Esteban Lepaul
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Auxerre, France | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rennes | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005 | US Baldenheim | ||
| Colmar | |||
| –2015 | 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) |
| 2024–2025 | Angers | 47 | (13) |
| 2025– | Rennes | 33 | (21) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:37, 23 August 2026 (UTC) | |||
Esteban Lepaul (born 18 April 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Rennes.
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]
On 28 August 2025, Lepaul signed a four-year contract with Rennes in Ligue 1.[8] In the 2025–26 season, he scored 21 goals,[note 1] finishing as the top goalscorer in Ligue 1.[9]
Personal life
Lepaul's father Fabrice was also a professional footballer. Fabrice Lepaul died on 23 May 2020 in a car accident.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 23 August 2026[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lyon B | 2017–18 | Championnat National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Championnat National 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | Championnat National 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 8 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||||
| Épinal | 2020–21 | Championnat National 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 5 | |
| Orléans B | 2021–22 | Championnat National 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Championnat National 3 | 10 | 11 | — | — | 10 | 11 | |||
| Total | 13 | 13 | — | — | 13 | 13 | ||||
| Orléans | 2021–22 | Championnat National | 27 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 8 | |
| 2022–23 | Championnat National | 28 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 30 | 4 | ||
| Total | 55 | 10 | 4 | 2 | — | 59 | 12 | |||
| Épinal | 2023–24 | Championnat National | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | — | 20 | 14 | |
| Angers | 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 17 | 3 | — | — | 17 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 4 | — | 31 | 13 | ||
| 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| Total | 47 | 13 | 3 | 4 | — | 50 | 17 | |||
| Rennes | 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 20 | 3 | 0 | — | 35 | 20 | |
| 2026–27 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 33 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 21 | ||
| Career total | 180 | 74 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 82 | ||
Honours
Individual
Notes
References
- ↑ "Estéban Lepaul | Stade Rennais F.C." www.staderennais.com (in French). 21 May 2026. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ↑ "Baldenheim. Esteban Lepaul, jeune Lyon affamé". L'Alsace (in French). 2 October 2018.
- ↑ "Football - National 2. Esteban Lepaul s'engage avec Epinal". L'Est Républicain (in French). 19 August 2020.
- ↑ ""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.
- ↑ "Football - National. Esteban Lepaul fait son retour à Epinal". Vosges Matin (in French). 5 July 2023.
- 1 2 "Football. Qui est Esteban Lepaul, le nouvel attaquant d'Angers SCO". Ouest-France (in French). 25 January 2024.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Estéban Lepaul, new number 9 for the Red and Blacks". Stade Rennais FC. 28 August 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ↑ "Estéban Lepaul meilleur buteur de Ligue 1, Adrien Thomasson meilleur passeur". L’Equipe. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- ↑ "Fabrice Lepaul, champion de France avec Auxerre en 1996, est décédé" (in French). L'Équipe. 24 May 2020.
- ↑ "Esteban Lepaul". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- ↑ "Estéban Lepaul meilleur buteur de Ligue 1, Adrien Thomasson meilleur passeur" (in French). L’Equipe. 18 May 2026. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- ↑ "Esteban Lepaul, Joueur du Mois d'avril de la Ligue 1 McDonald's" [Esteban Lepaul, McDonald's Ligue 1 Player of the Month for April] (in French). National Union of Professional Footballers. 2 June 2026. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
External links
- Esteban Lepaul at Angers SCO (in French)
- Esteban Lepaul – French league stats at Ligue 1
- Esteban Lepaul at Soccerway
- Esteban Lepaul on Instagram
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Auxerre
- Footballers from Yonne
- French men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Olympique Lyonnais players
- SAS Épinal players
- US Orléans players
- Angers SCO players
- Stade Rennais FC players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Ligue 3 players
- Championnat National 1 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- French football forward, 2000s birth stubs