List of foreign Ligue 1 players: B

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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

Belarus[]

Belgium[]

  • Michy BatshuayiMarseille – 2014–16
  • Roberto BiscontiNice – 2004–06
  • Gilbert BodartBordeaux 1996–97
  • Danny BoffinMetz – 1997–2000
  • Toni BrognoSedan – 2000–02
  • Excelsior Roubaix – 1934–36
  • Christian BrülsNice, Rennes – 2013–15
  • Maxime BusiReims – 2021–
  • Yannick CarrascoMonaco – 2013–15
  • Nacer ChadliMonaco – 2018–19[c MAR]
  • Jurgen CavensMarseille – 2001–02
  • Laurent CimanDijon – 2018–19
  • Thibault De SmetReims – 2020–
  • Eric DeflandreLyon – 2000–04
  • Stéphane DemolToulouse FC – 1990–91
  • Jason DenayerLyon – 2018–
  • Philippe DesmetLille – 1986–89
  • Brandon DevilleAC Ajaccio – 2013–14
  • Jérémy DokuRennes – 2020–
  • Grégory DuferCaen – 2004–05
  • Steve DugardeinCaen – 2004–05
  • Renaud EmondNantes – 2019–22
  • Yassine El GhanassyNantes – 2017–18
  • Björn EngelsReims – 2018–19
  • Wout FaesReims – 2020–
  • Thomas FoketReims – 2018–
  • Guillaume GilletSC Bastia, Nantes – 2014–17
  • CO Roubaix-Tourcoing – 1950–52
  • Fernand GoyvaertsNice – 1968–69, 1970–71
  • Baptiste GuillaumeLens, Lille, Angers, Nîmes – 2014–16, 2017–19
  • Eden HazardLille – 2007–12
  • Nordin JbariTroyes – 1999-01
  • Joris KayembeNantes – 2017–18
  • Christophe KinetStrasbourg – 1997–99
  • Roland LamahLe Mans – 2008–10[b CIV]
  • Christophe LauwersToulouse – 1998–99
  • Aaron Leya IsekaMarseille, Toulouse, Metz – 2016–17, 2018–21
  • Dominique LemoineMulhouse – 1989–90
  • Philippe LéonardMonaco, Nice – 1996–2004
  • Anthony LimbombeNantes – 2018–
  • Dodi LukebakioToulouse – 2016–17[c COD]
  • Eliot MatazoMonaco – 2020–
  • Isaac MbenzaMontpellier, Amiens – 2016–18, 2019–20[b FRA]
  • Thomas MeunierParis SG – 2016–20
  • CO Roubaix-Tourcoing, AS Monaco, Nîmes Olympique – 1947–52, 1953–55
  • Raphaël MiceliStrasbourg, Le Havre – 1997–00
  • Kevin MirallasLille OSC, Saint-Étienne – 2004–10
  • Amadou OnanaLille – 2021–[b SEN]
  • Divock OrigiLille OSC – 2012–14
  • Stef PeetersCaen – 2017–19
  • Luigi PieroniAuxerre, Nantes, Lens, Valenciennes – 2004–10
  • Thierry PisterToulon – 1989–90
  • Excelsior Roubaix, RC Roubaix, Sète – 1932–35, 1936–38[b FRA]
  • David PolletLens – 2007–08, 2010–11[b FRA]
  • Pascal RenierTroyes – 1999–2001
  • RubenilsonNice – 1996–97[b BRA]
  • Enzo ScifoBordeaux, Auxerre, Monaco – 1988–91, 1993–97
  • Matz SelsStrasbourg – 2018–
  • Benoît ThansLens – 1987–89
  • Youri TielemansMonaco – 2017–19
  • Daniel Van BuytenMarseille – 2001–03
  • Erwin VandenberghLille OSC – 1986–90
  • Erwin VandendaeleReims – 1977–78[b FRA]
  • Leo Van der ElstMetz – 1988–89
  • Mike Van HamelLe Havre – 2008–09
  • Gunter Van HandenhovenMetz – 1998-02
  • Nice – 1961–64, 1965–68
  • Anthony Vanden BorreMontpellier – 2016–17[b ZAI]
  • Franky VercauterenNantes – 1987–90
  • Julien VercauterenNice – 2014–15
  • Patrick VervoortBordeaux – 1990–91
  • Eddy VoordeckersRennes – 1985–87
  • Marc WilmotsBordeaux 2000–01
  • Laurent WuillotAjaccio – 2002–03

