List of foreign Ligue 1 players: M

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.

Macau

• David Cardoso – Bordeaux – 2019–

Madagascar

• Augustin Andriamimarinosy – Angoulême – 1969–70
• Haja Ralaikera Andrianasolo – Martigues – 1993–95
• Hervé Arsène – Lens – 1987–89, 1991–98
• Stéphane Collet – Nice, Strasbourg, Lens – 1994–96, 1996–2000
• Thomas Fontaine – Reims – 2018–
• Marco Ilaimaharitra – Sochaux – 2013–14
• Hamada Jambay – Marseille, Toulouse FC, Sedan – 1993–94, 1996–99, 2000–01, 2002–03
• Romain Métanire – Metz, Reims – 2014–15, 2018–19
• Jérémy Morel – Lorient, Marseille, Lyon, Rennes – 2006–
• Lalaïna Nomenjanahary – Lens – 2014–15
• Stéphan Raheriharimanana – Nice – 2015–16
• Franck Rabarivony – Auxerre – 1992–98
• Éric Rabésandratana – AS Nancy, Paris SG – 1990–91, 1996–2001
• Albert Rafetraniaina – Nice – 2012–16
• Tahina Randriamananantoandro – RC Lens – 2000–01

Malawi

• Ernest Mtawali – Toulouse FC – 1997–98

Mali

• Mamadou Bagayoko – Strasbourg, Ajaccio, Nantes, Nice – 1999–01, 2002–06, 2008–11
• Issa Baradji – AC Ajaccio – 2013–14
• Keita Omar Barrou – Nice – 1956–63
• Sékou Berthé – Troyes – 1999–03
• Yves Bissouma – Lille – 2016–18
• Éric Chelle – Valenciennes, Lens – 2006–08, 2009–11
• Adama Coulibaly – Lens, Auxerre – 1999–12
• David Coulibaly – Lille – 1996–97
• Dramane Coulibaly – Marseille – 2000–01
• Fernand Coulibaly – Laval – 1987–88
• Kalifa Coulibaly – Nantes – 2017–
• Lassana Coulibaly – Bastia, Angers – 2015–18
• Mamoutou Coulibaly – Auxerre – 2004–06
• Ousmane Coulibaly – Brest – 2010–13
• Amadou Dabo – Monaco – 1975–76
• Mana Dembélé – Guingamp – 2013–14, 2015–16
• Cheick Diabaté – Nancy, Bordeaux, Metz – 2009–17
• Fousseni Diabaté – Amiens – 2019–
• Abdoulay Diaby – Lille – 2014–15
• Drissa Diakité – Nice, Bastia – 2005–12, 2013–15
• Samba Diakité – Nancy – 2010–12
• Cheik Diallo – Troyes, Metz, Laval – 1975–81
• Mamadou Diallo – Nantes, Le Havre – 2004–07, 2008–09
• Mahamadou Diarra – Lyon, Monaco – 2002–06, 2010–11
• Sigamary Diarra – Sochaux, Lorient, AC Ajaccio – 2003–05, 2009–14
• Fousseni Diawara – Saint-Étienne, Sochaux, AC Ajaccio – 2000–01, 2004–09, 2011–13
• Samba Diawara – Troyes – 1999–00
• Bakaye Dibassy – Amiens – 2017–
• Vincent Doukantié – Strasbourg – 2000–01
• Moussa Doumbia – Reims – 2018–
• Tongo Doumbia – Rennes, Valenciennes, Toulouse – 2009–12, 2013–17
• Mamadou Fofana – Metz – 2019–
• Mohamed Fofana – Toulouse, Reims – 2004–16
• Massadio Haïdara – Nancy – 2010–13
• Frédéric Kanouté – Lyon – 1997–00
• Cédric Kanté – Strasbourg, Nice, Sochaux – 1999–01, 2003–09, 2012–14
• Alphousseyni Keita – Le Mans – 2007–10
• Fantamady Keita – Rennes – 1972–75
• Karounga Keita – Bordeaux – 1963–70
• Salif Keita – Saint-Étienne, Marseille – 1967–72, 1972–73
• Seydou Keita – Marseille, Lorient, Lens – 1999-00, 2001–07
• Sidi Yaya Keita – Strasbourg, Lens – 2004–08
• Famoussa Koné – Bastia – 2014–15
• Youssouf Koné – Lille, Lyon – 2013–14, 2015–17, 2018–
• Rominigue Kouamé – Lille – 2017–18
• Modibo Maïga – Le Mans, Sochaux, Metz – 2007–12, 2014–15
• Mohamed Mara – Lorient – 2016–17
• Mahamadou N'Diaye – Troyes – 2015–16
• Adama Niane – Nantes, Troyes – 2014–15, 2017–18
• Hadi Sacko – Bordeaux – 2012–15
• Mamadou Samassa – Le Mans, Marseille, Valenciennes – 2006–13
• Mamadou Samassa – Guingamp, Troyes – 2013–16, 2017–18
• Amadou Sidibé – Auxerre – 2008–09
• Djibril Sidibé – Monaco, Bastia – 2001–02, 2004–05
• Mohamed Sissoko – Paris SG – 2011–13
• Oumar Sissoko – AC Ajaccio – 2014–15
• Bakary Soumaré – Boulogne – 2009–10
• Samba Sow – Lens – 2009–10
• Boubacar Sylla – Lens – 2014–15
• Yacouba Sylla – Rennes, Montpellier – 2015–17
• Ibrahima Tandia – Caen – 2011–12
• Brahim Thiam – Istres, Caen – 2004–05, 2007–08
• Bassidiki Touré – Marseille, Toulouse FC (1937), FC Nancy, Nantes, Ajaccio – 1958–61, 1964–66, 1967–68
• Abdou Traoré – Bordeaux, Nice – 2008–17
• Adama Traoré – Lille, Monaco, Metz – 2014–
• Almamy Touré – Monaco – 2014–19
• El Bilal Touré – Reims – 2019–
• Bakaye Traoré – Nancy – 2009–12
• Birama Touré – Nantes – 2013–16
• Charles Traoré – Troyes, Nantes – 2015–16, 2017–
• Djimi Traoré – Lens, Rennes, Monaco, Marseille – 2001–02, 2007–08, 2009–12
• Hamari Traoré – Reims, Rennes – 2015–16, 2017–
• Mahamane Traoré – Nice – 2006–10
• Moussa Traoré – Troyes – 1975–77
• Sammy Traoré – Nice, Paris SG, Auxerre – 2002–10
• Molla Wagué – Caen, Nantes – 2011–12, 2019–
• Mustapha Yatabaré – Boulogne – 2009–10
• Issa Yatassaye – Troyes – 1975–78
• Kévin Lucien Zohi – Strasbourg – 2017–

