Emilio Estevez (footballer)

Emilio Estevez Tsai (Chinese: 蔡立靖 Tsai Li-Ching; born August 10, 1998) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ourense CF. Born in Canada, Estevez represents the Taiwan national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Estevez and the second or maternal family name is Tsai.
Emilio Estevez
Personal information
Full name Emilio Estevez Tsai
Date of birth (1998-08-10) August 10, 1998
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Ourense CF
Youth career
Etobicoke Energy
0000–2016 Clarkson SC
2016–2017 Levante
2020–2021 ADO Den Haag
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Sheridan Bruins 7 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 North Mississauga SC 8 (0)
2018 SC Waterloo Region 5 (1)
2019–2020 York9 18 (1)
2020–2021 ADO Den Haag 0 (0)
2021– Ourense CF 0 (0)
National team‡
2019– Chinese Taipei 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 November 2019

Club career

Early career

Estevez began playing soccer with the Etobicoke Energy before switching to Clarkson SC in Mississauga as well as playing futsal.[1] In 2016, when he was 18, he spent a year training with the lower teams of La Liga club Levante.[2][3] He then spent a week on trial with Queen's Park Rangers before returning to Canada.[4] In 2017, he attended Sheridan College, making seven appearances and scoring one goal for the Bruins.[5]

In 2018, Estevez played for League1 Ontario side North Mississauga SC, making eight appearances in league play.[6] He also played in the Canadian Soccer League with SC Waterloo Region.[7][8]

York9

In October 2018, Estevez participated in the Canadian Premier League Open Trials in Toronto, where he was highly rated by scouts.[9][10] On 8 February 2019, Estevez signed with CPL side York9.[10] On 4 May 2019, he made his professional debut as a starter in a match against Cavalry FC and assisted York's lone goal in a 2–1 loss.[11] Estevez scored his first goal for York on 27 July against HFX Wanderers, netting the final goal in a 6-2 victory.[12]

On December 10, 2019, it was announced that Estevez had re-signed for the upcoming season.[13]

ADO Den Haag

On May 12, 2020, York9 announced the sale of Estevez to Dutch Eredivisie club ADO Den Haag for an initial fee in the range of $100,000 CAD, plus add ons and a sell on clause.[14] He agreed to a one year contract with the club, with an option to extend for a further year.[15]

Estevez became the first player to move from the Canadian Premier League to a top-flight club in Europe.[16] He will become the first ever Taiwanese player to ply his trade in the Dutch Eredivisie, and the third overall to be playing in a top European League.[17][18] He made his first appearance in a pre-season friendly against Almere City FC on 8 August, playing the second half.[19][20] Initially joining the first time, he was moved to begin the season with the U21 side.[21] On January 29, 2021, he and the club agreed to terminate his contract by mutual consent, after he appeared in only two substitute appearances for the U21 side.[22][23]

Ourense CF

In 2021, he joined Ourense CF of the Spanish Tercera División.[24]

International career

Born in Toronto to a Spanish father and a Taiwanese mother, Estevez was eligible to represent Canada, Chinese Taipei or Spain internationally.[1]

In 2018, Estevez was invited to train with the Chinese Taipei national team.[25] In February 2019, shortly after signing for York9, Estevez received another call-up from Chinese Taipei for a friendly against the Solomon Islands, but did not appear in the match due to injury.[25][26] He made his debut as a starter in their loss to Australia during 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification on October 15, 2019.[27]

Personal

Despite the similarity in name to actor Emilio Estevez, he was actually named after former Real Madrid player Emilio Butragueño.[4]

Career statistics
Club Statistics
Club Season League National Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
North Mississauga SC 2018[6] League1 Ontario 80—80
SC Waterloo Region 2018 Canadian Soccer League 51—51
York9 FC 2019 Canadian Premier League 18130211
ADO Den Haag 2020–21 Eredivisie 000000
Career totals31230343

