Jeannot Esua
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 August 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Galway United | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| 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– | Galway United | 18 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 July 2024 | |||
Jeannot Esua (born 6 August 1996) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for League of Ireland Premier Division club Galway United.
Club career
Orange County SC
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]
FC Edmonton
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]
PEPO Lappeenranta
In February 2022, Esua moved to Finland and signed a deal for the 2022 season with PEPO, in second-tier Ykkönen.[6]
Ekenäs IF
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]
Galway United
On 16 January 2024, Esua signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Galway United.[8]
Honours
EIF
Individual
- FC Edmonton Player of the Year: 2019
References
- ^ Rodriguez, Alicia (5 June 2017). "Orange County SC sign defender Jeannot Esua". Angels on Parade. Archived from the original on 10 October 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ a b "J. Esua". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "FC Edmonton Announces Signing of Two International Players". Fcedmonton.canpl.ca. 22 February 2019. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Connor James, Jeannot Esua headline latest group of FC Edmonton re-signings". Canadian Premier League. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ Heidenreich, Phil (31 December 2020). "FC Edmonton bringing fullback Jeannot Esua back for 2021 season".
- ^ Vauhtikone Jeannot Esua siirtyy PEPOon!, lilat.fi, 3 February 2022
- ^ Jeannot Esua lämnar Ekenäs IF för irländska ligan, Svenska Yle, 17 January 2024
- ^ Cameroon defender completes League of Ireland switch, irishmirror.ie, 16 January 2024
External links
- Jeannot Esua at Soccerway
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Cameroonian men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Rainbow FC (Cameroon) players
- Orange County SC players
- FC Edmonton players
- PEPO Lappeenranta players
- Ekenäs IF players
- Galway United F.C. players
- USL Championship players
- Canadian Premier League players
- Ykkönen players
- League of Ireland players
- Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada
- Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
- Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland