Georges Gope-Fenepej

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Georges Gope-Fenepej
Personal information
Full name Georges Gope-Fenepej
Date of birth (1988-10-23) 23 October 1988 (age 32)
Place of birth Lifou, New Caledonia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 US Concarneau
Number 19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010
2011–2012 Magenta 23 (14)
2012–2016 Troyes 18 (1)
2012–2015 Troyes B 32 (18)
2014–2015 → Boulogne (loan) 20 (7)
2015–2018 Amiens 34 (5)
2018 Amiens B 13 (10)
2018–2021 Le Mans 42 (8)
2019–2021 Le Mans B 5 (1)
2021– US Concarneau 5 (0)
National team‡
2011– New Caledonia 20 (15)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 September 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2016

Georges Gope-Fenepej (born 23 October 1988) is a New Caledonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Championnat National club US Concarneau. He is the brother of fellow footballer John Gope-Fenepej.

Club career[]

Gope-Fenepej started his senior career in New Caledonia with before moving to AS Magenta in 2011.[1]

On 29 June 2012, he signed a one-year contract with French outfit Troyes AC, newly promoted to French Ligue 1.[2] On 2 February 2013 he made his Ligue 1 debut as a stoppage time substitute in the 1–1 draw at Lille.[3] He scored his first senior goal for the club in a 4–0 Ligue 2 victory at Gazélec Ajaccio on 29 August 2014, his only league appearance for the club that season.[4][5]

In October 2014, Gope-Fenepej joined Boulogne on loan until the end of the 2014–15 season, in order to get more game time.[6]

Returning to Troyes, Gope-Fenepej was limited to appearances for the B team during the early parts of the 2015–16 season, and in November 2015 he secured a move to Amiens SC in the Championnat National.[7] He was a part of the Amiens team which won back-to-back promotions from Championnat National to Ligue 1 in 2015–16 and 2016–17.

In July 2018, Gope-Fenepej returned to the Championnat National with Le Mans.[8] He again won promotion at the end of the season.[4]

International career[]

He participated in his first tournament for the New Caledonia national team at the 2011 Pacific Games where he scored seven goals as New Caledonia retained their title.[9]

Career statistics[]

International goals[]

Scores and results list New Caledonia's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 27 August 2011 Stade Rivière Salée, Nouméa  Vanuatu
1–0
5–0
 2011 Pacific Games
2. 27 August 2011 Stade Rivière Salée, Nouméa  Vanuatu
2–0
5–0
 2011 Pacific Games
3. 27 August 2011 Stade Rivière Salée, Nouméa  Vanuatu
5–0
5–0
 2011 Pacific Games
4. 1 September 2011 Stade Rivière Salée, Nouméa  Tuvalu
4–0
8–0
 2011 Pacific Games
5. 7 September 2011 , Koné  Tahiti
1–1
3–1
 2011 Pacific Games
6. 7 September 2011 Stade Yoshida, Koné  Tahiti
2–1
3–1
 2011 Pacific Games
7. 9 September 2011 , Nouméa  Solomon Islands
1–0
2–0
 2011 Pacific Games
8. 1 June 2012 Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara  Vanuatu
3–2
5–2
 2012 OFC Nations Cup
9. 8 June 2012 Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara  New Zealand
2–0
2–0
 2012 OFC Nations Cup
10. 11 September 2012 Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Pirae  Tahiti
3–0
4–0
 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier
11. 11 September 2012 Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Pirae  Tahiti
4–0
4–0
 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier
12. 12 October 2012 Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara  Solomon Islands
2–1
6–2
 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier
13. 12 October 2012 Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara  Solomon Islands
4–2
6–2
 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier
14. 12 October 2012 Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara  Solomon Islands
6–2
6–2
 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier
15. 16 October 2012 Stade Numa Daly, Nouméa  Solomon Islands
1–0
5–0
 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier

Honours and achievements[]

Club[]

Amiens SC

International[]

New Caledonia

References[]

  1. ^ Georges Gope-Fenepej at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2012-06-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Lille vs. Troyes 1-1". Soccerway. 2 February 2013.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Ligue 2. Georges Gope-Fenepej a découvert le monde professionnel à Troyes" (in French). Ouest France via maville.com. 17 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Gazélec Ajaccio vs. Troyes 0-4". Soccerway. 29 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Gope-Fenepej on loan at Boulogne". Oceania Football Confederation. 9 October 2014.
  7. ^ "[FOOTBALL] Georges Gope-Fenepej arrive à l'Amiens SC" (in French). gazettesports.fr. 6 November 2015.
  8. ^ "Le Mans : Un offensif de Ligue 1 a signé (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 13 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Pacific Games 2011". Futbol Planet. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Georges Gope-Fenepej signe au Mans FC" (in French). Le Mans FC. 13 July 2018.

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