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.
On 29 June 2012, he signed a one-year contract with French outfit Troyes AC, newly promoted to French Ligue 1. On 2 February 2013 he made his Ligue 1 debut as a stoppage time substitute in the 1–1 draw at Lille. 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.
In October 2014, Gope-Fenepej joined Boulogne on loan until the end of the 2014–15 season, in order to get more game time.
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. 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. He again won promotion at the end of the season.
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.
Career statistics Club
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMagenta2011??—323+2+2012New Caledonia Super Ligue??——??Total??—323+2+Troyes B2012–13CFA 2154———1542013–14CFA 21112———11122014–15CFA10———102015–16CFA62———62Total3318———3318Troyes2012–13Ligue 1100000—102013–14Ligue 21601120—1912014–15Ligue 2110010—212015–16Ligue 1000000—00Total1811130—2222014–15Championnat National20751——258Amiens2015–16Championnat National 18500——1852016–17Ligue 21300000—1302017–18Ligue 1301030—70Total3451030—385Amiens B2016–17CFA 242———422017–18Championnat National 31310———1310Total1712———1712Le Mans2018–19Championnat National 13210——1422019–20Ligue 21231020—1532020–21Championnat National 17300——173Total4282020—468Le Mans B2018–19Championnat National 3 41———412019–20Championnat National 3 10———10Total51———51Concarneau2021–22Championnat National 24100——2412022–23Championnat National 18000——180Total42100——421Saint-Pryvé2023–24Championnat National 225500——255Championnat National 221300——213Total46800——468Career total257+61+9+2+8032277+65+
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsNew Caledonia201187201288201320201620202210202431202522202610Total2718
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-FenepejNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Stade Rivière Salée, Nouméa, New Caledonia1–05–02011 Pacific Games22–035–04Stade Rivière Salée, Nouméa, New Caledonia 4–08–02011 Pacific Games 5Stade Yoshida, Koné, New Caledonia1–13–12011 Pacific Games 62–17Stade Numa-Daly, Nouméa, New Caledonia1–02–02011 Pacific Games 8Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands3–25–22012 OFC Nations Cup9Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands 2–02–02012 OFC Nations Cup 10Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Papeete, Tahiti3–04–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification114–012Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands 2–16–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification 134–2146–215Stade Numa-Daly, Nouméa, New Caledonia 1–05–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification 16HFC Bank Stadium, Suva, Fiji2–03–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification17Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand1–03–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification 182–0
Honours Amiens Ligue 2 runner-up: 2016–17
Concarneau Championnat National: 2022-23
New Caledonia OFC Nations Cup: Runner-up, 2012 Pacific Games: Gold Medalist, 2011
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