List of Olympique Lyonnais players
![A middle-aged man with brown hair looking upwards.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Gr%C3%A9gory_Coupet.jpg/240px-Gr%C3%A9gory_Coupet.jpg)
Olympique Lyonnais is a French professional association football club based in Lyon, Rhône-Alpes, playing in Ligue 1, the top level of the French football league system, as of the 2010–11 season. The club was formed in 1899 as the football section of sports club Lyon Olympique Universitaire. In 1950, the section split from the club and formed the club that exists today. Lyon played their first competitive match in August 1950. The club's first major honor was winning the 1963–64 edition of the Coupe de France. Lyon won their first ever Ligue 1 title in the 2001–02 season. The title started a national record-breaking streak of seven successive league championships. Since playing their first competitive match, more than 500 players have made a competitive first-team appearance for the club.
Olympique Lyonnais' record appearance-maker is Serge Chiesa, who made 541 total competitive appearances between 1969–1983.[1][2] In 1981, Chiesa surpassed Fleury Di Nallo who was the first player in the club's history to make 400 competitive appearances. Di Nallo is the club's all-time leading goalscorer with 182 and finished his career at Lyon with 489 total appearances.[2] Only four other players have made over 400 appearances for Lyon.[3] Goalkeepers Grégory Coupet and Yves Chauveau made 518 and 438 competitive appearances, respectively, while Sidney Govou appeared in 412.[4][5] Coupet and Govou, alongside Juninho Pernambucano, are the only players to have played on all seven of the club's league-winning championship teams.[4][6][7] Aimé Mignot rounds out the list having made exactly 400 appearances for Lyon.[8]
Players with 50 or more appearances[]
- Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only, including Ligue 1, Ligue 2, Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, Trophée des Champions, European Cup/Champions League, UEFA Cup/Europa League, Cup Winners' Cup, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, UEFA Super Cup and Club World Cup matches; wartime matches are regarded as unofficial and are excluded. Statistics correct as of 22 November 2020. Players marked in bold are still playing for the club.
Position key: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Juninho_wikipedia.jpg/170px-Juninho_wikipedia.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Raymond_Domenech.jpg/170px-Raymond_Domenech.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Dhorasoocropped.jpg/170px-Dhorasoocropped.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Karim_Benzema_17586.jpg/170px-Karim_Benzema_17586.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Jacek_B%C4%85k.jpg/170px-Jacek_B%C4%85k.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Jean_Tigana.jpg/170px-Jean_Tigana.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Essien.jpg/170px-Essien.jpg)
Name | Nationality[nb 1] | Position | Lyon career | Appearances | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Serge Chiesa | ![]() |
