Neal Maupay made his debut for Nice as a 16-year-old in 2012 - which was followed by 44 appearances and nine goals in Ligue 1 - before signing for fellow French side Saint-Etienne in 2015.

After struggling to break into Les Verts’ first team, he spent a season on loan at Brest in Ligue 2, where he impressed, scoring 11 times in 28 games.

That led to Brentford signing the forward ahead of the 2017/18 Championship campaign, when he scored 12 league goals in his first season in west London.

This was before netting a remarkable 25 goals and recording eight assists the following year, when he was one of only six players across the entire 92 clubs in the Premier League and EFL to be involved in 30 or more league goals.

Maupay also contributed the eighth most key passes (57) of any striker in the division that season.

He was voted Brentford's Supporters' Player of the Year and Players' Player of the Year that term, as well as winning the EFL Player of the Year at the London Football Awards.

He left for a then club-record fee to Premier League club Brighton in 2019, and the Frenchman went on to score 26 Premier League goals for the Seagulls, which placed him joint-22nd in terms of the most prolific marksmen in the top flight over that period.

He transferred to Everton in 2022 and played 30 times on Merseyside before making the temporary move back to west London.

“I’m coming back Brentford, to people I know, appreciate and love - and vice versa,” said Maupay.

"I’m in an environment where people believe in me and can see what I’m capable of. The people trust me to do the job, score goals and play well.

“Being back here and seeing the hard work, people, mindset and culture, I can see why it’s grown so fast.

“The club is going in the right direction, and I want to be part of this growth and this history.”

Maupay returned to Everton after his stint back at Brentford, before immediately moving back to France, signing for Marseille on a season-long loan.

Maupay joined Sevilla on loan in January 2026.