| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 August 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sligo Rovers | ||
| 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) |
| 2024–2025 | Galway United | 61 | (0) |
| 2026– | Sligo Rovers | 16 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:17, 7 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Jeannot Esua (born 6 August 1996) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for League of Ireland Premier Division club Sligo Rovers.
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.
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.
In February 2022, Esua moved to Finland and signed a deal for the 2022 season with PEPO, in second-tier Ykkönen.
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.
On 16 January 2024, Esua signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Galway United. On 21 November 2025, Esua confirmed his departure from the club, having made 64 appearances in all competitions in his two seasons at the club.
On 29 November 2025, Esua signed for fellow Irish club Sligo Rovers ahead of the 2026 season, on a two-year-contract.
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Orange County SC | 2017 | USL Championship | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 12 | 1 | |
| FC Edmonton | 2019 | Canadian Premier League | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 23 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 20 | 1 | |||
| Total | 47 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 50 | 1 | |||
| PEPO Lappeenranta | 2022 | Ykkönen | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| Ekenäs IF | 2023 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 5 | |
| Galway United | 2024 | LOI Premier Division | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 28 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 36 | 0 | |||
| Total | 61 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 64 | 0 | |||
| Sligo Rovers | 2026 | LOI Premier Division | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 16 | 1 | |
| Career total | 183 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 196 | 9 | ||
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