List of foreign Ligue 1 players: B
Appearance
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:
- 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, 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.
Belarus
- Syarhey Chernik – Nancy – 2016–17
- Sergey Krivets – Metz – 2014–15
Belgium
- Michy Batshuayi – Marseille – 2014–16
- Roberto Bisconti – Nice – 2004–06
- Gilbert Bodart – Bordeaux 1996–97
- Danny Boffin – Metz – 1997–2000
- Toni Brogno – Sedan – 2000–02
- Gust Brouwers – Excelsior Roubaix – 1934–36
- Christian Brüls – Nice, Rennes – 2013–15
- Yannick Carrasco – Monaco – 2013–15
- Nacer Chadli – Monaco – 2018–19[c MAR]
- Jurgen Cavens – Marseille – 2001–02
- Laurent Ciman – Dijon – 2018–19
- Nill De Pauw – Guingamp – 2015–17[b ZAI]
- Eric Deflandre – Lyon – 2000–04
- Stéphane Demol – Toulouse FC – 1990–91
- Jason Denayer – Lyon – 2018–
- Philippe Desmet – Lille – 1986–89
- Brandon Deville – AC Ajaccio – 2013–14
- Grégory Dufer – Caen – 2004–05
- Steve Dugardein – Caen – 2004–05
- Renaud Emond – Nantes – 2019–
- Yassine El Ghanassy – Nantes – 2017–18
- Björn Engels – Reims – 2018–19
- Thomas Foket – Reims – 2018–
- Guillaume Gillet – SC Bastia, Nantes – 2014–17
- Roland Godart – CO Roubaix-Tourcoing – 1950–52
- Fernand Goyvaerts – Nice – 1968–69, 1970–71
- Baptiste Guillaume – Lens, Lille, Angers, Nîmes – 2014–16, 2017–19
- Eden Hazard – Lille – 2007–12
- Nordin Jbari – Troyes – 1999-01
- Joris Kayembe – Nantes – 2017–18
- Christophe Kinet – Strasbourg – 1997–99
- Roland Lamah – Le Mans – 2008–10[b CIV]
- Christophe Lauwers – Toulouse – 1998–99
- Aaron Leya Iseka – Marseille, Toulouse – 2016–17, 2018–
- Dominique Lemoine – Mulhouse – 1989–90
- Philippe Léonard – Monaco, Nice – 1996–2004
- Anthony Limbombe – Nantes – 2018–
- Dodi Lukebakio – Toulouse – 2016–17[c COD]
- Isaac Mbenza – Montpellier, Amiens – 2016–18, 2019–[b FRA]
- Thomas Meunier – Paris SG – 2016–
- Robert Meuris – CO Roubaix-Tourcoing, AS Monaco, Nîmes Olympique – 1947–52, 1953–55
- Raphaël Miceli – Strasbourg, Le Havre – 1997–00
- Kevin Mirallas – Lille OSC, Saint-Étienne – 2004–10
- Divock Origi – Lille OSC – 2012–14
- Stef Peeters – Caen – 2017–19
- Luigi Pieroni – Auxerre, Nantes, Lens, Valenciennes – 2004–10
- Thierry Pister – Toulon – 1989–90
- Gaston Plovie – Excelsior Roubaix, RC Roubaix, Sète – 1932–35, 1936–38[b FRA]
- David Pollet – Lens – 2007–08, 2010–11[b FRA]
- Pascal Renier – Troyes – 1999-01
- Rubenilson – Nice – 1996–97[b BRA]
- Enzo Scifo – Bordeaux, Auxerre, Monaco – 1988–91, 1993–97
- Matz Sels – Strasbourg – 2018–
- Benoît Thans – Lens – 1987–89
- Youri Tielemans – Monaco – 2017–19
- Daniel Van Buyten – Marseille – 2001–03
- Erwin Vandenbergh – Lille OSC – 1986–90
- Erwin Vandendaele – Reims – 1977–78[b FRA]
- Leo Van der Elst – Metz – 1988–89
- Mike Van Hamel – Le Havre – 2008–09
- Gunter Van Handenhoven – Metz – 1998-02
- Joseph Van Mool – Nice – 1961–64, 1965–68
- Anthony Vanden Borre – Montpellier – 2016–17[b ZAI]
- Franky Vercauteren – Nantes – 1987–90
- Julien Vercauteren – Nice – 2014–15
