Esteban Lepaul

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

Esteban Lepaul

Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-04-18) 18 April 2000 (age 25)
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	45	(12)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2025

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. Fabrice Lepaul died on 23 May 2020 in a car accident.^[8]