Espen Eskås

{{Short description|Norwegian football referee}}

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| caption = Eskås officiating a match in 2019

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|06|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Oslo, Norway

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| years1 = 2015–

| league1 = Eliteserien

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| internationalyears1 = 2017–

| confederation1 = FIFA listed

| internationalrole1 = Referee

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Espen Eskås (born 24 June 1988) is a Norwegian football referee. He is an UEFA elite referee.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrk.no/sport/eskas-bekrefter_-rykker-opp-til-overste-dommerniva-i-uefa-1.16689697|title=Eskås bekrefter: Rykker opp til øverste dommernivå i Uefa|date=21 December 2023|website=NRK}} He began refereeing in 2005.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fotball.no/dommer/toppdommer/artikler/2022/fra-bakkelaget-til-champions-league/|title=Fra Bækkelaget til Champions League|first=Norges|last=Fotballforbund|website=fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund}} He was chosen as the match official during the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup final between France and Germany.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fotball.no/dommer/toppdommer/artikler/2023/u17-vm-eskas-blir-finaledommer/|title=U17-VM: Eskås blir finaledommer|first=Norges|last=Fotballforbund|website=fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund}}{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/102/284715/284728/400017440|title=Germany vs France|publisher=FIFA|date=2 December 2023}}

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On April 2024, Eskås was nominated as 4th official for UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany. He then refereed matches at the 2024 Summer Olympics Football Tournament in Paris. He took charge of three matches; two appearances in the group stage - including once in the women's tournament and referee bronze medal match between Egypt and Morocco.