# Christophe Lepoint

Christophe Paul F. Lepoint (French pronunciation:; 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.
On 29 January 2015, Lepoint signed for Charlton Athletic on a 2+1⁄2-year deal.
On 17 June 2015, Lepoint signed for Zulte Waregem for an undisclosed fee.
On 17 January 2021, he returned to Mouscron and signed a contract until July 2022.
On 3 June 2022, Lepoint signed a two-year contract with Seraing.

## 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

    As of match played 22 May 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Gençlerbirliği | 2005–06 | Süper Lig | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Mouscron | 2008–09 | Belgian First Division | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 5 |
| Gent | 2009–10 | Belgian Pro League | 34 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 6 |
| Gent | 2010–11 | Belgian Pro League | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| Gent | 2012–13 | Belgian Pro League | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 |
| Gent | 2013–14 | Belgian Pro League | 29 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 3 |
| Gent | 2014–15 | Belgian Pro League | 17 | 0 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 20 | 4 |
| Gent | Total | Total | 102 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 128 | 16 |
| Waasland-Beveren (loan) | 2012–13 | Belgian Pro League | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 |
| Charlton Athletic | 2014–15 | Football League Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| Zulte Waregem | 2015–16 | Belgian Pro League | 37 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 10 |
| Zulte Waregem | 2016–17 | Belgian First Division A | 36 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 2 |
| Zulte Waregem | Total | Total | 73 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 12 |
| Kortrijk | 2017–18 | Belgian First Division A | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 |
| Kortrijk | 2018–19 | Belgian First Division A | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 3 |
| Kortrijk | Total | Total | 56 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 4 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 284 | 37 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 321 | 42 |
* ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
* ↑ One Appearance in the Belgian Super Cup, Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League and Two appearances in the UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearances in the 2013 Europa League play-offs

### International goals

| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 19 May 2010 | Stade Roi Baudouin, Brussels | Bulgaria | 2–1 | Won | Friendly |

## Honours

Gent
* Belgian Pro League: 2009–10 runners-up
* Belgian Cup: 2009–10
Zulte Waregem
* Belgian Cup: 2016–17