List of foreign Ligue 1 players: G

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.

Gabon

• Jim Allevinah – Clermont, Angers – 2021–[b FRA]
• Pierre Aubameyang – Laval, Le Havre – 1984–89, 1991–94
• Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – Lille, Monaco, Saint-Étienne, Marseille – 2009–13, 2023–24[b FRA][c FRA U21]
• Shavy Babicka – Toulouse – 2023–
• Stéphane Bégou – Toulon – 1983–84
• André Biyogo Poko – Bordeaux – 2011–16
• Denis Bouanga – Lorient, Nîmes, Saint-Étienne – 2014–16, 2018–22[b FRA]
• Moïse Brou Apanga – Brest – 2010–12[b CIV]
• Frédéric Bulot – Monaco, Caen, Reims – 2010–12, 2015–16[c FRA U21][c FRA U19][c FRA U18][c FRA U17][c FRA U16]
• Daniel Cousin – Lens – 2005–08
• Alan Do Marcolino – Rennes – 2022–
• Bruno Ecuele Manga – Lorient, Dijon – 2010–14, 2019–21
• Jacques Ekomié – Angers – 2024–
• Mario Lemina – Lorient, Marseille, Nice – 2012–16, 2021–23[c FRA U21][c FRA U20]
• Yannis M'Bemba – Nantes – 2021–22[b FRA]
• Paul Manon – Reims – 1966–67
• Régis Manon – Tours – 1984–85
• Kevin Mayi – Saint-Étienne, Gazélec Ajaccio, Brest – 2011–13, 2015–16, 2019–20[b FRA][c FRA U20][c FRA U19]
• Anthony Mfa Mezui – Metz – 2014–15[b FRA]
• Eric Mouloungui – Strasbourg, Nice – 2002–06, 2007–12
• Yrondu Musavu-King – Caen, Lorient, Toulouse – 2014–17
• Stéphane N'Guéma – Rennes – 2002–07
• Shiva N'Zigou – Nantes – 2002–04
• Didier Ndong – Lorient, Guingamp, Dijon – 2014–17, 2018–21
• Guy Roger Nzamba – Auxerre – 1992–93
• Johann Obiang – Troyes – 2017–18[b FRA]
• Royce Openda – Lorient – 2023–24
• Mondey Ossey – Rennes, Toulouse FC (1937) – 1959–61
• Didier Ovono – Le Mans – 2009–10
• Lloyd Palun – Nice – 2010–15[b FRA]
• Yoann Wachter – Lorient – 2014–15[b FRA]

Gambia

• Adama Bojang – Reims – 2023–
• Ablie Jallow – Metz – 2017–18, 2023–24
• Saidy Janko – Saint-Étienne – 2017–18[b SUI][c SUI U21][c SUI U20][c SUI U19][c SUI U18]

Georgia

• Zuriko Davitashvili – Saint-Étienne – 2024–
• Otar Dondua – Red Star – 1945–48
• Gia Guruli – Le Havre – 1992–94
• Jaba Kankava – Reims – 2015–16
• Giorgi Makaridze – Le Mans – 2009–10
• Georges Mikautadze – Metz, Lyon – 2019–20, 2021–22, 2023–[b FRA]