Benin[]

Bosnia and Herzegovina[]

Brazil[]

  • AdeílsonNice – 2008–09
  • Adaílton (Adaílton da Silva Santos)AS Nancy – 2005–08
  • Adaílton (Adaílton José dos Santos Filho)Rennes – 2004–06
  • Adaílton (Adaílton Martins Bolzan)Paris SG – 1998–99
  • AdrianoMonaco – 2007–11
  • AdryanNantes – 2015–16
  • Stade Français – 1966–67
  • Alex (Alex Dias de Almeida)Saint-Étienne, Paris SG – 1999–2002
  • Alex (Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa)Paris Saint-Germain – 2011–14
  • AloísioSaint-Étienne, Paris SG – 1999–2003
  • Dani AlvesParis SG – 2017–19
  • Yeso AmalfiNice, RC Paris, Marseille – 1950–51, 1954–56, 1957–58
  • Leandro AmaralIstres – 2004–05
  • Elinton AndradeMarseille – 2009–12
  • AndersonLyon – 2007–08
  • André LuísMarseille – 2005–06
  • André Luiz (André Luiz Moreira)Marseille, Paris SG, Ajaccio – 2001–03, 2004–06
  • André Luiz (André Luiz Silva do Nascimento)AS Nancy – 2005–13
  • Cannes, Antibes – 1935–36, 1938–39
  • Antônio CarlosAjaccio – 2005–06
  • AssisMontpellier – 2001–02
  • BaltazarRennes – 1991–92
  • Michel BastosLille OSC, Lyon – 2006–13
  • César BelliParis SG, Rennes – 1999–2002
  • BolívarMonaco – 2006–08
  • Gabriel BoschiliaMonaco, Nantes – 2015–20
  • Abel BragaParis SG – 1979–81
  • BrandãoMarseille, Saint-Étienne – 2008–14
  • BrandãozinhoNice – 1953–56
  • CaçapaLyon – 2000–07
  • Jonathan CafuBordeaux – 2017–18
  • Caio HenriqueMonaco – 2020–
  • Bastia – 1994–95
  • Diogo CamposEvian – 2012–13
  • CarlãoSochaux – 2008–14
  • Carlos Adriano GabiruMarseille – 2000–01
  • Carlos EduardoNice – 2014–15
  • Carlos HenriqueBordeaux – 2005–14
  • Carlos ViníciusMonaco – 2018–19
  • Matheus CarvalhoMonaco – 2014–15
  • CearáParis SG – 2007–12
  • ChristianParis SG, Bordeaux – 1999–2002
  • Eduardo CostaBordeaux, Marseille, AS Monaco – 2001–05, 2009–10
  • CrisLyon – 2004–12
  • Saint-Étienne – 1995–96
  • Dalbert HenriqueNice, Rennes – 2016–17, 2020–21
  • Danilo BarbosaNice – 2018–
  • Danilo AvelarAmiens – 2017–18
  • DanteLille, Nice – 2003–05, 2016–
  • David LuizParis Saint-Germain – 2014–16
  • DeividBordeaux – 2003–04
  • DenílsonBordeaux – 2005–06
  • Diego CarlosNantes – 2016–19
  • DillMarseille – 2001–02
  • DóriaMarseille – 2016–18
  • DouglãoNantes – 2008–09
  • Dudu CearenseRennes – 2004–06
  • EdersonNice, Lyon – 2004–08, 2008–12
  • Edmílson (Edmílson Gomes)Lyon – 2001–04
  • Edmílson (Edmílson Gonçalves)Paris SG – 1997–98
  • Edson (Edson Luís da Silva)Marseille – 1998–99
  • Édson (Édson Marcelo de Faria Manfron)Ajaccio – 2004–06
  • Eduardo (Eduardo Adelino da Silva)Toulouse FC – 2003–05
  • Eduardo (Eduardo Ribeiro dos Santos)Lens, Ajaccio – 2009–14
  • Emerson (Emerson da Conceição)Lille OSC – 2006–11
  • Lorient – 1998–99
  • EversonNice – 2002–04
  • FábioNantes – 2018–
  • Fabinho (Fábio Alves Félix)Toulouse FC – 2006–07
  • Fabinho (Fábio Henrique Tavares)Monaco – 2013–18
  • Fábio Santos (Fábio dos Santos Barbosa)Lyon – 2007–09
  • Fábio Santos (Fábio Santos Romeu)AS Monaco – 2007–08
  • Sedan – 1961–62
  • FernandãoMarseille, Toulouse FC – 2001–04
  • Valenciennes – 1967–68
  • Fernando MarçalGuingamp, Lyon – 2016–20
