List of foreign Ligue 1 players: S

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

Scotland[]

• Seton Airlie – Cannes – 1947–48
• William John Aitken – Cannes, Antibes – 1932–34, 1937–39
• – Excelsior Roubaix – 1933–35
• Eric Black – Metz – 1986–91
• – Cannes – 1947–48
• Alec Cheyne – SC Nîmes – 1932–34
• John Collins – AS Monaco – 1996–98
• John Donoghue – Excelsior Roubaix – 1932–35^{[b USA]}
• Peter Dougall – Sète – 1932–33
• Willie Dowall – Red Star – 1937–38
• – Sète – 1946–47
• – Red Star – 1932–33
• Steven Fletcher – Marseille – 2015–16^{[b ENG]}
• Jamie Fullarton – Bastia – 1996–97
• Fraser Hornby – Reims – 2020–^{[b ENG]}
• – Cannes – 1947–48
• Allan Johnston – Rennes – 1996–97
• Mo Johnston – Nantes – 1987–89
• – Red Star – 1937–38
• Jeremiah Kelly – Rennes – 1933–34
• Phillip McCloy – Rennes – 1933–34
• Derek McInnes – Toulouse – 1999–2000
• – Olympique Lillois – 1932–34
• MacLaren – Cannes – 1947–48
• – Excelsior Roubaix – 1934–37
• – Cannes – 1933–34
• Bill Murray – RC Roubaix – 1937–38
• George Nicol – RC Roubaix – 1935–37
• – CA Paris – 1932–34
• – Red Star – 1935–36
• – Marseille – 1932–33
• – Excelsior Roubaix – 1935–36
• – Marseille – 1932–33
• Gary Smith – Rennes – 1996–97
• – Alès – 1932–33, 1934–36
• Ray Stephen – AS Nancy – 1986–87, 1990–91
• Ian Wallace – Brest – 1984–85
• Andrew Wilson – SC Nîmes – 1932–34

Senegal[]

B[]

• Abasse Ba – Le Havre – 2008–09
• Issa Ba – Auxerre – 2006–09
• – Marseille – 2003–04
• Youssouph Badji – Brest – 2021–
• Fodé Ballo-Touré – Lille, Monaco – 2017–21^{[b FRA][c FRA U21][c FRA U20][c FRA U19][c FRA U18]}
• Rahmane Barry – Marseille, Lorient – 2003–05, 2006–07
• Moustapha Bayal Sall – Saint-Étienne, Nice – 2006–16
• Habib Beye – Strasbourg, Marseille – 1998–2001, 2002–07^{[b FRA]}
• Jules Bocandé – Metz, Paris SG, Nice, Lens – 1984–92
• Saar Boubacar – Marseille, Paris SG – 1975–76, 1977–83, 1984–86

C[]

• – Sedan – 2002–03
• – Nîmes Olympique – 1968–69
• Henri Camara – Sedan – 2001–03
• – Laval, Reims – 1975–79
• Souleymane Camara – AS Monaco, Guingamp, Nice, Montpellier – 2001–07, 2009–20
• Saliou Ciss – Valenciennes, Angers – 2013–14, 2017–18
• Adama Cissé – Lille OSC – 1994–95
• Aliou Cissé – Lille OSC, Paris SG, Montpellier, Sedan – 1994–95, 1999–2002, 2006–07
• Papiss Cissé – Metz – 2007–08
• Pape Abou Cissé – Saint-Étienne – 2020–
• Ferdinand Coly – Châteauroux, Lens – 1997–98, 1999–2002
• Racine Coly – Nice – 2017–21
• Abdoulaye Coulibaly – Saint-Étienne – 2008–09

D[]