Germany

• Klaus Allofs – Marseille, Bordeaux – 1987–91
• Thomas Allofs – Strasbourg – 1989–90
• Oliver Bierhoff – Monaco – 2001–02
• Jérôme Boateng – Lyon – 2021–23
• Emile Buhrer – Metz – 1932–33, 1935–36
• Kurt Clemens – FC Nancy – 1951–53[1]
• Diego Contento – Bordeaux – 2014–18
• Karl Dahleimer – Fives – 1933–38
• Julian Draxler – Paris SG – 2016–22
• Ewald Follmann – Metz – 1949–50[1]
• Karl-Heinz Förster – Marseille – 1986–90
• Dieter Hackl – Strasbourg – 1969–71, 1972–73
• Walter Hanke – Metz – 1935–37
• Paul-Ferdinand Heidkamp – Bastia, Lille OSC – 1973–77
• Wilhelm Heiss – Marseille – 1937–39
• Benjamin Henrichs – Monaco – 2018–20
• Otto Herbert – Le Havre – 1945–47
• Bernd Hobsch – Rennes – 1997–98
• Udo Horsmann – Rennes – 1983–84
• Reinhold Jackstell – Lens, Angers – 1953–54, 1956–57
• Klaus-Dieter Jank – Laval – 1983–84
• Moritz Jenz – Lorient – 2021–22
• Walter Kaiser – Rennes – 1932–37
• Manfred Kaltz – Bordeaux, Mulhouse – 1988–90
• Wolfgang Kaniber – Strasbourg – 1969–71
• Thilo Kehrer – Paris SG, Monaco – 2018–22, 2023–
• Walter Kelsch – Strasbourg – 1984–86
• Reda Khadra – Reims – 2023–
• Jürgen Klinsmann – AS Monaco – 1992–94
• Harald Klose – Valenciennes – 1970–71, 1972–73
• Andreas Köpke – Marseille – 1996–98
• Erwin Kostedde – Laval – 1979–80
• Peter Kracke – Angoulême – 1971–72
• Uwe Krause – Laval, Monaco, Sochaux – 1980–86
• Willibald Kreß – Mulhouse – 1932–33
• Mustafa Kučuković – Grenoble – 2009–10[b BIH–YUG]
• Edmund Kunkelmann – Strasbourg – 1951–52
• Herbert Laumen – Metz – 1974–75
• Bernd Lehmann – Strasbourg – 1975–76
• Reinhard Libuda – Strasbourg – 1972–73
• Kurt Linder – Lyon – 1962–63
• Pierre Littbarski – RC Paris – 1986–87
• Erich Maas – Nantes – 1970–75
• Caspar Memering – Bordeaux – 1982–84
• Franz Michelberger – Reims – 1978–79
• Arno Motschmann – Mulhouse, Valenciennes – 1932–33, 1935–36
• Youssoufa Moukoko – Nice – 2024–[b CMR]
• Dieter Müller – Bordeaux – 1982–85
• Norbert Nachtweih – Cannes – 1989–91
• Alexander Nübel – Monaco – 2021–23
• Albert Osswald – Strasbourg – 1951–52
• Thomas Pfannkuch – Lyon – 1991–92
• Julian Pollersbeck – Lyon – 2021–22
• Fritz Raemer – Rennes – 1932–33
• Peter Reichert – Strasbourg, Toulouse – 1988–90
• Uwe Reinders – Bordeaux, Rennes – 1985–87
• Herbert Renner – Strasbourg – 1968–69
• Gernot Rohr – Bordeaux – 1977–89
• Oskar Rohr – Strasbourg – 1934–39
• Niklas Schmidt – Toulouse – 2023–
• Paul Schnoek – Marseille, SC Nîmes – 1932–35
• Alfred Schön – Nancy – 1991–92
• Dieter Schurr – Strasbourg – 1969–71
• Thomas Seeliger – Nancy – 1991–92
• Karl-Heinz Spikofski – CO Roubaix-Tourcoing – 1952–54
• Heinz Stickel – Nancy – 1978–79
• Siegfried Susser – Strasbourg – 1983–84
• Kevin Trapp – Paris SG – 2015–18
• Georg Tripp – Metz, Sedan – 1969–71
• Kevin Volland – Monaco – 2020–23
• Rudi Völler – Marseille – 1992–94
• Walter Vollweiler – Rennes – 1933–36
• Patrick Weiser – Rennes – 1997–99
• Roland Wohlfarth – Saint-Étienne – 1993–95
• Andreas Wolf – Monaco – 2013–14[b RUS–URS]
• Christian Wörns – Paris SG – 1998–99

