List of foreign Ligue 1 players: S

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.

Scotland[edit]

Seton Airlie – Cannes – 1947–48
William John Aitken – Cannes, Antibes – 1932–34, 1937–39
Robert Allison – RC Roubaix – 1936–39
John Baker Muir – Excelsior Roubaix – 1933–35
Eric Black – Metz – 1986–91
John Blane – Cannes – 1947–48
Alec Cheyne – SC Nîmes – 1932–34
John Collins – AS Monaco – 1996–98
Siriki Dembélé – Auxerre – 2022–23^{[b CIV]}
John Donoghue – Excelsior Roubaix – 1932–35^{[b USA]}
Peter Dougall – Sète – 1932–33
Willie Dowall – Red Star – 1937–38
Thomas Dunsmore – Sète – 1946–47
Edward Edmunds – Red Star – 1932–33
Steven Fletcher – Marseille – 2015–16^{[b ENG]}
Jamie Fullarton – Bastia – 1996–97
Fraser Hornby – Reims – 2020–22^{[b ENG]}
Allan Hutton – Cannes – 1947–48
Allan Johnston – Rennes – 1996–97
Mo Johnston – Nantes – 1987–89
James Keenan – Red Star – 1937–38
Jeremiah Kelly – Rennes – 1933–34
John MacGowan – Olympique Lillois – 1932–34
Malcom MacLaren – Cannes – 1947–48
Alexander MacLennan – Excelsior Roubaix – 1934–37
Phillip McCloy – Rennes – 1933–34
Derek McInnes – Toulouse – 1999–2000
George Mills – Cannes – 1933–34
Bill Murray – RC Roubaix – 1937–38
George Nicol – RC Roubaix – 1935–37
Denis O'Hare – CA Paris – 1932–34
Harold O'Neill – Red Star – 1935–36
Thomas Francis Pritchard – Marseille – 1932–33
John Renwick – Excelsior Roubaix – 1935–36
Alexander Patterson Sherry – Marseille – 1932–33
Gary Smith – Rennes – 1996–97
George Alexander Smoker – Alès – 1932–33, 1934–36
Ray Stephen – AS Nancy – 1986–87, 1990–91
Ian Wallace – Brest – 1984–85
Andrew Wilson – SC Nîmes – 1932–34

Senegal[edit]

L[edit]

Alboury Lah – Paris SG – 1990–91
Ababacar Lô – Metz – 2023–
Dion Lopy – Reims – 2020–23
Joseph Lopy – Sochaux – 2011–14

M[edit]

Cheikh M'Bengue – Toulouse, Rennes, Saint-Étienne – 2007–19^{[b FRA]}^{[c FRA U21]}
David Papys M'Bodji – Marseille, Lorient – 2002–03, 2006–07
Pape M'Bow – Marseille – 2007–08, 2009–10
Abdou Kader Mangane – Lens, Rennes, Gazélec Ajaccio, Strasbourg – 2007–12, 2015–16, 2017–18
Boubacar Mansaly – Saint-Étienne – 2009–10
Malick Mbaye – Metz – 2023–
Adama Mbengue – Caen – 2017–19
Amadou Salif Mbengue – Metz – 2021–22
Moustapha Mbow – Reims – 2021–22
Arial Mendy – Clermont – 2021–23
Edouard Mendy – Reims, Rennes – 2018–21^{[b FRA]}
Formose Mendy – Lorient – 2023–
Frédéric Mendy – Saint-Étienne – 2004–06
Nampalys Mendy – Monaco, Nice, Lens – 2010–11, 2013–16, 2017–18, 2023–^{[b FRA]}^{[c FRA U21]}^{[c FRA U20]}^{[c FRA U19]}^{[c FRA U18]}
Roger Mendy – Toulon, AS Monaco – 1985–92

N[edit]

Guirane N'Daw – Sochaux, Nantes, Saint-Étienne, Metz – 2002–11, 2014–15
Alfred N'Diaye – Nancy – 2008–11^{[b FRA]}^{[c FRA U21]}^{[c FRA U20]}^{[c FRA U19]}^{[c FRA U17]}
Bassirou N'Diaye – Lorient – 2023–
Cheikh N'Diaye – Rennes – 2008–09
Deme N'Diaye – Arles-Avignon, Lens – 2010–11, 2014–15
Ismaïla N'Diaye – Caen – 2008–09, 2010–11
Lamine N'Diaye – Mulhouse – 1989–90
Leyti N'Diaye – Marseille, AC Ajaccio – 2004–05, 2007–08, 2010–13
Makhtar N'Diaye – Rennes – 1999-2003
Mamadou N'Diaye – Montpellier – 2014–17
Mame N'Diaye – Marseille, Boulogne – 2005–06, 2009–10
Momar N'Diaye – Metz – 2004–06, 2007–08
Moussa N'Diaye – AS Monaco, Sedan, Istres, Ajaccio, Auxerre – 1998–03, 2004–07
Samba N'Diaye – Lille, Metz, Nantes – 1992–96, 1997–98
Sylvain N'Diaye – Bordeaux, Lille OSC, Marseille – 1996–97, 2000–05
Cheikh N'Doye – Angers – 2015–17, 2018–19
Mayoro N'Doye – Metz – 2014–15
Ousmane N'Doye – Toulouse FC – 2003–04
Saar N'Gor – Laval – 1988–89
Iliman Ndiaye – Marseille – 2023–^{[b FRA]}
Massamba Ndiaye – Clermont – 2023–
Rassoul Ndiaye – Le Havre – 2023–^{[b FRA]}
Abdallah Ndour – Strasbourg – 2017–20
Santy Ngom – Nantes – 2017–18^{[b FRA]}
Opa Nguette – Valenciennes, Metz – 2012–14, 2016–18, 2019–22^{[b FRA]}^{[c FRA U20]}^{[c FRA U19]}^{[c FRA U18]}
Moussa Niakhaté – Metz – 2017–18^{[b FRA]}^{[c FRA U21]}^{[c FRA U20]}^{[c FRA U19]}
Ibrahima Niane – Metz, Angers – 2017–18, 2019–23
M'Baye Niang – Caen, Montpellier, Rennes, Bordeaux, Auxerre – 2010–12, 2013–14, 2018–23^{[b FRA]}^{[c FRA U21]}^{[c FRA U17]}^{[c FRA U16]}
Mamadou Niang – Troyes, Metz, Strasbourg, Marseille – 2000–11
Cheikh Niasse – Lille – 2019–20, 2021–22

