Esteban Lepaul (born 18 April 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Angers.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Auxerre, France | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Angers | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005– | US Baldenheim | ||
| Colmar | |||
| Nancy | |||
| 2015–2019 | Lyon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Lyon B | 8 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Épinal | 8 | (5) |
| 2021–2023 | Orléans | 55 | (10) |
| 2021–2023 | Orléans B | 13 | (13) |
| 2023–2024 | Épinal | 16 | (12) |
| 2024– | Angers | 17 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024 | |||
Early career
editLepaul began his youth career by playing for Baldenheim, Colmar and Nancy before he was recruited to the Lyon football academy in 2015.[2]
Club career
editIn August 2020, Lepaul joined Championnat National 2 club Épinal. He scored 5 goals after 8 matches before the season was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic in France.[3]
In July 2021, Lepaul joined Orléans in the Championnat National, signing a two-year contract. He scored 10 goals after a total of 56 appearances for the club.[4]
On 5 July 2023, Lepaul made his return to Épinal, who now promoted to the Championnat National.[5] He scored 12 goals after 16 matches, making him the top scorer during the first half of 2023–24 Championnat National season.[6]
On 25 January 2024, Lepaul joined Ligue 2 side Angers, for a fee of €150,000 and signed a contract until June 2027 with the club.[6][7]
Personal life
editLepaul's father Fabrice was also a professional footballer. He died on 23 May 2020 in a car accident.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Esteban Lepaul". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Baldenheim. Esteban Lepaul, jeune Lyon affamé". L'Alsace (in French). 2 October 2018.
- ^ "Football - National 2. Esteban Lepaul s'engage avec Epinal". L'Est Républicain (in French). 19 August 2020.
- ^ ""Ce n'était pas mon choix de quitter l'US Orléans" : Esteban Lepaul flambe avec Epinal, fait son retour à la source". La République du Centre (in French). 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Football - National. Esteban Lepaul fait son retour à Epinal". Vosges Matin (in French). 5 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Football. Qui est Esteban Lepaul, le nouvel attaquant d'Angers SCO". Ouest-France (in French). 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Le jeune attaquant en provenance du SAS Épinal s'est engagé avec Angers SCO pour une durée de trois ans et demi". Angers SCO (in French). 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Fabrice Lepaul, champion de France avec Auxerre en 1996, est décédé" (in French). L'Équipe. 24 May 2020.
External links
edit- Esteban Lepaul at Soccerway
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