William Eskelinen (born 3 September 1996) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for Nordic United as a goalkeeper.
Career Eskelinen started playing football for Skogås-Trångsunds FF at the age of five. As a 12-year-old he moved to the IF Brommapojkarna academy. Eskelinen started playing senior football at Division 2 club Värmdö IF in 2014.
In March 2015, Eskelinen was signed by Hammarby IF on a one-year contract and was immediately loaned back to Värmdö IF. In January 2016, Eskelinen extended his contract in Hammarby by one year. In March 2016, he was loaned out to the Division 2 club IFK Aspudden-Tellus on a loan agreement until the summer. In August 2016, Eskelinen was loaned out to the Ettan club Enskede IK.
In January 2017, Eskelinen was signed by GIF Sundsvall on a three-year contract. On 18 September 2017, Eskelinen made his Allsvenskan debut in a 2–1 win over AFC Eskilstuna, where he was substituted in the 35th minute for the injured Tommy Naurin.
In July 2019, Eskelinen signed a five-year contract with Danish Superliga club AGF. In March 2022, he returned to Sweden, signing a deal until the end of 2023 with Örebro SK.ÖSK FOTBOLL VÄRVAR WILLIAM ESKELINEN, oskfotboll.se, 22 March 2022
On 4 March 2024, Eskelinen signed with Vestri in Iceland.
On 14 January 2025, Eskelinen signed with Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu on a one-year deal with a one-year option.AC Oulu löysi kokeneen maalivahdin – William Eskelinen on pelannut Ruotsin ja Tanskan pääsarjoissa, Kaleva, 14 January 2025 On 12 August, the club announced that Eskelinen would miss the remainder of the season due to injury which occurred in a match against Inter Turku four days earlier.AC OULUN MAALIVAHTI WILLIAM ESKELISEN KAUSI PÄÄTTYI TURUSSA SATTUNEESEEN LOUKKAANTUMISEEN, acoulu.fi, 12 August 2025
Personal life Eskelinen's father is the former professional footballer Kaj Eskelinen, who was a striker. William is of Finnish descent through his father.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBrommapojkarna2013Allsvenskan0000––00Värmdö2014Swedish Division 211020––130Hammarby2015Allsvenskan0000–00002016Allsvenskan0000–0000Värmdö (loan)2015Swedish Division 2200–––200Aspudden-Tellus (loan)2016Swedish Division 2110–––110Enskede (loan)2016Swedish Division 1120–––120GIF Sundsvall2017Allsvenskan3040––702018Allsvenskan30010––3102019Allsvenskan15000––150Total480500000530AGF2019–20Danish Superliga29040––3302020–21Danish Superliga4000–20602021–22Danish Superliga0000––00Total330400020390Örebro2022Superettan27040––3102023Superettan29010––300Total560500000610Vestri2024Besta deild karla2600010–270AC Oulu2025Veikkausliiga1704040–250Nordic United2026Superettan14000––140Career total249020050202760
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