P[edit]

Ferdinand Pordie – Rennes, Troyes – 1946–49, 1954–55
Oumar Pouye – Metz – 2007–08

S[edit]

Cheikh Sabaly – Metz – 2020–22, 2023–
Youssouf Sabaly – Evian, Nantes, Bordeaux – 2013–21^{[b FRA]}^{[c FRA U20]}^{[c FRA U19]}^{[c FRA U18]}^{[c FRA U17]}
Jean-Christophe Sagna – Laval – 1977–82
Lamine Sagna – Bordeaux – 1990–91
Henri Saivet – Bordeaux, Saint-Étienne – 2007–17^{[c FRA U21]}^{[c FRA U18]}^{[c FRA U17]}^{[c FRA U16]}
Diafra Sakho – Rennes – 2017–19
Lamine Sakho – Lens, Marseille, Saint-Étienne – 1999–2003, 2004–06
Massamba Sambou – AS Monaco, Le Havre – 2006–09
Ibou Sané – Metz – 2023–
Oumar Sané – Le Havre, Metz – 1998–99, 2001–02
Pape Sané – Caen – 2016–17
Sadibou Sané – Metz – 2023–
Salif Sané – Bordeaux, AS Nancy – 2010–13^{[b FRA]}
Arouna Sangante – Le Havre – 2023–
Younousse Sankharé – Paris SG, Dijon, Valenciennes, Guingamp, Lille, Bordeaux – 2007–10, 2011–19^{[b FRA]}^{[c FRA U21]}^{[c FRA U19]}
Bouna Sarr – Metz, Marseille – 2014–21^{[b FRA]}
Ismaïla Sarr – Metz, Rennes, Marseille – 2016–19, 2023–
Kordoba Sarr – Caen – 2004–05
Mouhamadou-Naby Sarr – Lyon – 2013–14^{[b FRA]}^{[c FRA U21]}^{[c FRA U20]}
Pape Sarr – Saint-Étienne, Lens – 1999–2004
Pape Matar Sarr – Metz – 2020–22
Sidy Sarr – Nîmes – 2019–21
Malik Seck – Lens – 2014–15
Mamadou Seck – Ajaccio – 2002–05
Badara Sène – Sochaux, Le Mans – 2005–08, 2009–10
Oumar Sène – Laval, Paris SG – 1981–92
Moussa Seydi – Metz – 2016–17
Abdallah Sima – Angers – 2022–23
Sambou Soumano – Lorient – 2021–
Issa Soumaré – Le Havre – 2023–
Ansou Sow – Lens – 2020–21
Moussa Sow – Rennes, Lille OSC – 2004–12^{[b FRA]}^{[c FRA U21]}^{[c FRA U19]}
Pape Habib Sow – Sochaux – 2005–06
Seydou Sy – Monaco – 2016–19
Tony Sylva – Monaco, Lille – 1999–2008

T[edit]

Hamadin Tall – RC Paris – 1961–62
Ibrahim Tall – Sochaux, Nantes – 2002–05, 2008–09^{[b FRA]}
Pape Thiaw – Metz – 2003–04
Sada Thioub – Nice, Nîmes, Angers, Saint-Étienne – 2014–15, 2018–22^{[b FRA]}
Demba Touré – Lyon – 2002–03
Zargo Touré – Boulogne – 2009–10
Amara Traoré – Gueugnon, Metz, Châteauroux – 1995–99

W[edit]

Amadou Wade – Stade Français – 1959–62
Omar Wade – Lille OSC – 2010–11
Moussa Wagué – Nice – 2019–20

Y[edit]

Thierno Youm – Laval, Nantes – 1984–92

Serbia[edit]