Ghana

• Salis Abdul Samed – Clermont, Lens – 2021–
• Geoffrey Acheampong – Bastia – 2016–17
• Ishmael Addo – Bastia – 2001–02
• Nathaniel Adjei – Lorient – 2023–24
• André Ayew – Marseille, Lorient, Le Havre – 2007–09, 2010–15, 2023–24[b FRA]
• Jordan Ayew – Marseille, Sochaux, Lorient – 2009–15[b FRA]
• Abdul Rahman Baba – Reims – 2018–19
• Anthony Baffoe – Metz, Nice – 1992–95[b FRG]
• Augustine Boakye – Saint-Étienne – 2024–
• John Boye – Rennes, Metz – 2011–14, 2019–21
• Alexander Djiku – Bastia, Caen, Strasbourg – 2014–23[b FRA]
• Eben Dugbatey – Lorient – 1998–99
• Michael Essien – Bastia, Lyon – 2000–05
• Asamoah Gyan – Rennes – 2008–11
• Samuel Inkoom – Bastia – 2012–13
• Gideon Mensah – Bordeaux, Auxerre – 2021–23
• John Mensah – Rennes, Lyon – 2005–09, 2011–13
• Arthur Moses – Marseille – 1997–99
• Moussa Narry – Auxerre, Le Mans – 2008–10[b NIG]
• Kwame Nsor – Metz – 2014–15
• Ernest Nuamah – Lyon – 2023–
• Alex Nyarko – Lens, AS Monaco, Paris SG – 1998–2003
• Nicholas Opoku – Amiens – 2019–20
• Elisha Owusu – Auxerre – 2024–[b FRA]
• Abedi Pele – Marseille, Lille, Lyon – 1987–94
• Abeiku Quansah – Nice – 2008–11
• Mohammed Salisu – Monaco – 2023–
• Alidu Seidu – Clermont, Rennes – 2021–
• Kamaldeen Sulemana – Rennes – 2021–23
• Benjamin Tetteh – Metz – 2023–24
• Alhassan Wakaso – Lorient – 2016–17
• Abdul Majeed Waris – Lorient, Nantes, Strasbourg – 2015–17, 2018–22
• Yaw Yeboah – Lille – 2015–16

Greece

• Angelos Basinas – Arles-Avignon – 2010–11
• Angelos Charisteas – Arles-Avignon – 2010–11
• Georges Chrysantis – Strasbourg – 1937–38
• Filippos Darlas – Brest – 2010–11
• Anastasios Donis – Nice, Reims – 2016–17, 2019–22[b ENG]
• Michalis Kapsis – Bordeaux – 2004–05
• Panos Katseris – Lorient – 2023–24
• Victor Klonaridis – Lille – 2012–13[b BEL]
• Efthymis Koulouris – Toulouse – 2019–20
• Kostas Mitroglou – Marseille – 2017–19
• Marinos Ouzounidis – Le Havre – 1997–99
• Panagiotis Retsos – Saint-Étienne – 2020–21[b RSA]
• Efstathios Tavlaridis – Lille, Saint-Étienne – 2004–10
• Guy-Victor Thomaïdis – Olympique Lillois – 1936–38
• Theocharis Tsingaras – Toulouse – 2022–23
• Akis Zikos – AS Monaco – 2002–06

Guadeloupe

Note: As it is an overseas department of the French Republic, Guadeloupean players listed here must also have played with the Guadeloupe national team, which belongs to CONCACAF, although it is not a member of FIFA.

• Alexandre Alphonse – Brest – 2011–12[b FRA]
• Mickaël Alphonse – Dijon, Ajaccio – 2018–20, 2022–23[b FRA]
• Jocelyn Angloma – Lille, Paris SG, Marseille – 1989–94[c FRA]
• Cédric Avinel – Ajaccio – 2022–23[b FRA]
• Claudio Beauvue – Bastia, Guingamp, Lyon, Caen – 2012–16, 2018–19
• Flavien Belson – Metz – 2005–06, 2007–08[b FRA][c FRA U17]
• Aurélien Capoue – Nantes, Auxerre – 2004–07, 2008–10[b FRA]
• Josué Casimir – Le Havre – 2023–
• Pascal Chimbonda – Le Havre; Bastia – 1999–2000, 2002–05[c FRA]
• Marcus Coco – Guingamp, Nantes – 2014–[c FRA U21]
• Cédric Collet – Sedan – 2002–03[b FRA]
• Philippe Durpes – Lens – 1992–93, 1995–97
• Olivier Fauconnier – Le Havre, Nice, Ajaccio – 2002–03, 2004–05
• Dimitri Foulquier – Rennes, Strasbourg – 2011–14, 2017–18[b FRA][c FRA U21][c FRA U20][c FRA U19][c FRA U18]
• Andreaw Gravillon – Lorient, Reims – 2020–23
• Brice Jovial – Dijon – 2011–12[b FRA]
• Rémy Labeau Lascary – Lens – 2022–
• Jordan Leborgne – Caen – 2015–18
• Ulick Lupede – Le Mans – 2003–04
• Livio Nabab – Caen – 2008–09, 2010–12[b FRA]
• Lenny Nangis – Caen, Lille, Bastia – 2011–12, 2014–17[c FRA U21][c FRA U20][c FRA U19][c FRA U18][c FRA U17][c FRA U16]
• Loïc Nestor – Le Havre – 2008–09[c FRA U21]
• Therry Racon – Marseille – 2003–04[b FRA]
• Richard Socrier – Metz, Ajaccio – 2004–05, 2011–12[b FRA]
• David Sommeil – Caen, Rennes, Bordeaux, Marseille, Valenciennes – 1993–95, 1996–97, 1998–2004, 2007–09
• Mickaël Tacalfred – Reims – 2012–16[b FRA]
• Yohann Thuram-Ulien – Monaco, Troyes – 2008–10, 2012–13[b FRA][c FRA U21][c FRA U20]
• Ronald Zubar – Caen, Marseille, Ajaccio – 2004–05, 2006–09, 2012–14[c FRA U21]

