François M'Pelé

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François M'Pelé
François M'Pelé en 1978 (PSG).jpg
M'Pelé with Paris Saint-Germain in 1978
Personal information
Date of birth (1947-07-13) 13 July 1947 (age 74)
Place of birth Brazzaville, Middle Congo
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1968 Standard de Brazzaville 56 (63)
1968–1973 Ajaccio 149 (71)
1973–1979 Paris Saint-Germain 217 (97)
1979–1981 Lens 65 (16)
1981–1982 Rennes 34 (16)
Total 521 (263)
National team
1971–1978 Congo 9 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

François M'Pelé (born 13 July 1947) is a Congolese former professional footballer who played as a forward. In 2006, he was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.[1]

Career[]

M'Pelé played professional football in Ligue 1 with Paris Saint-Germain, RC Lens and Stade Rennais F.C.. He played for PSG from 1973 to 1979, and as of 2014, was the club's fourth-leading goal-scorer with 97 in all competitions. He is PSG's all-time leading goal-scorer in the Coupe de France with 28 goals.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Οι 200 κορυφαίοι Αφρικανοί". Sport24.gr. 25 October 2006.
  2. ^ "François M'Pelé reçu au Stade Rennais... en attendant le Paris-Saint-Germain" (in French). Agence d'Information d'Afrique Centrale. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2019.

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