- Patrick Vervoort – Bordeaux – 1990–91
- Eddy Voordeckers – Rennes – 1985–87
- Marc Wilmots – Bordeaux 2000–01
- Laurent Wuillot – Ajaccio – 2002–03
Benin
- Khaled Adénon – Le Mans, Amiens – 2008–09, 2017–19
- Jordan Adéoti – Caen – 2014–17[b FRA]
- Jean-Marc Adjovi-Bocco – Lens – 1991–97
- Yannick Aguemon – Toulouse – 2011–12[b FRA][c FRA U20]
- Sessi D'Almeida – Bordeaux – 2014–15[b FRA]
- Laurent D'Jaffo – Montpellier HSC – 1991–95[b FRA]
- David Djigla – Bordeaux – 2014–15
- Cédric Hountondji – Rennes – 2013–14[b FRA][c FRA U21][c FRA U18][c FRA U17][c FRA U16]
- Emmanuel Imorou – Caen – 2014–17, 2018–19[b FRA]
- Steve Mounié – Montpellier – 2015–17
- Mickaël Poté – Nice – 2009–11[b FRA]
- Stéphane Sessègnon – Le Mans, Paris SG, Montpellier – 2006–11, 2016–18
- Oumar Tchomogo – Guingamp – 2003–04
- Jonathan Tinhan – Grenoble, Montpellier, Troyes – 2009–10, 2011–14, 2017–18[b FRA]
- Olivier Verdon – Bordeaux – 2017–18[b FRA]
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Boško Antić – Angers 1972–75
- Alen Bajkuša – Caen 1996–97
- Mehmed Baždarević – Sochaux – 1988–95
- Boban Božovic – Lens – 1991–92
- Adnan Čustović – Le Havre – 1998–00
- Esad Dugalić – Saint-Étienne – 1976–77
- Haris Duljević – Nîmes – 2019–
- Vinko Golob – Toulouse FC (1937) – 1948–49
- Faruk Hadžibegić – Sochaux – 1988–95
- Vahid Halilhodžić – Nantes, Paris SG – 1981–87
- Vedad Ibišević – Paris SG – 2004–05
- Dragan Jakovljević – Nantes – 1989–91
- Božo Janković – Metz – 1981–82
- Josip Katalinski – Nice – 1975–78
- Muhamed Konjić – AS Monaco – 1998–99
- Petar Manola – Red Star – 1947–48
- Mirza Mešić – Nantes – 1999–00
- Danijel Milićević – Metz – 2017–18[b SUI][c SUI U21][c SUI U20][c SUI U19]
- Muhamed Mujić – Bordeaux – 1962–63
- Vahidin Musemić – Nice – 1974–76
- Džemaludin Mušović – Valenciennes – 1976–77
- Simo Nikolić – Lyon – 1980–83
- Ivica Osim – Strasbourg, Sedan, Valenciennes – 1970–71, 1972–74, 1975–76, 1977–78
- Sanjin Prcić - Sochaux, Rennes, Strasbourg – 2013–15, 2016–[b FRA]
- Miralem Pjanić – Metz, Lyon – 2007–08, 2008–11[c LUX U19][c LUX U17]
- Boro Primorac – Lille, Cannes – 1983–86, 1987–90
- Alen Škoro – Marseille – 2000–01
- Blaž Slišković – Marseille, Lens, Mulhouse, Rennes – 1986–87, 1988–90, 1991–92[1]
- Edhem Šljivo – Nice – 1981–82
- Emir Spahić – Montpellier – 2009–10[b CRO–YUG]
- Safet Sušić – Paris SG – 1982–91
- Mirza Varešanović – Bordeaux – 1995–96
Brazil
- Adeílson – Nice – 2008–09
- Adaílton (Adaílton da Silva Santos) – AS Nancy – 2005–08
- Adaílton (Adaílton José dos Santos Filho) – Rennes – 2004–06
- Adaílton (Adaílton Martins Bolzan) – Paris SG – 1998–99
- Adriano – AS Monaco – 2007–11
- Adryan – Nantes – 2015–16
- Airton – Stade Français – 1966–67
- Alex (Alex Dias de Almeida) – Saint-Étienne, Paris SG – 1999–01, 2001–02
- Alex (Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa) – Paris Saint-Germain – 2011–14
- Aloísio (José Aloísio da Silva) – Saint-Étienne, Paris SG – 1999-01, 2001–03
- Dani Alves – Paris SG – 2017–19
- Yeso Amalfi – Nice, RC Paris, Marseille – 1950–51, 1954–56, 1957–58