Guinea

• Abdallah Bah – Nice – 1995–96[b SEN]
• Mamadou Bah – Strasbourg – 2007–08
• Schuman Bah – Metz – 2000–03[b FRA]
• Aliou Baldé – Nice – 2023–[b SEN][c SEN U17]
• Bobo Baldé – Toulouse FC, Valenciennes – 2000–01, 2009–11[b FRA]
• Abdoulkarim Bangoura – Martigues – 1994–96
• Amara Karba Bangoura – Valenciennes – 2008–10
• Ibrahima Bangoura – Troyes – 2001–03, 2005–07
• Ismaël Bangoura – Le Mans, Rennes, FC Nantes – 2005–07, 2009–11, 2013–16
• Mohamed Bayo – Clermont, Lille, Le Havre – 2021–[b FRA]
• Abdoul Camara – Rennes, Sochaux, Angers SCO – 2009–14, 2015–16[c FRA U21][c FRA U18][c FRA U17]
• Demba Camara – AC Ajaccio – 2013–14
• Ibrahima Camara – Le Mans – 2006–10[b SLE]
• Issiaga Camara – Nice – 2024–
• Mo Camara – Le Havre – 1997–98
• Mohamed Camara – Troyes – 2012–13
• Ousmane Camara – Auxerre – 2022–23
• Titi Camara – Saint-Étienne, Lens, Marseille – 1990–99
• Kévin Constant – Toulouse FC – 2007–08[b FRA][c FRA U17]
• Antoine Conte – Paris SG, Reims – 2012–16[b FRA][c FRA U21][c FRA U20][c FRA U19][c FRA U18][c FRA U17]
• Yadaly Diaby – Clermont – 2021–22[b REU]
• Mouctar Diakhaby – Lyon – 2016–18[b FRA][c FRA U21][c FRA U20][c FRA U19]
• Ibrahim Diakité – Reims – 2021–24[b FRA]
• Mamadou Diallo – Sochaux – 2012–13[b SEN]
• Sadio Diallo – Rennes, Lorient, Bastia – 2012–17
• Kaba Diawara – Bordeaux, Rennes, Marseille, Paris SG, Nice, Ajaccio, Arles-Avignon – 1996–2000, 2002–06, 2010–11[b FRA][c FRA U21]
• Kandet Diawara – Le Havre – 2024–[b FRA][c FRA U18]
• Simon Falette – Lorient, Metz – 2011–12, 2016–18[b FRA]
• Pascal Feindouno – Bordeaux, Lorient, Saint-Étienne – 1998–2009
• Simon Feindouno – Lens – 2007–08
• Morgan Guilavogui – Lens – 2023–[b FRA]
• Serhou Guirassy – Lille, Amiens, Rennes – 2015–16, 2018–23[b FRA][c FRA U20][c FRA U19][c FRA U16]
• Daouda Jabi – Lens, Ajaccio – 2000–06[b GNB]
• Julian Jeanvier – Nancy, Auxerre – 2012–13, 2022–23[b FRA]
• Sory Kaba – Dijon – 2018–19
• Oumar Kalabane – Auxerre – 2005–07
• François Kamano – Bastia, Bordeaux – 2014–20
• Jules Keita – Dijon – 2018–20
• Bengali-Fodé Koita – Montpellier, Caen – 2009–12, 2014–15[b FRA][c FRA U21]
• Ibrahim Koné – Boulogne – 2009–10[b CIV][c CIV U20]
• Guy-Michel Landel – Le Mans – 2009–10
• Fodé Mansaré – Montpellier, Toulouse FC – 2001–04, 2005–11
• Mohamed Mara – Lorient – 2016–17
• Mamadou N'Diaye – Lille OSC – 1971–72
• Florentin Pogba – Saint-Étienne – 2013–18[c FRA U20]
• Baïssama Sankoh – Guingamp, Caen – 2013–15, 2016–19[b FRA]
• Ernest Seka – Strasbourg – 2017–18[b FRA]
• Michel Soumah – Limoges – 1960–61
• Morlaye Soumah – Bastia – 1995–2003
• Ousmane Soumah – Bastia, Lorient – 1994–2002
• Richard Soumah – Brest – 2010–13[b FRA]
• Abdelsalem Sow – Martigues – 1995–96
• Saïdou Sow – Saint-Étienne, Strasbourg – 2020–22, 2023–
• Abdoulaye Sylla – Nantes – 2021–22
• Dembo Sylla – Lorient – 2023–24[b FRA]
• Issiaga Sylla – Toulouse FC, Gazélec Ajaccio, Lens, Montpellier – 2012–21, 2022–
• Mohamed Sylla – Martigues – 1995–96
• Mohammed Sylla – Le Havre – 1998–99[b CIV]
• Abdoulaye Touré – Nantes, Le Havre – 2013–14, 2015–21, 2023–[b FRA][c FRA U20][c FRA U18][c FRA U17][c FRA U16]
• Larsen Touré – Lille OSC, Grenoble, Brest – 2005–06, 2007–13[b FRA]
• Mady Touré – Brest – 1982–85
• Amadou Traoré – Bordeaux – 2020–22[b FRA][c FRA U17][c FRA U16]
• Abdoulaye Yansané – Aix – 1967–68
• Souleymane Youla – Metz, Lille OSC – 2005–08
• Kamil Zayatte – Lens – 2005–06

