESUND VS. STRØMSGODSET 0 - 1, soccerway.com, 18 April 2022