Career
Essel began his career with Buduburam Football Club played here six years and joined than in Januar 2003 to Cameroonian club PWD Bamenda. After one year with the team joined in his native Ghana who played at Buduburam School for some clubs on the camp Kiawu South Carolina, Roza Football Club, Shoes Football Club and then DISM. In summer 2007 was scouted from MTN Sports Academy Head Coach Ibrahim Sunday, for Zaytuna F.C. and joined than after the relegation to Sporting Saint Mirren in Winter 2008/2009. Dirung summer 2011 he has been on trial with Serbian SuperLiga clubs FK Sloboda Point Sevojno and FK Radnički 1923.
He represented the Liberia national football team and played his debut 6 June 2008 in Blida against Algeria national football team