- Leandro Amaral – Istres – 2004–05
- Elinton Andrade – Marseille – 2009–12
- Anderson – Lyon – 2007–08
- André Luís – Marseille – 2005–06
- André Luiz (André Luiz Moreira) – Marseille, Paris SG, Ajaccio – 2001–03, 2004–06
- André Luiz (André Luiz Silva do Nascimento) – AS Nancy – 2005–13
- António Borges – Cannes, Antibes – 1935–36, 1938–39
- Antônio Carlos – Ajaccio – 2005–06
- Assis – Montpellier – 2001–02
- Baltazar – Rennes – 1991–92
- Michel Bastos – Lille OSC, Lyon – 2006–13
- César Belli – Paris SG, Rennes – 1999–2002
- Gabriel Boschilia – Monaco, Nantes – 2015–20
- Abel Braga – Paris SG – 1979–81
- Brandão – Marseille, Saint-Étienne – 2008–14
- Brandãozinho – Nice – 1953–56
- Bolívar – AS Monaco – 2006–08
- Caçapa – Lyon – 2000–07
- Jonathan Cafu – Bordeaux – 2017–18
- Flávio Camargo – Bastia – 1994–95
- Diogo Campos – Evian – 2012–13
- Carlão – Sochaux – 2008–14
- Carlos Adriano Gabiru – Marseille – 2000–01
- Carlos Eduardo – Nice – 2014–15
- Carlos Henrique – Bordeaux – 2005–14
- Carlos Vinícius – Monaco – 2018–19
- Matheus Carvalho – Monaco – 2014–15
- Ceará – Paris SG – 2007–12
- Christian – Paris SG, Bordeaux – 1999–2002
- Eduardo Costa – Bordeaux, Marseille, AS Monaco – 2001–05, 2009–10
- Cris – Lyon – 2004–12
- Cuca – Saint-Étienne – 1995–96
- Dalbert Henrique – Nice – 2016–17
- Danilo Barbosa – Nice – 2018–
- Danilo Avelar – Amiens – 2017–18
- Dante – Lille, Nice – 2003–05, 2016–
- David Luiz – Paris Saint-Germain – 2014–16
- Deivid – Bordeaux – 2003–04
- Denílson – Bordeaux – 2005–06
- Diego Carlos – Nantes – 2016–19
- Dill – Marseille – 2001–02
- Dória – Marseille – 2016–18
- Douglão – Nantes – 2008–09
- Dudu Cearense – Rennes – 2004–06
- Ederson – Nice, Lyon – 2004–08, 2008–12
- Edmílson (Edmílson Gomes) – Lyon – 2001–04
- Edmílson (Edmílson Gonçalves) – Paris SG – 1997–98
- Edson (Edson Luís da Silva) – Marseille – 1998–99
- Édson (Édson Marcelo de Faria Manfron) – Ajaccio – 2004–06
- Eduardo (Eduardo Adelino da Silva) – Toulouse FC – 2003–05
- Eduardo (Eduardo Ribeiro dos Santos) – Lens, Ajaccio – 2009–14
- Emerson (Emerson da Conceição) – Lille OSC – 2006–11
- Emerson (Emerson Ricardo Otacilio) – Lorient – 1998–99
- Everson – Nice – 2002–04
- Fábio – Nantes – 2018–
- Fabinho (Fábio Alves Félix) – Toulouse FC – 2006–07
- Fabinho (Fábio Henrique Tavares) – Monaco – 2013–18
- Fábio Santos (Fábio dos Santos Barbosa) – Lyon – 2007–09
- Fábio Santos (Fábio Santos Romeu) – AS Monaco – 2007–08
- Faustinho – Sedan – 1961–62
- Fernandão – Marseille, Toulouse FC – 2001–04
- Fernando Cônsul Fernandes – Valenciennes – 1967–68
- Fernando Marçal – Guingamp, Lyon – 2016–
- Andrei Girotto – Nantes – 2017–
- Fernando Guidicelli – Antibes – 1935–36
- Demetrius Ferreira – AS Nancy, Bastia, Marseille, Troyes – 1998–07
- Fred – Lyon – 2005–09
- Gabriel – Lille, Troyes – 2016–
- Gabriel Silva – Saint-Étienne – 2017–
- Ganso – Amiens – 2018–19
- Géder – Le Mans – 2008–10
- Geninho – Bastia – 1970–71
- Geraldo – Paris SG – 1991–92
- Gil – Valenciennes – 2011–12
- Giovane Élber – Lyon – 2003–04
