Who are the 10 best scorers in the history of Stade Malherbe Caen?

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With the jersey of Stade Malherbe Caen (Calvados), no one did better than him. Saturday November 2, 2024 on the lawn of the Michel d'Ornano stadium, before the SMC-Bastia meeting, club managers, employees and supporters paid tribute to Alexandre Mendywho became a few days earlier, on the Gueugnon lawn against Martigues (0-3), the top scorer in the more than century-old Norman club history, with 70 achievements.

Players who marked the history of Malherbe

And to do well, against the Corsicans, he even scored a 71st. Who are the nine other players in the top 10 best scorers in the history of the Caen club?

2. Cyrille Watier (69)

For more than 20 years, from 2003 to 2024, he was the top scorer in the history of Stade Malherbe. Now based in Brittany, Cyrille Watier only became professional at the age of 27.

3. Mathieu Duhamel et Xavier Gravelaine (46)

Tied on the podium with the same number of goals, Xavier Gravelaine has the advantage of having scored 26 in Ligue 1, compared to six for Mathieu Duhamel. He also scored for Malherbe in 1992 in… the European Cup.

5. Fabrice Divert (44)

If he is not on the podium of the best scorers at Stade Malherbe, there is something to take into account when looking at the history of the club: he is SMC's top scorer in Ligue 1with 40 achievements.

6. Sébastien Mazure (43)

He made his mark on the club in the early 2000s, notably scoring 13 goals in Ligue 1. He was part of the group that brought the club back to Ligue 1 in 2004, scoring 10 goals in Ligue 2 that season.

7. Anthony Deroin (39)

It is the only player in this top 10 not to be an attacker. A twirling midfielder, Anthony Deroin defended the Blue and Red jersey from 1997 to 2012, with more than 400 matches under his belt.

8. Philippe Prieur (37)

Author of 37 goals in 74 matches with SM Caen, the native of Amboise (Indre-et-Loire) largely contributed to SM Caen's first rise to Division 1 in 1988. He only spent two seasons at club.

9. Yoann Gouffran (35)

Caen from 2003 to 2008 and trained at SMC, he finished top scorer in Ligue 2 in 2006-2007. That year, the SMC returned to Ligue 1.

10. Youssef El Arabi (30)

Born in Caen, Youssef El Arabi is still active. This season he is wearing the colors of Apoel Nicosia in Cyprus. He also largely contributed to the club's rise to Ligue 1. This was during the 2009-2010 financial year. That season he scored 11 goals in Ligue 2.

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