Martinique

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

• Johan Audel – Lille, Valenciennes; Nantes – 2004–05, 2006–10, 2013–16
• Manuel Cabit – Metz – 2019–
• Sébastien Carole – Monaco – 2001–03
• Michaël Citony – Rennes; Saint-Étienne – 1999–01, 2002–03, 2004–05
• Ludovic Clément – Châteauroux, Toulouse – 1997–98, 2003–05
• Charles-Édouard Coridon – Guingamp, Lens, Paris SG – 1995–98, 1999–2005
• Steeve Elana – Caen, Brest, Lille – 2004–05, 2010–13
• Julien Faubert – Bordeaux – 2004–07, 2012–15
• Gaël Germany – Arles-Avignon – 2010–11
• Christopher Glombard – Reims – 2012–15
• Bruno Grougi – Brest – 2010–13
• Joan Hartock – Brest – 2012–13
• Steeven Langil – Auxerre; Valenciennes; Guingamp – 2008–09, 2010–11, 2013–14
• Mickaël Malsa – Sochaux– 2013–14
• Rémi Maréval – Nantes – 2008–09
• Harry Novillo – Lyon – 2010–12
• Kévin Olimpa – Bordeaux – 2008–09, 2010–12, 2013–14
• Frédéric Piquionne – Rennes, Saint-Étienne, Monaco, Lyon – 2001–09
• Olivier Thomert – Lens, Rennes, Le Mans – 2002–10

Mauritania

• Amadou Alassane – Le Havre – 2008–09
• Abdoul Ba – Lens – 2014–15
• Adama Ba – Brest, Bastia – 2011–14, 2015–16
• Pascal Gourville – Sedan – 2000–01
• Diallo Guidileye – Brest, AS Nancy – 2011–13, 2016–17
• Abdelaziz Kamara – Saint-Étienne – 2005–06

Mauritius

• Jonathan Bru – Rennes – 2003–04
• Kévin Bru – Rennes – 2006–07
• Jacques-Désiré Périatambée – Le Mans – 2003–04, 2005–06
• Lindsay Rose – Valenciennes, Lyon, Lorient, Bastia – 2012–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17

