It's been a long time since André-Pierre Gignac had anything to prove to be considered the best player in the history of the Tigres de Nuevo León, Mexico.
Present at the club since 2015, it only took him four years to become the top scorer in the club's history, and dethrone Walter Gaitan (77 goals).
Five years later, “Dédé” Gignac is still racing and has continued to increase his lead.
The former OM player, who has 362 matches with the Mexican club and celebrated his 38th birthday in December, surpassed the 200 goal mark a few days ago with
Los Felinos
.
During the night from Sunday to Monday, the club paid him a beautiful tribute on the sidelines of their Mexican championship match against Chivas.
As if the home has a new historical record, thank you very much.
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— Club Tigres 🐯 (@TigresOficial) January 22, 2024
If Gignac did not score in this meeting, won 1-0 by his team, he was celebrated as a hero by the Estadio Universitario, the Tigres venue.
In the turn of the stadium, the supporters held up blue and yellow signs which formed the letters "APG", behind a tifo bearing the image of the club's number 9 and the number "200".
Above, a large banner on which one could read, in French, “Thank you, André!”
".
While the Mexican championship has just resumed, the Tigres have won their first two matches and are in 5th place in the standings.
They finished runners-up in the last phase, losing in a home-and-away clash against another historic Mexican club, Club América.
In February, Gignac extended his adventure with the Tigers until 2025: he will then be almost 40 years old, and will have spent 10 years on the other side of the Atlantic.