MF | 1969–1983 | 541 | 134 |
Grégory Coupet | ![]() |
GK | 1997–2008 | 518 | 0 |
Fleury Di Nallo | ![]() |
FW | 1960–1974 | 495 | 222 |
Yves Chauveau | ![]() |
GK | 1966–1975 1978–1982 |
438 | 0 |
Sidney Govou | ![]() |
FW | 1999–2010 | 412 | 77 |
Aimé Mignot | ![]() |
DF | 1955–1966 | 400 | 1 |
Juninho | ![]() |
MF | 2001–2009 | 344 | 100 |
Anthony Lopes | ![]() |
GK | 2011– | 349 | 0 |
Maxime Gonalons | ![]() |
MF | 2009–2017 | 334 | 13 |
Ángel Rambert | ![]() |
MF | 1960–1970 | 316 | 56 |
![]() |
DF | 1960–1969 | 294 | 8 | |
Raymond Domenech | ![]() |
DF | 1970–1977 | 293 | 11 |
Alexandre Lacazette | ![]() |
FW | 2010–2017 | 275 | 129 |
Anthony Réveillère | ![]() |
DF | 2003–2013 | 272 | 3 |
Cris | ![]() |
DF | 2004–2012 | 264 | 24 |
Pascal Fugier | ![]() |
DF | 1985–1993 | 256 | 4 |
![]() |
DF | 1966–1976 | 256 | 2 | |
Kim Källström | ![]() |
MF | 2006–2012 | 246 | 17 |
Bafétimbi Gomis | ![]() |
FW | 2009–2014 | 244 | 95 |
Steed Malbranque | ![]() |
MF | 1997–2001 2012–2016 |
232 | 17 |
Philippe Violeau | ![]() |
MF | 1997–2004 | 232 | 10 |
Bernard Lacombe | ![]() |
FW | 1969–1978 | 230 | 128 |
![]() |
MF | 1980–1987 | 224 | 13 | |
Laurent Fournier | ![]() |
MF | 1980–1988 | 224 | 22 |
Jordan Ferri | ![]() |
MF | 2011–2019 | 213 | 12 |
Vikash Dhorasoo | ![]() |
MF | 1993–1998 2002–2004 |
210 | 12 |
Maxwel Cornet | ![]() |
FW | 2014– | 222 | 47 |
Florent Laville | ![]() |
DF | 1993–2003 | 204 | 35 |
Jean Djorkaeff | ![]() |
DF | 1957–1966 | 200 | 23 |
Patrick Müller | ![]() |
DF | 2000–2004 2006–2008 |
199 | 3 |
![]() |
DF | 1961–1967 | 197 | 3 | |
Florent Malouda | ![]() |
MF | 2003–2007 | 193 | 30 |
Nabil Fekir | ![]() |
FW | 2013–2019 | 193 | 69 |
Jérémy Toulalan | ![]() |
MF | 2006–2011 | 191 | 1 |
Christophe Delmotte | ![]() |
MF | 1997–2004 | 187 | 15 |
Émile Antonio | ![]() |
MF | 1954–1961 | 184 | 23 |
Sylvain Deplace | ![]() |
DF | 1991–1997 | 180 | 2 |
![]() |
MF | 1981–1982 1983–1989 |
174 | 16 | |
David Linarès | ![]() |
DF | 1996–2002 | 173 | 5 |
Mahamadou Diarra | ![]() |
MF | 2002–2006 | 170 | 14 |
Samuel Umtiti | ![]() |
DF | 2011–2016 | 170 | 5 |
Bruno Génésio | ![]() |
MF | 1984–1987 1988–1993 1994–1995 |
169 | 11 |
Lisandro López | ![]() |
FW | 2009–2013 | 168 | 82 |
Lucas Tousart | ![]() |
MF | 2015–2020 | 165 | 6 |
Jérémie Bréchet | ![]() |
DF | 1998–2003 | 163 | 0 |
Rémi Garde | ![]() |
MF | 1984–1993 | 162 | 23 |
Corentin Tolisso | ![]() |
MF | 2013–2017 | 160 | 29 |
Jimmy Briand | ![]() |
FW | 2010–2014 | 160 | 34 |
Franck Gava | ![]() |
MF | 1992–1997 | 157 | 29 |
Sonny Anderson | ![]() |
FW | 1999–2003 | 161 | 94 |
André Lerond | ![]() |
DF | 1951–1959 | 153 | 3 |
Marcel Aubour | ![]() |
GK | 1960–1966 | 153 | 0 |
Clément Grenier | ![]() |
MF | 2009–2018 | 152 | 18 |
Karim Benzema | ![]() |
FW | 2004–2009 | 148 | 66 |
Michel Bastos | ![]() |
MF | 2009–2013 | 141 | 35 |
Bakary Koné | ![]() |
DF | 2011-2016 | 141 | 8 |
Edmilson | ![]() |
MF | 2000–2004 | 140 | 4 |
Jérémy Morel | ![]() |
DF | 2015–2019 | 139 | 1 |
Rafael | ![]() |
DF | 2015–2020 | 139 | 2 |
![]() |
