Sunderland midfielder Enzo Le Fée has recorded a message to his younger self as part of the Premier League’s World Mental Health Day coverage.
The league’s caption says he lost his father to suicide in 2021 and invites him to reflect on what he would tell his younger self. The video follows several public interviews in which the 26-year-old French international has spoken about his father’s death.
What Enzo Le Fée Has Said Before About Speaking Up
Le Fée was 21 and playing for Lorient when his father, Jérémy Lamprière, died. In September 2025, Sunderland’s official website reported that he had said nothing about the loss in the immediate aftermath.
LiveScore later reported that nobody at Lorient knew what he was going through. Le Fée offered his own explanation in an interview with Sunderland’s website, saying those around him saw little emotion because he tends to keep his problems to himself.
Football, he said, was where he could express himself. In May 2026, Le Fée spoke to LiveScore’s Danny Collins during Mental Health Awareness Week about the importance of opening up.
“It’s really, really, really not easy to speak, but it’s important,” he said, adding that he relies on his wife, family, and close friends for support.
Based on available reporting. His experience had already been documented publicly by 2025.
How the Premier League’s Together Against Suicide Campaign Works
The video builds on the Premier League’s wider suicide prevention efforts. On 10 September 2025, the league launched its ‘Together Against Suicide’ campaign to mark World Suicide Prevention Day. It was created with the charity Samaritans.
All 20 clubs back it and aim to support fans affected by suicide or suicidal thoughts. Samaritans says its in-stadium support programme will extend to all 20 Premier League clubs in the 2026-27 season, following a pilot in 2025.
Crystal Palace’s website reports that Samaritans received up to 300 additional calls a day to its national helpline after the campaign launched in 2025.
