Harvey Esajas

Feyenoord and Eerste Divisie

Born in Amsterdam of Surinamese descent, Esajas made his debut in professional football in 1993–94 with Feyenoord, after spending his youth years in the football schools of Anderlecht and Ajax. Prior to the start of the season, he was a key factor in the Helderse affaire: Feyenoord played a friendly match with an amateur XI, the Helderse Selectie, and during the game he was alledged to have knocked down opponent Ronald Schouten, breaking his jaw but not being eventually suspended for his actions. Esajas made his Eredivisie debut on 24 October 1993 against Ajax, and managed to score in one of the most prestigious clash in the Netherlands, in a 2–2 away draw. Despite this promising start he did not make it as a regular in Feyenoord's first team, and only played in five games; during his first season at De Kuip the team won the Dutch Cup and, the following campaign, he only appeared three times, while he was not used at all in 1995–96. In February 1996, he moved to Cambuur in the Eerste Divisie, signing until the end of the season, with the option of a further season. Upon leaving Rotterdam, Esajas signed with Groningen. There, he was played rarely. In the 1998–99 season, he appeared in seven matches for Dordrecht'90, also in the second level.

Retirement and return

Esajas decided to move abroad and was able to have trials at Fiorentina and Torino in Italy, but neither offered him a contract. He then tried to find a club in Spain,…