| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 August 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sligo Rovers | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Rainbow Bamenda | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Orange County SC | 11 | (1) |
| 2018 | Rainbow Bamenda | ||
| 2019–2021 | FC Edmonton | 47 | (1) |
| 2022 | PEPO | 24 | (0) |
| 2023 | EIF | 24 | (4) |
| 2024–2025 | Galway United | 61 | (0) |
| 2026– | Sligo Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:56, 29 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Jeannot Esua (born 6 August 1996) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for League of Ireland Premier Division club Sligo Rovers.
On 5 June 2017, Esua joined United Soccer League club Orange County SC from Cameroonian side Rainbow Bamenda. [1] He made eleven league appearances that season, scoring one goal. [2]
On 22 February 2019, Esua signed with Canadian Premier League side FC Edmonton. [3] He made 21 league appearances that season and two in the Canadian Championship. [2] Esua was subsequently named the club's Player of the Year by the staff and players. [4] On 27 November 2019, Esua re-signed with Edmonton for the 2020 season. [4] He signed a further deal for the 2021 season in December 2020. [5]
In February 2022, Esua moved to Finland and signed a deal for the 2022 season with PEPO, in second-tier Ykkönen. [6]
During the 2023 season, Esua played for fellow Ykkönen club Ekenäs IF (EIF). At the end of the season, Esua helped the club to win a promotion to Veikkausliiga for the first time in 90 years, and only the second time in the club's entire history. [7]
On 16 January 2024, Esua signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Galway United. [8] On 21 November 2025, Esua confirmed his departure from the club, having made 64 appearances in all competitions in his two seasons at the club. [9]
On 29 November 2025, Esua signed for fellow Irish club Sligo Rovers ahead of the 2026 season, on a two-year-contract. [10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Orange County SC | 2017 | USL Championship | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 12 | 1 | |
| FC Edmonton | 2019 | Canadian Premier League | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 23 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 20 | 1 | |||
| Total | 47 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 50 | 1 | |||
| PEPO Lappeenranta | 2022 | Ykkönen | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| Ekenäs IF | 2023 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 [b] | 1 | 32 | 5 | |
| Galway United | 2024 | LOI Premier Division | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 28 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 36 | 0 | |||
| Total | 61 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 64 | 0 | |||
| Sligo Rovers | 2026 | LOI Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 167 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 180 | 8 | ||
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