Michel Espinosa

Michel Espinosa (born 15 September 1993) is a Cameroon-born French professional footballer who plays for Bulgarian First League club Botev Plovdiv as a midfielder. Espinosa is a French youth international.[2]

Michel Espinosa
Personal information
Full name Michel Espinosa
Date of birth (1993-09-15) 15 September 1993
Place of birth Yaoundé, Cameroon[1]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Botev Plovdiv
Number 13
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Toulouse B 20 (2)
2014–2015 Trélissac 27 (1)
2015–2017 Clermont B 10 (0)
2015–2017 Clermont 45 (0)
2018 Laval 11 (1)
2018–2019 Istra 1961 8 (0)
2019–2020 Lyon-Duchère 4 (0)
2019–2020 Lyon-Duchère B 5 (0)
2020– Botev Plovdiv 13 (1)
National team
2011 France U18 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:58, 24 December 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Espinosa started his career in the youth ranks of Toulouse FC where he spent seven seasons, but did not make it into the professional team. He moved to Trélissac in 2014 and spent a year there, before signing an amateur contract with Clermont.[3] He made his Ligue 2 debut for the club in the first game of the 2015–16 Ligue 2 season, on 31 July 2015, in a 0–0 draw against Sochaux.[4] He signed his first professional contract with the club on 3 November 2015.[5]

Espinosa left Clermont in January 2018, signing for Laval in Championnat National until the end of the 2017–18 season.[6] He was not retained at the end of his contract, and signed for Croatian side Istra 1961.

In June 2019, Espinosa signed a two-year contract with Lyon-Duchère.[7]

References
  1. Michel Espinosa at L'Équipe Football (in French)
  2. https://www.fff.fr/equipes-de-france/tous-les-joueurs/fiche-joueur/1425329472-michel-espinosa
  3. "De Trélissac au Clermont Foot" (in French). La Montagne. 26 June 2015.
  4. "Clermont vs Sochaux 0-0". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  5. "Premier contrat pro pour Michel Espinosa" (in French). Clermont Foot. 3 November 2015.
  6. "Officiel : Michel Espinosa Quitte le Clermont Foot" (in French). maligue2.fr. 29 January 2018.
  7. "Lyon-Duchère : Un ancien Toulousain a signé (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 12 June 2019.
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