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

Tahiti

• Marama Vahirua – Nantes, Nice, Lorient, AS Nancy – 1999–2011^{[c FRA U21]}

Togo

• Emmanuel Adebayor – Metz, AS Monaco – 2001–02, 2003–05
• Kossi Agassa – Metz – 2003–06
• Kuami Agboh – Auxerre – 1998–2003
• Komlan Assignon – Cannes – 1996–98
• Floyd Ayité – AS Nancy, Bordeaux – 2009–11^{[b FRA]}
• Jonathan Ayité – Brest – 2011–14^{[b FRA]}
• Loïc Bessilé – Bordeaux – 2020–21^{[b FRA][c FRA U18][c FRA U17][c FRA U16]}
• Razak Boukari – Lens, Rennes, Sochaux – 2006–12^{[c FRA U21]}
• Kévin Denkey – Nîmes – 2019–21
• Karimou Djibrill – AS Monaco – 1958–65
• Matthieu Dossevi – Metz, Toulouse – 2017–20^{[b FRA]}
• Othniel Dossevi – Paris SG – 1974–75
• Pierre-Antoine Dossevi – Paris SG, Tours – 1975–76, 1980–81
• Thomas Dossevi – Valenciennes, Nantes – 2006–07, 2008–09^{[b FRA]}
• Franck Fiawoo – Marseille – 1966–67, 1968–69
• Koffi Fiawoo – Sochaux – 1998–99
• Serge Gakpé – Monaco – 2005–11^{[b FRA][c FRA U21][c FRA U19][c FRA U18][c FRA U17][c FRA U16]}
• Christophe Grondin – Toulouse – 2004–05^{[b FRA]}
• Kwami Hodouto – Cannes – 1995–97
• Josué Homawoo – Nantes – 2019–20
• Kerim Ibrahim – RC Paris – 1962–64
• Thibault Klidje – Bordeaux – 2021–22
• Robert Malm – Lens, Toulouse FC – 1991–93, 1998–99^{[b FRA]}
• Gilbert Moevi – Bordeaux – 1959–60, 1962–67
• Adékambi Olufadé – Lille, Nice – 2001–03
• Djima Oyawolé – Metz – 1996–97, 1998–99, 2000–01
• Alaixys Romao – Grenoble, Lorient, Marseille, Reims – 2008–16, 2018–20^{[b FRA][c FRA U18]}
• Prince Segbefia – Auxerre – 2010-12
• Yao Senaya – Cannes – 1997–98
• Gilles Sunu – Lorient, Évian, Angers – 2010–18^{[b FRA][c FRA U21][c FRA U20][c FRA U19][c FRA U18][c FRA U17]}
• Abibou Tchagnao – Martigues – 1995–96
• Kader Touré – Sochaux – 2004–05
• Gilbert Wilson – Alès – 1958–59

Trinidad and Tobago

• John Bostock – Toulouse FC – 2018–19^{[b ENG][c ENG U19][c ENG U17][c ENG U16]}