Mexico

• Rafael Márquez – AS Monaco – 1999–03
• Guillermo Ochoa – AC Ajaccio – 2011–14

Montenegro

• Sreten Banović – Valenciennes – 1969–70
• Marko Baša – Le Mans, Lille – 2005–08, 2011–17
• Miladin Bečanović – Lille OSC, Marseille, Le Havre – 1995–00
• Milan Becić – Montpellier, Alès – 1932–33, 1934–36
• Branko Bošković – Paris SG, Troyes – 2003–06
• Goran Boškovic – Valenciennes – 1992–93
• Dragoljub Brnović – Metz – 1989–92, 1993–94
• Damir Čakar – Châteauroux – 1997–98
• Anto Drobnjak – Bastia, Lens – 1994–97, 1997–98
• Duško Đurišić – Sedan – 2001–03
• Vanja Grubač – Le Havre – 1995–96
• Stevan Jovetić – Monaco – 2017–
• Vojin Lazarević – AS Nancy – 1970–72
• Nikola Nikezić – Le Havre – 2008–09
• Danijel Petković – Angers – 2019–
• Ljubomir Radanović – Nice – 1990–91
• Niša Saveljić – Bordeaux, Sochaux, Bastia, Guingamp, Istres – 1997–05
• Cvetko Savković – Bastia – 1971–73
• Vasilije Šijakovic – Grenoble – 1962–63
• Slobodan Vučeković – Bastia – 1979–80

