Michel Espinosa
Midfield - Defensive Midfield
at Chassieu Décines FC
at Chassieu Décines FC
661 days · joined 2024-08-01
👕100+ Apps
Market value
—
Defensive Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
10
clubs played for
14/15
debut season
0.03
goals / match
Clermont Foot 63
top club · 55 apps
Career highs
€400k
peak value · 2016
—
top transfer fee
3
best season · 20/21
2 / 0
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1993-09-15 · 6 players total
164Appearances
5Goals
3Assists
36Yellow cards
1Red cards
38Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Michel Espinosa |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Michel Patrick Espinosa |
| Date of birth | 1993-09-15 (32 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Yaoundé, France |
| Citizenship | France Cameroon |
| Position | Midfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 190.00 m |
| Current club | Chassieu Décines FC |
| Joined | 2024-08-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | CB Sport Management |
Aug 2024
Transfer: Without Club → Chassieu Déci.
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — Chassieu Décines FC
9 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2023
Transfer: RE Virton → Without Club
23/24 · Transfer
Aug 2022
Transfer: Without Club → RE Virton
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — Royal Excelsior Virton
12 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2022
Transfer: FC Dinamo → Without Club
21/22 · Transfer
Oct 2021
Transfer: Without Club → FC Dinamo
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — FC Dinamo 1948
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2021
Transfer: Botev Plovdiv → Without Club
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2020
Transfer: SC Lyon → Botev Plovdiv
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Botev Plovdiv
27 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — AS Lyon-Duchère, Lyon - La Duchère B
10 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: NK Istra → AS Lyon-Duchère
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2018
Transfer: Stade Lavallois → NK Istra
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — NK Istra 1961
8 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2018
Transfer: Clermont Foot → Stade Lavallois
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — Stade Lavallois, Clermont Foot 63
20 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Clermont Foot 63
23 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Clermont Foot 63
23 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: Trélissac FC → Clermont Foot
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — Trélissac FC
28 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2014
Transfer: Toulouse B → Trélissac FC
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2011
Transfer: Toulouse U19 → Toulouse B
11/12 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €400k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
Chassieu Décines FC
0.0%
Royal Excelsior Virton
0.0%
FC Dinamo 1948
0.0%
Botev Plovdiv
12.7%
AS Lyon-Duchère
0.0%
Lyon - La Duchère B
0.0%
NK Istra 1961
0.0%
Stade Lavallois
25.8%
Clermont Foot 63
0.0%
Trélissac FC
61.6%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chassieu Décines FC | 1 | 24/25 | 24/25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Royal Excelsior Virton | 1 | 22/23 | 22/23 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC Dinamo 1948 | 1 | 21/22 | 21/22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Botev Plovdiv | 1 | 20/21 | 20/21 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 433 |
| AS Lyon-Duchère | 1 | 19/20 | 19/20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lyon - La Duchère B | 1 | 19/20 | 19/20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NK Istra 1961 | 1 | 18/19 | 18/19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stade Lavallois | 1 | 17/18 | 17/18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 881 |
| Clermont Foot 63 | 3 | 15/16 | 17/18 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Trélissac FC | 1 | 14/15 | 14/15 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 2,107 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | National 3 - Grp. I | Chassieu Décines FC | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | CPL | Royal Excelsior Virton | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Croky Cup | Royal Excelsior Virton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Liga 1 | FC Dinamo 1948 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Romanian Cup | FC Dinamo 1948 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Bulgarian Cup | Botev Plovdiv | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | efbet Liga | Botev Plovdiv | 19 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 433 |
| 20/21 | Efbet liga - Relegation gr. | Botev Plovdiv | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Championnat National | AS Lyon-Duchère | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Coupe de France | AS Lyon-Duchère | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | N3 - AuRA | Lyon - La Duchère B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | SuperSport HNL | NK Istra 1961 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Championnat National | Stade Lavallois | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 881 |
