Dion Esajas (born 7 November 1980 in

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) is a professional

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who plays for Dutch amateur side

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Club career

He started his professional career with

HFC Haarlem HFC Haarlem was a Dutch football club from the city of Haarlem, established in 1889 and dissolved in 2010. The club won the Eredivisie in 1946 and reached five Cup finals, winning in 1902 and 1912. Haarlem reached the second round of the 1982 ...

in 1997, making his debut on 14 March 1998 in a 3–3 draw against Excelsior. He later moved to

FC Volendam Football Club Volendam () is a professional Association football, football club based in Volendam, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football league system, Dutch football from the 2022–23 season following promotion ...

, where he played his only season in the

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, which was 2003–04. He later played for

FC Zwolle PEC Zwolle is a Dutch football club based in Zwolle, Netherlands. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie in the 2021–22 season. They have played in the Eredivisie for a total ...

and in 2006 moved to

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, where he had a disappointing spell with SC Paderborn 07 and then returned to

to play with

Quick Boys Quick Boys is an amateur football club from Katwijk aan Zee, Netherlands. The club, established on February 1, 1920, is the second most successful amateur football club in the Netherlands, behind IJsselmeervogels. The club joined the football c ...

. After a season in Holland, he moved abroad to play in Cyprus for several years when he signed for

Akritas Chlorakas Akritas Chlorakas ( el, Ακρίτας Χλώρακας) is a Cypriot football club based in Chloraka, Paphos. The club was founded in 1971, and currently plays in the Cypriot First Division. Akritas' colours are green and white, and they play ...

. He also played for

PAEEK PAEEK ( el, ΠΑΕΕΚ; short for Ποδοσφαιρική Αθλητική Ένωση Επαρχίας Κερύνειας, ''Podosfairiki Athlitiki Enosi Eparxeias Kerynias'', translated as "Football and Sport Union of Kyrenia District", lite ...

AEK Kouklia AE Kouklion ( el, Αθλητική Ένωση Κουκλιων) was a Cypriot football team based in Kouklia of Paphos District. It was founded on 20 October 1968 and was dissolved on 9 June 2014, in order to be merged with AEP Paphos and creat ...

, Karmiotissa, ENAD Polis Chrysochous and

Anagennisi Dherynia Anagennisi Deryneia ( el, Αναγέννηση Δερύνειας) is Cypriot football team based in Deryneia, Famagusta. The club was founded in 1920 and they joined the Cyprus Football Association in 1972. The team played in the Cypriot First di ...

before returning to Holland. In summer 2016, Esajas joined

from fellow amateur side Nieuw Utrecht.H.F.C EDO Zaterdag 1: Klaar voor nieuwe seizoen
- HFC EDO

References

External links

CFA profile
1980 births Living people Footballers from Amsterdam Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent Men's association football forwards Dutch men's footballers HFC Haarlem players FC Volendam players PEC Zwolle players SC Paderborn 07 players Quick Boys players FC Lisse players Akritas Chlorakas players PAEEK FC players AEK Kouklia players Karmiotissa Polemidion FC players Anagennisi Deryneia FC players HFC EDO players Cypriot Second Division players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players 2. Bundesliga players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus {{Netherlands-footy-forward-stub