Eckersley was linked with a move to NEC of the Netherlands as a replacement for Jeffrey Leiwakabessy in April 2006, but instead he was loaned out to Brøndby in August 2006.
Eckersley var efterfølgende på tale til et udlån til NEC i Holland som erstatning for Jeffrey Leiwakabessy i april 2006, men han blev i stedet lånt ud til Brøndby i august 2006.