Georges Gope-Fenepej

Georges Gope-Fenepej
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-10-23) 23 October 1988
Place of birth Lifou, New Caledonia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Saint-Colomban Locminé
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 AS Kirkitr
2011–2012 Magenta 23 (14)
2012–2016 Troyes 18 (1)
2012–2015 Troyes B 32 (18)
2014–2015 → Boulogne (loan) 20 (7)
2015–2018 Amiens 34 (5)
2018 Amiens B 13 (10)
2018–2021 Le Mans 42 (8)
2019–2021 Le Mans B 5 (1)
2021–2023 Concarneau 42 (1)
2023–2025 Saint-Pryvé Saint-Hilaire 51 (9)
2025– Saint-Colomban Locminé 19 (2)
International career‡
2011– New Caledonia 27 (18)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  New Caledonia
OFC Nations Cup
Runner-up2012 Solomon Islands
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place2011 New Caledonia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2026

Georges Gope-Fenepej (born 23 October 1988) is a New Caledonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Championnat National 1 club Saint-Colomban Locminé. He is the brother of fellow footballer John Gope-Fenepej.

Club career

Gope-Fenepej started his senior career in New Caledonia with AS Kirkitr before moving to AS Magenta in 2011.[1]

On 29 June 2012, he signed a one-year contract with French outfit Troyes AC, newly promoted to French Ligue 1.[2] On 2 February 2013 he made his Ligue 1 debut as a stoppage time substitute in the 1–1 draw at Lille.[3] He scored his first senior goal for the club in a 4–0 Ligue 2 victory at Gazélec Ajaccio on 29 August 2014, his only league appearance for the club that season.[4][5]

In October 2014, Gope-Fenepej joined Boulogne on loan until the end of the 2014–15 season, in order to get more game time.[6]

Returning to Troyes, Gope-Fenepej was limited to appearances for the B team during the early parts of the 2015–16 season, and in November 2015 he secured a move to Amiens SC in the Championnat National.[7] He was a part of the Amiens team which won back-to-back promotions from Championnat National to Ligue 1 in 2015–16 and 2016–17.

In July 2018, Gope-Fenepej returned to the Championnat National with Le Mans.[8] He again won promotion at the end of the season.[4]

International career

He participated in his first tournament for the New Caledonia national team at the 2011 Pacific Games where he scored seven goals as New Caledonia retained their title.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 March 2025[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Magenta 2011 New Caledonia Super Ligue ??—3[c]23+2+
2012 New Caledonia Super Ligue ??——??
Total ??—323+2+
Troyes B 2012–13 CFA 2 154———154
2013–14 CFA 2 1112———1112
2014–15 CFA 10———10
2015–16 CFA 62———62
Total 3318———3318
Troyes 2012–13 Ligue 1 100000—10
2013–14 Ligue 2 1601120—191
2014–15 Ligue 2 110010—21
2015–16 Ligue 1 000000—00
Total 1811130—222
Boulogne (loan) 2014–15 Championnat National 20751——258
Amiens 2015–16 Championnat National 18500——185
2016–17 Ligue 2 1300000—130
2017–18 Ligue 1 301030—70
Total 3451030—385
Amiens B 2016–17 CFA 2 42———42
2017–18 Championnat National 3 1310———1310
Total 1712———1712
Le Mans 2018–19 Championnat National 13210——142
2019–20 Ligue 2 1231020—153
2020–21 Championnat National 17300——173
Total 4282020—468
Le Mans B 2018–19 Championnat National 3 41———41
2019–20 Championnat National 3 10———10
Total 51———51
Concarneau 2021–22 Championnat National 24100——241
2022–23 Championnat National 18000——180
Total 42100——421
Saint-Pryvé 2023–24 Championnat National 2 25500——255
2024–25 Championnat National 2 21300——213
Total 46800——468
Career total 257+61+9+2+8032277+65+

International

As of match played 26 March 2026[1]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
New Caledonia 201187
201288
201320
201620
202210
202431
202522
202610
Total 2718
Scores and results list New Caledonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gope-Fenepej goal.
List of international goals scored by Georges Gope-Fenepej
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 27 August 2011 Stade Rivière Salée, Nouméa, New Caledonia  Vanuatu 1–0 5–0 2011 Pacific Games [11]
2 2–0
3 5–0
4 1 September 2011 Stade Rivière Salée, Nouméa, New Caledonia  Tuvalu 4–0 8–0 2011 Pacific Games [12]
5 7 September 2011 Stade Yoshida, Koné, New Caledonia  Tahiti 1–1 3–1 2011 Pacific Games [13]
6 2–1
7 9 September 2011 Stade Numa-Daly, Nouméa, New Caledonia  Solomon Islands 1–0 2–0 2011 Pacific Games [14]
8 1 June 2012 Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands  Vanuatu 3–2 5–2 2012 OFC Nations Cup [15]
9 8 June 2012 Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands  New Zealand 2–0 2–0 2012 OFC Nations Cup [16]
10 12 September 2012 Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Papeete, Tahiti  Tahiti 3–0 4–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [17]
11 4–0
12 12 October 2012 Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands  Solomon Islands 2–1 6–2 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [18]
13 4–2
14 6–2
15 16 October 2012 Stade Numa-Daly, Nouméa, New Caledonia  Solomon Islands 1–0 5–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [19]
16 10 October 2024 HFC Bank Stadium, Suva, Fiji  Papua New Guinea 2–0 3–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification [20]
17 21 March 2025 Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand  Tahiti 1–0 3–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification [21]
18 2–0

Honours

Amiens

Concarneau

New Caledonia

References

  1. 1 2 "Georges Gope-Fenepej". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "ESTAC Troyes – Site officiel – Gope-Fenepej est Troyen !". Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "Lille vs. Troyes 1–1". Soccerway. 2 February 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Ligue 2. Georges Gope-Fenepej a découvert le monde professionnel à Troyes" [Ligue 2. Georges Gope-Fenepej discovered the professional world in Troyes]. Ouest France (in French). 17 October 2019 – via Maville.com.
  5. ↑ "Gazélec Ajaccio vs. Troyes 0–4". Soccerway. 29 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "Gope-Fenepej on loan at Boulogne". Oceania Football Confederation. 9 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "[FOOTBALL] Georges Gope-Fenepej arrive à l'Amiens SC" (in French). gazettesports.fr. 6 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "Le Mans : Un offensif de Ligue 1 a signé (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 13 July 2018.
  9. ↑ "Pacific Games 2011". Futbol Planet. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  10. ↑ Georges Gope-Fenepej at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  11. ↑ "New Caledonia vs. Vanuatu". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  12. ↑ "New Caledonia vs. Tuvalu". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  13. ↑ "New Caledonia vs. Tahiti". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  14. ↑ "New Caledonia vs. Solomon Islands". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  15. ↑ "Vanuatu vs. New Caledonia". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  16. ↑ "New Zealand vs. New Caledonia". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  17. ↑ "Tahiti vs. New Caledonia". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  18. ↑ "Solomon Islands vs. New Caledonia". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  19. ↑ "New Caledonia vs. Solomon Islands". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  20. ↑ "New Caledonia vs. Papua New Guinea". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  21. ↑ "New Caledonia vs. Tahiti". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  22. ↑ "Georges Gope-Fenepej signe au Mans FC" (in French). Le Mans FC. 13 July 2018.
  23. ↑ "National 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  24. ↑ "2012 OFC Nations Cup-New Caledonia Squad". Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  25. ↑ "Football at the 2011 Pacific Games-New Caledonia Squad". Retrieved 18 November 2024.
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