List of foreign Ligue 1 players: F

Finland Lukas Hradecky – Monaco – 2025– Glen Kamara – Rennes – 2024–26 Tuomas Ollila – Paris FC – 2025–26 Nils Rikberg – Toulouse FC (1937) – 1953–57 Aulis Rytkönen – Toulouse FC (1937) – 1953–60 Naatan Skyttä – Toulouse – 2022–25 Timo Stavitski – Caen – 2017–19 Teemu Tainio – Auxerre – 1997–2005 Jere Uronen – Brest – 2021–23

French Guiana Note: As it is an overseas department and region of the French Republic, French Guianan players listed here must meet the next conditions: They have played with the French Guiana national team, which belongs to CONCACAF but not to FIFA. They are not cap-tied to France or any other FIFA member association. Josué Albert – Clermont – 2021–22 Ludovic Baal – Le Mans, Lens, Rennes, Brest – 2007–10, 2014–21 Jean-Claude Darcheville – 1995–98, 2001–07, 2008–09 Donovan Léon – Auxerre, Brest – 2011–12, 2019–20, 2022–23, 2024–26 Kévin Rimane – Paris SG – 2015–16 Yoann Salmier – RC Strasbourg, Troyes, Le Havre – 2017–18, 2021–25

French players born abroad Thus list includes the French players born outside France who represents (or at least they are eligible) France internationally: this means naturalized players and not, and players born in the Overseas department of France.

Born in the French Guiana Raoul Diagne – RC Paris, Toulouse FC (1937) – 1930–44 Odsonne Édouard – Toulouse FC, Lens – 2016–17, 2025– Marc-Antoine Fortuné – Lille, Nancy – 2002–04, 2006–09 Mike Maignan – Lille – 2015–21 Florent Malouda – Châteauroux, Guingamp, Lyon, Metz – 1997–98, 2000–07, 2014–15 Jean-Clair Todibo – Toulouse, Nice – 2018–19, 2020–24

Born in the French Polynesia Pascal Vahirua – Auxerre, Caen – 1984–95, 1996–97

Born in Guadeloupe Pegguy Arphexad – Lens, Lille – 1995–97 Jeanuël Belocian – Rennes – 2021–24 Jean-Michel Capoue – Cannes – 1991–92, 1993–98 Jean-Pierre Cyprien – Le Havre, Saint-Étienne, Rennes, Marseille – 1987–88, 1990–94, 1995–96, 1999–2000 Wylan Cyprien – Lens, Nice, Nantes – 2014–15, 2016–20, 2021–22 Bernard Lambourde – Cannes, Bordeaux, Bastia – 1991–92, 1993–94, 1995–97, 2001–02 Thomas Lemar – Caen, Monaco – 2014–18 Vincent Marcel – Nice – 2016–18 Lilian Thuram – Monaco – 1990–96 Marius Trésor – Ajaccio, Marseille, Bordeaux – 1969–84

Born in Martinique

Born in the New Caledonia Marc-Kanyan Case – Bastia, Nîmes – 1969–75 Moïse Gorendiawé – AC Ajaccio – 1967–70 Simeï Ihily – Bastia – 1978–85 Christian Karembeu – Nantes, Bastia – 1990–95, 2004–05 Antoine Kombouaré – Nantes, Paris SG – 1983–95 Jacques Zimako – Bastia, Saint-Étienne, Sochaux – 1972–85

Born in Réunion Didier Agathe – Montpellier – 1998–99 Ludovic Ajorque – Strasbourg, Brest – 2018–23, 2024– Zacharie Boucher – Toulouse FC, Angers – 2013–15, 2018–19 Guillaume Hoarau – Paris Saint-Germain, Bordeaux – 2008–14 Dimitri Payet – Nantes, Saint-Étienne, Lille, Marseille – 2005–15, 2016–23 Bertrand Robert – Montpellier, Lorient – 2001–04, 2007–09 Laurent Robert – Montpellier, Paris SG – 1994–2002 Ronny Rodelin – Nantes, Lille, Caen, Guingamp – 2008–09, 2011–19 Florent Sinama Pongolle – Le Havre, Saint-Étienne – 2002–03, 2011–12 Samuel Souprayen – Rennes, Dijon – 2010–12

