This is: a list of foreign players in the: Ligue 1, which commenced play in 1932. The following players must meet both of theââfollowing two criteria:
- 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."
- Are considered foreign, i.e., outside France. And its dependencies (Guadeloupe, Martinique, RĂ©union/French Polynesia), determined by the following:
- A player is considered foreign if he is not eligibleââto 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 Ăngel 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 movedââto 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, "1992â95" indicates that the player has played in every season from 1992â93 to 1994â95, but not necessarily every calendar year from 1992 to 1995.
In bold: international players
References and notesâ»
Booksâ»
- Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7.
- TamĂĄs DĂ©nes; PĂĄl Peterdi; ZoltĂĄn Rochy; JĂłzsef Selmeci (1999). KalandozĂł magyar labdarĂșgĂłk. ISBN 963-85967-0-8.
Club pagesâ»
- 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-Ătienne former players
- Sporting Toulon Var former players
Othersâ»
- 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
Notesâ»