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:

1. 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.
2. 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.

Last updated 14 February 2013

Panama

• Julio Dely Valdés – Paris SG – 1995–97

Paraguay

• Antonio Acosta – Metz – 1953–58
• Júnior Alonso – Lille – 2016–18
• Manuel Andrada – Nîmes Olympique – 1952–57
• Milner Ayala – Strasbourg – 1953–55
• Lucas Barrios – Montepellier – 2014–15^{[b ARG]}
• Eugenio Jesus Berni Gomez – CO Roubaix-Tourcoing – 1954–56
• Roberto Cabañas – Brest, Lyon – 1989–90, 1990–92
• Julio César Cáceres – Nantes – 2004–05
• José Luis Chilavert – Strasbourg – 2000–01
• Heriberto Correa – Monaco – 1977–78
• Andrés Cubas – Nîmes – 2020–21^{[b ARG][c ARG U20]}
• Carlos Diarte – Saint-Étienne – 1983–84
• Marcelo Estigarribia – Le Mans – 2008–10
• Sebastián Fleitas – Nîmes Olympique – 1972–73
• Adolfo Godoy – Rouen – 1967–68
• Hugo González – Red Star – 1971–73, 1974–75
• Ángel Jara – Toulouse FC (1937), Red Star – 1962–66
• Alfredo Mendoza – Brest – 1989–91
• Carlos Monnin – Toulouse FC (1937), Red Star – 1964–73
• José Parodi – Nîmes Olympique – 1961–67
• Federico Santander – Toulouse FC – 2010–11
• Leongino Unzain – Béziers – 1957–58

Peru

• Wilmer Aguirre – Metz – 2007–08
• Cristian Benavente – Nantes – 2019–20^{[b ESP]}
• Manuel Corrales – Metz – 2007–08
• Jean Deza – Montpellier – 2013–16
• Raúl Fernández – Nice – 2011–12
• Andrés Augusto Mendoza – Marseille – 2005–06
• Percy Prado – Nantes – 2019–20
• Miguel Trauco – Saint-Étienne – 2019–22