• Omar Daf – Sochaux, Brest – 1998–99, 2001–09, 2010–13
• Basile de Carvalho – Sochaux – 2002–05
• Boulaye Dia – Reims – 2018–21^{[b FRA]}
• Issiar Dia – AS Nancy – 2006–10, 2016–17^{[b FRA][c FRA U21][c FRA U19][c FRA U18]}
• Fallou Diagne – Rennes, Metz – 2014–18
• Moudu Diagne – AS Nancy – 2016–17^{[c FRA U20]}
• Pape Diakhaté – AS Nancy, Saint-Étienne, Lyon – 2005–07, 2009–11
• Abdou Diallo – Monaco, Paris SG – 2014–15, 2016–17, 2019–^{[b FRA][c FRA U21][c FRA U20][c FRA U19][c FRA U18][c FRA U17][c FRA U16]}
• – Marseille – 1984–90
• Abdoulaye Diallo – Rennes – 2009–10, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2017–19^{[b FRA][c FRA U20][c FRA U19]}
• Habib Diallo – Metz, Strasbourg – 2016–18, 2019–
• – Sochaux – 2013–14
• Mustapha Diallo – Guingamp, Nîmes – 2013–19
• Zakaria Diallo – Dijon, Lorient – 2011–12, 2020–^{[b FRA]}
• Lamine Diatta – Toulouse FC, Rennes, Lyon, Saint-Étienne – 1998–2007
• Djibril Diawara – Le Havre, AS Monaco – 1994–99
• Souleymane Diawara – Le Havre, Sochaux, Bordeaux, Marseille, Nice – 1998–2000, 2002–06, 2007–15
• Salif Diao – AS Monaco, Sedan – 1998–99, 2000–2002
• Krépin Diatta – Monaco – 2020–
• Elhadji Pape Diaw – Angers – 2018–19
• Famara Diédhiou – Angers – 2016–17
• Bamba Dieng – Marseille – 2020–
• El Hadji Dieye – Saint-Étienne – 2021–
• – Nîmes Olympique – 1969–70
• Diop – Nîmes Olympique – 1960–61
• Papa Bouba Diop – Lens – 2002–04
• Papa Malick Diop – Strasbourg, Lorient, Metz – 1999–2002, 2007–08
• Papakouli Diop – Rennes – 2006–07
• Pape Cheikh Diop – Lyon, Dijon – 2017–19, 2020–^{[c ESP U21][c ESP U19][c ESP U18]}
• Pape Seydou Diop – Lens – 1998–99
• Famara Diédhiou – Angers – 2016–17
• El Hadji Diouf – Rennes, Lens – 1999–2002
• Assane Dioussé – Saint-Étienne – 2017–
• Dino Djiba – Metz – 2003–06, 2007–08
• Papy Djilobodji – Nantes, Dijon, Guingamp – 2013–15, 2017–19
• Boukary Dramé – Paris SG, Sochaux – 2005–11^{[b FRA][c FRA U21]}

F[]

• Khalilou Fadiga – Auxerre – 2000–03
• – Marseille, Caen – 1987–90
• Jacques Faty – Rennes, Marseille, Sochaux – 2002–11^{[b FRA][c FRA U21]}
• Ricardo Faty – Strasbourg, Nantes, AC Ajaccio – 2005–06, 2008–09, 2012–14^{[b FRA][c FRA U20]}
• Abdoulaye Faye – Lens, Istres – 2002–05
• Amady Faye – Auxerre – 1999–2003
• Ibrahima Faye – Caen, Troyes – 2004–07
• Mamadou Faye – Bastia – 1994–98
• Maodomalick Faye – Saint-Étienne – 2006–08, 2009–10
• Joachim Fernandez – Bordeaux, Caen – 1995–97

G[]

• Lamine Gassama – Lyon, Lorient – 2008–16^{[b FRA][c FRA U21]}
• Alfred Gomis – Dijon, Rennes – 2019–^{[c ITA B]}
• Rémi Gomis – Caen, Valenciennes, Nantes – 2007–16^{[b FRA]}
• – AS Nancy – 1980–82
• – Sochaux, Brest – 1977–80, 1981–83
• Babacar Gueye – Metz – 2003–06, 2007–08
• Babacar Guèye – – 2015–16
• Cheikh Gueye – Metz – 2007–08
• Idrissa Gana Gueye – Lille, Paris SG – 2010–15, 2019–
• Lamine Gueye – Metz – 2020–
• Makhtar Gueye – Saint-Étienne – 2018–19
• Moussa Gueye – Metz – 2014–15
• Pape Gueye – Marseille – 2020–^{[b FRA][c FRA U19][c FRA U18]}

K[]

• Bingourou Kamara – Strasbourg – 2017–18, 2020–^{[b FRA][c FRA U21][c FRA U20][c FRA U19]}
• – Strasbourg – 1988–89
• Mamadou Kane – Lille OSC – 1991–92
• – Metz, Brest – 1987–88, 1989–90
• Kara – Nantes – 2018–19
• Keita – Monaco – 2017–18, 2019–20^{[b ESP][c CAT]}
• Abdoulaye Khouma Keita – AS Nancy – 2005–07
• Moussa Konaté – Amiens, Dijon – 2017–21
• Moussa Koné – Nîmes – 2019–21

L[]

• Alboury Lah – Paris SG – 1990–91
• Dion Lopy – Reims – 2020–
• Joseph Lopy – Sochaux – 2011–14

M[]

• Cheikh M'Bengue – Toulouse, Rennes, Saint-Étienne – 2007–19^{[b FRA][c FRA U21]}
• David Papys M'Bodji – Marseille, Lorient – 2002–03, 2006–07
• Pape M'Bow – Marseille – 2007–08, 2009–10
• Abdou Kader Mangane – Lens, Rennes, Gazélec Ajaccio, Strasbourg – 2007–12, 2015–16, 2017–18
• Boubacar Mansaly – Saint-Étienne – 2009–10
• Adama Mbengue – Caen – 2017–19
• Amadou Salif Mbengue – Metz – 2021–
• Moustapha Mbow – Reims – 2021–
• Edouard Mendy – Reims, Rennes – 2018–21^{[b FRA]}
• Arial Mendy – Clermont – 2021–
• Frédéric Mendy – Saint-Étienne – 2004–06
• Nampalys Mendy – Monaco, Nice – 2010–11, 2013–16, 2007–18^{[b FRA][c FRA U21][c FRA U20][c FRA U19][c FRA U18]}
• Roger Mendy – Toulon, AS Monaco – 1985–92