Branislav Aćimović – Sète – 1935–36
Rajko Aleksić – Lyon – 1977–79
Veljko Aleksić – AS Angoulême – 1969–70
Komnen Andrić – Clermont – 2022–
Slobodan Antić – Nancy – 1979–80
Aleksandar Aranđelović – RC Paris – 1951–52
Stefan Babović – Nantes – 2008–09^{[b MNE–YUG 1]}
Mane Bajić – Lille – 1971–72
Bojan Banjac – Lille – 1996–97
Veljko Birmančević – Toulouse FC – 2022–23
Milan Biševac – Lens, Valenciennes, Paris SG, Lyon, Metz – 2006–18^{[b KOS–SFR]}
Nenad Bjeković – Nice – 1976–81
Nenad Bjeković – Nantes, Châteauroux – 1996–98
Zdravko Borovnica – Bastia – 1982–83
Miroslav Bošković – Angers – 1976–77
Miloš Bursać – Toulon, Lyon – 1989–92
Ivan Ćurković – Saint-Étienne – 1972–81^{[b IND BIH]}
Dragan Cvetković – Bastia – 1984–85^{[b CRO–YUG]}
Zoran Dakić – Reims, AC Ajaccio – 1970–72
Milan Damjanović – Angers – 1971–75, 1976–77^{[b IND CRO]}
Miloš Ðelmaš – Nice – 1987–91
Miloš Dimitrijević – Nantes, Grenoble – 2004–07, 2008–09^{[c FRA U18]}
Filip Đorđević – Nantes – 2008–09, 2013–14
Slađan Đukić – Troyes – 1999–2001^{[b CRO–YUG]}
Vladimir Durković – Saint-Étienne – 1967–71^{[b KOS–KYU]}
Dragan Džajić – Bastia – 1975–77
Nenad Džodić – Montpellier, Ajaccio – 1997–2006, 2009–10
Milan Gajić – Bordeaux – 2015–19^{[b CRO]}
Milan Galić – Reims – 1970–73
Svetislav Glišović – Stade Français – 1946–47
Nenad Grozdić – Lens – 2000–01
Dragan Gugleta – Strasbourg – 1967–69
Ivan Gvozdenović – Metz – 2004–05
Andrej Ilić – Lille – 2023–
Dejan Ilić – Istres – 2004–05
Zvonko Ivezić – Sochaux – 1976–82
Slobodan Janković – Lens – 1975–77
Nenad Jestrović – Bastia, Metz – 1997–2000
Vukašin Jovanović – Bordeaux – 2016–20
Zoran Jovičić – Caen – 2004–05
Vladimir Jugović – AS Monaco – 2001–02
Stanislav Karasi – Lille OSC – 1974–77
Mateja Kežman – Paris SG – 2008–11
Branislav Kostić – Laval – 1976–77
Nenad Kovačević – Lens – 2006–08, 2009–11
Vladica Kovačević – Nantes – 1966–67
Miloš Krasić – Bastia – 2013–14^{[b KOS–SFR]}
Petar Krivokuća – Rouen – 1977–78
Dobrosav Krstić – Sochaux – 1964–66
Nebojša Krupniković – Bastia – 1999
Branko Lazarević – Caen – 2010–11^{[b BIH–YUG]}
Danijel Ljuboja – Sochaux, Strasbourg, Paris SG, Grenoble, Nice – 1998–99, 2000–01, 2002–05, 2009–11^{[b CRO–YUG]}
Ilija Lukić – Rennes – 1969–71
Vladan Lukić – Metz – 1997–99
Milan Martinović – Ajaccio – 2003–04
Igor Matić – Caen – 2004–05^{[b BIH–YUG]}
Nemanja Matić – Rennes, Lyon – 2023–
Stjepan Matić – Rennes – 1976–77
Vojislav Melić – Sochaux – 1967–74
Ljubomir Mihajlović – Lyon – 1970–77
Zoran Milinković – Nice – 1996–97
Goran Milojević – Brest – 1990–91
Slobodan Milosavljević – Valenciennes – 1970–71, 1972–73
Selemir Milošević – Red Star – 1968–71
Dejan Milovanović – Lens – 2009–10
Bora Milutinović – Monaco, Nice – 1967–69, 1970–71
Miloš Milutinović – RC Paris, Stade Français – 1961–65
Dalibor Mitrović – Ajaccio – 2003–04
Milorad Mitrović – Sète – 1933–34
Stefan Mitrović – Strasbourg – 2018–21
Slavoljub Muslin – Lille, Brest – 1981–86
Velimir Naumović – Rennes – 1969–71
Predrag Ocokoljić – Toulouse FC – 2003–05
Žarko Olarević – Lille – 1978–81
Goran Pandurović – Rennes – 1995–98
Dragan Pantelić – Bordeaux – 1981–83
Ilija Pantelić – Marseille, Bastia, Paris SG – 1970–77^{[b BIH–YUG]}
Marko Pantelić – Paris SG – 1996–97
Milinko Pantić – Le Havre – 1998–99
Strahinja Pavlović – Monaco – 2020–21
Nemanja Pejčinović – Nice – 2010–14
Aleksandar Pešić – Toulouse – 2014–16
Ilija Petković – Troyes – 1973–76
Denis Petrić – Troyes, Angers, Nantes – 2015–17, 2019–20, 2023–^{[b SVN–YUG]}^{[c SVN U21]}^{[c SVN U20]}^{[c SVN U19]}^{[c SVN U18]}^{[c SVN U17]}
Ognjen Petrović – Bastia – 1976–78
Vladimir Petrović "Pižon" – Brest – 1985–86
Josip Pirmajer – Nîmes Olympique – 1972–75^{[b SVN–DEU]}
Nemanja Radonjić – Marseille – 2018–22
Aleksandar Radovanović – Lens – 2020–21
Milan Radović – Brest – 1981–84
Ljubiša Rajković – Bastia – 1979–81
Predrag Rajković – Reims – 2019–22
Zevan Rakić – Bastia – 1970–71
Ljubiša Ranković – Caen – 2004–05
Zoran Rendulić – Grenoble – 2008–10^{[b BIH–YUG]}
Mihailo Ristić – Montpellier – 2018–22^{[b BIH]}
Spasoje Samardžic – Saint-Étienne – 1969–72
Dušan Savić – Lille, Cannes – 1983–85, 1987–89
Vujadin Savić – Bordeaux – 2010–11
Stevan Sekereš – Nantes – 1967–68^{[b CRO–KYU]}
Laslo Seleš – Sochaux – 1969–78
Milovan Sikimić – Guingamp – 2002–04
Slobodan Škrbić – Lille – 1971–72
Petar Škuletić – Montpellier – 2018–21^{[b MNE–YUG 1]}
Živko Slijepčević – Valenciennes – 1992–93^{[b BIH–YUG]}
Uroš Spajić – Toulouse FC – 2013–16
Zlatko Spleit – Nîmes Olympique – 1960–61
Jovan Stanković – Marseille – 2000–01
Ivan Stevanović – Sochaux – 2009–10
Ljubiša Stevanović – SC Nîmes – 1932–33
Dragan Stojković – Marseille – 1990–94
Nenad Stojković – Monaco, Montpellier, AS Nancy – 1984–86, 1987–88, 1990–91^{[b KOS–SFR]}
Vladimir Stojković – Nantes – 2006–07
Neven Subotić – Saint-Étienne – 2017–19^{[b BIH–YUG]}^{[c USA U20]}^{[c USA U17]}
Silvester Takač – Rennes – 1967–69
Ðorđe Tomić – Guingamp – 1995–96
Slobodan Topalović – Lyon – 1981–83
Duško Tošić – Sochaux – 2005–07
Dobrivoje Trivić – Lyon – 1971–73
Bogdan Turudija – Troyes – 1976–78
Dušan Veškovac – Toulouse, Troyes – 2013–17
Milivoje Vitakić – Lille, Grenoble – 2004–07, 2008–10
Nebojša Vučićević – Metz – 1989–90
Ivan Vukomanović – Bordeaux – 1998–99
Momčilo Vukotić – Bordeaux – 1978–79
Miodrag Živaljević – Lyon – 1979–80
Nebojša Zlatarić – Marseille, Paris FC, Valenciennes – 1975–77, 1978–79, 1980–81

