François M'Pelé

François M'Pelé
Personal information
Full name	François M'Pelé
Date of birth	13 July 1947 (age 76)
Place of birth	Brazzaville, Middle Congo
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1966–1968	Standard de Brazzaville
1968–1973	Ajaccio
1973–1979	Paris Saint-Germain
1979–1981	Lens
1981–1982	Rennes
International career
1971–1978	Congo
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

^ "Οι 200 κορυφαίοι Αφρικανοί". Sport24.gr. 25 October 2006.
^ "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.

External links

François M'Pelé at National-Football-Teams.com
Profile

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[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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