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Esteban Lepaul

Top-tier performerRennes · 26 yrsStarter

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameEsteban Lepaul
PositionCentre-forward
NationalityFrance
Age26
Date of birth18 Apr 2000
BirthplaceAuxerre
Height177 cm
Shirt number#9
ClubRennes
Centre-forward
1
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
90
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Rennes.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Ligue 1110907.5

Scout report

Top-tier performerGoal-getting Centre-forward

E. Lepaul is a 26-year-old centre-forward at Rennes, enjoying a standout season — 21 goals and 5 assists in 34 appearances, a Season grade of 84. On long-term scout potential he's rated 80. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present (88.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.87 goal contributions per 90 (0.7 goals, 0.17 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Lepaul.

On the season, Lepaul graded 84 for current form (age-blind), on 21 goals and 5 assists in 34 appearances (0.866 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 84 → 84). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 80. At 26 Lepaul is in his prime years, and a market index of 77.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — Lepaul is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26StreakyStepped up 2024/254 clubs
80
Ratingi
elite — among the best in the position
83.6
Seasoni
elite — among the best in the position
88.3%
Minutes
near ever-present
0.87
Goal contrib / 90
elite end product

Output in context · Rennes finished 6th of 18 · an upper-table side

34
Apps
21
Goals
5
Assists
26
G+A
0.62
Goals / app

21 goals in 34 appearances (0.62 per game) — a 20-goal season playing for an upper-table side (6th of 18). He also laid on 5 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 26 goal contributions (0.76 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 88.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.87 goal contributions per 90 (0.7 goals, 0.17 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

Rated 80 overall — elite — among the best in the position. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.87 goal contributions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Ligue 1 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals21

Passing

Assists5

Defending

Tackles7
Interceptions2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0