Etiënne Esajas (born 4 November 1984) is a Dutch

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who is currently a free agent. He formerly played for

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and

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. Esajas is a winger who was born in

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and made his debut in professional football, being part of the

squad in the 2005–06 season.

Club career

Sheffield Wednesday

Esajas signed a three-year deal at Hillsborough and wore squad number 11. He was signed as a replacement for

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who left at the beginning of August 2007 in a £3.5 million move to

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. He made his Owls debut as a 55th-minute substitute for

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in the 1–0 defeat to

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. He performed well on his debut and almost scored an equaliser in the 88th minute but had his free kick saved by

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. His performance earned him a starting place for the next game, the 1–0 defeat to Preston North End. On 11 September 2007, Esajas scored twice in a 5–1 away victory for SWFC reserves at Grimsby Town. A bright start to his first season in England saw him voted player of the month by fans of Sheffield Wednesday, however much of Esajas' first season at

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was hit by injury and he only made 6 starts and 13 substitute appearances in all competitions.Esajas scoops Player of the Month
Fri 5 September 2008 Esajas did not start Wednesday's first league game of the 2008–09 season, but instead had to settle for a start against Rotherham United in the League Cup on 12 August 2008. It turned out to be a game of mixed emotions for Esajas; he scored his first two goals for Sheffield Wednesday in spectacular fashion – he opened the scoring with a swerving drive from 20 yards after beating two defenders in the 14th minute, and thought he had put his side through to the next round with a 25-yard curling free kick in the 117th minute. However the game went to

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at 2–2 after

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, and Esajas saw his kick hit the outside of the post in front of the

Kop end. Esajas was the only player to miss from the spot, and ''the Owls'' lost 5–3. He kept his starting position for the next two games against

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and

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. He had a high quality first 45 minutes at Wolves, including a 20-yard opener for the Owls, before being taken off at half time with a tight hamstring. The performance led to him being included in the Championship team of the wee

and eventually he gained his second Sheffield Wednesday Player of the Month award. Esajas finished the 2008/2009 season with the most goal assists for Sheffield Wednesday F.C., The Owls, despite missing a large portion of the season with injury. Esajas made an impact as a substitute against local rivals Sheffield United, scoring a free kick from 30 yards, which won the club's goal of the season award and also having a part in the first goal for Sheffield Wednesday F.C., The Owls. At the end of the 2009/2010 season his contract expired with The Owls and it was not renewed by new manager Alan Irvine. He had trials at both

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and Scottish champions

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. After having a disappointing trial with

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too, he finally signed a contract with Helmond Sport in October 2010 until the end of the season.

Swindon Town

On 11 July 2011 Esajas joined up with the Swindon Town squad in Norcia, Italy where he took part in a trial, Esajas was signed to a 2-year contract with Swindon on 25 July 2011. His Swindon Town contract was cancelled by mutual consent on 24 May 2012.

Scunthorpe United

After missing a whole season out of the professional game, he signed for

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on 16 July 2013 after a successful trial period on a one-year contract, reuniting with his former Sheffield Wednesday manager Brian Laws. He left Scunthorpe after the expiry of that contract. He was snapped up by

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side

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for the 2015 season. It has been rumoured that Esajas was to trial with Blackpool during pre-season 2017-18 Esajas To Trial With Blackpool?
The Tangerine Times 27 May 2017

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Esajas, Etienne 1984 births Living people Footballers from Amsterdam Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent Men's association football wingers Dutch men's footballers SBV Vitesse players Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Helmond Sport players Swindon Town F.C. players Scunthorpe United F.C. players Dayton Dutch Lions players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players English Football League players USL Championship players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Dutch expatriate sportspeople in the United States