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Iceland Thorolfur Beck – Rouen – 1966–67 Arnór Guðjohnsen – Bordeaux – 1990–91 Eiður Guðjohnsen – AS Monaco – 2009–10 Albert Guðmundsson – FC Nancy, RC Paris, Nice – 1947–48, 1949–53 Veigar Páll Gunnarsson – AS Nancy – 2008–09 Hákon Haraldsson – Lille – 2023– Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson – Dijon – 2018–20 Kolbeinn Sigþórsson – Nantes – 2015–18 Karl Þórðarson – Laval – 1981–84 Teitur Thordarson – Lens – 1981–83

Indonesia Calvin Verdonk – Lille – 2025–

Iran Saman Ghoddos – Amiens – 2018–21

Ireland John Byrne – Le Havre AC – 1988–90 Tony Cascarino – Marseille, AS Nancy – 1996–97, 1998–2000 Tom Davis – FC Metz – 1934–35 Michael Kelly – Marseille – 1948–49 Noel King – Valenciennes FC – 1982–85 Mick McCarthy – Lyon – 1989–90 Jacko McDonagh – Nîmes Olympique – 1985–87 Jake O'Brien – Lyon – 2023–24 Andrew Omobamidele – Strasbourg – 2024–27 Ike Orazi – Reims – 2024–25 John Patrick – Reims – 2024–25 Frank Stapleton – Le Havre AC – 1988–89 Bernard Williams – Sochaux – 1932–39, 1945–46

Israel Eliran Atar – Reims – 2013–15 Tal Banin – Cannes – 1993–94 Eden Ben Basat – Brest, Toulouse – 2011–14 Ronnie Calderon – Paris FC – 1973–74 Maor Melikson – Valenciennes – 2012–14 Vicky Peretz – Strasbourg – 1980–82 Itay Shechter – Nantes – 2013–15 Giora Spiegel – Strasbourg, Lyon – 1973–78 Mordechai Spiegler – Paris FC, Paris SG – 1972–74 Shalom Tikva – Lens – 1991–92

Italy Henri Alberto – Lyon, Monaco – 1954–56, 1956–61 Gennaro Luigi Alfano – Toulon – 1983–93 Mario Balotelli – Nice, Marseille – 2016–19 Antonio Barreca – Monaco – 2018–19 Cristian Battocchio – Brest – 2019–21 Raoul Bellanova – Bordeaux – 2019–20 Cesare Benedetti – Marseille, Toulouse FC – 1948–51 Armando Bianchi – Paris SG – 1978–80 Angelo Bollano – Marseille – 1948–50 Gianluigi Buffon – Paris SG – 2018–19 Arturo Calabresi – Amiens – 2019–20 Aridex Calligaris – Saint-Étienne, Lyon – 1945–49, 1951–52 Angelo Contini – Lens – 1950–51 Elpidio Coppa – Rennes – 1948–49 Diego Coppola – Paris FC – 2025– Alessandro Crescenzi – AC Ajaccio – 2013–14 Paolo De Ceglie – Marseille – 2015–16 Morgan De Sanctis – Monaco – 2016–17 Mattia De Sciglio – Lyon – 2020–21 Edmondo Della Valle – Nice – 1932–34 Marco Di Costanzo – Nice, Rennes – 1994–95, 1997–98 Marco Di Vaio – Monaco – 2006–07 Gianluigi Donnarumma – Paris SG – 2021–25 Stephan El Shaarawy – Monaco – 2015–16 Félix Farina – Sedan – 1958–59 Paolo Farina – Bastia – 1968–71 Marcello Farrabi – Sedan – 1972–74 Luiz Felipe – Marseille – 2024–25 Emilio Ferlatti – Béziers – 1957–58 Alessandro Florenzi – Paris SG – 2020–21 Ivan Franceschini – Marseille – 1996–97 Dante Gentini – Nice – 1956–57 Corrado Grossi – Marseille – 1948–49 Fabio Grosso – Lyon – 2007–10 Ciro Immobile – Paris FC – 2025–26 Moise Kean – Paris SG – 2020–21 Luca Koleosho – Paris FC – 2025– Pietro Landi – RC Paris, Nice, Troyes – 1949–53, 1954–56 Luigi Lavecchia – Le Mans – 2005–06 Dante Lerda – Cannes – 1938–39, 1945–49 Alberto Malusci – Marseille – 1996–97 Vito Mannone – Monaco, Lorient, Lille – 2020–21, 2022–24 Renato Marchiaro – Nice – 1948–49 (or Alès) Renato Marin – Paris SG – 2025–26 Pietro Migliaccio – Marseille – 1946–47 Alberto Molina – Montpellier – 1952–53 Stelvio Molinari – Nice – 1949–50 Thiago Motta – Paris SG – 2011–18 Cher Ndour – Paris SG – 2023–24 Nosa Edward Obaretin – Lorient – 2026– Roberto Onorati – Nice – 1996–97 Joseph Dayo Oshadogan – Monaco – 2003–05 Michele Padovano – Metz – 1999–2000 Emerson Palmieri – Lyon, Marseille – 2021–22, 2025– Christian Panucci – Monaco – 2000–02 Pietro Pellegri – Monaco – 2017–19, 2020–21 Alberto Poli – Angers, Paris SG, Rouen – 1965–68, 1969–75, 1977–78 Ovilio Pratesi – Monaco – 1953–56 Andrea Raggi – Monaco – 2013–19 Fabrizio Ravanelli – Marseille – 1997–2000 Francesco Rier – Nice – 1932–34 Flavio Roma – Monaco – 2001–09 Daniele Rugani – Rennes – 2020–21 Ernesto Sandroni – Rennes – 1951–52 Nello Sbaiz – Saint-Étienne – 1959–67 Alfredo Scapinello – Le Havre – 1961–62 Antonio Scavarini – Marseille – 1948–52 Roberto Serone – Nice – 1949–51 Marco Simone – Paris SG, Monaco, Nice – 1997–2001, 2003–04 Salvatore Sirigu – Paris SG – 2011–16 Alfredo Spadavecchia – Saint-Étienne – 1952–53 Ernesto Tomasi – Nice, Cannes – 1932–33, 1946–47 Denis Tonucci – AC Ajaccio – 2013–14 Stefano Torrisi – Marseille – 2001–02 Primo Vecchies – Stade Français – 1946–47, 1948–49 Giuseppe Verk – SC Nîmes – 1932–33 Marco Verratti – Paris SG – 2012–23 Christian Vieri – Monaco – 2005–06 Mattia Viti – Nice – 2022–23 Aldo Vollono – Antibes – 1933–34 Kelvin Yeboah – Montpellier – 2023–24

References and notes Books

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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

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