François M'Pelé

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.[2]

François M'Pelé
M'Pelé with Paris Saint-Germain in 1978
Personal information
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)
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)
International career
1971–1978 Congo[1] 29 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.[3]

References
  1. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/kongb-recintlp.html
  2. "Οι 200 κορυφαίοι Αφρικανοί". Sport24.gr. 25 October 2006. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  3. "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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