Esteban Lepaul
French footballer (born 2000)
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Estéban Lepaul (born 18 April 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Rennes.
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| Personal information | |||
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| 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 | 36 | (23) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:21, 11 September 2026 (UTC) | |||
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]
International career
On 18 September 2026, Lepaul was called up to the Équipe de France for the first time.[10]
Personal life
Career statistics
- As of match played 16 September 2026[12]
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 5 | 3 | |
| Total | 36 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 23 | ||
| Career total | 183 | 76 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 198 | 84 | ||
- one appearance in UEFA Europa League
