Michel Delesalle was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina but played his entire career in Europe and France. He began club hockey with Paris Club des Sports d’Hiver in 1925. In a career that lasted through 1937, he moved around quite a bit, always playing near Paris, and later joining Paris City, Stade Français, Rapid Paris, and Français Volants Paris. A center, Delesalle played internationally at the 1936 Winter Olympics, the 1935 World Championships, the 1932 European Championships, and the Spengler Cup in 1932 and 1934.