N[]

• Guirane N'Daw – Sochaux, Nantes, Saint-Étienne – 2003–10
• Alfred N'Diaye – Nancy – 2008–11^{[b FRA][c FRA U21][c FRA U20][c FRA U19][c FRA U17]}
• Cheick N'Diaye – Rennes – 2008–09
• Deme N'Diaye – Arles-Avignon, Lens – 2010–11, 2014–15
• Ismaïla N'Diaye – Caen – 2008–09, 2010–11
• Lamine N'Diaye – Mulhouse – 1989–90
• Leyti N'Diaye – Marseille, AC Ajaccio – 2004–05, 2007–08, 2010–13
• Makhtar N'Diaye – Rennes – 1999-03
• Mamadou N'Diaye – Montpellier – 2014–17
• Mame N'Diaye – Marseille, Boulogne – 2005–06, 2009–10
• Momar N'Diaye – Metz – 2004–06, 2007–08
• Moussa N'Diaye – AS Monaco, Sedan, Istres, Ajaccio, Auxerre – 1998–03, 2004–07
• Samba N'Diaye – Lille, Metz, Nantes – 1992–96, 1997–98
• Sylvain N'Diaye – Bordeaux, Lille OSC, Marseille – 1996–97, 2000–05
• Cheikh N'Doye – Angers – 2015–17, 2018–19
• Mayoro N'Doye – Metz – 2014–15
• Ousmane N'Doye – Toulouse FC – 2003–04
• Abdallah N'Dour – Strasbourg – 2017–20
• – Laval – 1988–89
• Pape Ndiaga Yade – Metz – 2019–
• Santy Ngom – Nantes – 2017–18^{[b FRA]}
• Opa Nguette – Valenciennes, Metz – 2012–14, 2016–18, 2019–^{[b FRA][c FRA U20][c FRA U19][c FRA U18]}
• Ibrahima Niane – Metz – 2017–18, 2019–
• M'Baye Niang – Caen, Montpellier, Rennes, Bordeaux – 2010–12, 2013–14, 2018–^{[b FRA][c FRA U21][c FRA U17][c FRA U16]}
• Mamadou Niang – Troyes, Metz, Strasbourg, Marseille – 2000–11
• Cheikh Niasse – Lille – 2019–20, 2021–22

P[]

• – Rennes, Troyes – 1946–49, 1954–55
• Oumar Pouye – Metz – 2007–08

S[]

• Cheikh Sabaly – Metz – 2020–
• Youssouf Sabaly – Evian, Nantes, Bordeaux – 2013–21^{[b FRA][c FRA U20][c FRA U19][c FRA U18][c FRA U17]}
• – Laval – 1977–82
• Lamine Sagna – Bordeaux – 1990–91
• Henri Saivet – Bordeaux, Saint-Étienne – 2007–17^{[c FRA U21][c FRA U18][c FRA U17][c FRA U16]}
• Diafra Sakho – Rennes – 2017–19
• Lamine Sakho – Lens, Marseille, Saint-Étienne – 1999–2003, 2004–06
• Massamba Sambou – AS Monaco, Le Havre – 2006–09
• – Le Havre, Metz – 1998–99, 2001–02
• Pape Sané – Caen – 2016–17
• Salif Sané – Bordeaux, AS Nancy – 2010–13^{[b FRA]}
• Younousse Sankharé – Paris SG, Djon, Valenciennes, Guingamp, Lille, Bordeaux – 2007–10, 2011–19^{[b FRA][c FRA U21][c FRA U19]}
• Bouna Sarr – Metz, Marseille – 2014–21^{[b FRA]}
• Ismaïla Sarr – Metz, Rennes – 2016–19
• – Caen – 2004–05
• Mouhamadou-Naby Sarr – Lyon – 2013–14^{[b FRA][c FRA U21][c FRA U20]}
• Pape Sarr – Saint-Étienne, Lens – 1999–2004
• Pape Matar Sarr – Metz – 2020–
• Sidy Sarr – Nîmes – 2019–21
• – Lens – 2014–15
• Mamadou Seck – Ajaccio – 2002–05
• Badara Sène – Sochaux, Le Mans – 2005–08, 2009–10
• Oumar Sène – Laval, Paris SG – 1981–92
• Moussa Seydi – Metz – 2016–17
• Sambou Soumano – Saint-Étienne – 2021–
• Ansou Sow – Lens – 2020–
• Moussa Sow – Rennes, Lille OSC – 2004–12^{[b FRA][c FRA U21][c FRA U19]}
• Pape Habib Sow – Sochaux – 2005–06
• Seydou Sy – Monaco – 2016–19
• Tony Sylva – Monaco, Lille – 1999–2008

