Julius Eskesen

Julius Eskesen (born 16 March 1999) is a Danish footballer who plays as a left or right midfielder for SønderjyskE in the Danish Superliga.

Julius Eskesen
Personal information
Full name Julius Eskesen
Date of birth (1999-03-16) 16 March 1999
Place of birth Odense, Denmark
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left Midfielder / Right Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 SønderjyskE
Number 7
Youth career
2004–2010 B1913
2010–2017 OB
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 OB 35 (0)
2020– SønderjyskE 23 (0)
National team
2014–2015 Denmark U16 8 (1)
2015 Denmark U17 5 (0)
2016–2017 Denmark U18 4 (0)
2017–2018 Denmark U19 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:04, 22 December 2020 (UTC)

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]

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
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