Morocco

• Zakariya Abarouaï – Evian – 2014–15
• Yunis Abdelhamid – Dijon, Reims – 2016–17, 2018–
• Mohamed El Ouargla Abdelrrazak – Sète, Stade Français, Nîmes Olympique, Nice, Valenciennes, Lyon, Alès – 1945–51, 1952–59
• Yacine Abdessadki – Strasbourg, Toulouse FC – 2000–01, 2003–06, 2007–08
• Hicham Aboucherouane – Lille OSC – 2005–06
• Karim Achahbar – Guingamp – 2014–15
• Ben Mohamed Adesselem – Bordeaux, Nîmes Olympique – 1952–57
• Nayef Aguerd – Dijon – 2018–
• Abdeljahid Aid – RC Paris – 1988–90
• Youssef Aït Bennasser – Nancy, Caen, Monaco, Saint-Étienne, Bordeaux – 2016–
• Hassan Akesbi – Nîmes Olympique, Reims, AS Monaco – 1955–64
• Jamal Alioui – Metz – 2005–06
• Rachid Alioui – Guingamp, Nîmes Olympique, Angers – 2013–14, 2015–16, 2018–
• Hassan Alla – Le Havre – 2008–09
• Redouan Allaoui – Le Havre – 2006–08
• Azzedine Amanallah – Niort – 1987–88
• Gharib Amzine – Strasbourg, Troyes – 1998-03, 2005–07
• Houssaine Anafal – Rennes – 1974–75, 1976–77
• Abdallah Azhar – Reims, Grenoble – 1958–63
• Yacine Bammou – Nantes, Caen – 2014–19
• Abdelaziz Barrada – Marseille – 2014–16
• Amine Bassi – Nancy – 2016–17
• Salaheddine Bassir – Lille OSC – 2001–02
• Chahir Belghazouani – Ajaccio – 2012–14
• Younès Belhanda – Montpellier, Nice – 2009–13, 2016–17
• Sami Ben Amar – Nîmes – 2019–
• Aziz Ben Askar – Caen – 2004–05
• Mohamed Ben Brahim – Sète, FC Nancy – 1945–52
• Omar Ben Driss – Nice, Nîmes Olympique – 1954–55, 1959–61
• Abdallah Ben Fatah – RC Paris – 1945–46
• Abdesselem Ben Miloud – Marseille – 1947–56
• Driss Ben Tamir – Bordeaux – 1954–56
• Youssef Benali – Toulouse – 2014–16
• Aziz Bennij – AS Nancy – 1991–92
• Yassine Benrahou – Bordeaux, Nîmes Olympique – 2018–
• Zakarya Bergdich – Lens – 2010–11
• Nabil Berkak – Troyes – 2002–03, 2005–07
• Mustapha Bettache – Nîmes Olympique – 1956–63
• Mohammed Bouassa – Lyon – 1967–69
• Ben Mohamed Bouchaïb – Marseille, CO Roubaix-Tourcoing, Montpellier – 1946–50, 1952–53
• Sofiane Boufal – Lille – 2014–16
• Mehdi Bourabia – Grenoble – 2009–10
• Mohamed Chaoui Bouchaïb – Montpellier – 1946–47
• Aziz Bouderbala – RC Paris, Lyon – 1988–92
• Nourdin Boukhari – Nantes – 2006–07
• Mehdi Bourabia – Grenoble – 2009–10
• Khalid Boutaïb – Gazélec Ajaccio – 2015–16
• Zahar Brahim – RC Paris, Bordeaux – 1956–58, 1961–63
• Fouad Chafik – Dijon – 2016–
• Kamel Chafni – Ajaccio, Auxerre – 2005–06, 2007–12
• Marouane Chamakh – Bordeaux – 2002–10
• Mohammed Chaouch – Saint-Étienne, Metz, Nice – 1988–90, 1992–93, 1994–97
• Saïd Chiba – AS Nancy – 1999-00
• Chicha – Marseille – 1955–57, 1958–59
• Mickaël Chrétien Basser – AS Nancy – 2005–11, 2016-17
• Manuel da Costa – AS Nancy – 2005–06
• Mounir Diane – Lens – 2003–08
• Nabil Dirar – Monaco – 2012–17
• Mehdi Djillali – Toulon – 1959–60
• Boussa El Aouad – Lens – 1983–85
• Youssef El Arabi – Caen – 2010–11
• Brahim El Bahri – Le Mans – 2007–09
• Hakim El Bounadi – Sochaux – 2006–09
• Mustapha El Haddaoui – Saint-Étienne, Nice, Lens, Angers – 1987–90, 1991–94
• Oualid El Hajjam – Amiens – 2017–19
• Alharbi El Jadeyaoui – Lens – 2014–15
• Abdelhamid El Kaoutari – Montpellier, Reims, Bastia – 2009–17
• Talal El Karkouri – Paris SG – 1999–02, 2003–04
• Bouchaib El Moubarki – Grenoble – 2008–09
• Aziz El Ouali – Nîmes Olympique – 1991–93
• Amin Erbati – Marseille, Arles-Avignon – 2008–09, 2010–11
• Abdelilah Fahmi – Lille OSC, Strasbourg – 2000–05
• Fayçal Fajr – Caen – 2011–12, 2018–19
• Driss Fettouhi – Le Havre – 2008–09
• Youssouf Hadji – Bastia, Rennes, AS Nancy – 2003–12
• Abdelkader Hamiri – Red Star, Stade Français, Cannes – 1945–47, 1948–49
• Hassan Hanini – Bordeaux, Lens – 1983–87
• Amine Harit – Nantes – 2016–17
• Hassan Harmatallah – Lens – 1977–78
• Larbi Hazam – Valenciennes – 1975–79
• Adil Hermach – Lens, Bastia – 2009–11, 2012–13
• Yassine Jebbour – Rennes, Nancy, Montpellier, Bastia – 2010–16
• Abdelkrim Jinani – Rennes – 1997–98
• Nourredine Kacemi – Istres – 2004–05
• Hassan Kachloul – Nîmes Olympique, Metz – 1992–93, 1996–98
• Ahmed Kantari – Brest, Lens – 2010–13, 2014–15
• Mohamed Khalfi – Alès – 1947–48
• Driss Khalid – Toulouse – 2017–18
• Abdelkrim Krimau – Bastia, Lille, Strasbourg, Tours, Le Havre, Saint-Étienne, RC Paris – 1974–81, 1982–89
• Mohammed Lashaf – Gueugnon – 1995–96
• Ben Kadour M'Barek – Bordeaux – 1946–47, 1949–52
• Abderrahmane Mahjoub – RC Paris, Nice, Montpellier – 1951–60, 1961–64
• Mohammed Mahjoub – Marseille – 1948–50
• Mohammed Mahroufi – Nîmes Olympique – 1971–72
• Kevin Malcuit – Monaco, Saint-Étienne, Lille – 2010–11, 2015–18
• Belhadj Djilali Mehdi – Nîmes Olympique, Toulon – 1955–60
• Hamza Mendyl – Lille, Dijon – 2016–18, 2019–
• Mehdi Messaoudi – Saint-Étienne – 2008–09
• Hassan M'Jid – Sète, Nice – 1949–51, 1952–53
• Lahcer Mounadi – Sochaux – 1990–91
• Noureddine Naybet – Nantes – 1993–94
• Mounir Obbadi – Troyes, Monaco, Lille, Nice – 2012–14, 2015–17
• Abdeslam Ouaddou – Nancy, Rennes, Valenciennes – 1998–00, 2003–05, 2006–10
• Walid Regragui – Toulouse FC, Ajaccio, Grenoble – 2000–01, 2002–04, 2008–09
• Youssef Rossi – Rennes – 1997–99
• Mohammed Saghir – Troyes – 1954–56
• Romain Saïss – Angers – 2015–16
• Khalid Sekkat – Reims– 2012–13
• Tarik Sektioui – Auxerre – 1998–99
• Kacem Slimani – Paris FC – 1972–73
• Oussama Souaidy – Toulouse FC – 2000–01
• Oussama Tannane – Saint-Étienne – 2015–18
• Farid Talhaoui – Guingamp, Lorient – 2001–04, 2006–07
• Ahmed Tibari – RC Paris, Toulouse FC (1937) – 1957–60, 1961–62
• Smahi Triki – Lorient – 1998–99
• Brahim Zahar – Bordeaux – 1962–63
• Jaouad Zairi – Sochaux, Nantes – 2001–05, 2006–07
• Moncef Zerka – AS Nancy – 2005–09

Mozambique

• Reinildo Mandava – Lille – 2018–
• Mexer – Rennes, Bordeaux – 2014–

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