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Kingsley Eshun
Personal information
Full name Kingsley Lewis Eshun[1]
Date of birth (1999-07-05) 5 July 1999 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth Ghana
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
AFC Wembley
2013–2016 Brentford
2016–2017 Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Queens Park Rangers 0 (0)
2017 → St Albans City (loan) 4 (0)
2018 → Dulwich Hamlet (loan) 3 (1)
2019 Berkhamsted 3 (0)
2019 → Northwood (dual-reg) 8 (0)
2019–2020 Hendon 6 (1)
2020–2023 Hartley Wintney 44 (4)
2020 → Camberley Town (loan) 1 (0)
2022 → Hilltop (loan) 2 (0)
2022 → Leatherhead (loan) 7 (0)
2023 Stirling Macedonia 22 (4)
2024– Ashford Town (Middlesex) 16 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:10, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

Kingsley Lewis Eshun (born 5 July 1999) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays for Leatherhead as a forward. He is a product of the Brentford and Queens Park Rangers academies.

Club career[edit]

Brentford[edit]

A forward, Eshun began his youth career at AFC Wembley,[3] before transferring to the academy at Brentford.[4] He was a member of the Bees' U15 squad which won the Junior Globe at the 2014 Milk Cup and he made 8 appearances and scored one goal for the youth team while an U16.[5][6] Eshun signed a two-year scholarship deal at the end of the 2014–15 season and made 15 appearances and scored three goals during 2015–16,[4][7] but was released in May 2016 after the club elected to close its academy.[8]

Queens Park Rangers[edit]

On 5 September 2016, Eshun joined the academy at Queens Park Rangers on a scholarship deal.[9] He played the first senior football of his career away from Loftus Road on loan to National League South clubs St Albans City and Dulwich Hamlet during the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons respectively.[10][11] Eshun's contract was terminated by mutual consent on 8 January 2019.[12]

Non-League football[edit]

After failing trials at Carlisle United and Skellefteå FF,[13][14] Eshun dropped into non-League football and played for Isthmian and Southern League clubs Berkhamsted, Northwood, Hendon and Hartley Wintney during the 2019–20 season.[15][16][17][18] He found a home at Hartley Wintney and was a part of the 2020–21 Hampshire Senior Invitational Cup-winning squad.[18][19][20] Due to the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons being disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, he made just 36 appearances, scoring 9 goals during his first two years with the club.[21][22] In the second half of the 2021–22 season, a move to Iceland fell through and Eshun played away on loan at Combined Counties League First Division club Hilltop and Isthmian League Premier Division club Leatherhead.[23][24][25]

Eshunreturned to Hartley Wintney late in the 2021–22 season and scored in the 5–2 Aldershot Senior Cup Final win over Fleet Town on 17 May 2022.[26] Eshun played through until February 2023, when he signed a one-year professional contract with National Premier Leagues Western Australia club Stirling Macedonia.[27][28] He returned to English football with Isthmian League South Central Division club Ashford Town (Middlesex) in January 2024.[29]

International career[edit]

Eshun competed for Barawa at the 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup.[30][31]

Personal life[edit]

Eshun was born in Ghana and is of Somali descent.[19][30] He attended Capital City Academy.[32]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 27 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
St Albans City (loan) 2017–18[33] National League South 4 0 2 0 ― 6 0
Dulwich Hamlet (loan) 2018–19[34] National League South 3 1 1 1 ― 4 2
Berkhamsted 2019–20[35] Southern League First Division Central 3 0 0 0 ― 3 0
Northwood (dual-reg) 2019–20[36] Isthmian League South Central Division 8 0 ― 5[a] 2 13 2
Hendon 2019–20[36] Southern League Premier Division South 6 1 ― 1[b] 1 7 2
Hartley Wintney 2019–20[36] Southern League Premier Division South 3 0 ― ― 3 0
2020–21[36] Southern League Premier Division South 2 0 3 1 1[c] 0 6 1
2021–22[36] Southern League Premier Division South 17 2 1 0 4[d] 3 22 5
2022–23[36] Southern League Premier Division South 22 2 2 1 1[e] 0 25 3
Total 44 4 6 2 6 3 56 9
Camberley Town 2020–21[37] Combined Counties League Premier Division 1 0 ― 0 0 1 0
Hilltop (loan) 2021–22[24] Combined Counties League First Division 2 0 ― ― 2 0
Leatherhead (loan) 2021–22[25] Isthmian League Premier Division 7 0 ― ― 7 0
Stirling Macedonia 2023[38] National Premier Leagues Western Australia 22 4 0 0 ― 22 4
Ashford Town (Middlesex) 2023–24[29] Isthmian League South Central Division 16 1 ― ― 16 1
Career total 116 11 9 3 12 6 137 20
  1. ^ 4 appearances and 1 goal in FA Trophy, 1 appearance and 1 goal in Middlesex Senior Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in Southern League Cup
  3. ^ Appearance in FA Trophy
  4. ^ 2 appearances and 2 goals in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Southern League Cup, 1 appearance and 1 goal in Aldershot Senior Cup
  5. ^ Appearance in Hampshire Senior Cup

