Career record
Jean-Pierre Papin is a forward, born 5 November 1963, listed at 177 cm, and holds France citizenship. The club record here runs 1984–1999 across 9 clubs, 420 appearances and 218 goals.
The longest stay was Olympique de Marseille, 6 years from 1986 to 1992 and 215 appearances. Olympique de Marseille accounts for the most football: 215 appearances of the 420 on record. The best scoring rate came at Club Brugge K.V. — 20 in 31, a goal every 1.6 games. Across 15 years there were 8 moves, roughly one every 1.9 seasons. At senior international level the record is 54 caps and 30 goals.
| Club | Years | Appearances | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valenciennes F.C. | 1984–1985 | 33 | 15 |
| Club Brugge K.V. | 1985–1986 | 31 | 20 |
| Olympique de Marseille | 1986–1992 | 215 | 134 |
| AC Milan | 1992–1994 | 40 | 18 |
| FC Bayern Munich | 1994–1996 | 27 | 3 |
| FC Girondins de Bordeaux | 1996–1998 | 55 | 22 |
| En Avant de Guingamp | 1998–1998 | 9 | 3 |
| En Avant de Guingamp | 1998–1999 | 10 | 3 |
| JS Saint-Pierroise | 1999–1999 | — | — |
International record
| Team | Years | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| France men's national association football team | 1986–1995 | 54 | 30 |
| France national under-21 association football team | — | — | — |
How this page is put together
The career table above is the structured record held on Wikidata under a public-domain licence, read once and cached, not queried while you are reading. The player is bound to that record by date of birth rather than by name: a name search returns the wrong Klose and three different Robinhos, and a page carrying somebody else’s links cannot afford that.
Compare any two clubs he played for with the head-to-head tool, or read the records these seasons feed into.
Frequently asked
When and where was Jean-Pierre Papin born?
5 November 1963, and holds France citizenship.
Which clubs did Jean-Pierre Papin play for?
9 on record: Valenciennes F.C., Club Brugge K.V., Olympique de Marseille, AC Milan, FC Bayern Munich, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, En Avant de Guingamp, En Avant de Guingamp….
How many of those seasons are in this archive?
None. The archive begins in 2000/01 and covers five European leagues; this career falls outside that window, so the page carries the career record without the season-by-season placings other player pages show.
How long did the career last?
From 1984 to 1999 on the club record here, 15 years across 9 clubs, none of them inside the window this archive covers.
Which competitions can this site say anything about?
None for this career. The archive is the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1 and the Bundesliga from 2000/01 onwards, and these clubs and years fall outside it.
Where do these figures come from?
The career record is the structured data held for this player on Wikidata, which is public-domain. The league placings and points beside it are not: those are recalculated here from every individual result in the archive, which is why they can be compared with any other club or season on this site.