Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 10 June 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Almere City | ||
Number | 36 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2014 | Vlug en Vaardig | ||
2014–2021 | Almere City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Almere City | 33 | (0) |
2023– | Jong Almere City | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:04, 3 January 2024 (UTC) |
Marcelencio Esajas (born 10 June 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eerste Divisie club Almere City.
Esajas started playing football for Amsterdam-based club Vlug en Vaardig before he was admitted to the Almere City youth academy in 2014. After impressing with the under-21 team coached by Hedwiges Maduro, [2] he signed his first professional contract in September 2021; a three-year deal. [3]
He made his professional debut on 27 August 2021 in an Eerste Divisie match against Roda JC Kerkrade. He started the away game on the bench, but head coach Gertjan Verbeek gave him his debut in the 69th minute when he came on for Ryan Koolwijk in a 4–3 win. [4] He made 18 appearances for the first team in the 2021–22 season, as Almere finished in a disappointing 14th place. [5] [6]
In the subsequent season, Almere City notably improved, securing third place in the 2022–23 Eerste Divisie. Esajas played a part in their success with 14 appearances, often entering as a substitute. Additionally, he contributed in four playoff matches, aiding the team in their historic promotion by defeating Emmen in the play-off finals. [7]
Esajas made his debut in the Eredivisie for Almere City on 13 August 2023, stepping onto the field in the 57th minute as a substitute for Pascu. Shortly after entering the match, he provided his first assist, setting up Danny Post for Almere City's consolation goal in the 4–1 home defeat against Twente. [8] [9] However, throughout that season, Esajas primarily played for the second team, Jong Almere City, who themselves secured a significant promotion to the third-tier Tweede Divisie in the previous season. [5] [10]
Esajas was born in the Netherlands and is of Surinamese descent. [11]
Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Almere City | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
2023–24 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
Jong Almere City | 2023–24 | Tweede Divisie | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
Career total | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
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