References
  1. Oliver Platt (24 February 2019). "Y9's Estevez Tsai bringing uncommon skillset to CPL". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  2. "Emilio Estévez Tsai: «En Canadá hay mucho talento para el fútbol»" [Emilio Estévez Tsai: «In Canada there is a lot of talent for soccer»]. Toronto Hispano (in Spanish). 22 May 2020.
  3. Molinaro, John (12 May 2020). "York9 FC's Emilio Estevez: 'To go from CPL open trials to Europe is just crazy'". Canadian Premier League.
  4. Davidson, Neil (12 May 2020). "York 9 FC sells attacking midfielder Emilio Estevez Tsai to Dutch club". The Globe and Mail.
  5. "Emilio Estevez 2017". Sheridan College. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  6. "Emilio Estevez 2018". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  7. "SC Waterloo – Canadian Soccer League". Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  8. Adamson, Stan (14 May 2020). "Den Haag Signing Big Score for Emilio Estevez". Canadian Soccer League.
  9. "Five players to watch heading into Day 2 of the #GotGame Open Trials in Toronto". Canadian Premier League. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  10. "York9 FC adds Open Trialist Estevez, two others". Canadian Premier League. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  11. "Cavalry FC vs. York 9 FC - 4 May 2019". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  12. "HIGHLIGHTS: York9 routs HFX in 8-goal affair". 27 July 2019.
  13. "York9 inks Emilio Estevez and Roger Thompson for 2020 season". Canpl.ca. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  14. Davidson, Neil. "York 9 FC sells midfielder Emilio Estevez to Dutch club ADO Den Haag". Sportsnet. Canadian Press. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  15. "台灣第三人登陸歐洲 21歲新星蔡立靖加盟荷甲海牙" [Taiwanese third person landed in Europe, 21-year-old star Emilio Estevez joins the Netherlands]. Apple Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  16. "York9 FC Transfers Midfielder Emilio Estevez to Dutch Eredivise Side ADO Den Haag". york9fc.canpl.ca. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  17. Xie Mengru (謝孟儒) (12 May 2020). "21歲台西混血小將蔡立靖轉會荷甲ADO海牙 成為台灣第一人" [21-year-old Taiwanese mixed-race teenager Emilio Estevez transfers to Dutch ADO The Hague to become the first person in Taiwan] (in Chinese). ETtoday. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  18. Li Hongbin(李弘斌) (12 May 2020). "混血國腳蔡立靖 加盟荷甲海牙隊！" [Emilio Estevez, a mixed-race international, joins the Netherlands team in the Netherlands!] (in Chinese). China Times. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  19. "ADO Den Haag Boekt Oefenzege op Almere City FC" [ADO Den Haag Registers Exhbition Victory at Almere City FC]. ADO Den Haag (in Dutch).
  20. Henderson, Mark (12 August 2020). "Emilio Estevez plays first game for Ado Den Haag". From the Tofu Bowl.
  21. "Onder 21 Tankt Vertrouwen met Vijfklapper in Breda" [Under 21 Confidence Fuels with Five-Topper in Breda]. ADO Den Haag (in Dutch).
  22. "Andrei Ratiu, Nikos Karelis en Emilio Estevez Tsai Vertrekken" [Andrei Ratiu, Nikos Karelis and Emilio Estevez Tsai Leave]. ADO Den Haag (in Dutch). 29 January 2021.
  23. Li-Fong, Brandon (1 February 2021). "荷甲ADO海牙宣布台灣蔡立靖離隊，中國李嗣鎔入隊，那Emilio的下一步是？" [Emilio Out, Sirong In - Eredivisie ADO Den Haag announced that Taiwan’s Emilio Estevez has left the team and China’s Li Sirong has joined the team. What is Emilio’s next step?]. Sports Vision (in Chinese).
  24. Garrote, Pepe (2 January 2021). "Fichajes de lujo en el Ourense CF" [Luxury Transfers at Ourense CF]. La Region (in Spanish).
  25. Armen Bedakian (19 February 2019). "York9's Emilio Estevez called up to Chinese Taipei national team". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  26. Nathan Verbaan (8 April 2019). "York9 FC – Roster Round-Up #3 – Midfielders (MF)". Northern Starting XI. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  27. "2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers - Asia - Matches - Chinese Taipei - Australia - FIFA.com". fifa.com.
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