François M'Pelé

François M'Pelé (born 13 July 1947) is a Congolese former professional footballer who played as a forward.

François M'Pelé
Personal information
Full name François M'Pelé
Date of birth (1947-07-13) 13 July 1947
Place of birth Brazzaville, Middle Congo
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
19661968 Standard de Brazzaville 56 (63)
19681973 Ajaccio 149 (71)
19731979 Paris Saint-Germain 217 (97)
19791981 Lens 65 (16)
19811982 Rennes 34 (16)
National team
19711978 Congo 9 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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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