Poland

• Jacek Bąk – Lyon, Lens – 1995–2005
• Dariusz Bayer – Valenciennes – 1992–93
• Bernard Blaut – Metz – 1972–74
• Adam Buksa – Lens – 2022–
• Bronisław Bula – Rouen – 1982–83
• Marcin Bułka – Paris SG, Nice – 2019–
• Ryszard Czerwiec – Guingamp – 1997–98
• Jan Domarski – Nîmes Olympique – 1976–78
• Dariusz Dudka – Auxerre – 2008–12
• Eugeniusz Faber – Lens – 1973–75
• Karol Fila – Strasbourg – 2021–
• Krzysztof Frankowski – Nantes, Le Havre – 1983–88
• Przemyslaw Frankowski – Lens – 2021–
• Tomasz Frankowski – Strasbourg – 1994–96
• Dominik Furman – Toulouse – 2014–16
• Robert Gadocha – Nantes – 1975–77
• Kamil Glik – Monaco – 2016–20
• Kamil Grosicki – Rennes – 2014–17
• Ryszard Grzegorczyk – Lens – 1973–75
• Paweł Janas – Auxerre – 1982–86
• Andrzej Jarosik – Strasbourg – 1974–76
• Ireneusz Jeleń – Auxerre, Lille – 2006–12
• Marek Jóźwiak – Guingamp – 1996–98, 2000–01
• Zbigniew Kaczmarek – Auxerre – 1990–92
• Henryk Kasperczak – Metz – 1978–80
• Grzegorz Krychowiak – Bordeaux, Reims, Paris SG – 2011–14, 2016-17
• Tomasz Kłos – Auxerre – 1998–2000
• Józef Klose – Auxerre – 1980–81
• Roman Kosecki – Nantes, Montpellier – 1995–97
• Andrzej Kubica – Nice – 1996–97
• Janusz Kupcewicz – Saint-Étienne – 1983–84
• Rafał Kurzawa – Amiens – 2018–19
• Marcin Kuźba – Auxerre – 1998–99
• Grzegorz Lewandowski – Caen – 1996–97
• Igor Lewczuk – Bordeaux – 2016–19
• Mateusz Lis – Troyes – 2022–
• Henryk Maculewicz – Lens – 1979–81
• Radosław Majecki – Monaco – 2020–
• Joachim Marx – Lens – 1975–78
• Krzysztof Marx – Bordeaux – 1990–91
• Zygmunt Maszczyk – Valenciennes – 1976–79
• Waldemar Matysik – Auxerre – 1987–90
• Włodzimierz Mazur – Rennes – 1983–84
• Arkadiusz Milik – Marseille – 2020–
• Henryk Miłoszewicz – Le Havre – 1985–86^{[b LTU–URS]}
• Józef Młynarczyk – Bastia – 1984–86
• Eugeniusz Nagiel – Valenciennes – 1981–82
• Ludovic Obraniak – Metz, Lille, Bordeaux – 2003–14^{[b FRA][c FRA U21]}
• Roman Ogaza – Lens – 1982–84
• Paweł Orzechowski – Lens – 1973–74
• Maryan Paszko – Saint-Étienne – 1957–58, 1961–62
• Damien Perquis – Saint Etienne, Sochaux – 2006–12^{[b FRA][c FRA U21]}
• Mariusz Piekarski – Bastia – 1998–99
• Jan Pietras – FC Nancy – 1947–48
• Łukasz Poręba – Lens – 2022–
• Maciej Rybus – Lyon – 2016–17
• Marek Saganowski – Troyes – 2006–07
• Zbigniew Seweryn – Tours – 1980–81
• Mariusz Stępiński – Nantes – 2016–17
• Krzysztof Surlit – Nîmes Olympique – 1983–84
• Piotr Świerczewski – Saint-Étienne, Bastia, Marseille – 1993–2002
• Andrzej Szarmach – Auxerre – 1980–85
• Józef Szczyrba – Rouen – 1969–70
• Marian Szeja – Metz – 1973–74
• Roman Szewczyk – Sochaux – 1993–95
• Jan Szymczak – Montpellier – 1947–49
• Ryszard Tarasiewicz – AS Nancy, Lens – 1990–94
• Mirosław Tłokiński – Lens – 1983–85
• Cezary Tobollik – Lens – 1986–89
• Wojciech Tyc – Valenciennes – 1981–82
• Henryk Wieczorek – Auxerre – 1980–82
• Eugeniusz Wieńcierz – Angers – 1980–81
• Tomasz Wieszczycki – Le Havre – 1996–97
• Mateusz Wieteska – Clermont – 2022–
• Erwin Wilczek – Valenciennes – 1972–73
• Jerzy Wilim – Rennes – 1976–77
• Walter Winkler – Lens – 1974–76
• Piotr Włodarczyk – Auxerre – 2002
• Aleksander Wolniak – Valenciennes – 1967–71
• Jan Wraży – Valenciennes – 1975–80^{[b DEU]}
• Marcin Żewłakow – Metz – 2005–06
• Andrzej Zgutczyński – Auxerre – 1986–88
• Jacek Ziober – Montpellier – 1990–93