- Ricardo Gomes – Paris SG – 1991–95
- Grafite – Le Mans – 2006–07
- Gralak – Bordeaux – 1996–98
- Bruno Guimarães – Lyon – 2019–
- Hélder – Nancy – 2008–09, 2011–13
- Hernani – Saint-Étienne – 2017–18
- Hilton – Bastia, Lens, Marseille, Montpellier – 2003–
- Ilan – Sochaux, Saint-Étienne, Ajaccio, Bastia – 2004–09, 2011–14
- Isaias – Metz – 1995–97
- Jairzinho – Marseille – 1974–75
- Jean Lucas – Lyon – 2019–
- Jemerson – Monaco – 2016–
- Jeovânio – Valenciennes – 2006–09
- Joaquim Francisco Filho – Nîmes Olympique – 1966–67
- Joel Camargo – Paris SG – 1971–72
- Jorge – Monaco – 2016–18
- Júlio César – Brest, Montpellier – 1986–90
- Juninho – Lyon – 2001–09
- Jussiê – Lens, Bordeaux – 2005–16
- Kim – AS Nancy – 2005–08
- Pedro Henrique Konzen – Rennes – 2014–17
- Leonardo – Paris SG – 1996–98
- Luan – Toulouse – 2009–10
- Lucas Evangelista – Nantes – 2018–
- Lucas Lima – Nantes – 2016–
- Lucas Moura – Paris Saint-Germain – 2012–2018
- Lucas Severino – Rennes – 2000–02
- Lucas Silva – Marseille – 2015–16
- Luís Fabiano – Rennes – 2000–02
- Luís Henrique – AS Monaco – 1992–94
- Luiz Alberto – Saint-Étienne – 2000–01
- Luiz Araújo – LOSC Lille – 2017–
- Luiz Gustavo – Marseille – 2017–
- Luizinho – Nîmes Olympique, Montpellier – 1974–82
- Thiago Maia – Lille – 2017–
- Maicon – AS Monaco – 2004–06
- Malcom – Bordeaux – 2015–18
- Wallyson Mallmann – Nice – 2015–16
- Marcelinho (Marcelo dos Santos) – Marseille – 2000–01
- Marcelinho (Marcelo Pereira Surcin) – Ajaccio – 2004–05
- Marcelo – Lyon – 1993–97
- Marcelo – Lyon – 2017–
- Marcos António – Auxerre – 2007–08
- Marcos Paulo – Le Mans – 2008–09
- Marlon – Nice – 2017–18
- Marquinhos – Paris Saint-Germain – 2013–
- Armando da Silva Martins – Lens – 1952–54
- William Matheus – Toulouse FC – 2014–16
- Maxwell – Paris Saint-Germain – 2012–17
- Túlio de Melo – Le Mans, Lille OSC, Evian – 2005–14
- Thiago Mendes – Lille, Lyon – 2017–
- Fernando Menegazzo – Bordeaux – 2005–11
- Miranda – Sochaux – 2005–06
- Walquir Mota – Lille OSC – 1992–94
- Rafael Moura – Lorient – 2007–08
- Carlos Mozer – Marseille – 1989–92
- Naldo – Monaco – 2018–
- Nathan – Amiens – 2017–18
- Nenê – Monaco, Paris SG – 2007–13
- Neymar – Paris Saint-Germain – 2017–
- Nivaldo – Saint-Étienne – 2007–08
- Vicente Nola – Saint-Étienne – 1951–53
- Novaes – Bastia – 2012–
- Eduardo Oliveira – Sedan – 1999-01
- Valeriano de Oliveira – RC Lens – 1993–94
- Oswaldinho – Saint-Étienne – 1951–52
- Otávio – Bordeaux – 2017–
- Pablo – Bordeaux – 2015–16
- Paulão – Saint-Étienne – 2011–12
- Paulo André – Le Mans – 2006–09
- Paulo César (Paulo César Arruda Parente) – Paris SG, Toulouse FC – 2002–09
- Paulo César (Paulo César Lima) – Marseille – 1974–75
- Paulo Miranda – Bordeaux – 2001–02, 2003–04
- Pena – Strasbourg – 2002–03
- Lucas Pereira – Ajaccio – 2004–06
- Matheus Pereira – Dijon – 2019–
- Constantino Pires – Nîmes Olympique, Marseille, Lyon – 1951–65
- Pita – Strasbourg – 1988–89
- Plinio – Bordeaux – 1969–70
- Rafael – Lyon – 2015–
- Raphinha – Rennes – 2019–
- Raí – Paris SG – 1993–98
