Julius Eskesen

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)
Playing position Left Midfielder / Right Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 OB
Number 16
Youth career
2004–2010 B1913
2010–2017 OB
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– OB 19 (0)
National team‡
2014–2015 Denmark U16 8 (1)
2015 Denmark U17 5 (0)
2016–2017 Denmark U18 4 (0)
2017– Denmark U19 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 September 2018

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

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]

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.
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