Kersley Appou
Mauritian footballer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kersley Hesman Georges Appou | ||
| Date of birth | (1970-04-24) April 24, 1970 (age 54) | ||
| Place of birth | Mauritius | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2001 | Pamplemousses SC | - | (-) |
| 2001–2005 | AS Port-Louis 2000 | (45) | |
| 2006 | AS Marsouins | 5 | (2) |
| 2006–2010 | Curepipe Starlight SC | – | (–) |
| 2011–2012 | PAS Mates | 12 | (9) |
| 2013–2014 | Pamplemousses SC | – | (–) |
| 2015 | US Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill | – | (–) |
| International career | |||
| 1993–2014 | Mauritius | 46 | (12) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kersley Appou (born April 24, 1970) is a former footballer who last played for US Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill in the Mauritian Premier League as a forward. He has also represented Mauritius internationally with Club M.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Playing for the national team, Appou scored 10 goals, the most by a Mauritian in the national team's history. On 13 April 2014, at the age of 43 years and 354 days, Appou became the oldest African to play international football, eclipsing the record set by Cameroonian legend Roger Milla at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.[7][8]
References
- ^ "Kersley Appou comme au bon vieux temps". lexpress.mu.
- ^ "Kersley Appou tiennent leur place". lexpress.mu.
- ^ "Kersley Appou coiffe Praxis". lexpress.mu.
- ^ "Appou le héros inattendu". lexpress.mu.
- ^ "Kersley Appou (vainqueur 2003) : «Nous n'avons pas droit à l'erreur»". defimedia.info.
- ^ "Kersley Appou, 43 ans et 354 jours". lematin.ch.
- ^ "Roger Milla loses 20-year record as Africa's oldest international". BBC Sport. 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
- ^ Yasine Mohabuth (7 May 2014). "Kersley Appou wants to continue playing". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
External links
- Kersley Appou – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Kersley Appou at National-Football-Teams.com
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