T[]

• – RC Paris – 1961–62
• Ibrahim Tall – Sochaux, Nantes – 2002–05, 2008–09^{[b FRA]}
• Pape Thiaw – Metz – 2003–04
• Sada Thioub – Nice, Nîmes, Angers, Saint-Étienne – 2014–15, 2018–^{[b FRA]}
• Demba Touré – Lyon – 2002–03
• Zargo Touré – Boulogne – 2009–10
• Amara Traoré – Gueugnon, Metz, Châteauroux – 1995–99

W[]

• – Stade Français – 1959–62
• Omar Wade – Lille OSC – 2010–11
• Moussa Wagué – Nice – 2019–20

Y[]

• Thierno Youm – Laval, Nantes – 1984–92

Serbia[]

• – Sète – 1935–36
• Rajko Aleksić – Lyon – 1977–79
• – AS Angoulême – 1969–70
• Slobodan Antić – Nancy – 1979–80
• Aleksandar Aranđelović – RC Paris – 1951–52
• Stefan Babović – Nantes – 2008–09^{[b MNE–YUG 1]}
• Mane Bajić – Lille OSC – 1971–72
• Bojan Banjac – Lille OSC – 1996–97
• Milan Biševac – Lens, Valenciennes, Paris SG, Lyon, Metz – 2006–18^{[b KOS–SFR]}
• Nenad Bjeković – Nice – 1976–81
• Nenad Bjeković – Nantes, Châteauroux – 1996–98
• Zdravko Borovnica – Bastia – 1982–83
• Miroslav Bošković – Angers – 1976–77
• Miloš Bursać – Toulon, Lyon – 1989–92
• Ivan Ćurković – Saint-Étienne – 1972–81^{[b IND BIH]}
• Dragan Cvetković – Bastia – 1984–85^{[b CRO–YUG]}
• – Reims, AC Ajaccio – 1970–72
• Milan Damjanović – Angers – 1971–75, 1976–77^{[b IND CRO]}
• Miloš Dimitrijević – Nantes, Grenoble – 2004–07, 2008–09^{[c FRA U18]}
• – Nice – 1987–91
• Filip Đorđević – Nantes – 2008–09, 2013–14
• Slađan Đukić – Troyes – 1999–2001^{[b CRO–YUG]}
• Vladimir Durković – Saint-Étienne – 1967–71^{[b KOS–KYU]}
• Dragan Džajić – Bastia – 1975–77
• Nenad Džodić – Montpellier, Ajaccio – 1997–2006, 2009–10
• Milan Gajić – Bordeaux – 2015–19^{[b CRO]}
• Milan Galić – Reims – 1970–73
• Svetislav Glišović – Stade Français – 1946–47
• Nenad Grozdić – Lens – 2000–01
• Dragan Gugleta – Strasbourg – 1967–69
• Ivan Gvozdenović – Metz – 2004–05
• Dejan Ilić – Istres – 2004–05
• Zvonko Ivezić – Sochaux – 1976–82
• Slobodan Janković – Lens – 1975–77
• Nenad Jestrović – Bastia, Metz – 1997–2000
• Vukašin Jovanović – Bordeaux – 2016–20
• Zoran Jovičić – Caen – 2004–05
• Vladimir Jugović – AS Monaco – 2001–02
• Stanislav Karasi – Lille OSC – 1974–77
• Mateja Kežman – Paris SG – 2008–11
• – Laval – 1976–77
• Nenad Kovačević – Lens – 2006–08, 2009–11
• Vladica Kovačević – Nantes – 1966–67
• Miloš Krasić – Bastia – 2013–14^{[b KOS–SFR]}
• Petar Krivokuća – Rouen – 1977–78
• Dobrosav Krstić – Sochaux – 1964–66
• Nebojša Krupniković – Bastia – 1999
• Branko Lazarević – Caen – 2010–11^{[b BIH–YUG]}
• Danijel Ljuboja – Sochaux, Strasbourg, Paris SG, Grenoble, Nice – 1998–99, 2000–01, 2002–05, 2009–11^{[b CRO–YUG]}
• Ilija Lukić – Rennes – 1969–71
• Vladan Lukić – Metz – 1997–99
• Milan Martinović – Ajaccio – 2003–04
• Igor Matić – Caen – 2004–05^{[b BIH–YUG]}
• – Rennes – 1976–77
• Vojislav Melić – Sochaux – 1967–74
• Ljubomir Mihajlović – Lyon – 1970–77
• Zoran Milinković – Nice – 1996–97
