Esteban Lepaul

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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*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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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]

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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. 1 2 "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.