Sierra Leone[edit]

Mohamed Kallon – AS Monaco – 2004–05, 2006–08

Slovakia[edit]

János Chawko – Metz – 1951–52
Ferdinand Faczinek – Sochaux – 1937–39
Miloš Glonek – Caen – 1994–95, 1996–97
Tomáš Hubočan – Marseille – 2016–17
Viliam Hýravý – Toulouse FC – 1991–92
Milan Luhový – Saint-Étienne – 1992–93
Ľubomír Moravčík – Saint-Étienne, Bastia – 1990–98
Szilárd Németh – Strasbourg – 2005–06
Carlo Pintér – Mulhouse – 1936–37
Ján Popluhár – Lyon – 1968–70
Adolf Scherer – Nîmes Olympique – 1969–72
Filip Šebo – Valenciennes – 2007–10
Milan Škriniar – Paris SG – 2023–
Dušan Tittel – Nîmes Olympique – 1991–93
Alexander Vencel Jr. – Strasbourg, Le Havre – 1994–2000, 2002–03
Róbert Vittek – Lille – 2008–10

Slovenia[edit]

Milenko Acimovic – Lille – 2004–06
Vili Ameršek – Angers – 1976–79
Robert Berić – Saint-Étienne – 2015–20
Valter Birsa – Sochaux, Auxerre – 2006–09, 2008–11
Miha Blažič – Angers – 2022–23
Boštjan Cesar – Marseille, Grenoble – 2005–07, 2008–10
Marko Elsner – Nice – 1987–90
Adriano Fegic – AS Nancy – 1985–86
Bojan Jokic – Sochaux – 2007–10
Ažbe Jug – Bordeaux – 2013–15
Rene Krhin – Nantes – 2017–20
Tony Kurbos – Metz, Nice, AS Monaco – 1982–85, 1987–88, 1989
Džoni Novak – Le Havre, Sedan – 1996–2000
Milan Osterc – Le Havre – 2003
Jan Repas – Caen – 2017–19
Ermin Šiljak – Bastia – 1996–97
Vinko Trskan – Marseille – 1947–48
Luka Žinko – Istres – 2004–05

South Africa[edit]

Keagan Dolly – Montpellier – 2016–21
Kermit Erasmus – Rennes – 2015–17
Lyle Foster – Monaco – 2019–20
Pierre Issa – Marseille – 1996–2000
Thabang Molefe – Le Mans – 2003–04
Lebo Mothiba – Lille, Strasbourg, Troyes – 2017–20, 2021–
Katlego Mphela – Strasbourg – 2003–05
Anele Ngcongca – Troyes – 2015–16
Lebogang Phiri – Guingamp – 2017–19
Bongani Zungu – Amiens – 2017–20

South Korea[edit]

Ahn Jung-hwan – Metz – 2005–06
Hwang Ui-jo – Bordeaux – 2019–22
Jung Jo-gook – Auxerre, AS Nancy – 2011–12
Kang Jin-wook – Metz – 2005–06
Kwon Chang-hoon – Dijon – 2016–19
Lee Kang-in – Paris SG – 2023–
Lee Sang-yoon – Lorient – 1998–99
Nam Tae-hee – Valenciennes – 2008–11
Ou Kyoung-jun – Metz – 2007–08
Park Chu-young – AS Monaco – 2008–11
Seo Jung-won – Strasbourg – 1998–99
Suk Hyun-jun – Troyes, Reims – 2017–20, 2021–22
Yun Il-lok – Montpellier – 2019–21

