Brent Lepistu

Brent Lepistu
Personal information
Full name Brent Lepistu
Date of birth (1993-03-26) 26 March 1993
Place of birth Tallinn, Estonia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Kristiansund
Number 6
Youth career
2002–2011 Flora
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Flora III 1 (0)
2010–2016 Flora U21 89 (6)
2013–2017 Flora 113 (12)
2009–2010 → Elva (loan) 13 (2)
2009 → Warrior (loan) 3 (0)
2018– Kristiansund 12 (0)
National team‡
2009 Estonia U17 2 (0)
2010 Estonia U18 3 (0)
2011–2012 Estonia U19 12 (0)
2013–2014 Estonia U21 20 (1)
2014–2016 Estonia U23 4 (1)
2014– Estonia 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 January 2018

Brent Lepistu (born 26 March 1993) is an Estonian international footballer who plays as a midfielder for Norwegian Eliteserien club Kristiansund and the Estonia national team.

Club career

Flora

Lepistu came through the Flora youth system. He moved to Esiliiga club Warrior on loan for the 2009 season. On 17 April 2013, Lepistu made his debut for Flora's first team in a 6–0 away win over Pärnu Linnameeskond in the Estonian Cup quarter-finals. He made his debut in the Meistriliiga on 21 May 2013, in a 6–0 victory over Kuressaare at A. Le Coq Arena. Lepistu won his first Meistriliiga title in the 2015 season.[1] In February 2017, Lepistu was named club captain by manager Arno Pijpers.[2] He won his second Meistriliiga title in the 2017 season.[3]

Kristiansund

On 20 December 2017, Lepistu signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Norwegian Eliteserien club Kristiansund.[4]

International career

Lepistu began his youth career in 2009 with the Estonia under-17 team. He represented the under-19 team at the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Estonia. Lepistu played in every group stage match, but failed to help the team progress to the semi-finals as Estonia lost all three games against Portugal, Greece and Spain. He also represented the under-21, and under-23 national sides.

Lepistu made his senior international debut for Estonia on 27 December 2014, in a 0–3 away loss to Qatar in a friendly.[5]

Honours

Club

Flora

References

  1. ↑ "Tallinna FC Flora - Eesti meister 2015" [FC Flora Tallinn - Estonian champions 2015] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 24 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Tallinna Flora uus kapten: mul on selleks rolliks kõik omadused olemas" [Flora Tallinn's new captain: I have what it takes] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 21 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "FC Flora kindlustas meistritiitli" [FC Flora secured league title] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 28 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Flora kapten siirdus Norra kõrgliigasse" [Flora's captain moved to Norwegian top flight] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 20 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Eesti kaotas Katarile 0:3" [Estonia lost to Qatar 0–3] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 27 December 2014.
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