- Reinaldo – Paris SG – 2003–05
- Thiago Ribeiro – Bordeaux – 2004–05
- Ricardinho – Bordeaux – 1997–98
- Rodrigo – Ajaccio, Strasbourg – 2003–06, 2007–08
- Ronaldinho – Paris SG – 2001–03
- Rubens – Caen – 1991–92
- Carlos Ruiter – Bordeaux, AS Monaco – 1966–72, 1973–74
- Felipe Saad – Evian, AC Ajaccio, Caen – 2011–13, 2014–15
- Álvaro Santos – Sochaux, Strasbourg – 2006–08
- Éverton Santos – Paris SG – 2007–08
- Márcio Santos – Bordeaux – 1992–94
- Sávio – Bordeaux – 2002–03
- Rafael Schmitz – Lille, Valenciennes – 2001–07, 2008–12
- Severo – Lens – 1952–54
- Célio Silva – Caen – 1993–94
- Thiago Silva – Paris Saint-Germain – 2012–
- Somalia – Toulouse – 2015–18
- Sonny Anderson – Marseille, AS Monaco, Lyon – 1993–97, 1999–03
- Souza – Paris SG – 2007–08
- Vágner Love – Monaco – 2015–16
- Valdeir – Bordeaux – 1992–95
- Valdo – Paris SG – 1991–95
- Vampeta – Paris SG – 2000–01
- Vander – Rennes – 2000–01
- Jaguare Vasconcellos – Marseille – 1936–39
- Matheus Vivian – Metz – 2007–08
- Wallace – AS Monaco – 2014–16
- Weldon – Sochaux, Troyes – 2005–07
- Wendel – Bordeaux – 2006–11
- William – Bastia – 1995–96
- Agostinho Zara – Saint-Étienne – 1951–52
- Zé Alcino – AS Nancy – 1999–2000
- Nélson Zeglio – Sochaux, CO Roubaix-Tourcoing – 1951–53, 1954–55
Bulgaria
- Dimitri Antonov – CO Roubaix-Tourcoing, Sète – 1947–51, 1953–55
- Dimitar Berbatov – Monaco – 2013–15
- Georgi Dimitrov – Saint-Étienne – 1986–88
- Emil Gargorov – Strasbourg – 2007–08
- Nikolay Iliev – Rennes – 1994–95
- Georgi Ivanov – Rennes – 2002–04
- Yordan Letchkov – Marseille – 1996–97
- Vladimir Manchev – Lille OSC – 2002–04
- Plamen Markov – Metz – 1985–87
- Penko Rafailov – Strasbourg – 1937–38
- Nasko Sirakov – Lens – 1992–93
- Georgi Slavkov – Saint-Étienne – 1986–87
- Nikolay Todorov – Montpellier – 1991–92
- Boycho Velichkov – Le Havre – 1986–87
- Hristo Yanev – Grenoble – 2008–09
- Andrey Zhelyazkov – Strasbourg – 1985–86
Burkina Faso
- Habib Bamogo – Montpellier, Marseille, Nantes, Nice – 2001–05, 2006–11[b FRA]
- Abdoulaye Cissé – Montpellier – 2001–04[b CIV]
- Henoc Conombo – Bastia – 2004–05
- Bryan Dabo – Montpellier, Saint-Étienne – 2009–10, 2012–18[b FRA][c FRA U21][c FRA U16]
- Moumouni Dagano – Guingamp, Sochaux – 2003–04, 2005–08
- Charles Kaboré – Marseille – 2007–13
- Kouakou Hervé Koffi – Lille – 2017–18
- Djakaridja Koné – Evian – 2012–15[b CIV][c CIV U19][c CIV U17]
- Anthony Koura – Nancy – 2016–17[b FRA][c FRA U19][c FRA U18][c FRA U17][c FRA U16]
- Préjuce Nakoulma – Nantes – 2016–18
- Abou Ouattara – Lille – 2019–
- Issicka Ouattara – Angers, Mulhouse, Strasbourg – 1974–75, 1976–77, 1982–84
- Hermann Ouédraogo – Istres – 2004–05
- Fadil Sido – Metz – 2014–15
- Alain Traoré – Auxerre, FC Lorient, AS Monaco – 2006–16
- Bertrand Traoré – Lyon – 2017–
- Steeve Yago – Toulouse – 2012–18[b FRA]
Burundi
- Saidi Ntibazonkiza – Caen – 2015–16
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[permanent dead link]
- 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
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