Spain[edit]

Antonio Abenoza – Reims – 1947–52
Sergio Akieme – Reims – 2023–
José Arana Gorrostegui – Excelsior Roubaix – 1938–39
Mikel Arteta – Paris SG – 2000–02
Salvador Artigas – Rennes – 1945–49, 1952–53
Marco Asensio – Paris SG – 2023–
César Azpilicueta – Marseille – 2010–12
Antonio Ballesteros – Angers – 1962–63
Domènec Balmanya – Sète – 1937–39^{[c CAT]}
José Javier Barkero – Toulouse FC – 2000–01
Yuri Berchiche – Paris SG – 2017–18^{[c EUS]}
Juan Bernat – Paris SG – 2018–
Rubén Blanco – Marseille – 2022–
Oriol Busquets – Clermont – 2021–22
Mario Cabanes Sabat – Metz – 1937–38
José Caeiro – Rennes – 1956–57
Francisco José Carrasco – Sochaux – 1989–92
Albert Celades – Bordeaux – 2003–04^{[c CAT]}
Pedro Chirivella – Nantes – 2020–
Esteban Cifuentes – Strasbourg – 1937–38
Marc Crosas – Lyon – 2007–08
Diego Cuenca – Sedan – 1955–57
Sergi Darder – Lyon – 2015–17
Heliodoro Delgado – Toulouse FC (1937), RC Paris, Metz – 1946–53
Iván de la Peña – Marseille – 1999–00
Enrique de Lucas – Paris SG – 2000–01
Patrico Equizadu – Rennes – 1952–53
Josep Escolà – Sète – 1937–39^{[c CAT]}
Francesc Fàbregas – Monaco – 2018–22^{[c CAT]}
Jesus Fandino – Metz – 1972–73
Christian Fernandez – Marseille – 1977–78
Lorenzo Fernández – Nîmes Olympique – 1954–55
Alfonso Fernandez Leal – Lyon – 1991–93
José Manuel Galdames – Toulouse FC – 1997–99
Antonio García – Le Havre, Lille – 1945–48
Lazare Garcia – Sète – 1947–48
Manu García – Toulouse FC – 2018–19
Javier Garrido – Saint-Étienne – 2004–05
César Gelabert – Toulouse FC – 2023–
Ismaël Gharbi – Paris SG – 2022–^{[b FRA]}^{[c FRA U18]}
Esteban Gómez – Strasbourg, Toulouse FC (1937), Rennes – 1945–47 and 1948–51
Álvaro González – Marseille – 2019–22
Juan José González Tacoronte – FC Nancy – 1953–54
Ander Herrera – Paris SG – 2019–22
Francisco Iriondo Orozco – Sète – 1935–36
Jesé – Paris SG – 2016–17, 2019–21
Koke – Marseille – 2003–05
Pol Lirola – Marseille – 2020–^{[c CAT]}
Borja López – Monaco – 2013–14
Cristian López – Angers – 2018–19
Gerard López – Monaco – 2005–07^{[c CAT]}
Pau López – Marseille – 2021–^{[c CAT]}
José Mandaluniz Ealo – Stade Français – 1946–47
Javier Manquillo – Marseille – 2015–16
Valentin Martín – Stade Français – 1950–52
Rafael Martín Vázquez – Marseille – 1992
Paco Mateo – Strasbourg – 1945–50
Jordi Mboula – Monaco – 2017–19
Alfredo Megido – Bordeaux – 1977–78
Álvaro Mejía – Arles-Avignon – 2010–11
José Luis Molinuevo – RC Paris – 1945–47
Fernando Morientes – AS Monaco, Marseille – 2003–04, 2009–10
Francisco Navarro – Bordeaux – 1962–66
Justo Nuevo – Red Star, Lille OSC, Le Havre, Rennes – 1945–53
Luis Osoro – Montpellier – 1947–48
José Padrón Martín – Alès, Cannes, Sochaux – 1935–38
Sinforiano José Padrón Martín – FC Nancy – 1953–54
Sergi Palencia – Bordeaux, Saint-Étienne – 2018–20
Rubén Pardo – Bordeaux – 2019–22
Cristóbal Parralo – Paris SG – 2001–03
Secundo Pascual – Strasbourg, Stade Français – 1945–51
Francisco Pavón – Arles-Avignon – 2010–11
Ignacio Pavon – Marseille – 1962–63
Alfonso Pérez – Marseille – 2001–02
Manuel Pérez – Alès – 1947–48
Iván Pérez Muñoz – Bordeaux – 1998–99
Josep Raich Garriga – Sète – 1937–38
Sergio Ramos – Paris SG – 2021–23
Luis Regueiro – RC Paris – 1937–38^{[c EUS]}
Sergio Rico – Paris SG – 2019–22
Albert Riera – Bordeaux – 2003–05
Alberto Rivera Pizarro – Marseille – 2001–02
Fabián Ruiz – Paris SG – 2022–
Emilio Salaber – Nîmes Olympique, Sedan, Strasbourg – 1956–65, 1966–69
José Sanchez – Sochaux – 1965–71
Pablo Sarabia – Paris SG – 2019–23
Angel Segurola – Bordeaux – 1962–63
Jaime Solas – Lyon – 1959–61
Carlos Soler – Paris SG – 2022–
Daniel Solsona – Bastia – 1983–86
Arnau Tenas – Paris SG – 2023–
Brandon Thomas – Rennes – 2017–18
Víctor Torres Mestre – Bordeaux – 1998–2000
Santiago Urtizberea – Bordeaux – 1945–47
Miguel Valls – Ajaccio – 1970–71
Julian Vaquero – Toulouse FC (1937) – 1950–51
Juan Vila – Marseille, SO Montpellier – 1945–48
Ramón Zabalo – RC Paris – 1937–39^{[b ENG]}

