List of foreign Ligue 1 players: A
This is a list of foreign players in the Ligue 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 or French 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 as Miguel 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.
Albania
[edit]- Iván Balliu – Metz – 2016–18[b ESP][c ESP U17][c ESP U16]
- Lorik Cana – Paris SG, Marseille, Nantes – 2002–07, 2015–16[b KOS–YUG 1]
- Qazim Laçi – Ajaccio – 2022–23
- Ermir Lenjani – Rennes, Nantes – 2014–17[b KOS–YUG 1]
- Riza Lushta – Cannes – 1948–49[b KOS–KYUG]
- Edvin Murati – Paris SG, Lille – 1997–98, 1999–2002
Algeria
[edit]A
[edit]- Radhouane Abbes – Montpellier HSC – 1987–88, 1989–90
- Himad Abdelli – Angers – 2022–23, 2024–[b FRA]
- Boumediene Abderrahmane – FC Sète, Marseille – 1945–52, 1953–54
- Djamel Abdoun – AC Ajaccio, Nantes – 2003–06, 2008–09[b FRA][c FRA U20][c FRA U19][c FRA U18]
- Mehdi Abeid – Dijon, Nantes – 2016–21[b FRA][c FRA U18][c FRA U17][c FRA U16]
- Madjid Adjaoud – CS Sedan – 1999–2003[b FRA]
- Laurent Agouazi – Metz, Boulogne – 2005–06, 2007–08, 2009–10[b FRA]
- Rayan Aït-Nouri – Angers – 2018–21[b FRA][c FRA U21][c FRA U18]
- Nassim Akrour – Troyes AC, Grenoble Foot – 2002–03, 2008–10[b FRA]
- Ridha Ali Messaoud – Paris SG – 1976–77
- Saïd Amara – RC Strasbourg, Béziers, Bordeaux - 1956–58, 1962–64
- Houssem Aouar – Lyon – 2016–23[b FRA][c FRA][c FRA U21][c FRA U18]
- Karim Aribi – Nîmes – 2020–21
- Salim Arrache – RC Strasbourg, Marseille, Toulouse FC – 2003–08
- Mokhtar Arribi – FC Sète, RC Lens – 1946–51, 1952–55
- Salah Assad – FC Mulhouse, Paris SG – 1982–83, 1984–85
- Youcef Atal – Nice – 2018–24
B
[edit]- Louardi Badjika – SC Bastia – 1981–82
- Salah Bakour – Caen – 2004–05[b FRA]
- Nadjib Baouia – Evian TG – 2012–14
- Kadour Bekhloufi – AS Monaco – 1957–58
- Hamid Belabbes – Stade Français – 1966–67
- Jacky Belabde – Chamois Niortais – 1987–88[b FRA]
- Rachid Belaid – Toulouse FC (1937), FC Nancy, Nice – 1950–51, 1952–54
- Youcef Belaïli – Brest, Ajaccio – 2021–23
- Omar Belbey – Montpellier – 2001–02[b FRA]
- Nadir Belhadj – Sedan, Lyon, Lens – 2006–08[b FRA][c FRA U18]
- Tahar Belhadj – Le Havre – 1946–47
- Haris Belkebla – Brest – 2019–23[b FRA]
- Youssef Belkebla – Saint-Étienne – 1986–88[b FRA]
- Habib Bellaïd – Strasbourg, Boulogne – 2005–06 & 2007–08, 2009–10[b FRA][c FRA U21][c FRA U19][c FRA U18][c FRA U17][c FRA U16]
- Djamel Belmadi – Paris SG, Marseille, Valenciennes – 1995–96, 1999–02, 2007–09[b FRA]
- Nordine Ben Ali – Colmar – 1948–49
- Said Ben Arab – Bordeaux – 1950–51
- Ali Ben Fadah – Alès, Angers – 1957–60
- Madjid Ben Haddou – Nice – 2002–04
- Halim Ben Mabrouk – RC Paris, Bordeaux, Lyon – 1984–85, 1986–92[b FRA]
- Houcine Ben Said – Mulhouse – 1982–83
- Madani Ben Tahar – Lens – 1964–68
- Abdelhaziz Ben Tifour – Nice, Troyes, AS Monaco – 1948–53, 1954–58[c FRA]
- Ali Benarbia – Martigues, AS Monaco, Bordeaux, Paris SG – 1993–2001
- Djamel Benlamri – Lyon – 2020–21
- Saïd Benrahma – Nice, Angers, Lyon – 2013–16, 2023–
- Tedj Bensaoula – Le Havre – 1985–86
- Ramy Bensebaini – Rennes – 2015–19
- Nabil Bentaleb – Angers, Lille OSC – 2021–[b FRA][c FRA U19]
- Yassine Benzia – Lyon, Lille, Dijon – 2011–18, 2019–21[b FRA][c FRA U21][c FRA U19][c FRA U18][c FRA U17][c FRA U16]
- Mohamed Bernou – Montpellier – 1948–50
- Bensaad Bettahar – AS Monaco – 1994–95
- Yacine Bezzaz – Ajaccio, Valenciennes – 2002–05, 2006–09
- Ali Bouafia – Marseille, Lyon, Strasbourg, Lorient – 1987–88, 1989–95, 1998–99[b FRA]