Tunisia

• Nourredine Aouiriri – Toulouse FC – 1984–85
• Anis Ayari – Lorient – 2006–07
• Larry Azouni – Lorient – 2013–14^{[b FRA][c FRA U20][c FRA U19][c FRA U18]}
• Taoufik Belghilt – Monaco – 1971–72
• Saber Ben Frej – Le Mans – 2008–10
• Fahid Ben Khalfallah – Caen, Valenciennes, Bordeaux – 2008–14^{[b FRA]}
• Issam Ben Khémis – Lorient – 2015–17^{[b FRA]}
• Kamel Ben Mustapha – Paris SG – 1972–73
• Moktar Ben Nacef – Nice – 1948–51, 1953–55
• Chaouki Ben Saada – Bastia, Nice, Troyes – 2002–05, 2008–11, 2015–16, 2017–18^{[b FRA]}
• Mehdi Ben Slimane – Marseille – 1996–97
• Fakhreddine Ben Youssef – Metz – 2014–15
• Syam Ben Youssef – Caen – 2015–17^{[b FRA]}
• Selim Benachour – Paris SG, Troyes – 2001–04^{[b FRA]}
• Yohan Benalouane – AS Saint-Étienne – 2007–11^{[b FRA][c FRA U21]}
• Ali Boumnijel – AS Nancy, Gueugnon, Bastia – 1991–92, 1995–96, 1998–2003
• Raouf Bouzaiene – Châteauroux – 1997–98
• Dylan Bronn – Metz – 2019–22^{[b FRA]}
• Fabien Camus – Marseille, Troyes – 2003–04, 2012–13^{[b FRA]}
• Adel Chedli – Saint-Étienne, Sochaux, Istres – 1994–96, 1998–99, 2001–05^{[b FRA]}
• Amine Chermiti – Gazélec Ajaccio – 2015–16
• José Clayton – Bastia – 1998–2001^{[b BRA]}
• Aïmen Demaï – Metz – 2001–02, 2003–04^{[b FRA]}
• Chérif Gabsi – Marseille – 1949–50
• Haykel Guemamdia – Strasbourg – 2005–06
• Mohsen Habacha – Ajaccio – 1969–70
• Oussama Haddadi – Dijon – 2016–19
• Karim Haggui – Strasbourg – 2004–06
• Mouez Hassen – Nice – 2013–16^{[b FRA][c FRA U21][c FRA U20][c FRA U19][c FRA U18][c FRA U17][c FRA U16]}
• Kassem Hassouna – Le Havre, Lens – 1950–58, 1959–60
• Hamadi Henia – AS Monaco – 1953–55
• Assil Jaziri – Nice – 2018–19
• Ziad Jaziri – Troyes – 2005–07
• Issam Jemâa – Lens, Caen, Auxerre, Brest – 2005–12
• Ammar Jemal – Ajaccio – 2012–13
• David Jemmali – Cannes, Bordeaux, Grenoble – 1995–2010^{[b FRA]}
• Hamdi Kasraoui – Lens – 2009–11
• Brahim Kerrit – Nice – 1962–64
• Saber Khalifa – Évian, Marseille – 2011–14
• Saîf-Eddine Khaoui – Marseille, Troyes, Caen, Clermont – 2016–^{[b FRA]}
• Wahbi Khazri – Bastia, Bordeaux, Rennes, Saint-Étienne, Montpellier – 2012–16, 2017–^{[b FRA][c FRA U21]}
• Témime Lahzami – Marseille – 1979–80
• Aïssa Laïdouni – Angers – 2015–16^{[b FRA]}
• Mohamed Larbi – Gazélec Ajaccio – 2015–16
• Imed Mhedhebi – Nantes – 2005–06
• Yassin Mikari – Sochaux – 2008–13^{[b SUI][c SUI U21]}
• Mehdi Nafti – Toulouse FC – 1997–99, 2000–01^{[b FRA]}
• Hamed Namouchi – Lorient – 2006–09^{[b FRA]}
• Hocine Ragued – Paris SG – 2005–06^{[b FRA]}
• Faouzi Rouissi – Caen – 1992–94
• Jamel Saihi – Montpellier, Angers – 2009–17^{[b FRA]}
• Francileudo Santos – Sochaux, Toulouse FC – 2001–09^{[b BRA]}
• Ferjani Sassi – Metz – 2014–15
• Adel Sellimi – Nantes – 1996–97
• Ellyes Skhiri – Montpellier – 2014–19^{[b FRA]}
• Naïm Sliti – LOSC Lille, Dijon – 2016–19^{[b FRA]}
• Bassem Srarfi – Nice – 2016–20
• Montassar Talbi – Lorient – 2022–^{[b FRA]}
• Nabil Taïder – Toulouse FC, Lorient – 2003–07^{[b FRA][c FRA U21]}
• Yoann Touzghar – Lens, Troyes, Ajaccio – 2014–15, 2021–^{[b FRA]}
• Yan Valery – Angers – 2022–^{[b FRA][c FRA U18][c FRA U17]}
• Alaeddine Yahia – Guingamp, Saint-Étienne, Sedan, Nice, Lens, Caen – 2001–11, 2014–17^{[b FRA]}
• Moataz Zemzemi – Strasbourg – 2018–20
• Ali Zitouni – Troyes – 2005–06

Turkey

• Doğan Alemdar – Rennes – 2021–
• Umut Bozok – Nîmes, FC Lorient – 2018–19, 2020–^{[b FRA]}
• Zeki Çelik – Lille – 2018–22
• Mevlüt Erdinç – Sochaux, Paris SG, Rennes, Saint-Étienne, Guingamp, Metz – 2005–17^{[b FRA][c FRA U17]}
• Serdar Gürler – Sochaux – 2009–10^{[b FRA]}
• Metehan Güçlü – Paris SG – 2018–19^{[b FRA]}
• Deniz Hümmet – Troyes – 2015–16^{[b SWE]}
• Hasan Kabze – Montpellier – 2010–12
• Colin Kazim-Richards – Toulouse FC – 2009–10^{[b ENG]}
• Lefter Küçükandonyadis – Nice – 1952–53
• Yusuf Sari – Marseille – 2017–18^{[b FRA]}
• Atila Turan – Reims – 2013–14, 2015–16^{[b FRA][c FRA U19][c FRA U18][c FRA U17][c FRA U16]}
• Bülent Üçüncü – Lorient – 1998–99
• Engin Verel – Lille – 1981–83
• Cengiz Ünder – Marseille – 2021–
• Yusuf Yazıcı – Lille – 2019–
• Burak Yılmaz – Lille – 2020–22

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

Notes