Mickaël Pagis

Mickaël Pagis

Personal information
Full name	Mickaël Pagis
Date of birth	August 17, 1973
Place of birth	Angers, France
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1993–1998	Laval	97	(13)
1995–1996	Châtelleraut (loan)	26	(13)
1998–1999	Gazélec Ajaccio	33	(17)
1999–2001	Nîmes	55	(23)
2001–2004	Sochaux	107	(26)
2004–2005	Strasbourg	46	(21)
2006–2007	Marseille	62	(18)
2007–2010	Stade Rennes	57	(18)
Total		483	(149)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 23, 2009. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of August 28, 2006

Mickaël Pagis (born August 17, 1973 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire) is a retired French football striker and currently a beach soccer player.

Pagis is 1.81 m tall and weighs 81 kg. His nickname is "Pagistral", based on his name, the French word "Magistral" (brilliant), and also the name of a famous wind and writer in Marseille "Mistral". A firm favourite at Strasbourg, he scored many goals and was the clubs' top goal scorer in the 2004-05 season.

The brightest moment of his career came in a game against the defending champions Olympique Lyonnais on October 5, 2008, when he scored a hat trick.

Honours

• Winner of Coupe de la Ligue 2004 (FC Sochaux) and 2005 (RC Strasbourg)
• Champion of Ligue 2 in 2001 (FC Sochaux)
• Finalist in the Coupe de la Ligue 2003 (FC Sochaux)
• Finalist in the Coupe de France 2006 and 2007 (Olympique de Marseille)
• Highest goalscorer in Ligue 2 2000 (Nîmes)
• Highest goalscorer runner-up in Ligue 1 2004–2005

Beach Soccer

He is currently playing beach soccer for the French National team. He recently scored a hat trick against Russia.

External links

• Mickaël Pagis' profile, stats & pics