• Goran Milojević – Brest – 1990–91
• – Valenciennes – 1970–71, 1972–73
• – Red Star – 1968–71
• Dejan Milovanović – Lens – 2009–10
• Bora Milutinović – Monaco, Nice – 1967–69, 1970–71
• Miloš Milutinović – RC Paris, Stade Français – 1961–65
• Dalibor Mitrović – Ajaccio – 2003–04
• Milorad Mitrović – Sète – 1933–34
• Stefan Mitrović – Strasbourg – 2018–21
• Slavoljub Muslin – Lille, Brest – 1981–86
• Velimir Naumović – Rennes – 1969–71
• Predrag Ocokoljić – Toulouse FC – 2003–05
• Žarko Olarević – Lille – 1978–81
• Goran Pandurović – Rennes – 1995–98
• Dragan Pantelić – Bordeaux – 1981–83
• Ilja Pantelić – Marseille, Bastia, Paris SG – 1970–77^{[b BIH–YUG]}
• Marko Pantelić – Paris SG – 1996–97
• Milinko Pantić – Le Havre – 1998–99
• Strahinja Pavlović – AS Monaco – 2020–
• Nemanja Pejčinović – Nice – 2010–14
• Aleksandar Pešić – Toulouse – 2014–16
• Ilija Petković – Troyes – 1973–76
• Denis Petrić – Troyes, Angers, Nantes – 2015–17, 2019–20^{[b SVN–YUG][c SVN U21][c SVN U20][c SVN U19][c SVN U18][c SVN U17]}
• Ognjen Petrović – Bastia – 1976–78
• Vladimir Petrović "Pižon" – Brest – 1985–86
• Josip Pirmajer – Nîmes Olympique – 1972–75^{[b SVN–DEU]}
• Nemanja Radonjić – Marseille – 2018–22
• Aleksandar Radovanović – Lens – 2020–21
• Milan Radović – Brest – 1981–84
• Ljubiša Rajković – Bastia – 1979–81
• Predrag Rajković – Reims – 2019–
• – Bastia – 1970–71
• Ljubiša Ranković – Caen – 2004–05
• Zoran Rendulić – Grenoble – 2008–10^{[b BIH–YUG]}
• Mihailo Ristić – Montpellier – 2018–^{[b BIH]}
• Spasoje Samardžic – Saint-Étienne – 1969–72
• Dušan Savić – Lille, Cannes – 1983–85, 1987–89
• Vujadin Savić – Bordeaux – 2010–11
• Stevan Sekereš – Nantes – 1967–68^{[b CRO–KYU]}
• Laslo Seleš – Sochaux – 1969–78
• Milovan Sikimić – Guingamp – 2002–04
• Slobodan Škrbić – Lille, – 1971–72
• Petar Škuletić – Montpellier – 2018–21^{[b MNE–YUG 1]}
• Živko Slijepčević – Valenciennes – 1992–93^{[b BIH–YUG]}
• Uroš Spajić – Toulouse FC – 2013–16
• – Nîmes Olympique – 1960–61
• Jovan Stanković – Marseille – 2000–01
• Ljubiša Stefanović – SC Nîmes – 1932–33
• Ivan Stevanović – Sochaux – 2009–10
• Dragan Stojković – Marseille – 1990–94
• Nenad Stojkovic – Monaco, Montpellier, AS Nancy – 1984–86, 1987–88, 1990–91^{[b KOS–SFR]}
• Vladimir Stojković – Nantes – 2006–07
• Neven Subotić – Saint-Étienne – 2017–19^{[b BIH–YUG][c USA U20][c USA U17]}
• Silvester Takač – Rennes – 1967–69
• – Guingamp – 1995–96
• Slobodan Topalović – Lyon – 1981–83
• Duško Tošić – Sochaux – 2005–07
• Dobrivoje Trivić – Lyon – 1971–73
• Bogdan Turudija – Troyes – 1976–78
• Dušan Veškovac – Toulouse, Troyes – 2013–17
• Milivoje Vitakić – Lille, Grenoble – 2004–07, 2008–10
• Nebojša Vučićević – Metz – 1989–90
• Ivan Vukomanović – Bordeaux – 1998–99
• Momčilo Vukotić – Bordeaux – 1978–79
• Miodrag Živaljević – Lyon – 1979–80
• Nebojša Zlatarić – Marseille, Paris FC, Valenciennes – 1975–77, 1978–79, 1980–81

