François Carlo Mey

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François Carlo Mey
Francois Carlo Mey 2023.jpg
Born (2003-07-01) 1 July 2003 (age 22)
Parma, Italy
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, fullback
Youth career
–2021 Amatori Parma Rugby
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2021–2022 Colorno
2022–2025 Clermont 3 (0)
→ 2025 Soyaux Angoulême 8 (10)
2025– Soyaux Angoulême 10 (5)
Correct as of 24 December 2025
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2022–2023 Italy U20 13 (20)
Correct as of 14 February 2024

François Carlo Mey (born 1 July 2003) is an Italian professional rugby union player who plays for Soyaux Angoulême in Pro D2. He usually plays centre or fullback. [1]

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Early life

François Carlo Mey was born in Italy, to a South African father. He grew up in Parma, where he soon started playing rugby with the city's main club. [2]

Club career

From Parma, Mey moved to the neighbor Colorno in 2021, to play with the Top10 side Rugby Colorno, [3] where he made his debut aged only 18. [2] [4]

The following summer, he moved to the French Top 14 side ASM Clermont Auvergne. [5] [6] [7]

Mey made his first team sheet appearance for Clermont on the 21 January 2023, for the Champions Cup game against the Stormers. [8] [9]

During the 2024-2025 season he moved on loan to Soyaux Angoulême in Pro D2, where he the stayed for the following season. [10]

International career

François Carlo Mey is a youth international for Italy. [11] [12] [13] In 2022, Mey was named in Italy U20s squad for annual Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [14]

References

  1. ↑ "Player profile". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  2. 1 2 Hart, Ben (4 July 2022). "Friendships at the heart of rugby for Italy star Mey". yahoo!sport. Verona: Sportsbeat. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "L'HBS Colorno accoglie i giovani Mattioli, Mey e Odiase". SportParma (in Italian). 30 July 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "IL RUGBY COLORNO RINGRAZIA E SALUTA FRANCOIS "FRANSU" MEY". Colorno Rugby (in Italian). 14 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "Rugby - ASM Clermont : François Carlo Mey, la surprise italienne au centre ?". La Montagne . 31 July 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  6. ↑ Palma, Francesco (13 June 2022). "Rugby - Clermont annuncia l'arrivo di François Carlo Mey". On Rugby (in Italian). Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Rugby, gli italiani che giocheranno all'estero nella stagione 2022-2023. Da Morisi a Giammarioli, i nomi nuovi". 2 August 2022.
  8. ↑ Calamai, Lorenzo (20 January 2023). "Rugby - Champions Cup: François Mey vicino al debutto con il Clermont". On Rugby (in Italian). Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "Judicaël Cancoriet en 8 et capitaine face aux Stormers". ASM Rugby (in French). Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  10. ↑ "François Mey prêté à Soyaux-Angoulême". ASM Rugby. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  11. ↑ Malfatto, Ivan (20 September 2021). "Mey e Odiase, i 18enni terribili protagonisti della prima storica vittoria del Colorno". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  12. ↑ "The Next Gen: One to watch from each side ahead of Summer Series". Under-20 Six Nations . 20 June 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  13. ↑ "Italy U20s have shocked the rugby world". Rugby Onslaught. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  14. ↑ "SIX NATIONS UNDER 20, SCELTI I 25 PER FRANCIA E INGHILTERRA".


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