Brent Lepistu
Estonian footballer
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brent Lepistu (born 26 March 1993) is an Estonian former professional footballer who currently plays for the amateur IV liiga club Paide Linnameeskond III as a midfielder.
.jpg)
|
Lepistu with Estonia U19 at the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 March 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Tallinn, Estonia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Paide Linnameeskond III | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2011 | Flora | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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) |
| 2023–2025 | FCI Levadia | 42 | (3) |
| 2026– | Paide Linnameeskond III | ||
| 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 as of 21 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2019 | |||
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
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | |||
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 0 | |
Honours
Flora U21
Flora
- Meistriliiga: 2015, 2017
- Estonian Cup: 2012–13, 2015–16
- Estonian Supercup: 2014, 2016
Levadia
Estonia
- Baltic Cup runner-up: 2018
Individual
- Meistriliiga Player of the Month: October 2017,[9] October 2020,[10]
- Meistriliiga Goal of the Month: May 2017[11]
