Emilio Estevez Tsai

Early career

In 2018, Estevez played for League1 Ontario side North Mississauga SC, making eight appearances in league play. He also played in the Canadian Soccer League with SC Waterloo Region. In October 2018, Estevez participated in the Canadian Premier League Open Trials in Toronto, where he was highly rated by scouts. On 8 February 2019, Estevez signed with CPL side York9. On 4 May 2019, he made his professional debut as a starter in a match against Cavalry FC and assisted York's lone goal in a 2–1 loss. Estevez scored his first goal for York on 27 July against HFX Wanderers, netting the final goal in a 6–2 victory. On 10 December 2019, it was announced that Estevez had re-signed for the upcoming season.

ADO Den Haag

On 12 May 2020, he moved to Dutch Eredivisie club ADO Den Haag in a transfer for an initial fee in the range of $100,000 CAD, plus add-ons and a sell-on clause. He agreed to a one-year contract with the club, with an option to extend for a further year. Estevez became the first player to move from the Canadian Premier League to a top-flight club in Europe, and was to be the first ever Taiwanese player to ply his trade in the Dutch Eredivisie, and the third overall to play in a top European League. He made his first appearance in a pre-season friendly against Almere City on 8 August, playing the second half. Initially joining the first team, he was moved to begin the season with the U21 side. On 29 January 2021, he and the club agreed to…

Born in Toronto to a Spanish father and a Taiwanese Hakka mother, Estevez was eligible to represent Canada, Chinese Taipei, or Spain internationally. In 2018, Estevez was invited to train with the Chinese Taipei national team. In February 2019, shortly after signing for York9, Estevez received another call-up from Chinese Taipei for a friendly against the Solomon Islands, but did not appear in the match due to injury. He made his debut as a starter in their loss to Australia during 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification on 15 October 2019. He returned to the national team program in the summer of 2023, to face Thailand in a friendly match.

Estevez began playing youth soccer with the Etobicoke YSC before switching to Clarkson SC in Mississauga as well as playing futsal. In 2016, when he was 18, he spent a year training with the lower teams of La Liga club Levante. He then spent a week on trial with Queen's Park Rangers before returning to Canada. In 2017, he attended Sheridan College, making seven appearances and scoring one goal for the Bruins.

Despite the similarity in name to actor Emilio Estevez, he was actually named after former Real Madrid player Emilio Butragueño.