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William Eskelinen
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-09-21) 21 September 1996 (age 28)
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 AC Oulu
Youth career
2001–2008 Skogås-Trångsund
2008–2013 Brommapojkarna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Brommapojkarna 0 (0)
2014 Värmdö 11 (0)
2015–2016 Hammarby 0 (0)
2015 → Värmdö (loan) 20 (0)
2016 → Aspudden-Tellus (loan) 11 (0)
2016 → Enskede (loan) 12 (0)
2017–2019 GIF Sundsvall 48 (0)
2019–2022 AGF 33 (0)
2022–2023 Örebro 56 (0)
2024 Vestri 26 (0)
2025– AC Oulu 0 (0)
International career
2011 Sweden U17 1 (0)
2013 Sweden U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2024

William Eskelinen (born 3 September 1996) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu as a goalkeeper.[1]

Career

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Eskelinen started playing football for Skogås-Trångsunds FF at the age of five. As a 12-year-old he moved to the IF Brommapojkarna academy.[2] Eskelinen started playing senior football at Division 2 club Värmdö IF in 2014.[3]

In March 2015, Eskelinen was signed by Hammarby IF on a one-year contract and was immediately loaned back to Värmdö IF.[4] In January 2016, Eskelinen extended his contract in Hammarby by one year.[5] In March 2016, he was loaned out to the Division 2 club IFK Aspudden-Tellus on a loan agreement until the summer.[6] In August 2016, Eskelinen was loaned out to the Ettan club Enskede IK.[7]

In January 2017, Eskelinen was signed by GIF Sundsvall on a three-year contract.[8] On 18 September 2017, Eskelinen made his Allsvenskan debut in a 2–1 win over AFC Eskilstuna, where he was substituted in the 35th minute for the injured Tommy Naurin.[9]

In July 2019, Eskelinen signed a five-year contract with Danish Superliga club AGF.[10] In March 2022, he returned to Sweden, signing a deal until the end of 2023 with Örebro SK.[11]

On 4 March 2024, Eskelinen signed with Vestri in Iceland.[12]

On 14 January 2025, Eskelinen signed with Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu on a one-year deal with a one-year option.[13]

Personal life

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Eskelinen's father is the former professional footballer Kaj Eskelinen, who was a striker.[14] William is of Finnish descent through his father.[15]

Career statistics

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As of 10 February 2025[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brommapojkarna 2013 Allsvenskan 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
Värmdö 2014 Swedish Division 2 11 0 2 0 – – 13 0
Hammarby 2015 Allsvenskan 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0
2016 Allsvenskan 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0
Värmdö (loan) 2015 Swedish Division 2 20 0 – – – 20 0
Aspudden-Tellus (loan) 2016 Swedish Division 2 11 0 – – – 11 0
Enskede (loan) 2016 Swedish Division 1 12 0 – – – 12 0
GIF Sundsvall 2017 Allsvenskan 3 0 4 0 – – 7 0
2018 Allsvenskan 30 0 1 0 – – 31 0
2019 Allsvenskan 15 0 0 0 – – 15 0
Total 48 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 53 0
AGF 2019–20 Danish Superliga 29 0 4 0 – – 33 0
2020–21 Danish Superliga 4 0 0 0 – 2[c] 0 6 0
2021–22 Danish Superliga 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
Total 33 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 39 0
Örebro 2022 Superettan 27 0 4 0 – – 31 0
2023 Superettan 29 0 1 0 – – 30 0
Total 56 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 61 0
Vestri 2024 Besta deild karla 26 0 0 0 1 0 – 27 0
AC Oulu 2025 Veikkausliiga 0 0 0 0 2 0 – 2 0
Career total 218 0 16 0 3 0 2 0 239 0
  1. ^ Includes Svenska Cupen, Danish Cup and Suomen Cup
  2. ^ Includes Icelandic League Cup and Finnish League Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

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  1. ^ a b c William Eskelinen at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  2. ^ Velagic, Johan (4 March 2016). "FD:s talangserie – DEL 14: William Eskelinen". Fotbolldirekt.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 8 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Hammarby Fotboll | William Eskelinen" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Officiellt: Hammarby IF värvar William Eskelinen". Fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). 10 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Officiellt: Hammarby förlänger med William Eskelinen". Fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). 30 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Officiellt: IFK Aspudden-Tellus lånar William Eskelinen". Fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). 1 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Officiellt: William Eskelinen lånas ut till Enskede". Fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). 4 August 2016.
  8. ^ Rosenlund, Alexander (24 January 2017). "Eskelinen till Sundsvall: "Vill ta upp kampen"". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish).
  9. ^ Jönsson, Fredrik (18 September 2017). "Eskelinen, 21, efter debuten: "Fick godkänt av pappa"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish).
  10. ^ Tuhcic, Damir (17 July 2019). "Officiellt: William Eskelinen klar för AGF Århus". Fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish).
  11. ^ ÖSK FOTBOLL VÄRVAR WILLIAM ESKELINEN, oskfotboll.se, 22 March 2022
  12. ^ "William Eskelinen til Vestra" [William Eskelinen to the West] (in Icelandic). Vestri. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  13. ^ AC Oulu löysi ko­ke­neen maa­li­vah­din – William Es­ke­li­nen on pe­lan­nut Ruotsin ja Tanskan pää­sar­jois­sa, Kaleva, 14 January 2025
  14. ^ "Eskelinen, 21, efter debuten: "Fick godkänt av pappa"". Aftonbladet. 18 September 2017.
  15. ^ Pesonen, Seppo (19 November 1999). "Ruotsinsuomalaista ruumiinkulttuuria viisi vuosikymmentä ja vähän enemmänkin" (PDF) (in Finnish). The Archives of the Sweden Finns. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2019. ... Kaj Eskelinen s. 1969 Göteborgissa ...
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