- Badredine Bouanani – Nice, Lorient – 2022–[b FRA][c FRA U19][c FRA U18][c FRA U16]
- Hameur Bouazza – Arles-Avignon – 2010–11[b FRA]
- Abderrhamane Boubekeur – AS Monaco – 1954–58
- Hocine Bouchache – Le Havre – 1958–61
- Abdelhamid Bouchouk – Sète, Marseille, Toulouse FC (1937) – 1948–51, 1953–58
- Hicham Boudaoui – Nice – 2019–
- Ryad Boudebouz – Sochaux, Bastia, Montpellier, Saint-Étienne – 2008–17, 2019–22[b FRA][c FRA U19][c FRA U17]
- Fouad Bouguerra – Nantes – 2004–05[b FRA]
- Sadek Boukhalfa – Nantes, Metz – 1963–65, 1967–69
- Farid Boulaya – Bastia, Metz – 2016–18, 2019–22[b FRA]
- Virgile Boumelaha – Sochaux – 2002–03[b FRA]
- Abdelmajid Bourebbou – Rouen, Laval – 1977–83
- Brahim Bourras – Rennes – 1961–63
- Mohamed Bourricha – Nîmes Olympique – 1959–60
- Boudjema Bourtal – Alès – 1958–59
- Mansour Boutabout – Sedan – 2006–07[b FRA]
- Mohamed Bradja – Troyes – 1999–2003[b FRA]
- Fadel Brahami – Le Havre – 1999–2000, 2002–03[b FRA]
- Billal Brahimi – Angers, Nice, Brest – 2021–[b FRA][c FRA U19]
- Said Brahimi – Toulouse FC (1937) – 1955–58[c FRA]
- Yacine Brahimi – Rennes – 2010–12[b FRA][c FRA U21][c FRA U20][c FRA U19][c FRA U18][c FRA U17][c FRA U16]
C
[edit]- Hacène Chabri – AS Monaco – 1956–57
- Farès Chaïbi – Toulouse – 2022–24[b FRA]
- Fathi Chebal – AS Nancy, Metz, RC Paris – 1975–80, 1984–86[b FRA]
- Ivane Chegra – Ajaccio – 2022–23[b FRA]
- Embarek Chenen – Rouen – 1960–62
- Abdelmalek Cherrad – Nice, Bastia – 2002–05[b FRA]
- Ilyes Chetti – Angers – 2022–23
D
[edit]- Mustapha Dahleb – Sedan, Paris SG – 1969–71, 1973–84
- Kouider Daho – Sète – 1947–48
- Dahmane Defnoun – Alès, Angers – 1957–60, 1962–64
- Andy Delort – Ajaccio, Caen, Toulouse, Montpellier, Nice, Nantes – 2011–13, 2015–23[b FRA][c FRA U20]
- Abdel Djaadaoui – Sochaux – 1972–82
- Salah Djebaili – Nîmes Olympique – 1957–66
- Billel Dziri – Sedan – 1999–2000
E
[edit]- Farid El Melali – Angers – 2018–23, 2024–
F
[edit]- Assassi Fellahi – Saint-Étienne – 1953–56
- Karim Fellahi – Saint-Étienne – 2000–01[b FRA]
- Mehdi Fennouche – Toulouse FC – 2013–14[b FRA]
- Kader Ferhaoui – Montpellier, Cannes, Saint-Étienne – 1987–98, 1999–2000
- Zinedine Ferhat – Nîmes, Angers – 2019–21, 2024–
- Said Ferrad – Troyes – 1954–56
- Brahim Ferradj – Brest – 2010–13[b FRA]
- Ahmed Firoud – Rennes, Nice – 1945–46, 1948–53
- Kader Firoud – Saint-Étienne, Nîmes Olympique – 1945–48, 1950–54[c FRA]
- Aissa Fouka – Toulouse FC – 1987–90, 1991–94
G
[edit]- Rabah Gamouh – Nîmes Olympique – 1977–81
- Farid Ghazi – Troyes – 1999–2003
- Rachid Ghezzal – Lyon, Monaco – 2012–13, 2014–18[b FRA][c FRA U20]
- Kamel Ghilas – Arles-Avignon, Reims – 2010–11, 2012–14[b FRA]
- Faouzi Ghoulam – Saint-Étienne, Angers – 2010–14, 2022–23[b FRA][c FRA U21]
- Yanis Guermouche – Montpellier – 2021–22[b FRA]
- Rafik Guitane – Rennes, Reims – 2019–20, 2022–23[b FRA][c FRA U20][c FRA U19][c FRA U18][c FRA U17]
H
[edit]- Said Hadad – Sète, Marseille, Toulouse FC (1937) – 1946–51, 1953–56
- Fodil Hadjadj – Nantes – 2003–05
- Jaouen Hadjam – Nantes – 2022–24[b FRA][c FRA U19][c FRA U17]
- Said Hamimi – Brest – 1981–82
- Riad Hammadou – Lille OSC – 2001–02
- Ziri Hammar – AS Nancy – 2010–13
- Salem Harchèche – Saint-Étienne – 1991–96[b FRA]
- Fethi Harek – Bastia – 2012–14[b FRA]
- Ilias Hassani – Toulouse, Bordeaux – 2013–14, 2015–16[b FRA][c FRA U18]
- Brahim Hemdani – Cannes, Strasbourg, Marseille – 1997–2005[b FRA]
I
[edit]- Abderrahman Ibrir – Bordeaux, Toulouse FC (1937), Marseille – 1946–53[b FRA]
K
[edit]- Kamel Kaci-Said – Cannes – 1997–98