Sierra Leone[]

• Mohamed Kallon – AS Monaco – 2004–05, 2006–08

Slovakia[]

• – Metz – 1951–52
• Ferdinand Faczinek – Sochaux – 1937–39
• Miloš Glonek – Caen – 1994–95, 1996–97
• Tomáš Hubočan – Marseille – 2016–17
• Viliam Hýravý – Toulouse FC – 1991–92
• Milan Luhový – Saint-Étienne – 1992–93
• Ľubomír Moravčík – Saint-Étienne, Bastia – 1990–98
• Szilárd Németh – Strasbourg – 2005–06
• – Mulhouse – 1936–37
• Ján Popluhár – Lyon – 1968–70
• Adolf Scherer – Nîmes Olympique – 1969–72
• Filip Šebo – Valenciennes – 2007–10
• Dušan Tittel – Nîmes Olympique – 1991–93
• Alexander Vencel Jr. – Strasbourg, Le Havre – 1994–2000, 2002–03
• Róbert Vittek – Lille – 2008–10

Slovenia[]

• Milenko Acimovic – Lille – 2004–06
• Vili Ameršek – Angers – 1976–79
• Robert Berić – Saint-Étienne – 2015–20
• Valter Birsa – Sochaux, Auxerre – 2006–09, 2008–11
• Boštjan Cesar – Marseille, Grenoble – 2005–07, 2008–10
• Marko Elsner – Nice – 1987–90
• Adriano Fegic – AS Nancy – 1985–86
• Bojan Jokic – Sochaux – 2007–10
• Ažbe Jug – Bordeaux – 2013–15
• Rene Krhin – Nantes – 2017–20
• Tony Kurbos – Metz, Nice, AS Monaco – 1982–85, 1987–88, 1989
• Džoni Novak – Le Havre, Sedan – 1996–2000
• Milan Osterc – Le Havre – 2003
• Jan Repas – Caen – 2017–19
• Ermin Šiljak – Bastia – 1996–97
• – Marseille – 1947–48
• Luka Žinko – Istres – 2004–05

South Africa[]

• Keagan Dolly – Montpellier – 2016–21
• Kermit Erasmus – Rennes – 2015–17
• Lyle Foster – Monaco – 2019–20
• Pierre Issa – Marseille – 1996–2000
• Thabang Molefe – Le Mans – 2003–04
• Lebo Mothiba – Lille, Strasbourg, Troyes – 2017–
• Katlego Mphela – Strasbourg – 2003–05
• Anele Ngcongca – Troyes – 2015–16
• Lebogang Phiri – Guingamp – 2017–19
• Bongani Zungu – Amiens – 2017–20

South Korea[]

• Ahn Jung-hwan – Metz – 2005–06
• Hwang Ui-jo – Bordeaux – 2019–
• Jung Jo-gook – Auxerre, AS Nancy – 2011–12
• Kang Jin-wook – Metz – 2005–06
• Kwon Chang-hoon – Dijon – 2016–19
• Lee Sang-yoon – Lorient – 1998–99
• Nam Tae-hee – Valenciennes – 2008–11
• Ou Kyoung-jun – Metz – 2007–08
• Park Chu-young – AS Monaco – 2008–11
• Seo Jung-won – Strasbourg – 1998–99
• Suk Hyun-jun – Troyes, Reims – 2017–20, 2021–
• Yun Il-lok – Montpellier – 2019–21

Spain[]

• Álvaro – Marseille – 2019–
• – Reims – 1947–52
• – Excelsior Roubaix – 1938–39
• Mikel Arteta – Paris SG – 2000–02
• Salvador Artigas – Rennes – 1945–49, 1952–53
• César Azpilicueta – Marseille – 2010–12
• – Angers – 1962–63
• Domènec Balmanya – Sète – 1937–39^{[c CAT]}
• José Javier Barkero – Toulouse FC – 2000–01
• Yuri Berchiche – Paris SG – 2017–18^{[c EUS]}
• Juan Bernat – Paris SG – 2018–
• Oriol Busquets – Clermont – 2021–
• – Metz – 1937–38
• José Caeiro – Rennes – 1956–57
• Francisco José Carrasco – Sochaux – 1989–92
• Albert Celades – Bordeaux – 2003–04^{[c CAT]}
• Pedro Chirivella – Nantes – 2020–
• – Strasbourg – 1937–38
• Marc Crosas – Lyon – 2007–08
• Diego Cuenca – Sedan – 1955–57
• Sergi Darder – Lyon – 2015–17
• – Toulouse FC (1937), RC Paris, Metz – 1946–53
• Enrique de Lucas – Paris SG – 2000–01
• – Rennes – 1952–53
• Josep Escolà – Sète – 1937–39^{[c CAT]}
• Francesc Fàbregas – Monaco – 2018–^{[c CAT]}
• – Metz – 1972–73
• – Marseille – 1977–78
• – Nîmes Olympique – 1954–55
• – Lyon – 1991–93
• José Manuel Galdames – Toulouse FC – 1997–99
• Antonio García – Le Havre, Lille OSC – 1945–48
• – Sète – 1947–48
• Manu García – Toulouse FC – 2018–19
• – Saint-Étienne – 2004–05
• – Strasbourg, Toulouse FC (1937), Rennes – 1945–47 and 1948–51
• Ander Herrera – Paris SG – 2019–
• – Sète – 1935–36
• Jesé – Paris SG – 2016–17, 2019–21
• Pol Lirola – Marseille – 2020–^{[c CAT]}
• Borja López – Monaco – 2013–14
• Cristian López – Angers – 2018–19
• Gerard López – Monaco – 2005–07^{[c CAT]}
• Pau López – Marseille – 2021–^{[c CAT]}
• Iván de la Peña – Marseille – 1999-00
• Koke – Marseille – 2003–05
• – Stade Français – 1946–47
• Javier Manquillo – Marseille – 2015–16
• Martín – Stade Français – 1950–52
• Rafael Martín Vázquez – Marseille – 1992
• Paco Mateo – Strasbourg – 1945–50
• Jordi Mboula – Monaco – 2017–19
• Alfredo Megido – Bordeaux – 1977–78
• Álvaro Mejía – Arles-Avignon – 2010–11
• José Luis Molinuevo – RC Paris – 1945–47
• Fernando Morientes – AS Monaco, Marseille – 2003–04, 2009–10
• – Bordeaux – 1962–66
• – Red Star, Lille OSC, Le Havre, Rennes – 1945–53
• – Montpellier – 1947–48
• José Padrón Martín – Alès, Cannes, Sochaux – 1935–38
• – FC Nancy – 1953–54
• Sergi Palencia – Bordeaux, Saint-Étienne – 2018–20
• Rubén Pardo – Bordeaux – 2019–
• Cristóbal Parralo – Paris SG – 2001–03
• – Strasbourg, Stade Français – 1945–51
• Francisco Pavón – Arles-Avignon – 2010–11
• Ignacio Pavon – Marseille – 1962–63
• Alfonso Pérez – Marseille – 2001–02
• – Alès – 1947–48
• Iván Pérez Muñoz – Bordeaux – 1998–99
• Josep Raich Garriga – Sète – 1937–38
• Sergio Ramos – Paris SG – 2021–
• Luis Regueiro – RC Paris – 1937–38^{[c EUS]}
• Sergio Rico – Paris SG – 2019–
• Albert Riera – Bordeaux – 2003–05
• Alberto Rivera Pizarro – Marseille – 2001–02
• – Nîmes Olympique, Sedan, Strasbourg – 1956–65, 1966–69
• – Sochaux – 1965–71
• Pablo Sarabia – Paris SG – 2019–
• – Bordeaux – 1962–63
• – Lyon – 1959–61
• Daniel Solsona – Bastia – 1983–86
• – FC Nancy – 1953–54
• Brandon Thomas – Rennes – 2017–18
• Víctor Torres Mestre – Bordeaux – 1998–2000
• Santiago Urtizberea – Bordeaux – 1945–47
• – Ajaccio – 1970–71
• – Toulouse FC (1937) – 1950–51
• – Marseille, SO Montpellier – 1945–48
• Ramón Zabalo – RC Paris – 1937–39^{[b ENG]}

