Dion Esajas

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Dion Esajas
Personal information
Full name Dion Esajas
Date of birth (1980-11-07) 7 November 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
EDO
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–2000 Haarlem 86 (19)
2000–2004 Volendam 90 (30)
2004–2006 Zwolle 58 (13)
2006–2007 Paderborn 6 (0)
2008 Quick Boys
2009 FC Lisse
2009–2010 Akritas Chlorakas 24 (4)
2010–2011 PAEEK 24 (5)
2011–2012 AEK Kouklia 25 (21)
2012–2013 Karmiotissa 23 (15)
2013–2014 ENAD Polis Chrysochous 21 (16)
2014–2015 Anagennisi Dherynia 15 (1)
2014 Akritas Chlorakas 5 (4)
Nieuw Utrecht
2016– EDO
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 October 2015

Dion Esajas (born 7 November 1980 in Amsterdam, Netherlands) is a professional football forward who plays for Dutch amateur side EDO.

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Club career

He started his professional career with HFC Haarlem in 1997, making his debut on 14 March 1998 in a 3–3 draw against Excelsior. He later moved to FC Volendam, [1] where he played his only season in the Eredivisie, which was 2003–04. He later played for FC Zwolle [2] and in 2006 moved to Germany, where he had a disappointing spell with SC Paderborn 07 [3] and then returned to Netherlands to play with Quick Boys. After a season in Holland, he moved abroad to play in Cyprus for several years when he signed for Akritas Chlorakas. [4] He also played for PAEEK, [5] AEK Kouklia, Karmiotissa, ENAD Polis Chrysochous and Anagennisi Dherynia before returning to Holland.

In summer 2016, Esajas joined EDO from fellow amateur side Nieuw Utrecht. [6]

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References

  1. Volendam contracteert Esajas - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  2. Dion Esajas naar FC Zwolle - RTV Oost (in Dutch)
  3. Paderborn breidt Nederlandse enclave uit - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  4. "Dion Esajas". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  5. Dion Esajas voelt zich goed op Cyprus - NH Nieuws (in Dutch)
  6. H.F.C EDO Zaterdag 1: Klaar voor nieuwe seizoen - HFC EDO (in Dutch)