Mickaël Pagis

Mickaël Serge Pagis (born 17 August 1973) is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is a beach soccer player.

Mickaël Pagis

Pagis in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Mickaël Serge Pagis[1]
Date of birth	(1973-08-17) 17 August 1973 (age 52)[2]
Place of birth	Angers,[2] Maine-et-Loire, France
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1998	Laval	97	(13)
1995–1996	→ Châtellerault (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 Rennais	57	(18)
Total		483	(149)
International career
	France beach
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Pagis' nickname is "Pagistral", based on his name and the French word "magistral" (brilliant).^[3] A firm favourite at Strasbourg, he scored many goals and was the club's top goal scorer in the 2004–05 season.^{[citation needed]}

The brightest moment of his career came in a game against the defending champions Olympique Lyonnais on 5 October 2008, when he scored a hat-trick.^{[citation needed]}

Pagis plays beach soccer for the France national team. He recently scored a hat-trick against Russia.^{[citation needed][when?]}

Personal life

Pagis is the father of the French footballer Pablo Pagis.^[4]

Honours

Sochaux

• Coupe de la Ligue: 2003–04^{[citation needed]}
• Division 2: 2000–01^{[citation needed]}

Strasbourg

• Coupe de la Ligue: 2004–05^{[citation needed]}

Individual

• Division 2 Player of the Year: 1999–2000^{[citation needed]}