- Foued Kadir – Valenciennes, Marseille, Rennes – 2009–14[b FRA]
- Ahmed Kashi – Metz – 2014–15[b FRA]
- Karim Kerkar – Le Havre – 1998–2000[b FRA]
- Abdelhamid Kermali – Lyon – 1955–58
- Abdelkrim Kerroum – Troyes – 1960–61
- Mahi Khennane – Rennes, Toulouse FC (1937), Nîmes Olympique – 1956–57, 1958–66[c FRA]
- Amar Kodja – Nantes – 1955–56
- Nourredine Kourichi – Valenciennes, Bordeaux, Lille OSC – 1976–86[b FRA]
- Nasreddine Kraouche – Metz – 1998–99[b FRA]
L
[edit]- Lamri Laachi – Paris FC, RC Paris – 1973–74, 1978–79, 1984–85
- Kamel Larbi – Nice – 2003–07[b FRA]
- Yasser Larouci – Troyes – 2021–23[c FRA U21]
- Mohammed Lekkak – Toulouse FC (1937), Rouen, Lyon, Angoulême – 1958–59, 1962–63, 1964–70
- Abdallah Liegeon – AS Monaco, Strasbourg – 1981–87, 1988–89
M
[edit]- Raïs M'Bolhi – Rennes – 2017–18[b FRA][c FRA U18][c FRA U17]
- Rabah Madjer – RC Paris – 1984–85
- Maamar Mamouni – Le Havre – 1996–99[b FRA]
- Aïssa Mandi – Reims, Lille – 2012–16, 2024–
- Anthony Mandrea – Nice, Angers – 2011–12, 2021–22[b FRA][c FRA U18]
- Faouzi Mansouri – Nîmes Olympique, Montpellier – 1974–80, 1981–82[b TUN]
- Yazid Mansouri – Le Havre, Lorient – 1997–2000, 2002–03, 2006–10[b FRA]
- Mohamed Maouche – Reims – 1956–58, 1960–61[b FRA]
- Karim Maroc – Lyon, Angers, Tours, Brest – 1976–85
- Abdelkader Mazouz – Nîmes Olympique – 1957–58
- Mohamed Medehbi – Limoges – 1960–61
- Abdeljalil Medioub – Bordeaux – 2021–22[b FRA]
- Carl Medjani – Metz, Lorient, Ajaccio, Valenciennes FC – 2005–07, 2011–14[b FRA][c FRA U21][c FRA U18][c FRA U17][c FRA U16]
- Abderahmane Meftah – Toulouse FC (1937), Toulon – 1954–55, 1959–60
- Mourad Meghni – Sochaux – 2005–06[b FRA][c FRA U21][c FRA U19][c FRA U17]
- Rachid Mekhloufi – Saint-Étienne, Bastia – 1954–58, 1963–70[c FRA]
- Mehdi Méniri – AS Nancy, Troyes, Metz – 1997–2006[b FRA]
- Walid Mesloub – Lorient – 2014–17[b FRA]
- Mohamed Mezarra – Lille – 1964–68
- Rafik Mezriche – Strasbourg – 1997–2002[b FRA]
- Ahmed Mihoubi – Sète, Toulouse FC (1937), Lyon – 1946–55[c FRA]
- Mehdi Mostefa – Ajaccio, Lorient, Bastia – 2011–17[b FRA]
N
[edit]- Rachid Natouri – Metz – 1970–72
- Omar Nekkache – Marseille – 1950–52
- Mohamed Nemeur – Le Havre, Saint-Étienne – 1945–47
O
[edit]- Abdelhakim Omrani – Lens – 2008–11[b FRA][c FRA U19]
- Abdelnasser Ouadah – AS Nancy, Ajaccio, Metz, Sedan – 1998–2000, 2002–07[b FRA]
- Bilal Ouali – Reims – 2012–13[b FRA]
- Amokrane Oualiken – Nîmes Olympique – 1958–60
- Ahmed Oudjani – Lens, Sedan – 1958–60, 1962–65, 1966–67
- Chérif Oudjani – Lens, Laval, Sochaux – 1983–90[b FRA]
- Alexandre Oukidja – Strasbourg, Metz – 2017–18, 2019–22, 2023–[b FRA][c FRA U20]
- Adam Ounas – Bordeaux, Nice, Lille – 2015–17, 2019–20, 2022–[b FRA][c FRA U20]
P
[edit]- Mehdi Puch-Herrantz – Ajaccio – 2022–23[b FRA]
R
[edit]- Amar Rouaï – Angers – 1957–58, 1962–63
S
[edit]- Idriss Saadi – Saint-Étienne, Strasbourg – 2010–14, 2017–19, 2020–21[b FRA][c FRA U19][c FRA U18][c FRA U17][c FRA U16]
- Hakim Saci – Guingamp, Metz – 2001–04[b FRA]
- Moussa Saïb – Auxerre, AS Monaco, Lorient – 1992–97, 2000–02
- Rafik Saïfi – Troyes, Istres, Ajaccio, Lorient – 1999–2003, 2004–09
- Mohamed Salem – Sedan – 1960–64, 1967–71
- Youssef Salimi – Nice – 1994–97[b FRA]
- Nordine Sam – Strasbourg – 2002–03[b FRA]
- Ben Sames – Stade Français – 1949–50
- Liazid Sandjak – Paris SG, Nice, Saint-Étienne – 1986–92, 1994–96[b FRA]
- Max Sellal – FC Nancy – 1949–51
- Abdelhamid Skander – Bordeaux – 1954–56
- Islam Slimani – AS Monaco, Lyon, Brest – 2019–23
- Abderrahmane Soukhane – Toulouse FC (1937), Red Star – 1964–68