Portugal

• Manuel Abreu – Paris SG, AS Nancy – 1983–86
• Agostinho – Paris SG – 2001–02
• João Alves – Paris SG – 1979–80
• Paulo Alves – Bastia – 1998–99
• Alexis Araujo – Lorient – 2015–16^{[b FRA][c FRA U16]}
• Rui Barros – Monaco, Marseille – 1990–94
• Bruno Basto – Bordeaux, Saint-Étienne – 2000–04, 2005–06
• Beto – Bordeaux – 2005–06
• Pedro Brazão – Nice – 2018–19
• Cafú – Lorient, Metz – 2016–18
• Marco Caneira – Bordeaux – 2002–04
• Ricardo Carvalho – Monaco – 2013–16
• Ivan Cavaleiro – Monaco – 2015–16
• Fernando Chalana – Bordeaux – 1984–87
• Humberto Coelho – Paris SG – 1975–77
• Fábio Coentrão – Monaco – 2015–16
• Mário Coluna – Lyon – 1970–71^{[b MOZ–POR]}
• Abdu Conté – Troyes – 2021–^{[b GNB]}
• David Costa – Lens – 2020–
• Ricardo Costa – Lille OSC – 2009–10
• Costinha – AS Monaco – 1997–2001
• Gil Dias – Monaco – 2017–18, 2019–20
• Delfim Teixeira – Marseille – 2001–06
• Dimas – Marseille – 2001–02^{[b RSA]}
• Tiago Djaló – Lille – 2019–
• Eder – Lille – 2016–17^{[b GNB]}
• Helder Esteves – Auxerre – 2001–02
• Victor Da Silva – AS Monaco, Lille OSC – 1983–84, 1988–92
• Afonso Figueiredo – Rennes – 2017–18
• Pedro De Figuereido – Lille OSC – 1986–88
• Walter Ferreira – Red Star – 1970–72
• José Fonte – Lille – 2018–
• Rui Fonte – Lille – 2018–19
• Paulo Futre – Marseille – 1993–94
• José Gaspar – Ajaccio – 2004–05
• André Gomes – Lille – 2022–
• Claude Gonçalves – AC Ajaccio – 2013–14^{[b FRA]}
• Antonio Gouveia – Montpellier – 1999–00
• Gonçalo Guedes – Paris SG – 2016–17
• Raphaël Guerreiro – Lorient – 2013–16^{[b FRA]}
• Hélder (Helder Manuel Elias Domingos) – Paris SG – 1998–99
• Hélder (Hélder Marino Rodrigues Cristóvão) – Paris SG – 2004–05^{[b ANG]}
• Tiago Ilori – Bordeaux – 2014–15^{[b ENG]}
• João Paulo – Le Mans – 2009–10
• Daniel Kenedy – Paris SG – 1996–97^{[b GNB–POR]}
• Hugo Leal – Paris SG – 2001–04
• Rafael Leão – Lille – 2018–19
• Anthony Lopes – Lyon – 2012–^{[b FRA]}
• Miguel Lopes – Lyon – 2013–14
• Paulo Machado – Saint-Étienne, Toulouse FC – 2008–12
• Ariza Makukula – Nantes – 2002–03^{[b ZAI]}
• Ricardo Mangas – Bordeaux – 2021–22
• Afonso Martins – Nancy – 1991–92
• Gelson Martins – Monaco – 2018–
• Nuno Mendes (1978) – Strasbourg – 2000–01
• Nuno Mendes (2002) – Paris SG – 2021–
• Pedro Mendes – Rennes, Montpellier – 2015–^{[b SUI]}
• Eliseo Manuel Mendonca – Rennes – 1966–67
• João Moutinho – Monaco – 2013–18
• Oceano – Toulouse FC – 1998–99
• Nélson Oliveira – Rennes – 2013–14
• Sérgio Oliveira – Nantes – 2016–17
• Pauleta – Bordeaux, Paris SG – 2000–08
• Paulo Sérgio (Paulo Sérgio da Costa) – Bordeaux – 2003–04
• Paulo Sérgio (Paulo Sérgio Rodrigues de Almeida) – Montpellier – 2001–03
• Danilo Pereira – Paris SG – 2020–^{[b GNB]}
• Ricardo Pereira – Nice – 2015–17
• Mathias Pereira Lage – Angers, Brest – 2019–^{[b FRA]}
• Jorge Plácido – RC Paris – 1988–90^{[b ANG]}
• Hélder Postiga – Saint-Étienne – 2005–06
• Rony Lopes – Lille, Monaco, Nice, Troyes – 2014–21, 2022–^{[b BRA]}
• Rui Pataca – Montpellier – 1999–2000, 2001–04^{[b ANG]}
• Pedro Rebocho – Guingamp – 2017–19
• Tiago Ribeiro – Monaco – 2021–
• Rolando – Marseille – 2015–19^{[b CPV]}
• Renato Sanches – Lille, Paris SG – 2019–
• Adrien Silva – Monaco – 2019–20^{[b FRA]}
• Bernardo Silva – Monaco – 2014–17
• Mario Silva – Nantes – 2000–01
• Luís Sobrinho – RC Paris – 1989–90
• Heriberto Tavares – Brest – 2020–22
• Nuno Tavares – Marseille – 2022–
• Filipe Teixeira – Paris SG – 2002–03, 2004–05^{[b FRA]}
• Tiago – Lyon – 2005–07
• Vitinha – Paris SG – 2022–
• Xeka – Lille, Dijon, Rennes – 2016–

References and notes

Books

• 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

• 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

• 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

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