François Carlo Mey

François Carlo Mey
Born (2003-07-01) 1 July 2003
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
Years Team Apps (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
Years Team Apps (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]

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. ^ a b 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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