Sweden[edit]

Gunnar Andersson – Marseille, Bordeaux – 1950–58, 1959–60
Kennet Andersson – Lille, Caen – 1993–95
Joel Asoro – Metz – 2023–
Pär Bengtsson – Nice – 1950–52
Pierre Bengtsson – Bastia – 2016–17
Henrik Bertilsson – Martigues – 1994–96
Yngve Brodd – Toulouse FC (1937), Sochaux – 1953–62
Jens Cajuste – Reims – 2021–23
Henry Carlsson – RC Paris – 1948–49
Mikael Dorsin – Strasbourg – 2003–04
Jimmy Durmaz – Toulouse – 2016–19
Erik Edman – Rennes – 2005–08
Ralf Edström – AS Monaco – 1981–83
Ove Eklund – Reims – 1974–75
Dan Ekner – Marseille – 1950–51
Johnny Ekström – Cannes – 1989–91
Niclas Eliasson – Nîmes – 2020–21
Johan Elmander – Toulouse FC – 2006–08
Lars Eriksson – Sète, Toulouse FC (1937) – 1953–55
Leif Eriksson – Nice – 1970–75
Alexander Farnerud – Strasbourg – 2003–06
Pontus Farnerud – AS Monaco, Strasbourg – 1998–2006
Amar Fatah – Troyes – 2022–23
Gabriel Gudmundsson – Lille – 2021–
Petter Hansson – Rennes, AS Monaco – 2007–11
Åke Hjalmarsson – Nice, Lyon, Troyes – 1950–51, 1952–53, 1954–56
Niklas Hult – Nice – 2014–16
Zlatan Ibrahimović – Paris SG – 2012–16
Klas Ingesson – Marseille – 2000–01
Andreas Isaksson – Rennes – 2004–06
Gunnar Johansson – Marseille – 1950–58
Jakob Johansson – Rennes – 2018–19
Egon Johnsson – Stade Français, Lens, Toulon – 1950–51, 1952–57, 1959–60
Jon Jönsson – Toulouse FC – 2007–08
Alexander Kačaniklić – Nantes – 2016–18
Kim Källström – Rennes, Lyon – 2003–12
Isaac Kiese Thelin – Bordeaux – 2015–17
Emil Krafth – Amiens – 2018–19
Jack Lahne – Amiens – 2019–20^{[b ZMB]}
Johan Larsson – Guingamp – 2018–19
Anders Linderoth – Marseille – 1977–80
Arne Lundqvist – Reims – 1953–55
Roger Magnusson – Marseille, Red Star – 1968–75
Bror Mellberg – Sochaux – 1956–57
Lasse Nilsson – Saint-Étienne – 2007–08
Stellan Nilsson – Marseille – 1953–54
Yksel Osmanovski – Bordeaux – 2001–02
Lennart Samuelsson – Nice – 1950–51
Amin Sarr – Lyon – 2022–
Karl Svensson – Caen – 2007–09
Michael Svensson – Troyes – 2001–02
Emra Tahirović – Lille – 2007–08^{[b BIH–YUG]}
Ola Toivonen – Rennes, Toulouse FC – 2013–18
Christian Wilhelmsson – Nantes – 2006–07
Oliver Zandén – Toulouse FC – 2022–

Switzerland[edit]

