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 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 Angel 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 that have played at least one Ligue 1 game in the current season (2007-08), and the clubs they've played for. They include players that have subsequently left the club, but do not include current players of a Ligue 1 club that have not played a Ligue 1 game in the current season.

Last updated after Ligue 1 matches on August 10 2008.

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References and notes edit

Books edit

  • 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 and József Selmeci (1999). Kalandozó magyar labdarúgók. ISBN 963-85967-0-9. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: checksum (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad Played also for France
  2. ^ a b Played also for France B
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Played in France when SR Bosnia was part of SFR Yugoslavia
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Played in France when SR Croatia was part of SFR Yugoslavia
  5. ^ a b c d Played in France when Croatia was part of Kingdom of Yugoslavia
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq Played in France when Czech Republic was part of Czechoslovakia
  7. ^ Played in France when Georgia was part of USSR
  8. ^ Played in France when Saarland was not part of Germany
  9. ^ a b c d Played in France when Latvia was part of USSR
  10. ^ a b c Played in France when Republic of Macedonia was part of SFR Yugoslavia
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h Played in France when SR Montenegro was part of SFR Yugoslavia
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am Played in France when existed the federation of Serbia and Montenegro and its predecessor FR Yugoslavia
  13. ^ Played in France when Montenegro was part of Kingdom of Yugoslavia
  14. ^ a b c Played in France when Russia was part of USSR
  15. ^ a b c d Played in France when Serbia was part of Kingdom of Yugoslavia
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn Played in France when SR Serbia was part of SFR Yugoslavia
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i Played in France when Slovakia was part of Czechoslovakia
  18. ^ a b c d e Played in France when SR Slovenia was part of SFR Yugoslavia
  19. ^ a b c d Played in France when Ukraine was part of USSR