Jeannot Esua (born 6 August 1996) is a Cameroonian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Orange County SC

On 5 June 2017, Esua joined

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club

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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

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. 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

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, in second-tier Ykkönen.

Ekenäs IF

During the

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season, Esua played for fellow Ykkönen club

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(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

club

.Cameroon defender completes League of Ireland switch
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Honours

EIF

* Ykkönen:

Individual

* FC Edmonton Player of the Year:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Esua, Jeannot 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