Esteban Lepaul

Esteban Lepaul
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-04-18) 18 April 2000 (age 24)
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 28 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2024

Esteban Lepaul (born 18 April 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Angers.

Early career

Lepaul 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

In 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

Lepaul's father Fabrice was also a professional footballer. He died on 23 May 2020 in a car accident.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Esteban Lepaul". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Baldenheim. Esteban Lepaul, jeune Lyon affamé". L'Alsace (in French). 2 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Football - National 2. Esteban Lepaul s'engage avec Epinal". L'Est Républicain (in French). 19 August 2020.
  4. ^ ""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.
  5. ^ "Football - National. Esteban Lepaul fait son retour à Epinal". Vosges Matin (in French). 5 July 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Football. Qui est Esteban Lepaul, le nouvel attaquant d'Angers SCO". Ouest-France (in French). 25 January 2024.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Fabrice Lepaul, champion de France avec Auxerre en 1996, est décédé" (in French). L'Équipe. 24 May 2020.


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