- Maxime Spano – Toulouse FC – 2014–15[b FRA]
T
[edit]- Mehdi Tahrat – Angers – 2016–18[b FRA]
- Abdelhafid Tasfaout – Auxerre, Guingamp – 1995–98, 2000–02
- Mohamed Tayeb – Bordeaux – 1963–65, 1966–67
- Djamel Tlemçani – Rouen, Toulon – 1982–85
V
[edit]- Kevin Van Den Kerkhof – Metz – 2023–[b FRA]
Y
[edit]- Ali Sami Yachir – Montpellier – 2003–04
- Anthar Yahia – Bastia, Nice – 2001–06[b FRA][c FRA U18][c FRA U16]
- Hassan Yebda – Le Mans – 2006–08[b FRA][c FRA U19][c FRA U18][c FRA U17][c FRA U16]
Z
[edit]- Abderraouf Zarabi – Ajaccio – 2003–04
- Akim Zedadka – Clermont, Lille, Auxerre – 2021–
- Mehdi Zeffane – Lyon, Rennes, Clermont – 2013–19, 2022–[b FRA]
- Mehdi Zerkane – Bordeaux – 2020–22[b FRA]
- Karim Ziani – Troyes, Sochaux, Marseille – 2001–03, 2006–09[b FRA]
- Mustapha Zitouni – AS Monaco – 1954–58[c FRA]
- Abdelhamid Zouba – Nîmes Olympique – 1963–64
Angola
[edit]- Jérémie Bela – Dijon, Clermont – 2016–17, 2022–[b FRA][c FRA U16]
- Hélder Costa – Monaco – 2015–16[c POR][c POR U23][c POR U21][c POR U20][c POR U19][c POR U18][c POR U17][c POR U16]
- Luís Delgado – Metz – 2007–08
- Jordy Gaspar – Lyon – 2016–17[b FRA][c FRA U20][c FRA U19]
- Clinton Mata – Lyon – 2023–[b BEL]
Argentina
[edit]A
[edit]- Roberto Aballay – FC Nancy, Metz – 1950–55
- Alberto Acosta – Toulouse FC – 1990–91
- Roberto Alarcón – Marseille – 1950–53
- Daniel Alberto – Paris FC, Lens, Rouen, Laval – 1978–85, 1986–88
- Sergio Bernardo Almirón – Monaco – 2007–08
- Alejandro Alonso – Bordeaux, Monaco, Saint-Étienne – 2005–13
- Norberto Alonso – Marseille – 1976–77
- Antonio Ameijenda – Red Star – 1972–73
- Federico Andrada – Metz – 2014–15
- Osvaldo Ardiles – Paris SG – 1982–83
- José Arias – Stade Français, Troyes – 1953–54, 1955–56
- Juan Carlos Auzoberry – Nice – 1959–64, 1965–67
B
[edit]- Leonardo Balerdi – Marseille – 2020–
- Ángel Bargas – Nantes, Metz – 1973–81
- Rolando Barrera – Nice – 1985–87
- Horacio Barrionuevo – Nice – 1966–67
- Pablo Barzola – Caen – 2008–09, 2010–11
- Gonzalo Belloso – Strasbourg – 1999–2001
- Henri Bellunza – Excelsior Roubaix, Le Havre – 1933–35, 1945–46
- Darío Benedetto – Marseille – 2019–22
- Walter Benítez – Nice – 2016–22
- Gonzalo Bergessio – Saint-Étienne – 2009–11
- Eduardo Berizzo – Marseille – 1999–2000
- Lucas Bernardi – Marseille, Monaco – 2000–08
- Attilio Bernasconi – Rennes, Lille – 1934–35, 1936–37
- Facundo Bertoglio – Evian – 2013–14
- Claudio Biaggio – Bordeaux – 1996–97
- Carlos Bianchi – Reims, Paris SG, Strasbourg – 1973–80
- Daniel Bilos – Saint-Étienne – 2006–07
- Nicolás Blandi – Evian – 2014–15
- Joaquín Blázquez – Brest – 2022–23
- Mariano Bombarda – Metz – 1996–97[b ESP]
- Humberto Rafael Bravo – Paris FC – 1978–79
- Ruben Bravo – Nice – 1954–57
- José Luis Brown – Brest – 1986–87
- Jorge Burruchaga – Nantes, Valenciennes – 1985–93
- Diego Bustos – Nantes – 1998–2000
C
[edit]- Roberto Cabral – Lille – 1978–81
- Juan Cabrera – Bordeaux – 1979–80
- Darío Cabrol – Toulouse FC – 2000–01
- Pablo Calandria – Marseille – 2000–01
- Gabriel Calderón – Paris SG, Caen – 1987–90, 1992–93
- Juan Calichio – Rennes – 1951–52
- José Angel Cammameri – AS Monaco – 1967–68
- Luis Carniglia – Nice – 1951–52, 1953–55
- Guido Carrillo – Monaco – 2015–18
- Raúl Alfredo Cascini – Toulouse FC – 2000–01
- Raúl Castronovo – AS Nancy – 1971–74
- Fernando Cavenaghi – Bordeaux – 2007–11
- Mauro Cetto – Nantes, Toulouse FC, Lille – 2001–10, 2011–12
- Pablo Chavarría – Lens, Reims – 2014–15, 2018–19
- Enrique Chazarreta – Avignon – 1975–76
