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23 / Mali · 2004–2006Éric Chelle
Caps · Mali
5
Goals · Mali
0
Life
1977
Clubs
FC Martigues, Valenciennes, R.C. Lens
#23
Editorial rank of 33 for Mali
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The people's rank, live from duel votes
Born in Abidjan to a Malian mother, he built a career out of French second-division promotions: 142 games in five seasons at Valenciennes, then 82 more at Lens after turning 30. Ligue 2 titles with both clubs, in 2006 and 2009, and Mali caps between 2004 and 2006; since then he has coached Mali to the 2023 Nations Cup quarter-finals and Nigeria to third place at the 2025 edition. Career record: 5 caps and 0 goals for Mali; club career at FC Martigues, Valenciennes, R.C. Lens.
Career record
| 1998–2003 | FC Martigues |
| 2003–2008 | Valenciennes |
| 2008–2011 | R.C. Lens |
| 2011–2013 | FC Istres |
| 2013–2014 | Chamois Niortais |
| Mali | 5 caps, 0 goals |
Sources
- Senior international years checked 4 October 2026
- Caps · Mali checked 4 October 2026
- Goals · Mali checked 4 October 2026
Shared the era
Mali legends whose careers overlapped Chelle's
Around Chelle in the almanac
One rank above: Adama Tamboura at #22.
One rank below: Fousseni Diawara at #24.
Mali's editorial top five: Salif Keita · Seydou Keita · Frédéric Kanouté · Mahamadou Diarra · Mohamed Sissoko.