  • FransérgioBordeaux – 2021–
  • GersonMarseille – 2021–
  • Andrei GirottoNantes – 2017–
  • Fernando GuidicelliAntibes – 1935–36
  • Demetrius FerreiraAS Nancy, Bastia, Marseille, Troyes – 1998–07
  • FredLyon – 2005–09
  • GabrielLille, Troyes – 2016–20
  • Gabriel SilvaSaint-Étienne – 2017–
  • GansoAmiens – 2018–19
  • GéderLe Mans – 2008–10
  • GeninhoBastia – 1970–71
  • GeraldoParis SG – 1991–92
  • GilValenciennes – 2011–12
  • Giovane ÉlberLyon – 2003–04
  • Ricardo GomesParis SG – 1991–95
  • GrafiteLe Mans – 2006–07
  • GralakBordeaux – 1996–98
  • Bruno GuimarãesLyon – 2019–
  • HélderNancy – 2008–09, 2011–13
  • HenriqueLyon – 2021–
  • HernaniSaint-Étienne – 2017–18
  • HiltonBastia, Lens, Marseille, Montpellier – 2003–21
  • IlanSochaux, Saint-Étienne, Ajaccio, Bastia – 2004–09, 2011–14
  • Metz – 1995–97
  • JairzinhoMarseille – 1974–75
  • Léo JardimLille – 2021–
  • Jean LucasLyon, Brest, Monaco – 2019–
  • JemersonMonaco, Metz – 2015–20, 2021–
  • JeovânioValenciennes – 2006–09
  • Joaquim Francisco FilhoNîmes Olympique – 1966–67
  • Joel CamargoParis SG – 1971–72
  • JorgeMonaco – 2016–18
  • Júlio CésarBrest, Montpellier – 1986–90
  • JuninhoLyon – 2001–09
  • JussiêLens, Bordeaux – 2005–16
  • KimAS Nancy – 2005–08
  • Pedro Henrique KonzenRennes – 2014–17
  • LeonardoParis SG – 1996–98
  • LuanToulouse – 2009–10
  • Lucas EvangelistaNantes – 2018–19
  • Lucas LimaNantes – 2016–19
  • Lucas MouraParis Saint-Germain – 2012–18
  • LucasRennes – 2000–02
  • Lucas SilvaMarseille – 2015–16
  • Luís FabianoRennes – 2000–02
  • Luís Henrique (Luís Henrique Pereira dos Santos)Monaco – 1992–94
  • Luis Henrique (Luís Henrique Tomaz de Lima)Marseille – 2020–
  • Luiz AlbertoSaint-Étienne – 2000–01
  • Luiz AraújoLille – 2017–21
  • Luiz GustavoMarseille – 2017–20
  • Nîmes Olympique, Montpellier – 1974–82
  • Thiago MaiaLille – 2017–
  • MaiconAS Monaco – 2004–06
  • MalcomBordeaux – 2015–18
  • Wallyson MallmannNice – 2015–16
  • Marcelinho (Marcelo dos Santos)Marseille – 2000–01
  • Marcelinho (Marcelo Pereira Surcin)Ajaccio – 2004–05
  • MarceloLyon – 1993–97
  • MarceloLyon – 2017–
  • Marcos AntónioAuxerre – 2007–08
  • Marcos PauloLe Mans – 2008–09
  • MarlonNice – 2017–18
  • MarquinhosParis Saint-Germain – 2013–
  • Lens – 1952–54
  • William MatheusToulouse FC – 2014–16
  • MaxwellParis Saint-Germain – 2012–17
  • Túlio de MeloLe Mans, Lille OSC, Evian – 2005–14
  • Thiago MendesLille, Lyon – 2017–
  • Fernando MenegazzoBordeaux – 2005–11
  • MirandaSochaux – 2005–06
  • Walquir MotaLille OSC – 1992–94
  • Rafael MouraLorient – 2007–08
  • Carlos MozerMarseille – 1989–92
  • NaldoMonaco – 2018–19
  • NathanAmiens – 2017–18
  • NenêMonaco, Paris SG – 2007–13
  • NeymarParis Saint-Germain – 2017–
  • NivaldoSaint-Étienne – 2007–08
  • Saint-Étienne – 1951–53
  • Bastia – 2012–
  • Eduardo OliveiraSedan – 1999-01
  • RC Lens – 1993–94
  • Saint-Étienne – 1951–52
  • OtávioBordeaux – 2017–
  • PabloBordeaux – 2015–16, 2017–21
  • Lucas PaquetáLyon – 2020–
  • PaulãoSaint-Étienne – 2011–12
  • Paulo AndréLe Mans – 2006–09
