Christophe Lepoint

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Christophe Lepoint

| image =

| fullname = Christophe Paul F. Lepoint{{cite web |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/news/article/2015/the-football-league-retained-and-released-list-2491522.aspx |title=The Football League Retained List |publisher=The Football League |date=12 June 2015 |accessdate=16 June 2015}}

| height = 1.86 m

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1984|10|24}}

| birth_place = Brussels, Belgium

| currentclub = Seraing

| clubnumber = 23

| position = Central midfielder

| youthyears1 = 2002–2003

| youthclubs1 = Anderlecht

| years1 = 2003–2005

| clubs1 = 1860 Munich

| caps1 = 9

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2005

| clubs2 = Willem II

| caps2 = 10

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2005–2006

| clubs3 = Gençlerbirliği

| caps3 = 4

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2006–2008

| clubs4 = Tubize

| caps4 = 56

| goals4 = 6

| years5 = 2008–2009

| clubs5 = Mouscron

| caps5 = 29

| goals5 = 5

| years6 = 2009–2015

| clubs6 = Gent

| caps6 = 102

| goals6 = 11

| years7 = 2012

| clubs7 = → Waasland-Beveren (loan)

| caps7 = 14

| goals7 = 5

| years8 = 2015

| clubs8 = Charlton Athletic

| caps8 = 6

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2015–2017

| clubs9 = Zulte Waregem

| caps9 = 73

| goals9 = 12

| years10 = 2017–2021

| clubs10 = Kortrijk

| caps10 = 84

| goals10 = 5

| years11 = 2021–2022

| clubs11 = Mouscron

| caps11 = 36

| goals11 = 3

| years12 = 2022–

| clubs12 = Seraing

| caps12 = 52

| goals12 = 5

| nationalyears1 = 2003

| nationalteam1 = Belgium U19

| nationalcaps1 = 9

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| nationalyears2 = 2003

| nationalteam2 = Belgium U20

| nationalcaps2 = 1

| nationalgoals2 = 2

| nationalyears3 = 2004

| nationalteam3 = Belgium U21

| nationalcaps3 = 3

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2010

| nationalteam4 = Belgium

| nationalcaps4 = 2

| nationalgoals4 = 1

| club-update = 12 May 2024

}}

Christophe Paul F. Lepoint ({{IPA|fr|kʁistɔf ləpwɛ̃}}; born 24 October 1984) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Challenger Pro League club Seraing.

Club career

On 31 January 2011, he was seriously injured in a car accident. He fell asleep in the passenger seat of a car being driven by his teammate Sébastien Bruzzese who, it is alleged, had been drinking. Afterwards, he struggled to get back into the first team and was loaned out to Waasland-Beveren in the summer of 2012. After a series of good performances for Waasland-Beveren and with Gent struggling in the league, Gent offered to loan out Stijn De Smet and Jordan Remacle to allow Lepoint to return to Gent early.{{cite web | url = http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1515128 | title = Lepoint to Gent, De Smet and Remacle to W-Beveren | publisher = sporza.be | accessdate = 31 December 2012}}

On 29 January 2015, Lepoint signed for Charlton Athletic on a {{frac|2|1|2}}-year deal.{{Cite news |title=Charlton complete signing of Belgium international Christophe Lepoint |url=http://www.cafc.co.uk/news/article/charlton-christope-lepoint-transfer-news-gent-belgium-2233793.aspx |publisher=Charlton Athletic F.C |date=29 January 2015 |access-date=29 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129190352/http://www.cafc.co.uk/news/article/charlton-christope-lepoint-transfer-news-gent-belgium-2233793.aspx |archive-date=29 January 2015 |url-status=dead }}

On 17 June 2015, Lepoint signed for Zulte Waregem for an undisclosed fee.{{Cite news |title=Chrisophe Lepoint signs for SV Zulte Waregem |url=http://www.cafc.co.uk/news/article/christophe-lepoint-leaving-charlton-joining-sv-zulte-waregem-2496487.aspx |publisher=Charlton Athletic FC |date=17 June 2015 |access-date=17 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617150917/http://www.cafc.co.uk/news/article/christophe-lepoint-leaving-charlton-joining-sv-zulte-waregem-2496487.aspx |archive-date=17 June 2015 |url-status=dead }}

On 17 January 2021, he returned to Mouscron and signed a contract until July 2022.{{cite web|publisher=Mouscron|url=https://www.excel-foot.be/2021/01/17/lepoint-signe-son-retour-chez-les-hurlus/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118093338/https://www.excel-foot.be/2021/01/17/lepoint-signe-son-retour-chez-les-hurlus/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=18 January 2021|title=Lepoint signe son retour chez les Hurlus|date=17 January 2021|accessdate=13 October 2021|language=fr}}

On 3 June 2022, Lepoint signed a two-year contract with Seraing.{{cite web|publisher=Seraing|url=https://www.rfc-seraing.be/mercato-bienvenue-a-christophe-lepoint/|title=MERCATO : BIENVENUE À CHRISTOPHE LEPOINT !|date=3 June 2022|access-date=23 August 2022|language=fr}}

International career

On 19 May 2010, he made his debut in the Belgium national team in a friendly match against Bulgaria in Brussels and scored the equaliser in a 2–1 win.

Career statistics

=Club=

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gençlerbirliği \|2005–06 \|Süper Lig \|4	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	4	0
Mouscron \|2008–09 \|Belgian First Division \|29	5	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	29	5
rowspan=6\|Gent \|2009–10 \|rowspan=5\|Belgian Pro League \|34	6	6	0	4{{efn\|Appearances in the UEFA Europa League}}	0	44	6
2010–11 \|10	2	1	0	5{{efn\|One Appearance in the Belgian Super Cup, Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League and Two appearances in the UEFA Europa League}}	0	16	2
2012–13 \|12	1	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	13	1
2013–14 \|29	2	6	1	colspan="2"\|—	35	3
2014–15 \|17	0	3	4	colspan="2"\|—	20	4
colspan="2"\|Total !102	11	17	5	9	0	128	16
Waasland-Beveren (loan) \|2012–13 \|Belgian Pro League \|14	5	2	0	2{{efn\|Appearances in the 2013 Europa League play-offs}}	0	18	5
Charlton Athletic \|2014–15 \|Football League Championship \|6	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	6	0
rowspan="3"\|Zulte Waregem \|2015–16 \|Belgian Pro League \|37	10	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	39	10
2016–17 \|Belgian First Division A \|36	2	4	0	colspan="2"\|—	40	2
colspan="2"\|Total !73	12	6	0	0	0	79	12
rowspan="3"\|Kortrijk \|2017–18 \|rowspan="2"\|Belgian First Division A \|23	1	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	24	1
2018–19 \|33	3	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	33	3
colspan="2"\|Total !56	4	1	0	0	0	57	4
colspan="3"\|Career total !284	37	26	5	11	0	321	42

=International goals=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Goal !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition

align="center"|1

19 May 2010

Stade Roi Baudouin, Brussels

align="center"|2–1

Won

Friendly

Honours

Gent

Belgian Pro League: 2009–10 runners-up
Belgian Cup: 2009–10

Zulte Waregem

Belgian Cup: 2016–17{{cite web|title=Zulte Waregem win second Belgian Cup|url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=2451104.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321122720/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=2451104.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 March 2017|publisher=UEFA|date=18 March 2017}}