Georges Gope-Fenepej


Georges Gope-Fenepej is a New Caledonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Championnat National 2 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

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1Stade Rivière Salée, Nouméa, New Caledonia1–05–02011 Pacific Games
2Stade Rivière Salée, Nouméa, New Caledonia2–05–02011 Pacific Games
3Stade Rivière Salée, Nouméa, New Caledonia5–05–02011 Pacific Games
4Stade Rivière Salée, Nouméa, New Caledonia4–08–02011 Pacific Games
5Stade Yoshida, Koné, New Caledonia1–13–12011 Pacific Games
6Stade Yoshida, Koné, New Caledonia2–13–12011 Pacific Games
7Stade Numa-Daly, Nouméa, New Caledonia1–02–02011 Pacific Games
8Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands3–25–22012 OFC Nations Cup
9Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands2–02–02012 OFC Nations Cup
10Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Papeete, Tahiti3–04–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
11Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Papeete, Tahiti4–04–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
12Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands2–16–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification
13Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands4–26–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification
14Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands6–26–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification
15Stade Numa-Daly, Nouméa, New Caledonia1–05–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
16HFC Bank Stadium, Suva, Fiji2–03–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification
17Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand1–03–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification
18Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand2–03–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Amiens
Concarneau
New Caledonia