Éric Chelle

Éric Chelle
Chelle with Lens in 2009
Personal information
Full name Éric Sékou Chelle
Date of birth (1977-11-11) 11 November 1977
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Nigeria national football team (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2003 Martigues 74 (0)
2003–2008 Valenciennes 142 (10)
2008–2011 Lens 82 (0)
2011–2013 Istres 60 (1)
2013–2014 Chamois Niortais 17 (0)
Total 375 (11)
International career
2004–2006 Mali 5 (0)
Managerial career
2014–2016 GS Consolat (assistant manager)
2016–2017 GS Consolat
2017–2021 FC Martigues
2021 Boulogne
2022–2024 Mali
2024–2025 MC Oran
2025– Nigeria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Éric Sékou Chelle (born 11 November 1977) is a professional football manager, head coach of the Nigeria national football team and a former player who played as a centre-back. Born in Ivory Coast to a French father and a Malian mother, he made five appearances for the Mali national team.