Yohann Pelé

Yohann Pelé
Born	Yohann Denis Patrick Pelé (1982-11-04) November 4, 1982 Brou-sur-Chantereine, Seine-et-Marne, France
Occupation	Professional footballer (retired)
Years active	2002–2018
Known for	Goalkeeper for Le Mans, Toulouse, Sochaux, Marseille

Yohann Denis Patrick Pelé (born 4 November 1982) is a retired French professional football player who occupied the position of goalkeeper.

Le Mans

Originating from Brou-sur-Chantereine, Seine-et-Marne, Pelé spent the majority of his playing years at Le Mans. He made his professional debut in Ligue 2 during September 2002. By the 2004–05 season, he had established himself as the primary goalkeeper, contributing significantly to Le Mans’ promotion to Ligue 1. Over his tenure, he accumulated 164 appearances before departing in 2009.

Toulouse

Pelé signed a four-year deal with Toulouse FC on 29 June 2009.

In October 2010, Toulouse revealed that Pelé was sidelined due to a pulmonary embolism, which resulted in him missing two full seasons. He exited the club following the conclusion of the 2011–12 season.

Sochaux

During January and August of 2013, Pelé undertook training periods with Dijon FCO and Vannes OC as part of his recovery process. After more than three years without competitive play, he agreed to a two-and-a-half-year contract with FC Sochaux-Montbéliard in January 2014. Across two seasons, he featured in 49 official matches before moving on to Marseille in 2015.

Marseille

Pelé joined the ranks of Marseille, a Ligue 1 club, in July 2015. With the transfer of Steve Mandanda to Crystal Palace, Pelé assumed the role of Marseille’s starting goalkeeper. Throughout the entire 2016–17 season, he played every league fixture and achieved the highest number of clean sheets among Europe's top five leagues.

On 3 May 2018, Pelé participated in the away leg of the Europa League semi-finals against FC Red Bull Salzburg. Despite a 2–1 defeat, Marseille progressed with a 3–2 aggregate score to reach the 2018 UEFA Europa League Final, which took place on 16 May 2018 at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Lyon, France, facing off against Atlético Madrid.

International career

In 2008, Pelé earned two starts with the France U21s. Later that year, in October, he was called up for the senior national team for a friendly match versus Tunisia, although he did not see playing time.

Personal life

Yohann is the sibling of Steven Pelé, a former defender who competed professionally for clubs across France, Israel, and Romania.

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Le Mans	2000–01	French Division 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2001–02		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2002–03	Ligue 2	2	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		3	0
	2003–04	Ligue 1	10	0	0	0	3	0	—		—		13	0
	2004–05	Ligue 2	24	0	0	0	2	0	—		—		26	0
	2005–06	Ligue 1	36	0	0	0	3	0	—		—		39	0
	2006–07		29	0	2	0	2	0	—		—		33	0
	2007–08		31	0	0	0	3	0	—		—		34	0
	2008–09		32	0	3	0	1	0	—		—		36	0
	Total		164	0	5	0	15	0	—		—		184	0
Toulouse	2009–10	Ligue 1	18	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	colspan= "2" | —	22	0
	2010–11		۰	۰	۰	۰	۱	۰	—	—	۱	۰
	Total	۱۸	۰	۰	۰	۱	۰	۴	۰	—	۲۳	۰
Sochaux	۲۰۱۳–۱۴	Ligue ۱	۱۵	۰	۰	۰	—	—	—	۱۵	۰
۲۰۱۴–۱۵	Ligue ۲	۳۴	۰	۱	۰	۰	۰	—	—	۳۵	۰
Total	۴۹	۰	۱	۰	۰	۰	—	—	۵۰	۰
Marseille	۲۰۱۵–۱۶	Ligue ۱	۲	۰	۰	۲	۰	۰	۰	colspan= "۲" | —                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |-	۲۰۱۶-۱۷	۳۸	۰	۳	۲	۰	colspan= "۲" | —
	Career total		۶۳۱	۰！！۲۹！！۰！！۱۹！！۰！！۱۱۵！！۰！！۳！！۰！！۷۹۷！！۰

Honours

Marseille

• UEFA Europa League finalist: 2017–18 season