MF | 1988–1992 1993–1996 1997–1998 |
138 | 18 | |
Aly Cissokho | ![]() |
DF | 2009–2013 | 136 | 2 |
Memphis Depay | ![]() |
FW | 2017– | 149 | 59 |
Houssem Aouar | ![]() |
MF | 2017– | 145 | 26 |
Nestor Combin | ![]() |
FW | 1959–1964 | 131 | 78 |
Jean-François Jodar | ![]() |
DF | 1979–1983 | 131 | 0 |
Ludovic Giuly | ![]() |
FW | 1994–1998 | 130 | 33 |
Yoann Gourcuff | ![]() |
MF | 2010–2015 | 128 | 19 |
Peguy Luyindula | ![]() |
FW | 2001–2004 | 126 | 46 |
Florian Maurice | ![]() |
FW | 1992–1997 | 126 | 44 |
Eric Deflandre | ![]() |
DF | 2000–2004 | 126 | 0 |
Fred | ![]() |
FW | 2005–2009 | 125 | 43 |
Marcelo | ![]() |
DF | 2017– | 138 | 5 |
Bertrand Traoré | ![]() |
FW | 2017–2020 | 125 | 33 |
Hugo Lloris | ![]() |
GK | 2008–2012 | 122 | 0 |
Miralem Pjanić | ![]() |
MF | 2008–2011 | 121 | 16 |
Rachid Ghezzal | ![]() |
FW | 2014–2017 | 119 | 14 |
Sylvain Wiltord | ![]() |
FW | 2004–2007 | 114 | 32 |
Éric Carrière | ![]() |
FW | 2001–2004 | 114 | 16 |
Jacek Bąk | ![]() |
DF | 1995–2002 | 114 | 3 |
François Clerc | ![]() |
DF | 2004–2010 | 114 | 2 |
François Lemasson | ![]() |
GK | 1987–1990 | 114 | 0 |
Franck Durix | ![]() |
MF | 1982–1988 | 113 | 33 |
Alain Caveglia | ![]() |
FW | 1996–2000 | 112 | 47 |
Caçapa | ![]() |
DF | 2000–2007 | 112 | 7 |
Romarin Billong | ![]() |
DF | 1989–1995 | 111 | 5 |
Ghislain Anselmini | ![]() |
DF | 1991–1993 1994–1998 |
111 | 0 |
Marcelo Djian | ![]() |
DF | 1993–1998 | 108 | 1 |
Rémy Vercoutre | ![]() |
GK | 2002–2014 | 106 | 0 |
Jean Makoun | ![]() |
MF | 2008–2010 | 105 | 12 |
Eric Abidal | ![]() |
DF | 2004–2007 | 105 | 2 |
Jean Tigana | ![]() |
MF | 1978–1981 | 104 | 15 |
Gueïda Fofana | ![]() |
MF | 2011–2015 | 104 | 9 |
Lucien Cossou | ![]() |
FW | 1956–1959 | 103 | 47 |
Henri Bedimo | ![]() |
DF | 2013–2016 | 103 | 1 |
Dejan Lovren | ![]() |
DF | 2010–2013 | 102 | 3 |
Christophe Desbouillons | ![]() |
DF | 1976–1981 | 101 | 5 |
Milan Bisevac | ![]() |
DF | 2012–2015 | 101 | 1 |
Gilles Rousset | ![]() |
GK | 1990–1993 | 98 | 0 |
Gilles De Rocco | ![]() |
GK | 1975–1979 | 98 | 0 |
Michael Essien | ![]() |
MF | 2003–2005 | 96 | 13 |
Tanguy Ndombele | ![]() |
MF | 2017–2019 | 96 | 3 |
Patrice Carteron | ![]() |
DF | 1997–2000 | 95 | 12 |
Pierre Laigle | ![]() |
MF | 1999–2002 | 92 | 7 |
![]() |
DF | 1988–1992 | 92 | 0 | |
Hatem Ben Arfa | ![]() |
MF | 2004–2008 | 92 | 12 |
Christophe Jallet | ![]() |
DF | 2014–2017 | 92 | 4 |
Tony Vairelles | ![]() |
FW | 1999–2001 2001–2002 2002–2003 |
91 | 16 |
Mathieu Bodmer | ![]() |
MF | 2007–2010 | 91 | 8 |
Mouhamadou Dabo | ![]() |
DF | 2011–2015 | 91 | 1 |
![]() |
MF | 1966–1969 | 90 | 7 | |
![]() |
MF | 1962–1965 | 89 | 10 | |
Jean-Alain Boumsong | ![]() |
DF | 2008–2010 | 89 | 4 |
Moussa Dembélé | ![]() |
FW | 2018– | 103 | 44 |
Christophe Cocard | ![]() |
MF | 1996–1999 | 87 | 11 |
Sébastien Squillaci | ![]() |
DF | 2006–2008 | 87 | 3 |
Ederson | ![]() |
MF | 2008–2012 | 84 | 7 |
![]() |
FW | 1954–1957 | 84 | 4 | |
Arnold Mvuemba | ![]() |
MF | 2012–2016 | 83 | 3 |
Eugène Kabongo | ![]() |
FW | 1987–1990 | 83 | 48 |
César Delgado | ![]() |
MF | 2008–2011 | 83 | 8 |