Guinea–Bissau

• Mama Baldé – Dijon, Troyes, Lyon – 2019–
• Bocundji Cá – Nantes, AS Nancy – 2004–07, 2009–10
• Fali Candé – Metz – 2021–22, 2023–
• Basile de Carvalho – Sochaux – 2002–05[b SEN]
• Moreto Cassamá – Reims – 2019–22[c POR U19][c POR U18][c POR U17][c POR U16][c POR U15]
• Edmilson Correia – Saint-Étienne – 2019–20
• Ouparine Djoco – Clermont – 2021–23[b FRA]
• Esmaël Gonçalves – Nice – 2010–12[c POR U17]
• Edgar Ié – Lille, Nantes – 2017–19[c POR][c POR U23][c POR U21][c POR U20][c POR U19][c POR U18]
• Jorginho – Saint-Étienne – 2016–17[c POR U19]
• Houboulang Mendes – Lorient – 2020–22[b FRA]
• Alexandre Mendy – Nice, Guingamp, Bordeaux, Brest – 2015–20[b FRA]
• Judilson Pelé – Monaco – 2018–19[b POR][c POR U21][c POR U20][c POR U19][c POR U18]

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
• 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

1. Played in France when Saarland was not part of Germany

Notes

1. Born in Belgium
2. Born in Bosnia and Herzegovina (then part of SFR Yugoslavia)
3. Born in Cameroon
4. Born in England
5. Born in France
6. Born in Guinea-Bissau
7. Born in Ivory Coast
8. Born in Niger
9. Born in Portugal
10. Born in Réunion (Overseas department of the French Republic)
11. Born in Russia (then part of the Soviet Union)
12. Born in Senegal
13. Born in Sierra Leone
14. Born in South Africa
15. Born in Switzerland
16. Born in West Germany (now part of Germany)
17. Capped for the France national football team
18. Capped for the France national under-21 football team
19. Capped for the France national under-20 football team
20. Capped for the France national under-19 football team
21. Capped for the France national under-18 football team
22. Capped for the France national under-17 football team
23. Capped for the France national under-16 football team
24. Capped for the Ivory Coast national under-20 football team
25. Capped for the Portugal national football team
26. Capped for the Portugal national under-23 football team
27. Capped for the Portugal national under-21 football team
28. Capped for the Portugal national under-20 football team
29. Capped for the Portugal national under-19 football team
30. Capped for the Portugal national under-18 football team
31. Capped for the Portugal national under-17 football team
32. Capped for the Portugal national under-16 football team
33. Capped for the Portugal national under-15 football team
34. Capped for the Senegal national under-17 football team
35. Capped for the Switzerland national under-21 football team
36. Capped for the Switzerland national under-20 football team
37. Capped for the Switzerland national under-19 football team
38. Capped for the Switzerland national under-18 football team