- Ricardo Cherini – Rennes – 1972–74
- Rondolfo Cisneros – RC Paris, Strasbourg – 1947–51
- Renato Civelli – Marseille, Nice, Lille – 2005–07, 2008–13, 2015–17
- Sérgio Comba – Nantes – 1998–99
- Raúl Conti – AS Monaco – 1953–56
- Joaquín Correa – Marseille – 2023–24
- Alberto Costa – Montpellier – 2009–10
- Ariel Cozzoni – Nice – 1990–91
- José Luis Cuciuffo – Nîmes Olympique – 1991–93
- Leandro Cufré – AS Monaco – 2006–09
- Hugo Curioni – Nantes, Metz, Troyes – 1974–78
- Darío Cvitanich – Nice – 2012–15
D
[edit]- Fernando D'Amico – Lille OSC, Le Mans – 2000–04
- Patricio D'Amico – Metz – 2000–01
- Omar da Fonseca – Tours, Paris SG, AS Monaco, Toulouse FC – 1982–83, 1984–90
- Osvaldo Dandru – Nice – 1959–64
- Héctor De Bourgoing – Nice, Bordeaux – 1959–69[c FRA]
- César Delgado – Lyon – 2007–11
- Eduardo Di Loreto – Le Havre, Toulouse FC (1937) – 1953–54, 1955–58
- Ángel Di María – Paris SG – 2015–22
- Ramón Díaz – AS Monaco – 1989–91
- Franco Dolci – Nice – 2003–06
- Jorge Domínguez – Nice, Toulon – 1985–88
- Sebastián Dubarbier – Lorient – 2009–12
E
[edit]- Juan Eluchans – Caen – 2007–09
- Juan Esnáider – Ajaccio – 2002–03
- Juán Esposto – Antibes – 1936–37
- Mario Evaristo – Antibes – 1936–38
F
[edit]- Néstor Fabbri – Nantes, Guingamp – 1998–2003
- Jesus Fandino – Metz – 1972–73
- José Farías – RC Paris, Strasbourg, Red Star – 1962–70
- Augusto Fernández – Saint-Étienne – 2009–10
- Brian Fernández – Metz – 2017–18
- Eduardo Flores – AS Nancy – 1972–73
- José Oscar Florindo – FC Nancy – 1961–63
- Juan Pablo Francia – Bordeaux – 2001–07
- Fabricio Fuentes – Guingamp – 2003–04
- Esteban Fuertes – Lens – 2000–01
G
[edit]- Nicolás Gaitán – Lille – 2019–20
- Marcelo Gallardo – AS Monaco, Paris SG – 1999–2003, 2007–08
- Diego Garay – Strasbourg – 1999–2000
- Claudio García – Lyon – 1989–90
- Pascual Garrido – Bastia – 1997–98
- Orlando Gauthier – FC Nancy, Lille OSC, Aix – 1960–63, 1964–65, 1967–68
- Miguel Giachello – Troyes – 1975–76
- Ernesto Gianella – Reims, AS Monaco, Nîmes Olympique – 1963–65, 1969–70
- Christian Giménez – Marseille – 2005–06
- Diego Gómez – Angers – 2015–16
- Pancho Gonzales – Nice – 1951–61
- Lucho González – Marseille – 2009–12
- Mario Gordiano – Stade Français – 1966–67
- Sergio Goycochea – Brest – 1992
- Andrés Grande – Bastia – 1998–99
H
[edit]- Gabriel Heinze – Paris SG, Marseille – 2001–04, 2009–11
- Ramón Heredia – Paris SG – 1977–79
- Mariano Herrón – Montpellier – 1998–99
- Jorge Higuaín – Brest – 1987–88
I
[edit]- Hugo Ibarra – AS Monaco – 2003–04
- Mauro Icardi – Paris SG – 2019–22
J
[edit]- Victor Hugo Jarra – Red Star – 1974–75
K
[edit]- Juan Angel Krupoviesa – Marseille – 2007–08
L
[edit]- Hugo Lamanna – CA Paris – 1937–38
- Pedro Lara – Le Havre – 1952–53
- César-Auguste Laraignée – Reims, Laval – 1972–79
- Miguel Ángel Lauri – Sochaux – 1936–39[c FRA]
- Giovani Lo Celso – Paris SG – 2016–18
- Gabriel Loeschbor – Rennes – 2002–04
- Alex Lombardini – Le Havre – 1951–54
- Lisandro López – Lyon – 2009–13
- Juan Carlos Lorenzo – FC Nancy – 1952–54
M
[edit]- Hector Maison – Nice, Lyon – 1961–64, 1965–69
- Emanuel Mammana – Lyon – 2016–17
- Damián Manso – Bastia – 2001–02
- Alberto Márcico – Toulouse FC – 1985–92
- Ángel Marcos – Nantes – 1971–75
- Robert Marteleur – Lyon – 1959–60
- Joaquin Martinez – Laval – 1977–78
- Javier Mazzoni – Nantes – 1996–97
- Facundo Medina – Lens – 2020–
- Herman Medina – Lorient – 2001–02
- Mario Mendoza – Nîmes Olympique – 1973–74
- Lionel Messi – Paris SG – 2021–23
- Guido Milán – Metz – 2014–15, 2016–17
