Harvey Esajas

Football player infobox
playername = Harvey Esajas
fullname = Harvey Delano Esajas
nickname =


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1974|6|13
cityofbirth = Amsterdam
countryofbirth = Netherlands
height =
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs = Ajax Amsterdam
RSC Anderlecht
years = 1993-1996
1996-1997
1997-1998
1998-1999
1999-2000
2000-2001
2001
2004-2005
2005-2006
2006
clubs = Feyenoord Rotterdam
FC Groningen
Cambuur Leeuwarden
Dordrecht'90
Real Madrid Castilla
Zamora CF
CD Móstoles
AC Milan
AC Legnano
Calcio Lecco 1912
caps(goals) = 8 (1)
9 (0)
0 (0)
7 (0)
? (?)
? (?)
? (?)
0 (0)
? (?)
? (?)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals)

Harvey Delano Esajas (born June 13, 1974 in Amsterdam, Holland) is a retired Dutch football player of Surinamese decent.

Esajas made his debut in professional football in the 1993/94 season playing at Feyenoord Rotterdam after spending his youth years in the football schools of RSC Anderlecht and Ajax Amsterdam. Prior to the start of the season Esajas was the key factor in the "Helderse affaire": Feyenoord played a friendly pre season match versus an amateur side, the "Helderse Selectie". During this match Esajas knocked down opponent Ronald Schouten, breaking his jaw. Eventually, Esajas was not suspended for this action.

Esajas debuted in the Eredivisie ironically against Ajax, and managed to score a goal for Feyenoord, in one of the most prestigious clash in the Netherlands. Despite this promising start, he did not make it as a regular in Feyenoord's first team and only played in five matches. During his first season at Feyenoord the team won the KNVB Cup. The following season he only showed up in three matches, while he was not used in the 1995/96 season.

Upon leaving Rotterdam, Esajas signed with FC Groningen in 1996. At Groningen he only participated in nine matches, subsequently moving to Cambuur Leeuwarden in the Eerste Divisie where he did not play at all; during his time at Dordrecht'90 in 1998/99 he was only named in seven line-ups during the season.

Esajas decided to move abroad and was able to have trials at Fiorentina and Torino, but was not offered a contract at these clubs. He then tried to find a club in Spain. He spent some time at Real Madrid Castilla, Zamora CF and CD Móstoles, but did not succeed at any of these teams and he decided to end his career and find a regular job at a Spanish circus.

Esajas disappeared out of the world of football for a long time, until 2004. He was visiting his close friend Clarence Seedorf who played at AC Milan. At that time Esajas' weight was over 100 kg and had not touched a ball in three years time, but he told Seedorf that he wanted to play football again. Seedorf went to his manager Carlo Ancelotti and told him as a joke he could have a defender for free. Ancelotti's reaction was skeptical, but he accepted the challenge and gave Esajas the opportunity to train at "Milanello" for a while. In three months time Esajas lost 15 kg and in June 2004 he was in footballing shape again. As a result, he was offered a contact at the club.

When 2004/05 began, Esajas one of Milan's bench last options, but in January 2005 he was given a few minutes of play for his hard work. He came on as a substitute three minutes before time in the "Coppa Italia" match versus Palermo for Massimo Ambrosini. He was even able to assist Jon Dahl Tomasson, who headed over the bar. Esajas was part of the Milan squad in Istanbul when they played and lost on penalties with Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League final. He did not play any more matches for AC Milan, but moved to Serie C team AC Legnano instead. He also played for a while at Calcio Lecco 1912 in that same season, before ending his career for the second and definitive time.

Esajas himself described the story of his career as follows: “The incredible story of the man who made the impossible thing possible”. [ [http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fluisin-blog.blogspot.com%2F&langpair=es%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&prev=%2Flanguage_tools The incredible history of Harvey Esajas] , blogspot.com]

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