Almen Abdi – Le Mans – 2009–10^{[b KOS–SFR]}
André Abegglen – Sochaux – 1934–38
Claude Andrey – Mulhouse – 1982–83
Umberto Barberis – AS Monaco – 1980–83
Pierre Beetschen – Lyon – 1956–60, 1961–64
Diego Benaglio – AS Monaco – 2017–19
Loris Benito – Bordeaux – 2019–21
Kurt Bertsch – Saint-Étienne – 1946–47
Ferdinand Bruhin – Marseille – 1933–42^{[b ITA]}
Arnaud Bühler – Sochaux – 2005–06
Alexandre Bürger – Cannes, Toulouse FC (1937) – 1945–48
Ricardo Cabanas – Guigamp – 2003–04^{[c GAL]}
Fabio Celestini – Troyes, Marseille – 2000–04
Pierre-Albert Chapuisat – Paris FC – 1972–73
Davide Chiumiento – Le Mans – 2005–06^{[c ITA U21]}
Eray Cömert – Nantes – 2023–
Alexandre Comisetti – Auxerre – 1999–2001
Joël Corminbœuf – Strasbourg – 1993–94
Michel Decastel – Strasbourg – 1979–81
Breel Embolo – Monaco – 2022–^{[b CMR]}
Innocent Emeghara – Lorient – 2011–13^{[b NGA]}
Norbert Eschmann – Marseille, Stade Français – 1958–60, 1960–63^{[b FRA]}
Julián Estéban – Rennes – 2006–09
Jacques Fatton – Lyon – 1954–57^{[b FRA]}
Lucien Favre – Toulouse FC – 1983–84
Gelson Fernandes – Saint-Étienne, Rennes – 2009–10, 2014–17^{[b CPV]}
Alexander Frei – Rennes – 2002–05
Michael Frey – Lille – 2014–15
Alessandro Frigerio – Le Havre – 1938–39^{[b COL]}
Philippe Fuchs – Saint-Étienne, Lyon OU – 1939, 1945–46
Ulisses Garcia – Marseille – 2023–^{[b POR]}
Alain Geiger – Saint-Étienne – 1988–90
Gaetano Giallanza – Nantes – 1997–98
Dylan Gissi – Montpellier – 2014–15
Albert Gougain – Sochaux, Red Star, Le Havre – 1933–39
Marco Grassi – Rennes, AS Monaco, Cannes, Lyon – 1994–99
Stéphane Grichting – Auxerre – 2002–12
Daniel Gygax – Lille, Metz – 2005–06, 2007–08
Bernt Haas – Bastia – 2004–05^{[b AUT]}
Silvan Hefti – Montpellier – 2023–
Alfred Jäck – Olympique Lillois – 1936–37
Daniel Jeandupeux – Bordeaux – 1975–78
Goran Karanović – Angers – 2015–16^{[b SRB–SFR]}
Philipp Köhn – Monaco – 2023–^{[b DEU]}
Edmond Kramer – SC Nîmes, Nice – 1932–34
Dereck Kutesa – Reims – 2019–22
Jean-Pierre La Placa – Toulouse FC – 1997–98
Léo Lacroix – Saint-Étienne – 2016–18
Stephan Lichtsteiner – Lille OSC – 2005–08
Johann Lonfat – Sochaux – 2002–06
Jordan Lotomba – Nice – 2020–
Badile Lubamba – Troyes – 2002–03^{[b ZAI]}
Jean-Claude Milani – Nantes – 1988–90
François Moubandje – Toulouse – 2013–19^{[b CMR]}
Patrick Müller – Lyon, Monaco – 2000–04, 2006–09
Yvon Mvogo – Lorient – 2022–^{[b CMR]}
Dan Ndoye – Nice – 2020–22
Christophe Ohrel – Rennes, Saint-Étienne – 1994–96^{[b FRA]}
Bećir Omeragić – Montpellier – 2023–
Jonas Omlin – Montpellier – 2020–23
Roger Pasquini – Saint-Étienne – 1938–39, 1946–47^{[b FRA]}
Raimondo Ponte – Bastia – 1981–82
Philippe Pottier – Stade Français, Angers – 1961–67
Anthony Racioppi – Dijon – 2020–21
Joseph Rich – Saint-Étienne, FC Nancy – 1938–39, 1945–48
Fabian Rieder – Rennes – 2023–
Alain Rochat – Rennes – 2005–06^{[b CAN]}
Jean-Pierre Rochat – Alès – 1947–48
Vincent Rüfli – Dijon – 2016–18
Xherdan Shaqiri – Lyon – 2021–22^{[b KOS–SFR]}
Vincent Sierro – Toulouse – 2022–
Kevin Spadanuda – Ajaccio – 2022–23
Jacques Spagnoli – Olympique Lillois – 1937–38
Nestor Subiat – Mulhouse, Saint-Étienne – 1989–90, 1999–2000^{[b ARG]}
Jean Tamini – Saint-Étienne – 1950–52
Sébastien Wüthrich – Montpellier – 2014–16
Denis Zakaria – Monaco – 2023–

References and notes[edit]

Books[edit]

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.

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References[edit]

Notes[edit]

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Born in Argentina
^
Born in Austria
^
Born in Belgium
^
Born in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Born in Bosnia and Herzegovina (then part of Independent State of Croatia)
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Born in Bosnia and Herzegovina (then part of SFR Yugoslavia)
^
Born in Cameroon
^
Born in Canada
^
Born in Cape Verde
^
Born in Colombia
^
Born in Croatia
^
Born in Croatia (then part of Independent State of Croatia)
^
Born in Croatia (then part of Kingdom of Yugoslavia)
^
Born in Croatia (then part of SFR Yugoslavia)
^
Born in the Democratic Republic of Congo (then Zaïre)
^
Born in England
^
Born in France
^
Born in Germany
^
Born in Italy
^
Born in Ivory Coast
^
Born in Kosovo (then part of Kingdom of Yugoslavia)
^
Born in Kosovo (then part of SFR Yugoslavia)
^
Born in Montenegro (then part of SFR Yugoslavia)
^
Born in Nigeria
^
Born in Portugal
^
Born in Serbia (then part of SFR Yugoslavia)
^
Born in Slovenia (then part of Nazi Germany)
^
Born in Slovenia (then part of SFR Yugoslavia)
^
Born in Spain
^
Born in the United States
^
Born in Zambia
^
Capped for the Basque Country national football team
^
Capped for the Catalonia national football team
^
Capped for the Galicia national football team
^
Capped for the France national under-21 football team
^
Capped for the France national under-20 football team
^
Capped for the France national under-19 football team
^
Capped for the France national under-18 football team
^
Capped for the France national under-17 football team
^
Capped for the France national under-16 football team
^
Capped for the Germany national under-21 football team
^
Capped for the Italy national B team
^
Capped for the Italy national under-21 football team
^
Capped for the Slovenia national under-21 football team
^
Capped for the Slovenia national under-20 football team
^
Capped for the Slovenia national under-19 football team
^
Capped for the Slovenia national under-18 football team
^
Capped for the Slovenia national under-17 football team
^
Capped for the Spain national under-21 football team
^
Capped for the Spain national under-19 football team
^
Capped for the Spain national under-18 football team
^
Capped for the United States national under-20 football team
^
Capped for the United States national under-17 football team

