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François M'Pelé (born 13 July 1947) is a Congolese former professional
footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who played as a
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. In 2006, he was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.


Career

M'Pelé played professional football in
Ligue 1 Ligue 1, officially known as Ligue 1 Uber Eats for sponsorship reasons, is a French professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the French football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. A ...
with
Paris Saint-Germain Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (), commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain, Paris, Paris SG or simply PSG is a professional football club based in Paris, France. They compete in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. As Fr ...
,
RC Lens Racing Club de Lens (, commonly referred to as RC Lens or simply Lens) is a French professional football club based in the northern city of Lens in the Pas-de-Calais department. Its nickname, ''les sang et or'' (''the blood and gold''), come ...
and
Stade Rennais F.C. Stade Rennais Football Club (), commonly referred to as Stade Rennais FC, Stade Rennais, Rennes, or simply SRFC, is a French professional football club based in Rennes, Brittany. They compete in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football, and pla ...
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 The Coupe de France, formerly known as the Coupe Charles Simon, is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation (FFF). It was first held in 1917 and is open to all amateur and profession ...
with 28 goals.


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1947 births Living people Footballers from Brazzaville Men's association football forwards Africa Cup of Nations-winning players Republic of the Congo men's footballers Republic of the Congo men's international footballers 1972 African Cup of Nations players 1974 African Cup of Nations players 1978 African Cup of Nations players Ligue 1 players AC Ajaccio players Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players RC Lens players Stade Rennais F.C. players Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in France {{RCongo-footy-bio-stub