Honours[edit]

Hartley Wintney

  • Hampshire Senior Invitational Cup: 2020–21[20]
  • Aldershot Senior Cup: 2021–22[26]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "EFL Club List Of Registered Players As At 20th May 2017" (PDF). p. 33. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Kingsley Eshun". St Albans City FC. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Kingsley Eshun signs with QPR". AFC Wembley – Athletic Football Club Wembley. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Brentford offer 12 Academy scholarships for 2015/16". Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Milk Cup: Brentford U15s 4 Southampton U15s 0". Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  6. ^ "2014/15 Youth Team player statistics". Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Youth Team Player Stats". 7 September 2016. Archived from the original on 7 September 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Club statement: Brentford Academy restructuring". Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  9. ^ "List of Players Registered as Scholars in Accordance with Rule C.3 Between 01/09/2016 and 30/09/2016". The Football Association. p. 9. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Kingsley Eshun joins on loan". St Albans City FC. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  11. ^ "Fuming Dulwich boss Rose to ship players out after "highly embarrassing" FA Cup loss". South London News. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  12. ^ "Youngster Kingsley Eshun departs". qpr.co.uk. Retrieved 12 January 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ "No Carlisle United deal for three trialists, says boss Steven Pressley". News and Star. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  14. ^ "Fotbollskortisar: FF testar ny forward – robot ersätter Åke i Ålund". Norran, Skellefteå (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  15. ^ @BerkoFC (13 July 2019). "Big @BerkoFC welcome to ex @QPR & @BrentfordFC centre forward @kkings45 We hope you enjoy it with us" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ^ "Profile | Eshun Kingsley". Northwood FC. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  17. ^ "Eshun checks in". Greensnet – Official Hendon FC. Retrieved 3 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ a b "Hartley Wintney sign striker Eshun". Non League Daily. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  19. ^ a b "2021–22 Squad: Kingsley Eshun". www.hartleyfc.com. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  20. ^ a b "Match Report: Hampshire FA Senior Invitational Cup Final". Retrieved 4 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  21. ^ @hartleyfc (2 January 2022). "Kings joined us in 2020, making 36 apps and scoring 9 goals. His hat-trick and MotM performance in last year's Hants Inv. Cup final has earned him a place in @HartleyFC history. He also holds the record for the club's fastest ever SFL goal (15 secs, Aug 2021 v Merthyr). #UTROrange heart" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  22. ^ @hartleyfc (2 January 2022). "See you again rather than goodbye to the very special @kkings45 who is off to play football abroad! This man has been immense since he has been in orange, both on and off the pitch! Everyone at The Row wishes Kings the very best with his new club, we know you'll smash it!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  23. ^ "To haunt the Row". Aldershot News & Mail. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  24. ^ a b "Kingsley Eshun player stats | Cherry Red Records Combined Counties Football League". fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  25. ^ a b "Leatherhead | Appearances | Kingsley Eshun | 2021–2022". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  26. ^ a b "Match Report: Fleet Town v Hartley Wintney, ADFL Saturday Senior Cup Final". www.hartleyfc.com. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  27. ^ "Player Signing Announcement Kingsley Eshun Center Forward". Facebook. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  28. ^ "Stirling Macedonia Football Club". Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  29. ^ a b "Ashford Town (Middx) | Appearances | Kingsley Eshun". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  30. ^ a b "Kingsley Eshun of QPR to represent Barawa in Conifa World Football Cup". West London Sport. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  31. ^ "CONIFA World Football Cup 2018 official site". zainichi.net. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  32. ^ Lewis, Matt. "Youth football: Saints and Capital City lift trophies at Brent Cup finals". getwestlondon. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  33. ^ "Season 2017–18 appearances". St Albans City F.C. Statistics. Retrieved 24 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  34. ^ "Dulwich Hamlet | Appearances | Kingsley Eshun | 2018–2019". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 17 October 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  35. ^ "Kingsley Eshun – 1st team – Berkhamsted FC (The Comrades)". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 29 July 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  36. ^ a b c d e f "Kingsley Eshun Profile". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  37. ^ "Kingsley Eshun player stats | Cherry Red Records Combined Counties Football League". fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  38. ^ "Football". registration.squadi.com. Retrieved 3 April 2023.

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Category:Living people Category:English footballers Category:English Football League players Category:Black British sportspeople Category:Place of birth missing Category:Association football forwards Category:Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Category:English people of Ghanaian descent Category:National League (English football) players Category:St Albans City F.C. players Category:1999 births Category:English people of Somali descent Category:Dulwich Hamlet F.C. players Category:Berkhamsted F.C. players Category:Southern Football League players Category:Northwood F.C. players Category:Isthmian League players Category:Hendon F.C. players Category:Hartley Wintney F.C. players Category:Hilltop F.C. players Category:Combined Counties Football League players Category:Camberley Town F.C. players Category:Leatherhead F.C. players Category:Stirling Macedonia FC players Category:English expatriate sportspeople in Australia Category:Ashford Town (Middlesex) F.C. players

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