Yohann Pelé
{{short description|French footballer (born 1982)}}
{{Expand French|topic=bio|Yohann Pelé|date=June 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Yohann Pelé
| image = FC Salzburg versus Olympique Marseille (28. September 2017) 20.jpg
| caption = Pelé playing for Marseille in 2017
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|11|4|df=y}}{{cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur16115.html |title=Yohann Pelé |newspaper=L'Équipe |location=Paris |access-date=21 September 2024 |language=fr}}
| birth_place = Brou-sur-Chantereine, Seine-et-Marne, France
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1999–2009
| clubs1 = Le Mans
| caps1 = 164
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2009–2012
| clubs2 = Toulouse
| caps2 = 18
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2014–2015
| clubs3 = Sochaux
| caps3 = 49
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2015–2021
| clubs4 = Marseille
| caps4 = 62
| goals4 = 0
| totalcaps = 293
| totalgoals = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2008
| nationalteam1 = France U21
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
Yohann Denis Patrick Pelé (born 4 November 1982) is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career
=Le Mans=
Born in Brou-sur-Chantereine, Seine-et-Marne, 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|date=December 2020}}
=Toulouse=
On 29 June 2009, he was transferred from Le Mans to Toulouse FC where he signed a four-year contract.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}
On 12 October 2010, Toulouse announced that Pelé was suffering from a pulmonary embolism.{{cite news|title=Toulouse goalkeeper Pele out for six months|url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/831651/toulouse-goalkeeper-yohann-pele-out-for-six-months|access-date=7 June 2017|work=ESPN FC|date=2 October 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://www2.lequipe.fr/redirect-v6/homes/Football/breves2010/20101012_130057_y-pele-out-six-mois.html |title=Y. Pelé out six mois - Foot - L1 - TFC - l'EQUIPE.FR |access-date=17 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202112845/http://www2.lequipe.fr/redirect-v6/homes/Football/breves2010/20101012_130057_y-pele-out-six-mois.html |archive-date=2 February 2014 }} He ended up missing two seasons of football and at the end of the 2011–12 season he left the club.{{cite news|title=Yohann Pelé s'entraîne avec Vannes|url=http://sport24.lefigaro.fr/football/transferts/fil-info/yohann-pele-s-entraine-avec-vannes-648202|access-date=7 June 2017|work=Le Figaro|date=20 August 2013|language=fr}}
=Sochaux=
In January and August 2013, Pelé trained with Dijon FCO and Vannes OC respectively in order to regain fitness.{{cite news|title=Dijon accueille Yohann Pelé|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Dijon-accueille-yohann-pele/344344|access-date=8 June 2017|work=L'Équipe|date=22 January 2013|language=fr}} 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.{{cite news|url=http://www.fcsochaux.fr/fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6034:yohann-pele-est-officiellement-sochalien&catid=33:communique|title= Yohann Pelé est officiellement sochalien|trans-title=Yohann Pelé is officially sochalien|publisher=fcsochaux.fr|language=fr|date=31 January 2014|access-date=1 February 2014}} He played 49 competitive matches for the club over the next two seasons before leaving to join Marseille in 2015.{{cite news|url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/2499143/marseille-sign-ex-sochaux-keeper-yohann-pele|title= Marseille sign ex-Sochaux keeper Yohann Pele|website=ESPNFC|date=20 July 2015|access-date=9 August 2015}}
=Marseille=
In July 2015, Pelé joined Ligue 1 club Marseille. After the departure of Steve Mandanda to Crystal Palace, he became Marseille's first choice goalkeeper.{{cite web|url=https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/2016/july/mandanda-pens-crystal-palace-deal/|title=Mandanda Pens Crystal Palace Deal|website=Crystal Palace Football Club|date=1 July 2016|access-date=1 July 2016 }} He finished the 2016–17 season playing all league matches, and with the most clean sheets in all of Europe's top five leagues.{{cite news|url=http://yourzone.beinsports.fr/football-ligue-1-om-marseille-yohann-pele-lalbatros-sous-cote-115856/|title=Yohann Pelé, l'albatros sous-coté|website=BeIN SPORTS Your Zone|date=31 May 2017|access-date=31 May 2017}}
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{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43998194|title=FC Red Bull Salzburg 2–1 Marseille|publisher=BBC Sport|date=3 May 2018|access-date=3 May 2018}} played at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu, Lyon, France on 16 May 2018,{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0252-0cd2199fd757-085c4991f75c-1000--lyon-to-host-2018-uefa-europa-league-final/ |title=Lyon to host 2018 UEFA Europa League Final |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=9 December 2016 |access-date=9 December 2016}} versus Atlético Madrid.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}
International career
Pelé was called up to the France U21s in 2008, and made two starts.{{cite web |url=https://www.fff.fr/equipe-nationale/joueur/7837-pele-yohann/fiche.html |title=Yohann Pelé |publisher=French Football Federation |access-date=21 September 2024 |language=fr}} He received his first call-up to the senior team in October 2008 for a friendly against Tunisia, but did not feature.{{cite news|title=Pele gets France call for friendly with Tunisia|url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/581378/pele-gets-france-call-for-friendly-with-tunisia|access-date=21 February 2016|publisher=espnfc.com.com|date=13 October 2008}}
Personal life
Yohann is the brother of Steven Pelé, a former footballer who played as a defender for various clubs in France, Israel and Romania.
Honours
References
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External links
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Category:Footballers from Seine-et-Marne
Category:French men's footballers
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players
Category:Olympique de Marseille players