Born outside the DOM Samassi Abou – Lyon, Cannes – 1992–98 Seth Adonkor – Nantes – 1981–85 Kodjo Afanou – Bordeaux – 1995–2006 Lucien Agoumé – Brest, Troyes – 2021–23 Zana Allée – Rennes – 2013–14 Bernard Allou – Paris SG – 1994–98 Ibrahim Amadou – Nancy, Lille – 2012–13, 2015–18 Valentin Atangana – Reims – 2022–25 Ibrahim Ba – Le Havre, Bordeaux, Marseille – 1992–97, 2001–02 Ivan Bek – Saint-Étienne – 1935–39 Larbi Benbarek – Marseille, Stade Français – 1938–39, 1946–48, 1953–55 Emmanuel Biumla – Angers – 2024– Basile Boli – Auxerre, Marseille, Monaco – 1983–94, 1995–96 Charles Boli – Lens – 2021–22 Roger Boli – Auxerre, Lille, Lens, Le Havre – 1984–89, 1991–97 Jean-Alain Boumsong – Le Havre, Auxerre, Lyon – 1997–2004, 2007–10 Eduardo Camavinga – Rennes – 2018–22 Grégory Campi – Lille – 2002–03 Bruno Carotti – Montpellier, Nantes, Paris SG, Saint-Étienne, Toulouse – 1991–2004 René Charrier – Marseille, Paris FC – 1974–80 Sidiki Chérif – Angers – 2024–26 Néstor Combin – Lyon, Metz – 1959–64, 1970–73 Karim Coulibaly – Nancy – 2012–13, 2016–17 Carlos Curbelo – Nancy, Nice – 1972–88 Mouhamadou Dabo – Caen – 2004–10, 2011–17 Julien Darui – Lille, Montpellier – 1937–40, 1942–43, 1944–45, 1953–54 Marcel Desailly – Nantes, Marseille – 1987–94 Oumar Dieng – Lille, Paris SG, Auxerre, Sedan – 1989–90, 1992–96, 1998–2000 Martin Djetou – Strasbourg, Monaco, Nice – 1992–2001, 2004–05 Manuel dos Santos – Monaco, Montpellier, Marseille, Strasbourg – 1994–2004, 2005–08 Fabrice Ehret – Strasbourg, Evian – 1998–2001, 2002–04, 2011–14 Patrice Evra – Monaco, Marseille – 2002–06, 2016–17 Joachim Fernandez – Bordeaux, Caen, Toulouse – 1995–97, 1998–99 Luis Fernández – Paris SG, RC Paris, Cannes – 1980–93 Yann Gboho – Rennes, Toulouse – 2020–22, 2023–27 Dario Grava – Strasbourg, Nice – 1968–77 Patrick Guillou – Saint-Étienne, Sochaux – 1999–2000, 2001–02 George Ilenikhena – Monaco – 2024–26 Olivier Kapo – Auxerre, Monaco, US Boulogne – 1998–2004, 2005–06, 2009–10, 2011–12 Yann Karamoh – Caen, Bordeaux, Montpellier – 2016–17, 2018–19, 2023–24 Jirès Kembo Ekoko – Rennes – 2006–13 Ferenc Kocsur – Nice, Saint-Étienne – 1949–61 Peguy Luyindula – Strasbourg, Lyon, Marseille, Auxerre, Paris SG – 1998–2013 Claude Makélélé – Nantes, Marseille, Paris SG – 1991–98, 2008–11 Steed Malbranque – Lyon, Saint-Étienne, Caen – 1997–2001, 2011–17 Steve Mandanda – Marseille, Rennes – 2007–16, 2017–25 Loïc Mbe Soh – Paris SG – 2018–20 Hemza Mihoubi – Metz – 2004–06 Samba N'Diaye – Lille, Metz, Nantes – 1992–96, 1997–99 Vincent Péricard – Saint-Étienne – 1999–2000 Julien Ponceau – Lorient – 2022–24 Ángel Rambert – Lyon – 1968–70 Brice Samba – Marseille, Caen, Lens, Rennes – 2013–14, 2017–19, 2022– Amara Simba – Paris SG, Cannes, Monaco, Caen, Lille – 1986–97 Henri Skiba Loum Tchaouna – Rennes – 2021–22 Khéphren Thuram – Nice – 2019–24 Marcus Thuram – Guingamp – 2017–19 Jean Tigana – Lyon, Bordeaux, Marseille – 1978–91 Adrien Truffert – Rennes – 2020–25 Joseph Ujlaki – Nice, RC Paris, Metz – 1953–65 Samuel Umtiti – Lyon, Lille – 2011–16, 2023–24 Patrick Vieira – Cannes – 1993–96 Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa – Montpellier, Lyon – 2009–13, 2015–18

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