Sweden[]

• Gunnar Andersson – Marseille, Bordeaux – 1950–58, 1959–60
• Kennet Andersson – Lille, Caen – 1993–95
• Pär Bengtsson – Nice – 1950–52
• Pierre Bengtsson – Bastia – 2016–17
• Henrik Bertilsson – Martigues – 1994–96
• Yngve Brodd – Toulouse FC (1937), Sochaux – 1953–62
• Jens Cajuste – Reims – 2021–
• Henry Carlsson – RC Paris – 1948–49
• Mikael Dorsin – Strasbourg – 2003–04
• Jimmy Durmaz – Toulouse – 2016–19
• Erik Edman – Rennes – 2005–08
• Ralf Edström – AS Monaco – 1981–83
• – Reims – 1974–75
• Dan Ekner – Marseille – 1950–51
• Johnny Ekström – Cannes – 1989–91
• Niclas Eliasson – Nîmes – 2020–21
• Johan Elmander – Toulouse FC – 2006–08
• – Sète, Toulouse FC (1937) – 1953–55
• Leif Eriksson – Nice – 1970–75
• Alexander Farnerud – Strasbourg – 2003–06
• Pontus Farnerud – AS Monaco, Strasbourg – 1998–2006
• Gabriel Gudmundsson – Lille – 2021–
• Petter Hansson – Rennes, AS Monaco – 2007–11
• – Nice, Lyon, Troyes – 1950–51, 1952–53, 1954–56
• Niklas Hult – Nice – 2014–16
• Zlatan Ibrahimović – Paris SG – 2012–16
• Klas Ingesson – Marseille – 2000–01
• Andreas Isaksson – Rennes – 2004–06
• Gunnar Johansson – Marseille – 1950–58
• Jakob Johansson – Rennes – 2018–19
• Egon Johnsson – Stade Français, Lens, Toulon – 1950–51, 1952–57, 1959–60
• Jon Jönsson – Toulouse FC – 2007–08
• Alexander Kačaniklić – Nantes – 2016–18
• Kim Källström – Rennes, Lyon �� 2003–12
• Emil Krafth – Amiens – 2018–19
• Jack Lahne – Amiens – 2019–20^{[b ZMB]}
• Johan Larsson – Guingamp – 2018–19
• Anders Linderoth – Marseille – 1977–80
• – Reims – 1953–55
• Roger Magnusson – Marseille, Red Star – 1968–75
• Bror Mellberg – Sochaux – 1956–57
• Lasse Nilsson – Saint-Étienne – 2007–08
• Stellan Nilsson – Marseille – 1953–54
• Yksel Osmanovski – Bordeaux – 2001–02
• Lennart Samuelsson – Nice – 1950–51
• Karl Svensson – Caen – 2007–09
• Michael Svensson – Troyes – 2001–02
• Emra Tahirovic – Lille – 2007–08^{[b BIH–YUG]}
• Isaac Kiese Thelin – Bordeaux – 2015–17
• Ola Toivonen – Rennes, Toulouse FC – 2013–18
• Christian Wilhelmsson – Nantes – 2006–07

