This is a list offoreign players in theLigue 1 , which commenced play in 1932. The following players must meet both of the following two criteria:
Have played at least one Ligue 1 game. Players who were signed by Ligue 1 clubs, but only played in lower league, cup and/or European games, or did not play in any competitive games at all, are not included. Are considered foreign, i.e., outside France and its dependencies (Guadeloupe ,Martinique ,Reunion Island orFrench Polynesia ), determined by the following: A player is considered foreign if he is not eligible to play for the national teams of France. More specifically,
If a player has been capped on international level, the national team is used; if he has been capped by more than one country, the highest level (or the most recent) team is used. These include French players with dual citizenship. Players who played for France but came as foreign players (such asMiguel Ángel Lauri ) are also listed. If a player has not been capped on international level, his country of birth is used, except those who were born abroad from French parents or moved to France at a young age, and those who clearly indicated to have switched his nationality to another nation. Clubs listed are those that the player has played at least one Ligue 1 game for.
Seasons listed are those that the player has played at least one Ligue 1 game in. Note that seasons, not calendar years, are used. For example, "1992–95" indicates that the player has played in every season from 1992–93 to 1994–95, but not necessarily every calendar year from 1992 to 1995.
In bold: players still active in Ligue 1 and their respective teams in current season.
Note: As it is anoverseas department and region of theFrench Republic , French Guianan players listed here must meet the next conditions:
They have played with theFrench Guiana national team , which belongs toCONCACAF but not toFIFA . They are notcap-tied toFrance or any other FIFA member association. Josué Albert –Clermont – 2021–22[b FRA] Ludovic Baal –Le Mans ,Lens ,Rennes ,Brest – 2007–10, 2014–21Jean-Claude Darcheville – 1995–98, 2001–07, 2008–09[c FRA U21] Donovan Léon –Auxerre ,Brest – 2011–12, 2019–20, 2022–23, 2024–Kévin Rimane –Paris SG – 2015–16Yoann Salmier –RC Strasbourg ,Troyes ,Le Havre – 2017–18, 2021–25[b FRA] French players born abroad [ edit ] Thus list includes the French players born outsideFrance who represents (or at least they are eligible) France internationally: this means naturalized players and not, and players born in theOverseas department ofFrance .
Born in the French Guiana [ edit ] Raoul Diagne –RC Paris ,Toulouse FC (1937) – 1930–44Odsonne Édouard –Toulouse FC ,Lens – 2016–17, 2025–Marc-Antoine Fortuné –Lille ,Nancy – 2002–04, 2006–09Mike Maignan –Lille – 2015–21Florent Malouda –Châteauroux ,Guingamp ,Lyon ,Metz – 1997–98, 2000–07, 2014–15Jean-Clair Todibo –Toulouse ,Nice – 2018–19, 2020–24Born in the French Polynesia [ edit ] Pegguy Arphexad –Lens ,Lille – 1995–97Jeanuël Belocian –Rennes – 2021–24Jean-Michel Capoue –Cannes – 1991–92, 1993–98Jean-Pierre Cyprien –Le Havre ,Saint-Étienne ,Rennes ,Marseille – 1987–88, 1990–94, 1995–96, 1999–2000Wylan Cyprien –Lens ,Nice ,Nantes – 2014–15, 2016–20, 2021–22Bernard Lambourde –Cannes ,Bordeaux ,Bastia – 1991–92, 1993–94, 1995–97, 2001–02Thomas Lemar –Caen ,Monaco – 2014–18Vincent Marcel –Nice – 2016–18Lilian Thuram –Monaco – 1990–96Marius Trésor –Ajaccio ,Marseille ,Bordeaux – 1969–84Born in the New Caledonia [ edit ] Didier Agathe –Montpellier – 1998–99Ludovic Ajorque –Strasbourg ,Brest – 2018–23, 2024–Zacharie Boucher –Toulouse FC ,Angers – 2013–15, 2018–19Guillaume Hoarau –Paris Saint-Germain ,Bordeaux – 2008–14Dimitri Payet –Nantes ,Saint-Étienne ,Lille ,Marseille – 2005–15, 2016–23Bertrand Robert –Montpellier ,Lorient – 2001–04, 2007–09Laurent Robert –Montpellier ,Paris SG – 1994–2002Ronny Rodelin –Nantes ,Lille ,Caen ,Guingamp – 2008–09, 2011–19Florent Sinama Pongolle –Le Havre ,Saint-Étienne – 2002–03, 2011–12Samuel Souprayen –Rennes ,Dijon – 2010–12Born outside the DOM [ edit ] Samassi Abou –Lyon ,Cannes – 1992–98Seth Adonkor –Nantes – 1981–85Kodjo Afanou –Bordeaux – 1995–2006Lucien Agoumé –Brest ,Troyes – 2021–23Zana Allée –Rennes – 2013–14Bernard Allou –Paris SG – 1994–98Ibrahim Amadou –Nancy ,Lille – 2012–13, 2015–18Valentin Atangana –Reims – 2022–25Ibrahim Ba –Le Havre ,Bordeaux ,Marseille – 1992–97, 2001–02Ivan Bek –Saint-Étienne – 1935–39Larbi Benbarek –Marseille ,Stade Français – 1938–39, 1946–48, 1953–55Emmanuel Biumla –Angers – 2024–Basile Boli –Auxerre ,Marseille ,Monaco – 1983–94, 1995–96Charles Boli –Lens – 2021–22Roger Boli –Auxerre ,Lille ,Lens ,Le Havre – 1984–89, 1991–97Jean-Alain Boumsong –Le Havre ,Auxerre ,Lyon – 1997–2004, 2007–10Eduardo Camavinga –Rennes – 2018–22Grégory Campi –Lille – 2002–03Bruno Carotti –Montpellier ,Nantes ,Paris SG ,Saint-Étienne ,Toulouse – 1991–2004René Charrier –Marseille ,Paris FC – 1974–80Sidiki Chérif –Angers – 2024–Néstor Combin –Lyon ,Metz – 1959–64, 1970–73Karim Coulibaly –Nancy – 2012–13, 2016–17Carlos Curbelo –Nancy ,Nice – 1972–88Mouhamadou Dabo –Caen – 2004–10, 2011–17Julien Darui –Lille ,Montpellier – 1937–40, 1942–43, 1944–45, 1953–54Marcel Desailly –Nantes ,Marseille – 1987–94Oumar Dieng –Lille ,Paris SG ,Auxerre ,Sedan – 1989–90, 1992–96, 1998–2000Martin Djetou –Strasbourg ,Monaco ,Nice – 1992–2001, 2004–05Manuel dos Santos –Monaco ,Montpellier ,Marseille ,Strasbourg – 1994–2004, 2005–08Fabrice Ehret –Strasbourg ,Evian – 1998–2001, 2002–04, 2011–14Patrice Evra –Monaco ,Marseille – 2002–06, 2016–17Joachim Fernandez –Bordeaux ,Caen ,Toulouse – 1995–97, 1998–99Luis Fernández –Paris SG ,RC Paris ,Cannes – 1980–93Djeidi Gassama –Paris SG – 2021–22Yann Gboho –Rennes ,Toulouse – 2020–22, 2023–Dario Grava –Strasbourg ,Nice – 1968–77Patrick Guillou –Saint-Étienne ,Sochaux – 1999–2000, 2001–02George Ilenikhena –Monaco – 2024–Olivier Kapo –Auxerre ,Monaco ,US Boulogne – 1998–2004, 2005–06, 2009–10, 2011–12Yann Karamoh –Caen ,Bordeaux ,Montpellier – 2016–17, 2018–19, 2023–24Jirès Kembo Ekoko –Rennes – 2006–13Ferenc Kocsur –Nice ,Saint-Étienne – 1949–61Peguy Luyindula –Strasbourg ,Lyon ,Marseille ,Auxerre ,Paris SG – 1998–2013Claude Makélélé –Nantes ,Marseille ,Paris SG – 1991–98, 2008–11Steed Malbranque –Lyon ,Saint-Étienne ,Caen – 1997–2001, 2011–17Steve Mandanda –Marseille ,Rennes – 2007–16, 2017–25Loïc Mbe Soh –Paris SG – 2018–20Hemza Mihoubi –Metz – 2004–06Samba N'Diaye –Lille ,Metz ,Nantes – 1992–96, 1997–99Vincent Péricard –Saint-Étienne – 1999–2000Julien Ponceau –Lorient – 2022–24Ángel Rambert –Lyon – 1968–70Brice Samba –Marseille ,Caen ,Lens ,Rennes – 2013–14, 2017–19, 2022–Amara Simba –Paris SG ,Cannes ,Monaco ,Caen ,Lille – 1986–97Henri Skiba Loum Tchaouna –Rennes – 2021–22Khéphren Thuram –Nice – 2019–24Marcus Thuram –Guingamp – 2017–19Jean Tigana –Lyon ,Bordeaux ,Marseille – 1978–91Adrien Truffert –Rennes – 2020–25Joseph Ujlaki –Nice ,RC Paris ,Metz – 1953–65Samuel Umtiti –Lyon ,Lille – 2011–16, 2023–24Patrick Vieira –Cannes – 1993–96Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa –Montpellier ,Lyon – 2009–13, 2015–18Barreaud, Marc (1998).Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997) . L'Harmattan, Paris.ISBN 2-7384-6608-7 . Tamás Dénes; Pál Peterdi; Zoltán Rochy; József Selmeci (1999).Kalandozó magyar labdarúgók .ISBN 963-85967-0-8 .
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