Matthias Lepiller

Matthias Lepiller
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-06-12) 12 June 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Le Havre, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2003–2004 Le Havre
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Le Havre 2 (0)
2006–2012 Fiorentina 0 (0)
2008–2009 → Grasshopper (loan) 4 (0)
2009–2011 → Eupen (loan) 37 (13)
2011–2012 → Verona (loan) 13 (4)
2012–2014 Novara 45 (7)
2014–2015 Juve Stabia 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Matthias Lepiller (born 12 June 1988) is a French footballer who plays as a forward.

Career

Le Havre

He made two appearances for Le Havre AC before joining ACF Fiorentina at age of 18 on free transfer in 2006. He made his Ligue 2 debut against AS Nancy, 3 December 2004.

Fiorentina

In July 2008 he rejected a transfer to Queens Park Rangers on loan.[citation needed] In August was loaned out to Grasshopper-Club Zürich, he turned back on 12 January 2009 to ACF Fiorentina.[1] The French player was then loaned out to K.A.S. Eupen from 2009 to 2011[2] and subsequently to Verona.[3][4]

On 16 September 2009, it was announced that Fiorentina was ordered by FIFA to pay Le Havre €600,000 for signing Lepiller in 2006.[5][6] La viola appealed, but the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld the decision.[7]

Novara

On 30 August 2012, Lepiller joined Serie B side Novara Calcio.[8][9]

Juve Stabia

In summer 2014 he was signed by Juve Stabia.[10] In 2015, after the closure of January transfer window, Lepiller was released.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Lepiller nicht mehr bei GC". 12 January 2009.
  2. ^ "Fiorentina: ceduti due giovani" (in Italian). ANSA. 23 January 2009. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
  3. ^ "Matthias Lepiller transferred from Fiorentina to Verona on a loan". Soccerfame. September 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  4. ^ "Calciomercato, Bjelanovic e Lepiller all'Hellas Verona" (in Italian). Hellas Verona F.C. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Viola hit with poaching fine". Sky Sports. 16 September 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
  6. ^ "Affaire Lepiller : la Fiorentina condamnée, les droits du HAC reconnus" (in French). Le Havre AC. 16 September 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  7. ^ "Dossier Lepiller : le TAS a rendu son verdict". Le Havre (in French). 17 February 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  8. ^ "Matthias Lepiller transferred from Fiorentina to Novara on a free transfer". Soccerfame. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  9. ^ "IN AZZURRO L'ATTACCANTE LEPILLER" (in Italian). Novara Calcio. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  10. ^ "Matthias Lepiller è un calciatore della Juve Stabia" (in Italian). S.S. Juve Stabia. 2014. Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  11. ^ "Risolto il contratto con il calciatore Matthias Lepiller" (in Italian). S.S. Juve Stabia. 2015. Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2015.