Switzerland[]

• Almen Abdi – Le Mans ��� 2009–10^{[b KOS–SFR]}
• André Abegglen – Sochaux – 1934–38
• Claude Andrey – Mulhouse – 1982–83
• Umberto Barberis – AS Monaco – 1980–83
• – Lyon – 1956–60, 1961–64
• Diego Benaglio – AS Monaco – 2017–19
• Loris Benito – Bordeaux – 2019–21
• Kurt Bertsch – Saint-Étienne – 1946–47
• Ferdinand Bruhin – Marseille – 1933–42^{[b ITA]}
• Arnaud Bühler – Sochaux – 2005–06
• – Cannes, Toulouse FC (1937) – 1945–48
• Ricardo Cabañas – Guigamp – 2003–04^{[c GAL]}
• Fabio Celestini – Troyes, Marseille – 2000–04
• Pierre-Albert Chapuisat – Paris FC – 1972–73
• Davide Chiumiento – Le Mans – 2005–06^{[c ITA U21]}
• Alexandre Comisetti – Auxerre – 1999–2001
• Joël Corminbœuf – Strasbourg – 1993–94
• Michel Decastel – Strasbourg – 1979–81
• Innocent Emeghara – Lorient – 2011–13^{[b NGA]}
• Norbert Eschmann – Marseille, Stade Français – 1958–60, 1960–63^{[b FRA]}
• Julián Estéban – Rennes – 2006–09
• Jacques Fatton – Lyon – 1954–57^{[b FRA]}
• Lucien Favre – Toulouse FC – 1983–84
• Gélson Fernandes – Saint-Étienne, Rennes – 2009–10, 2014–17^{[b CPV]}
• Alexander Frei – Rennes – 2002–05
• Michael Frey – Lille – 2014–15
• Alessandro Frigerio – Le Havre – 1938–39^{[b COL]}
• – Saint-Étienne, Lyon OU – 1939, 1945–46
• Alain Geiger – Saint-Étienne – 1988–90
• Gaetano Giallanza – Nantes – 1997–98
• Dylan Gissi – Montpellier – 2014–15
• – Sochaux, Red Star, Le Havre – 1933–39
• Marco Grassi – Rennes, AS Monaco, Cannes, Lyon – 1994–99
• Stéphane Grichting – Auxerre – 2002–12
• Daniel Gygax – Lille, Metz – 2005–06, 2007–08
• Bernt Haas – Bastia – 2004–05^{[b AUT]}
• Alfred Jäck – Olympique Lillois – 1936–37
• Daniel Jeandupeux – Bordeaux – 1975–78
• Goran Karanović – Angers – 2015–16^{[b SRB–SFR]}
• Edmond Kramer – SC Nîmes, Nice – 1932–34
• Jean-Pierre La Placa – Toulouse FC – 1997–98
• Léo Lacroix – Saint-Étienne – 2016–18
• Stephan Lichtsteiner – Lille OSC – 2005–08
• Johann Lonfat – Sochaux – 2002–06
• Jordan Lotomba – Nice – 2020–
• Badile Lubamba – Troyes – 2002–03^{[b ZAI]}
• – Nantes – 1988–90
• François Moubandje – Toulouse FC – 2013–19^{[b CMR]}
• Patrick Müller – Lyon, Monaco – 2000–04, 2006–09
• Dan Ndoye – Nice – 2020–
• Christophe Ohrel – Rennes, Saint-Étienne – 1994–96^{[b FRA]}
• Jonas Omlin – Montpellier – 2020–
• – Saint-Étienne – 1938–39, 1946–47^{[b FRA]}
• Raimondo Ponte – Bastia – 1981–82
• Philippe Pottier – Stade Français, Angers – 1961–67
• Anthony Racioppi – Dijon – 2020–21
• Joseph Rich – Saint-Étienne, FC Nancy – 1938–39, 1945–48
• Alain Rochat – Rennes – 2005–06^{[b CAN]}
• – Alès – 1947–48
• Vincent Rüfli – Dijon – 2016–18
• Xherdan Shaqiri – Lyon – 2021–22^{[b KOS–SFR]}
• – Olympique Lillois – 1937–38
• Nestor Subiat – Mulhouse, Saint-Étienne – 1989–90, 1999–2000^{[b ARG]}
• Jean Tamini – Saint-Étienne – 1950–52
• Sébastien Wüthrich – Montpellier – 2014–16

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^{[permanent dead link]}
• 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

References[]

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