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Yohann Pelé
Pelé playing for Marseille in 2017
Personal information
Full name Yohann Denis Patrick Pelé[1]
Date of birth (1982-11-04) 4 November 1982 (age 42)[2]
Place of birth Brou-sur-Chantereine, Seine-et-Marne, France
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2009 Le Mans 164 (0)
2009–2012 Toulouse 18 (0)
2014–2015 Sochaux 49 (0)
2015–2021 Marseille 62 (0)
Total 293 (0)
International career
2008 France U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yohann Denis Patrick Pelé (born 4 November 1982) is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

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Le Mans

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Born in Brou-sur-Chantereine, Seine-et-Marne,[2] Pelé spent most of his career at Le Mans, making his debut in Ligue 2 in a 1–0 defeat at FC Istres in September 2002. He established himself as the club's first-choice goalkeeper in the 2004–05 season, as the club won promotion to Ligue 1. He ultimately made 164 appearances for the club before his departure in 2009.[citation needed]

Toulouse

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On 29 June 2009, he was transferred from Le Mans to Toulouse FC where he signed a four-year contract.[citation needed]

On 12 October 2010, Toulouse announced that Pelé was suffering from a pulmonary embolism.[3][4] He ended up missing two seasons of football and at the end of the 2011–12 season he left the club.[5]

Sochaux

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In January and August 2013, Pelé trained with Dijon FCO and Vannes OC respectively in order to regain fitness.[5][6] In January the following year, more than three years after his last competitive game, he signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with FC Sochaux-Montbéliard.[7] He played 49 competitive matches for the club over the next two seasons before leaving to join Marseille in 2015.[8]

Marseille

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In July 2015, Pelé joined Ligue 1 club Marseille.[8] After the departure of Steve Mandanda to Crystal Palace, he became Marseille's first choice goalkeeper.[9] He finished the 2016–17 season playing all league matches, and with the most clean sheets in all of Europe's top five leagues.[10]

On 3 May 2018, he played in the Europa League semi-finals away to FC Red Bull Salzburg as Marseilles played out a 2–1 away loss but a 3–2 aggregate win to secure a place in the 2018 UEFA Europa League Final[11] played at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu, Lyon, France on 16 May 2018,[12] versus Atlético Madrid.[citation needed]

International career

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Pelé was called up to the France U21s in 2008, and made two starts.[13] He received his first call-up to the senior team in October 2008 for a friendly against Tunisia, but did not feature.[14]

Personal life

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Yohann is the brother of Steven Pelé, a former footballer who played as a defender for various clubs in France, Israel and Romania.[5]

Honours

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Marseille

References

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  1. ^ "Creative Tech Solutions – CTS (13006)". Figaro Emploi (in French). 9 August 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
    "Yohann Denis Patrick Pele". Verif.com (in French). Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Yohann Pelé". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Toulouse goalkeeper Pele out for six months". ESPN FC. 2 October 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Y. Pelé out six mois - Foot - L1 - TFC - l'EQUIPE.FR". Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  5. ^ a b c "Yohann Pelé s'entraîne avec Vannes". Le Figaro (in French). 20 August 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Dijon accueille Yohann Pelé". L'Équipe (in French). 22 January 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Yohann Pelé est officiellement sochalien" [Yohann Pelé is officially sochalien] (in French). fcsochaux.fr. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  8. ^ a b "Marseille sign ex-Sochaux keeper Yohann Pele". ESPNFC. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  9. ^ "Mandanda Pens Crystal Palace Deal". Crystal Palace Football Club. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  10. ^ "Yohann Pelé, l'albatros sous-coté". BeIN SPORTS Your Zone. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  11. ^ "FC Red Bull Salzburg 2–1 Marseille". BBC Sport. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  12. ^ "Lyon to host 2018 UEFA Europa League Final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  13. ^ "Yohann Pelé" (in French). French Football Federation. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Pele gets France call for friendly with Tunisia". espnfc.com.com. 13 October 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  15. ^ "Final: Marseille 0–3 Atlético: Overview". UEFA. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
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