- Ignacio Miramón – Lille – 2023–
- José Ismael Montagnoli – Sochaux, Metz – 1951–52, 1953–54
- Daniel Montenegro – Marseille – 1999–00
- Ricardo Montivero – Troyes – 1973–74
- Nestor Mourglia – Lyon – 1976–77
- Aurelio Moyano – FC Nancy – 1962–63
- Oscar Muller – Nantes, Rennes – 1974–84, 1985–86
- Ramon Muller – Sochaux, Strasbourg, Nantes – 1961–62, 1962–68
- Rubén Muñoz – Red Star, Strasbourg, Ajaccio – 1965–68
- Alberto Muro – Sochaux, Nice, FC Nancy – 1951–59, 1960–62
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[edit]- Ricardo-Horacio Neumann – Bastia – 1974–76
- Raúl Nogués – Marseille, Monaco, Nice, Saint-Étienne – 1974–82
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[edit]- Lucas Ocampos – Monaco, Marseille – 2013–16, 2017–19
- Julio Olarticoechea – Nantes – 1986–87
- Delio Onnis – Reims, AS Monaco, Tours, Toulon – 1971–76, 1977–86[b ITA]
- Lucas Orbán – Bordeaux – 2013–14
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[edit]- José Luis Palomino – Metz – 2014–15
- Leandro Paredes – Paris SG – 2018–23
- Javier Pastore – Paris SG – 2011–18
- José Omar Pastoriza – AS Monaco – 1973–76
- Ignacio Peña – Reims, Rouen – 1973–75, 1977–78
- Gabriel Peñalba – Lorient – 2009–10
- José Perez – RC Paris – 1938–39
- Miguel Pérez – AS Monaco – 1966–67
- Osvaldo Piazza – Saint-Étienne – 1974–79
- Diego Placente – Bordeaux – 2008–10
- Gerónimo Poblete – Metz – 2017–18
- Mauricio Pochettino – Paris SG, Bordeaux – 2000–04
- Ezequiel Ponce – Lille – 2017–18
- Antonio Jorge Porcel – Metz – 1952–53
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[edit]- Nestor Rambert – Lyon – 1969–70
- Víctor Ramos – Nantes, Toulon – 1984–87
- Héctor Rial – Marseille – 1962–63
- Juan Risso – Ajaccio – 1967–70
- Carlos Robelle – Rouen – 1961–64
- Ralando Robinet – Toulon – 1964–65
- Leonardo Rodríguez – Toulon – 1991–92
- Pablo Rodríguez – Nice – 2002–03
- Raul Rodríguez – Bordeaux – 1967–68
- Sebastián Ariel Romero – Toulouse FC – 2000–01
- Sergio Romero – Monaco – 2013–14
- Silvio Romero – Rennes – 2013–14
- Julio Hernán Rossi – Nantes – 2005–07
- Ruben Rossi – Toulouse FC – 1997–98
- Marco Ruben – Evian – 2013–14
- Gerónimo Rulli – Montpellier, Marseille – 2019–20, 2024–
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[edit]- Emiliano Sala – Bordeaux, Caen, Nantes – 2014–19
- Eduardo Salladare – Stade Français – 1960–62
- Santiago Santamaría – Reims – 1974–79
- Rafael Santos – Nantes, Nice – 1963–69
- Javier Saviola – Monaco – 2004–05
- Raúl Sbarra– Sochaux, Valenciennes – 1936–39
- Juan Simón – AS Monaco, RC Strasbourg – 1983–88
- Juan Pablo Sorín – Paris SG – 2003–04
- Carlos Sosa – RC Paris – 1952–53, 1954–58
- Franco Sosa – Lorient – 2009–11
- Guillermo Stábile – Red Star – 1935–38
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[edit]- Nicolas Tagliafico – Lyon – 2022–
- Fabio Talarico – Cannes – 1990–91
- Carlos Daniel Tapia – Brest – 1987–88
- Aníbal Tarabini – Monaco – 1973–75
- Alberto Tarantini – Bastia, Toulouse FC – 1983–88
- Horacio Tellechea – Metz – 1938–39
- Oscar Tellechea – Sochaux, Metz – 1936–37, 1938–39
- Hector Toublanc – Rennes – 1970–73
- Marcelo Trapasso – Sochaux – 2001–05
- Juan Carlos Trebucq – Troyes – 1973–74
- Óscar Trejo – Toulouse FC – 2013–17
- Jorge Trezeguet – Rouen – 1977–78
- Alfonso Troisi – Marseille – 1974–75
- Enzo Trossero – Nantes – 1979–81
- Víctor Trossero – Nantes, AS Monaco, Montpellier – 1978–82
- Mario Hector Turdo – Rennes – 2000–01
- Eduardo Tuzzio – Marseille – 2001–03
