| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1996-08-06) 6 August 1996 (age 28) | ||
| 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 | |||
| 0000–2017 | 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 | 27 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2025 | |||
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. He made eleven league appearances that season, scoring one goal.
FC Edmonton
On 22 February 2019, Esua signed with Canadian Premier League side FC Edmonton. He made 21 league appearances that season and two in the Canadian Championship. Esua was subsequently named the club's Player of the Year by the staff and players. On 27 November 2019, Esua re-signed with Edmonton for the 2020 season. He signed a further deal for the 2021 season in December 2020.
PEPO Lappeenranta
In February 2022, Esua moved to Finland and signed a deal for the 2022 season with PEPO, in second-tier Ykkönen.
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.
Galway United
On 16 January 2024, Esua signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Galway United.
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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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
| Galway United F.C. – current squad | |
|---|---|
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Cameroonian men's footballers
- 21st-century Cameroonian sportsmen
- 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