[cnote_b_ARG] 
Born in Argentina

[cnote_b_AUT] 
Born in Austria

[cnote_b_BEL] 
Born in Belgium

[cnote_b_BIH] 
Born in Bosnia and Herzegovina

[cnote_b_IND_BIH] 
Born in Bosnia and Herzegovina (then part of Independent State of Croatia)

[cnote_b_BIH–YUG] 
Born in Bosnia and Herzegovina (then part of SFR Yugoslavia)

[cnote_b_CMR] 
Born in Cameroon

[cnote_b_CAN] 
Born in Canada

[cnote_b_CPV] 
Born in Cape Verde

[cnote_b_COL] 
Born in Colombia

[cnote_b_CRO] 
Born in Croatia

[cnote_b_IND_CRO] 
Born in Croatia (then part of Independent State of Croatia)

[cnote_b_CRO–KYU] 
Born in Croatia (then part of Kingdom of Yugoslavia)

[cnote_b_CRO–YUG] 
Born in Croatia (then part of SFR Yugoslavia)

[cnote_b_ZAI] 
Born in the Democratic Republic of Congo (then Zaïre)

[cnote_b_ENG] 
Born in England

[cnote_b_FRA] 
Born in France

[cnote_b_DEU] 
Born in Germany

[cnote_b_ITA] 
Born in Italy

[cnote_b_CIV] 
Born in Ivory Coast

[cnote_b_KOS–KYU] 
Born in Kosovo (then part of Kingdom of Yugoslavia)

[cnote_b_KOS–SFR] 
Born in Kosovo (then part of SFR Yugoslavia)

[cnote_b_MNE–YUG_1] 
Born in Montenegro (then part of SFR Yugoslavia)

[cnote_b_NGA] 
Born in Nigeria

[cnote_b_POR] 
Born in Portugal

[cnote_b_SRB–SFR] 
Born in Serbia (then part of SFR Yugoslavia)

[cnote_b_SVN–DEU] 
Born in Slovenia (then part of Nazi Germany)

[cnote_b_SVN–YUG] 
Born in Slovenia (then part of SFR Yugoslavia)

[cnote_b_ESP] 
Born in Spain

[cnote_b_USA] 
Born in the United States

[cnote_b_ZMB] 
Born in Zambia

[cnote_c_EUS] 
Capped for the Basque Country national football team

[cnote_c_CAT] 
Capped for the Catalonia national football team

[cnote_c_GAL] 
Capped for the Galicia national football team

[cnote_c_FRA_U21] 
Capped for the France national under-21 football team

[cnote_c_FRA_U20] 
Capped for the France national under-20 football team

[cnote_c_FRA_U19] 
Capped for the France national under-19 football team

[cnote_c_FRA_U18] 
Capped for the France national under-18 football team

[cnote_c_FRA_U17] 
Capped for the France national under-17 football team

[cnote_c_FRA_U16] 
Capped for the France national under-16 football team

[cnote_c_DEU_U21] 
Capped for the Germany national under-21 football team

[cnote_c_ITA_B] 
Capped for the Italy national B team

[cnote_c_ITA_U21] 
Capped for the Italy national under-21 football team

[cnote_c_SVN_U21] 
Capped for the Slovenia national under-21 football team

[cnote_c_SVN_U20] 
Capped for the Slovenia national under-20 football team

[cnote_c_SVN_U19] 
Capped for the Slovenia national under-19 football team

[cnote_c_SVN_U18] 
Capped for the Slovenia national under-18 football team

[cnote_c_SVN_U17] 
Capped for the Slovenia national under-17 football team

[cnote_c_ESP_U21] 
Capped for the Spain national under-21 football team

[cnote_c_ESP_U19] 
Capped for the Spain national under-19 football team

[cnote_c_ESP_U18] 
Capped for the Spain national under-18 football team

[cnote_c_USA_U20] 
Capped for the United States national under-20 football team

[cnote_c_USA_U17] 
Capped for the United States national under-17 football team

[b CIV]

[b USA]

[b ENG]

[b ESP]

[c CAT]

[b FRA]

[c FRA U21]

[c FRA U20]

[c FRA U19]

[c FRA U18]

[c FRA U17]

[c FRA U16]

[c ESP U21]

[c ESP U19]

[c ESP U18]

[b BEL]

[c ITA B]

[b DEU]

[c DEU U21]

[b MNE–YUG 1]

[b KOS–SFR]

[b IND BIH]

[b CRO–YUG]

[b IND CRO]

[b KOS–KYU]

[b CRO]

[b BIH–YUG]

[b SVN–YUG]

[c SVN U21]

[c SVN U20]

[c SVN U19]

[c SVN U18]

[c SVN U17]

[b SVN–DEU]

[b BIH]

[b CRO–KYU]

[c USA U20]

[c USA U17]

[c EUS]

[b ZMB]

[b ITA]

[c GAL]

[c ITA U21]

[b CMR]

[b NGA]

[b CPV]

[b COL]

[b POR]

[b AUT]

[b SRB–SFR]

[b ZAI]

[b CAN]

[b ARG]