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[edit]- Valentín Vada – Bordeaux, Saint-Étienne – 2015–19
- Vasquez – RC Paris – 1951–52
- Óscar Vega – FC Nancy – 1950–53
- Juan Carlos Verdeal – Lille OSC – 1950
- José Luis Villareal – Montpellier – 1995–97
- Carlos Volante – Rennes, Olympique Lillois, CA Paris – 1934–36, 1937–38
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[edit]- Héctor Yazalde – Marseille – 1975–77
- Alfredo Yorlano – Grenoble – 1962–63
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[edit]- Fernando Zappia – Nancy, Metz, Lille – 1980–90
- Luciano Zavagno – Strasbourg, Troyes – 1997–2002
- Roberto Zywica – Reims, Troyes – 1971–75
Armenia
[edit]- Gaël Andonian – Marseille – 2014–15[b FRA][c FRA U16]
- Éric Assadourian – Toulouse FC, Lille, Lyon, Guingamp – 1988–97[b FRA]
- Michel Der Zakarian – Nantes, Montpellier – 1981–97
- Apoula Edel – Paris SG – 2009–11[b CMR]
Australia
[edit]- Ross Aloisi – Lorient – 1998–99
- Zlatko Arambasic – Metz – 1994–95[b CRO–YUG]
- Nick Carle – Troyes – 2001–02
- Frank Farina – Strasbourg, Lille OSC – 1992–95
- Denis Genreau – Toulouse – 2022–[b FRA]
- Eddie Krncevic – Mulhouse – 1989–90
- Robbie Slater – Lens – 1991–94[b ENG]
- Mile Sterjovski – Lille OSC – 2000–04
- Mohamed Toure – Reims – 2022–23[b GUI]
- Ned Zelic – Auxerre – 1996–97
Austria
[edit]- Josef Adelbrecht – RC Paris – 1934–35
- Anton Artes – Rouen – 1936–37
- Lukas Aurednik – Lens – 1954–56
- Hans Babineck – Cannes – 1933–38
- Johann Blaschek – Metz, Le Havre – 1936–37, 1945–46
- Engelbert Boesch – Mulhouse – 1936–37
- Karl Böhm – SC Nîmes – 1933–35
- Ernst Bokon – Metz – 1954–56
- Karl Bortoli – Le Havre – 1961–62
- Georg Braun – Rennes – 1935–36
- Theodor Brinek – AS Monaco – 1953–55
- Anton Cay – Antibes, Strasbourg – 1934–38
- Muhammed Cham – Clermont – 2022–
- Franz Chloupek – Strasbourg – 1935–36
- Josef Chloupek – Marseille – 1934–35
- Franz Cisar – Metz – 1936–37
- Franz Czernicky – Fives – 1932–38
- Flavius Daniliuc – Nice – 2020–22
- Kevin Danso – Lens – 2021–
- Karl Decker – Sochaux – 1954–56
- Friedrich Donenfeld – Marseille, Red Star – 1937–38, 1945–46
- Leopold Drucker – Marseille – 1933–34
- Adolf Dumser – Antibes – 1932–33
- Karl Durspekt – Rouen – 1936–38
- Leopold Eckenhofer – Rouen, Strasbourg – 1936–38
- Franz Flach – Antibes, Cannes – 1933–35
- Johann Flegel – Mulhouse – 1934–35
- Erwin Forster – AS Monaco – 1956–58
- Franz Freiberger – Metz – 1932–33
- Karl Gall – Mulhouse – 1936–37
- Josef Gottwald – Metz – 1935–36
- Adrian Grbić – Lorient – 2020–
- Mario Haas – Strasbourg – 1999–2000
- Erich Habitzl – Lens – 1954–56
- Josef Hanke – Excelsior Roubaix – 1936–38
- Franz Hanreiter – Rouen – 1936–38
- Ernst Happel – RC Paris – 1954–56
- Franz Hauswirth – Metz – 1932–33, 1935–36
- Gottfried Havlicek – Strasbourg – 1934–35
- Johann Hoffmann – Strasbourg, Sochaux – 1935–38
- Walter Horak – Sochaux – 1961–62
- Philipp Hosiner – Rennes – 2014–15
- Rudolf Hudecek– Antibes – 1935–38
- Karl Humenberger – Strasbourg, Saint-Étienne – 1936–39
- Franz Jawurek – RC Paris – 1933–34
- Josef Jelinek – CO Roubaix-Tourcoing, Sète – 1945–46, 1948–51
- Camillo Jerusalem – Sochaux, CO Roubaix-Tourcoing, Colmar – 1938–39, 1945–49
- Auguste Jordan – RC Paris, Red Star – 1933–39, 1945–48[c FRA]
- Matthias Kaburek – Metz – 1936–38
- Günter Kaltenbrunner – Nice – 1970–72[b CZE–CSK]
- Franz Kekeiss – Cannes – 1933–37
- Alfred Kern – Antibes – 1934–35
- Herwig Kircher – Laval – 1979–81
- Karl Klima – Antibes – 1932–35
- Walter Kogler – Cannes – 1997–98
- Fritz Kominek – Nîmes Olympique, Strasbourg, Lens – 1954–57, 1958–61
