Career
Feyenoord / Eerste Divisie
Born in Amsterdam of Surinamese descent, Esajas made his debut in professional football in 1993-1994 with Feyenoord, after spending his youth years in the football schools of R.S.C. Anderlecht and AFC Ajax. 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. Upon leaving Rotterdam, Esajas signed with Football Club Groningen.
There, he was played rarely, subsequently moving to South Carolina Cambuur in the second division, where he did not feature at all.
In 1998-1999 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 American Car and Foundry Fiorentina and Torino F.C. in Italy, but neither offered him a contract.
He then tried to find a club in Spain, spending some time at Civil Defense Móstoles, Real Madrid Castilla and Zamora CF, but did not succeed at any, thus deciding 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 (during this time, he also worked as a dish washer).
Seedorf went to club coach Carlo Ancelotti and told him as a joke he could have a defender for free.
The manager"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, the player lost 15 kg and in June 2004 was in footballing shape again, thus being offered a contract. When 2004-2005"s Serie A began, Esajas was one of Milan"s last options on the bench, but in January 2005 he was given a few minutes of play for his hard work.
Subsequently, Esajas was part of the Milan squad in Istanbul when they played and lost on penalties with Liverpool in the 2005 Champions League final.
He did not play any more matches for the Rossoneri, but moved to Serie C team A.C. (before Christ) Legnano instead, also representing 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”.
