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Eseyas Yhdego
Appearances: 1+4 Goals: 2
Date / Year of birth: 1st August 1982
Position: Midfielder
Season of first appearance: 2004/05
Season of last appearance: 2005/06
Also played for: Queens Park Rangers (0), Fulham (0), Farnborough Town, Hampton & Richmond Borough, Metropolitan Police, Harrow Borough, Waltham Forest, Egham Town and Hendon
Left-sided player born in Hackney, London who started his career with Queens Park Rangers. Eseyas played for the R's Under-18's side during the 1997/98 season before being released.
He then had a spell with Fulham that included the 2000/01 campaign and he played in the Cottagers' youth sides before moving on to Farnborough.
At the end of October 2001 Eseyas signed for Hampton & Richmond and spent a year there as a fringe player, making 15 Isthmian League appearances (four as sub) without scoring.
In October 2002 he moved on to Metropolitan Police but Eseyas only played four Isthmian League games there (three as sub) before joining Harrow in November 2002.
He went on to score twice in 20 Isthmian League appearances (14 as sub) for Harrow before the end of the 2002/03 season. Eseyas stayed with the club for the start of the 2003/04 campaign but in September 2003 he signed for Waltham Forest.
He scored once from 18 Isthmian League outings (12 as sub) for Forest during the remainder of 2003/04 and Eseyas also scored once in a League Cup tie.
In September 2004 he linked up with Egham and Eseyas scored on his debut for them in a 5-2 defeat at Swindon Supermarine on 25.9.04. He got one more goal and made a total of five appearances (one as sub) before leaving Egham in November 2004.
After a spell out of football Eseyas started training with Margate and in March 2005 he formally signed for the club. Margate manager Chris Kinnear told the Thanet Times "He's a friend of Rocky Baptiste's and he can play a bit. He's been training with us, and we've signed him to give us another body."
Eseyas made his debut as a substitute in a 1-0 defeat against Carshalton in a Conference South game played at Margate's adopted home in Ashford on 19.3.05 but then went down with the 'flu.
His next outing on 5.4.05 was a memorable one as Eseyas came on with 20 minutes left of a game against St.Albans at Ashford with Margate 2-0 down. The Isle of Thanet Gazette said he "was soon causing ripples in the Saints defence with his pace" and Eseyas scored twice in what turned out to be a 3-2 defeat. He got his first goal five minutes after coming on with an effort from way out on the left flank that the paper said "was an attempted cross or an outrageously cheeky lob" and then slotted home an angled shot five minutes later. Eseyas was ecstatic and jumped up onto the concrete wall surrounding the pitch to celebrate in front of the delighted Margate fans.
After his heroics against St.Albans Eseyas was given his first start in a 2-1 defeat against Dorchester at Ashford on 9.4.05 and he then featured as a substitute in a 1-1 draw at Eastbourne on 16.4.05 that was notable for a goal from Margate keeper Peter Trego. He finished the 2004/05 campaign having scored twice from four appearances (three as sub).
In July 2005 Eseyas was part of Margate's squad for a friendly at Tonbridge but he then drifted away from the club for a few months, partly due to being on international duty with Eritrea.
On 24.9.05 he watched Margate play Carshalton in an FA Cup tie at Hartsdown Park and Eseyas then made a one-off appearance as a sub in a 3-0 home defeat against Cray in the FA Cup on 8.10.05. He came on for the last 20 minutes of the match but didn't play for Margate again.
After a spell out of the game he joined Hendon in October 2006 but Eseyas only made two appearances before being released by the club. He then dropped out of senior football.
In 2011 Eseyas was working as a stockbroker in London.
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SEASON (CLUB) |
FULL (MAX) |
SUB |
GLS |
FAC |
FAT |
CC |
KSC |
| |
|
2004/05 (MFC) |
1 (51) |
3 |
2 |
CONFERENCE SOUTH (21ST OF 22) |
3QR |
1R |
4R |
W |
|
Margate relegated to
Isthmian League Premier Division. | |||||||||
|
SEASON (CLUB) |
FULL (MAX) |
SUB |
GLS |
FAC |
FAT |
ILC |
KSC |
| |
|
2005/06 (MFC) |
0 (51) |
1 |
0 |
ISTHMIAN LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION (14TH OF 22) |
3QR |
2QR |
3R |
SF |