Brent Lepistu

Brent Lepistu (born 26 March 1993) is an Estonian former professional footballer who currently plays for the amateur IV liiga club Paide Linnameeskond III as a midfielder.

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. In February 2017, Lepistu was named club captain by manager Arno Pijpers. He won his second Meistriliiga title in the 2017 season.

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

FC Lahti On 31 July 2019, Lepistu signed a half-year contract with Finnish Veikkausliiga club FC Lahti.

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.

Personal life In 2022, Lepistu began dating tennis player Anett Kontaveit. He and Kontaveit have one son together, born in September 2024.

Career statistics International

Honours Flora U21 Esiliiga: 2014, 2015

Flora Meistriliiga: 2015, 2017 Estonian Cup: 2012–13, 2015–16 Estonian Supercup: 2014, 2016

Levadia Meistriliiga: 2021 Estonian Cup: 2020–21 Estonian Supercup: 2022

Estonia Baltic Cup runner-up: 2018

Individual Meistriliiga Player of the Month: October 2017, October 2020, Meistriliiga Goal of the Month: May 2017