# Abedi Pele

Abedi Pele is a Ghanaian footballer, born on 5 November 1964 in Accra, Ghana. Pele played as an attacking midfielder for Marseille and 1860 Munich. Pele scored 173 goals in 538 games for club and country and won 9 trophies, including the Champions League and 3 league titles.

## Pele's career stats

|   | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Clubs, all competitions | 461 | 150 |
| Ghana | 77 | 23 |
| Total | 538 | 173 |

Goals per game: 0.32.

## Pele's trophies and awards

- Trophies with club and country: 9
- League titles: 3
- Domestic cups: 1
- Champions League: 1
- Trophies with Ghana: 4
- Individual awards: 22

### Marseille

- French Division 1: 2 (1990–91, 1991–92)
- UEFA Champions League: 1 (1992–93)

### Al Ain

- Pro-League: 1 (1999–2000)
- UAE President's Cup: 1 (1999)

### Ghana

- African Cup of Nations: 1 (1982)
- West African Nations Cup: 3 (1982, 1983, 1984)

### Individual

- BBC African Footballer of the Year: 1 (1991)
- African Footballer of the Year: 3 (1991, 1992, 1993)
- Africa Cup of Nations Golden Ball: 1 (1992)
- Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 3 (1992, 1994, 1996)
- Ghana Footballer of the Year: 1 (1993)
- MasterCard African Team of the 20th Century: 1 (1998)
- IFFHS African Player of the Century (1901–2000): 1
- IFFHS All-time Africa Men's Dream Team: 1 (2021)
- FIFA World Player of the Year: 2 (1992, 1991)
- FIFA All-Star Forward: 3 (1996, 1997, 1999)
- FIFA 100: 1
- Golden Foot Legends Award: 1 (2011)
- and 3 more

## Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

1. 1980–1982: Real Tamale United, 46 games, 21 goals
2. 1982–1983: Al Sadd, 8 games, 7 goals
3. 1984: Zürich, 0 games, 0 goals
4. 1984: Dragons l'Ouémé, 8 games, 11 goals
5. 1985: Real Tamale United, 19 games, 7 goals
6. 1986–1987: Niort, 32 games, 14 goals
7. 1987: Mulhouse, 16 games, 5 goals
8. 1987–1993: Marseille, 112 games, 23 goals
9. 1988–1990: Lille (loan), 61 games, 16 goals
10. 1993–1994: Lyon, 29 games, 3 goals
11. 1994–1996: Torino, 49 games, 11 goals
12. 1996–1998: 1860 Munich, 50 games, 2 goals
13. 1998–2000: Al Ain, 31 games, 28 goals

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