Joël Bopesu

Joël Bopesu

Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-01-25) 25 January 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Kinshasa, Zaire
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Team information
Current team	Žalgiris
Number	7
Youth career
0000–2013	Toulouse
2013–2014	Châteauroux
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	Arles-Avignon	1	(0)
2015–2016	Épinal	19	(1)
2016–2017	Calais	20	(2)
2018	Skopje	18	(1)
2018	Rabotnichki	18	(0)
2019	Riga	24	(2)
2020	Lviv	13	(0)
2020	Canet Roussillon	0	(0)
2021–	Žalgiris	113	(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2024

Joël Bopesu (born 25 January 1995) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for A Lyga club Žalgiris. He formerly played for Arles-Avignon, where he made one appearance in Ligue 2, coming on as a substitute for Téji Savanier in the 4–1 win against Orléans on 15 May 2015.^[1] Besides France, he has played in North Macedonia, Latvia, Ukraine and Lithuania.^[2]

Career

After one year with Épinal, one year with Calais, six months with FK Skopje and six months again with FK Rabotnički, he moved to Riga FC in February 2019.^[3]

Career statistics

As of 18 May 2016.^[4]

Club	Division	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Arles-Avignon	Ligue 2	2014–15	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Épinal	National	2015–16	19	1	1	0	0	0	20	1
Career totals			20	1	1	0	0	0	21	1

References

1. "Feuille de match: AC Arles Avignon - US Orléans". LFP.fr. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
2. Cinq choses à savoir sur Joël Bopesu, joueur limousin expatrié qui a repris la compétition lepopulaire.fr
3. ""Riga" FC vienojas ar gruzīnu un francūzi". Riga FC. 4 February 2019. Archived from the original on 18 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
4. "Joël Bopesu". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 18 May 2016.

External links

• Joël Bopesu at Soccerway
• Joël Bopesu at WorldFootball.net
• Joël Bopesu at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)