François M'Pelé (born 13 July 1947) is çoisMPeléa 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.

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.

François M'Pelé

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Profile

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

François M'Pelé