Jason Denayer | ![]() |
DF | 2018– | 95 | 3 |
Cédric Bardon | ![]() |
FW | 1994–1998 | 82 | 12 |
Laurent Debrosse | ![]() |
DF | 1992–1995 | 82 | 2 |
James Debbah | ![]() |
FW | 1992–1995 | 80 | 18 |
Ferland Mendy | ![]() |
DF | 2017–2019 | 79 | 3 |
Martin Terrier | ![]() |
FW | 2018–2020 | 77 | 17 |
![]() |
MF | 1956–1959 | 77 | 14 | |
Fabio Grosso | ![]() |
DF | 2007–2009 | 77 | 2 |
![]() |
DF | 1951–1961 | 77 | 0 | |
Mathieu Valbuena | ![]() |
MF | 2015–2017 | 76 | 12 |
Kenny Tete | ![]() |
DF | 2017–2020 | 80 | 1 |
Samassi Abou | ![]() |
DF | 1992–1996 | 75 | 4 |
![]() |
DF | 1987–1991 | 75 | 0 | |
![]() |
DF | 1975–1979 | 75 | 0 | |
Abdelhamid Kermali | ![]() |
DF | 1954–1959 | 74 | 17 |
Sergi Darder | ![]() |
MF | 2015–2017 | 73 | 5 |
Abdul Kader Keïta | ![]() |
FW | 2007–2009 | 72 | 8 |
Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa | ![]() |
DF | 2015–2020 | 72 | 2 |
Joseph-Désiré Job | ![]() |
FW | 1997–1999 | 71 | 22 |
Fernando Marçal | ![]() |
DF | 2017–2020 | 75 | 0 |
Jean-Marc Chanelet | ![]() |
DF | 2000–2003 | 70 | 3 |
Jérémy Berthod | ![]() |
DF | 2003–2007 | 69 | 1 |
Hubert Fournier | ![]() |
DF | 1998–2000 | 68 | 0 |
Manuel Amoros | ![]() |
DF | 1993–1995 | 66 | 3 |
Jean-Christophe Devaux | ![]() |
DF | 1994–2000 | 63 | 1 |
Albert Emon | ![]() |
MF | 1981–1983 | 60 | 17 |
![]() |
DF | 1976–1980 | 59 | 6 | |
Christian Bassila | ![]() |
DF | 1996–1999 | 59 | 2 |
![]() |
DF | 1988–1992 | 59 | 0 | |
Léo Dubois | ![]() |
DF | 2018– | 72 | 4 |
Jérémy Pied | ![]() |
DF | 2010–2012 | 56 | 4 |
Frédéric Kanouté | ![]() |
FW | 1997–2000 | 55 | 11 |
Maxence Flachez | ![]() |
DF | 1992–1995 | 55 | 2 |
![]() |
DF | 1989–1994 | 55 | 0 | |
Yassine Benzia | ![]() |
FW | 2012–2015 | 54 | 6 |
Aziz Bouderbala | ![]() |
MF | 1990–1992 | 54 | 10 |
John Carew | ![]() |
FW | 2005–2007 | 53 | 18 |
Pierre-Alain Frau | ![]() |
FW | 2004–2005 | 51 | 9 |
![]() |
MF | 1953–1957 | 50 | 10 |
Notes[]
- ^ Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References[]
- ^ "Chiesa Serge" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. Archived from the original on 11 April 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Les Scores Records" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. Archived from the original on 1 January 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
- ^ "Di Nallo Fleury" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Coupet Grégory" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
- ^ "Govou signs for Panathinaikos". Sporting Greece. 3 July 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
- ^ "Sidney Govou Bio". ESPN. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
- ^ "Juninho Pernambucano" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. Archived from the original on 2 January 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
- ^ "Mignot Aimé" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. Archived from the original on 3 July 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
- Olympique Lyonnais players
- Olympique Lyonnais
- Lists of association football players by club in France