Joël Bopesu (born 25 January 1995) is a Congolese professional

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who plays as a

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for Pyunik. He formerly played for Arles-Avignon, where he made one appearance in

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, coming on as a substitute for

Téji Savanier Téji Tedy Savanier (born 22 December 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for club Montpellier. Formed at Montpellier, where he only made the reserve team in his first spell, he began his professional ...

in the 4–1 win against

Orléans Orléans (,"Orleans"
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Career

After one year with

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, one year with

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, six months with

FK Skopje FK Skopje () is a football club from Skopje, the capital of the North Macedonia. They are currently competing in the Macedonian Second League. History Fudball Club SSK, an acronym for Skopski Sportski Klub (Sports Club Skopje), was a footbal ...

and six months again with

FK Rabotnički FK Rabotnichki () or more commonly Rabotnički (old transliteration) and Rabotnicki is a professional football (soccer), football club that plays at the Toše Proeski Arena, Toshe Proeski Arena in Skopje, North Macedonia. They currently compete in ...

, he moved to

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in February 2019.

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* * * 1995 births Living people Democratic Republic of the Congo emigrants to France French men's footballers Men's association football forwards AC Arlésien players SAS Épinal players Calais RUFC players FK Skopje players FK Rabotnichki players Riga FC players Ligue 2 players FC Lviv players Canet Roussillon FC players FK Žalgiris players FC Pyunik players Ukrainian Premier League players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Latvian Higher League players A Lyga players Armenian Premier League players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in North Macedonia French expatriate sportspeople in North Macedonia Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia French expatriate sportspeople in Latvia Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine French expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Lithuania French expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania Expatriate men's footballers in Armenia French expatriate sportspeople in Armenia 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-footy-forward-1990s-stub