Personal information | |||
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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 | ||
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 | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 January 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.
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]
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]
In February 2022, Esua moved to Finland and signed a deal for the 2022 season with PEPO, in second-tier Ykkönen.[6]
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]
On 16 January 2024, Esua signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Galway United.[8]