- Karl Krebs – Bordeaux, Toulouse FC (1937) – 1946–49
- Rudolf Kumhofer – Mulhouse –1932–33, 1934–36
- Franz Kurka – Marseille – 1933–36
- Karl Lechner – Bordeaux, Rennes – 1945–49
- Roland Linz – Nice – 2004–05
- Ernst Loewinger – Red Star, Mulhouse – 1932–33, 1935–36
- Josef Madlmayer – Cannes – 1933–34
- Anton Marek – Lens, Nice – 1937–39, 1944–47, 1948–49
- Dario Marešić – Reims – 2019–21
- Andreas Matthäus – Metz, Rouen – 1932–33, 1936–39
- Wolfgang Matzky – Valenciennes – 1958–61, 1962–67
- Helmut Mätzler – Nice – 1970–71
- Irme Mausner – Cannes – 1937–39
- Ludwig Mautner – FC Sète, Montpellier – 1944–49
- Josef Mayboeck – Rennes – 1935–37
- Johann Moser – Cannes – 1934–35
- Karl Myrka – Metz – 1932–33
- Franz Neubauer – Valenciennes – 1962–63
- Richard Niederbacher – Paris SG – 1984–85
- Robert Pavlicek – Excelsior Roubaix – 1936–38
- Pawanek – Antibes – 1935
- Patrick Pentz – Reims – 2022–23
- Franz Pleyer – Rennes –1933–37, 1945-51[c FRA B]
- Adolf Pohan – Antibes, Red Star – 1932–36
- Walter Presch – Hyères, Olympique Lillois, Sète, Red Star, Cannes, Strasbourg – 1932–33, 1934–35, 1936–39, 1945–46[c FRA B]
- Eduard Pruss – Antibes – 1937–38
- Alfred Riedl – Metz – 1980–81
- Johann Riegler – Lens – 1961–62
- Franz Sattler – Strasbourg – 1934–35
- Wilhelm Schaden – Hyères, Strasbourg, Sochaux – 1932–33, 1934–37
- Heinz Schilcher – Paris FC, Nîmes Olympique, Strasbourg – 1973–76, 1977–78
- Kurt Schindlauer – Angers – 1956–57
- Josef Schneider – Rennes – 1933–36
- Karl Schott – Mulhouse – 1934–35
- Franz Siedler – Rennes – 1936–37
- Viktor Spechtl – Lens – 1937–39
- Ernst Stojaspal – Strasbourg, Béziers, AS Monaco, Troyes, Metz – 1954–59, 1960–62
- Ludwig Stroh – Rouen – 1936–39
- Ferdinand Swatosch – Mulhouse – 1932–33
- Johann Tandler – Nice – 1933–34
- Ignace Tax – Saint-Étienne – 1938–39, 1944–45
- Adolf Vogel – Excelsior Roubaix – 1937–38
- Wackt – Rennes – 1933–34
- Georg Waitz – Lens – 1937–38
- Johann Wana – Strasbourg – 1936–37
- Franz Weselik – Mulhouse – 1934–37
- Imre Windner – Olympique Lillois, Valenciennes – 1933–38
- Heinrich Witasky – Le Havre – 1938–39, 1946–47
- Anton Witschel – Fives – 1932–33
- Siegfried Zwiebel – Metz – 1937–38
References and notes
[edit]Books
[edit]- Barreaud, 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.
Club pages
[edit]- AJ Auxerre former players
- AJ Auxerre former players
- Girondins de Bordeaux former players
- Girondins de Bordeaux former players
- Les ex-Tangos (joueurs), Stade Lavallois former players
- Olympique Lyonnais former players
- Olympique de Marseille former players
- FC Metz former players
- AS Monaco FC former players
- Ils ont porté les couleurs de la Paillade... Montpellier HSC Former players
- AS Nancy former players
- FC Nantes former players
- Paris SG former players
- Red Star Former players
- Red Star former players
- Stade de Reims former players
- Stade Rennais former players
- CO Roubaix-Tourcoing former players
- AS Saint-Étienne former players
- Sporting Toulon Var former players
Others
[edit]- stat2foot
- footballenfrance
- French Clubs' Players in European Cups 1955-1995, RSSSF
- Finnish players abroad, RSSSF
- Italian players abroad, RSSSF
- Romanians who played in foreign championships
- Swiss players in France, RSSSF
- EURO 2008 CONNECTIONS: FRANCE, Stephen Byrne Bristol Rovers official site
Notes
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- ^ Born in Kosovo (then part of SFR Yugoslavia)
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