  • Paulo César (Paulo César Arruda Parente)Paris SG, Toulouse FC – 2002–09
  • Paulo César (Paulo César Lima)Marseille – 1974–75
  • Paulo MirandaBordeaux – 2001–02, 2003–04
  • PenaStrasbourg – 2002–03
  • Lucas PereiraAjaccio – 2004–06
  • Matheus PereiraDijon – 2019–20
  • Luan PeresMarseille – 2021–
  • Nîmes Olympique, Marseille, Lyon – 1951–65
  • PitaStrasbourg – 1988–89
  • Bordeaux – 1969–70
  • RafaelLyon – 2015–20
  • RafinhaParis Saint-Germain – 2020–[c ESP U19][c ESP U17][c ESP U16]
  • RaphinhaRennes – 2019–21
  • RaíParis SG – 1993–98
  • ReinaldoParis SG – 2003–05
  • Thiago RibeiroBordeaux – 2004–05
  • RicardinhoBordeaux – 1997–98
  • Robson BambuNice – 2020–
  • RodrigoAjaccio, Strasbourg – 2003–06, 2007–08
  • RonaldinhoParis SG – 2001–03
  • Caen – 1991–92
  • Bordeaux, AS Monaco – 1966–72, 1973–74
  • Felipe SaadEvian, AC Ajaccio, Caen – 2011–13, 2014–15
  • Álvaro SantosSochaux, Strasbourg – 2006–08
  • Éverton SantosParis SG – 2007–08
  • Márcio SantosBordeaux – 1992–94
  • SávioBordeaux – 2002–03
  • Rafael SchmitzLille, Valenciennes – 2001–07, 2008–12
  • Lens – 1952–54
  • Célio SilvaCaen – 1993–94
  • Igor SilvaLorient – 2021–
  • Thiago SilvaParis Saint-Germain – 2012–20
  • SomaliaToulouse – 2015–18
  • Sonny AndersonMarseille, AS Monaco, Lyon – 1993–97, 1999–2003
  • SouzaParis SG – 2007–08
  • Matheus ThulerMontpellier – 2021–
  • Vágner LoveMonaco – 2015–16
  • ValdeirBordeaux – 1992–95
  • ValdoParis SG – 1991–95
  • VampetaParis SG – 2000–01
  • Rennes – 2000–01
  • VandersonMonaco – 2021–
  • Marseille – 1936–39
  • Matheus VivianMetz – 2007–08
  • WallaceAS Monaco – 2014–16
  • WeldonSochaux, Troyes – 2005–07
  • WendelBordeaux – 2006–11
  • WilliamBastia – 1995–96
  • Saint-Étienne – 1951–52
  • AS Nancy – 1999–2000
  • Nélson ZeglioSochaux, CO Roubaix-Tourcoing – 1951–53, 1954–55

Bulgaria[]

Burkina Faso[]

Burundi[]

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[]

Others[]

References[]

  1. ^ Played in France when SR Bosnia was part of SFR Yugoslavia

Notes[]

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    Born in Brazil
  2. ^
    Born in Croatia (then part of SFR Yugoslavia)
  3. ^
    Born in France
  4. ^
    Born in Germany
  5. ^
    Born in Ivory Coast
  6. ^
    Born in Democratic Republic of Congo (then Zaire)
  7. ^
    Born in Mauritania
  8. ^
    Born in Senegal
  9. ^
    Born in Sweden
  10. ^
    Born in Switzerland
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    Capped for the France national under-18 football team
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    Capped for the France national under-16 football team
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    Capped for the
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    Capped for the Morocco national football team
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    Capped for the Sweden national football team
  30. ^
    Capped for the Sweden national under-21 football team
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    Capped for the Sweden national under-17 football team
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