Brent Lepistu

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Brent Lepistu
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Lepistu with Estonia U19 at the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-03-26) 26 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Tallinn, Estonia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 FCI Levadia
Number 39
Youth career
2002–2011 Flora
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012 Flora III 1 (0)
2010–2016 Flora U21 89 (6)
2013–2017 Flora 113 (12)
2009–2010 → Elva (loan) 13 (2)
2009 → Warrior (loan) 3 (0)
2018–2019 Kristiansund 15 (0)
2019 FC Lahti 9 (0)
2020–2023 FCI Levadia 90 (8)
2023 Mioveni 8 (0)
2023– FCI Levadia 20 (1)
International career‡
2007 Estonia U15 2 (0)
2008 Estonia U16 1 (0)
2009 Estonia U17 2 (0)
2010–2011 Estonia U18 4 (0)
2011–2012 Estonia U19 12 (0)
2013–2014 Estonia U21 21 (1)
2014–2016 Estonia U23 4 (1)
2014–2019 Estonia 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2019

Brent Lepistu (born 26 March 1993) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays for Premium Liiga club FCI Levadia as a midfielder.

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Club career

Flora

Lepistu came through the Flora youth system. He moved to Esiliiga club Warrior on loan for the 2009 season. On 17 April 2013, Lepistu made his debut for Flora's first team in a 6–0 away win over Pärnu Linnameeskond in the Estonian Cup quarter-finals. He made his debut in the Meistriliiga on 21 May 2013, in a 6–0 victory over Kuressaare at A. Le Coq Arena. Lepistu won his first Meistriliiga title in the 2015 season. [1] In February 2017, Lepistu was named club captain by manager Arno Pijpers. [2] He won his second Meistriliiga title in the 2017 season. [3]

Kristiansund

On 20 December 2017, Lepistu signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Norwegian Eliteserien club Kristiansund. [4]

FC Lahti

On 31 July 2019, Lepistu signed a half-year contract with Finnish Veikkausliiga club FC Lahti. [5]

International career

Lepistu began his youth career in 2009 with the Estonia under-17 team. He represented the under-19 team at the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Estonia. Lepistu played in every group stage match, but failed to help the team progress to the semi-finals as Estonia lost all three games against Portugal, Greece and Spain. He also represented the under-21, and under-23 national sides.

Lepistu made his senior international debut for Estonia on 27 December 2014, in a 0–3 away loss to Qatar in a friendly. [6]

Personal life

In 2022, Lepistu began dating tennis player Anett Kontaveit. [7] He and Kontaveit have one son together, born in September 2024. [8]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 26 March 2019
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Estonia
201410
201500
201620
201750
201830
201920
Total130

Honours

Club

Flora U21
Flora
Levadia
Estonia

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "Tallinna FC Flora - Eesti meister 2015" [FC Flora Tallinn - Estonian champions 2015] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 24 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Tallinna Flora uus kapten: mul on selleks rolliks kõik omadused olemas" [Flora Tallinn's new captain: I have what it takes] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 21 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "FC Flora kindlustas meistritiitli" [FC Flora secured league title] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 28 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Flora kapten siirdus Norra kõrgliigasse" [Flora's captain moved to Norwegian top flight] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 20 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Ametlik: Lepistu siirdus Soome kõrgliigasse" (in Estonian). soccernet.ee. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "Eesti kaotas Katarile 0:3" [Estonia lost to Qatar 0–3] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 27 December 2014.
  7. ↑ Jain, Parag (7 October 2022). "Anett Kontaveit makes relationship with footballer Brent Lepistu public following defeat in Tallinn Open finals". www.sportskeeda.com.
  8. ↑ "Kontaveit welcomes first child, son Leon". Women's Tennis Association. 16 September 2024.
  9. ↑ "Premium liiga kuu parimad tulevad FC Florast" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 3 November 2017.
  10. ↑ "Premium liiga kuu parimate auhinnad teenisid Lepistu ja Koppel" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 4 November 2020.
  11. ↑ "Premium liiga kuu parimad on Pijpers ja Kotenko" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 8 June 2017.
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