| 17/18 | Coupe de France | Clermont Foot 63 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Coupe de la Ligue | Clermont Foot 63 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Ligue 2 | Clermont Foot 63 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Coupe de France | Clermont Foot 63 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Coupe de la Ligue | Clermont Foot 63 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Ligue 2 | Clermont Foot 63 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Coupe de France | Clermont Foot 63 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Coupe de la Ligue | Clermont Foot 63 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Ligue 2 | Clermont Foot 63 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | CFA - Grp. D | Trélissac FC | 27 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2,107 |
| 14/15 | Coupe de France | Trélissac FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12 | 2011-07-01 | Toulouse U19 | Toulouse B | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-06-04 | Toulouse B | Trélissac FC | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-01 | Trélissac FC | Clermont Foot | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-01-27 | Clermont Foot | Stade Lavallois | Transfer | 400000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-13 | Stade Lavallois | NK Istra | Transfer | 400000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-01 | NK Istra | AS Lyon-Duchère | Transfer | 150000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-07-17 | SC Lyon | Botev Plovdiv | Transfer | 150000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-01 | Botev Plovdiv | Without Club | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-10-14 | Without Club | FC Dinamo | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-01-18 | FC Dinamo | Without Club | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-08-08 | Without Club | RE Virton | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-01 | RE Virton | Without Club | Transfer | 150000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-08-01 | Without Club | Chassieu Déci. | Transfer | 100000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current—
Peak€400k
Low—
Δ since start−€200k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #25250 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fabien Centonze | 1 | 0 | 903 |
| Cédric Avinel | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Julien Laporte | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mehdi Jeannin | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Fontaine | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Agounon | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Steven Papin | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathieu Duféal | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricardo Sophie | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Burgho | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Atanas Iliev | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc-Aurèle Caillard | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Slavcho Shokolarov | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Viktor Genev | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Famara Diédhiou | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | efbet Liga | Botev Plovdiv | 3 | 19 |
| 14/15 | CFA - Grp. D | Trélissac FC | 1 | 27 |
| 17/18 | Championnat National | Stade Lavallois | 1 | 11 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | efbet Liga | Botev Plovdiv | 1 | 19 |
| 17/18 | Championnat National | Stade Lavallois | 1 | 11 |
| 16/17 | Ligue 2 | Clermont Foot 63 | 1 | 20 |
Teams faced most often by Michel Espinosa's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Créteil-Lusitanos | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0% |
| Clermont Foot 63 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 50% |
| Angers SCO | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 50% |
| Stade Brestois 29 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Gazélec FC Ajaccio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0% |
| Valenciennes FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 50% |
| AS Nancy Lorraine | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| AC Ajaccio | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| LB Châteauroux | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50% |
| Chamois Niortais | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 50% |
| Dijon FCO | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% |
| FC Sochaux | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | Senior debut season | |
| 14/15 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21/22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | 27 | 433 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.45 |
| 18/19 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | 20 | 881 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 16/17 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | 28 | 2,107 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.21 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
efbet Liga
19 apps
3 G
1 A
Championnat National
15 apps
1 G
1 A
CFA - Grp. D
27 apps
1 G
0 A
Ligue 2
45 apps
0 G
1 A
National 3 - Grp. I
9 apps
0 G
0 A
CPL
11 apps
0 G
0 A
Efbet liga - Relegation gr.
6 apps
0 G
0 A
N3 - AuRA
5 apps
0 G
0 A
Coupe de France
7 apps
0 G
0 A
SuperSport HNL
8 apps
0 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Michel Espinosa
Who is Michel Espinosa?
Michel Espinosa is a France professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfield for Chassieu Décines FC.
How old is Michel Espinosa?
Michel Espinosa is 32 years old. He was born on September 15, 1993 in Yaoundé.
What position does Michel Espinosa play?
Michel Espinosa plays as a defensive midfield (Midfield - Defensive Midfield).
What club does Michel Espinosa play for?
Michel Espinosa currently plays for Chassieu Décines FC.
How many career goals has Michel Espinosa scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Michel Espinosa has scored 5 goals in 164 appearances.