Played in France
83 footballers in our collection spent part of their club career in France. Each career below is the same data our daily riddles are built from — the clubs, the seasons and the order they came in.
- Achraf Hakimi MouhDefender · 2021-Paris Saint-Germain
- Ahoueke Steeve Kévin DenkeyForward · 2017-2021Nîmes II · Nimes
- Alexis Alejandro Sánchez SánchezForward · 2022-2023Marseille
- Angel Di MariaWinger · 2015-2022PSG
- Antônio Augusto Ribeiro Reis JúniorMidfielder · 2001-2009Olympique Lyon
- Augustine Azuka "Jay-Jay" OkochaAttacking Midfielder · 1998-2002Paris Saint-Germain
- Bernardo Mota Veiga de Carvalho e SilvaAttacking Midfield · 2014-2017Monaco
- Bradley BarcolaMidfielder · 2020-2026Olympique Lyonnais II · Lyon · Paris Saint Germain
- Ciro ImmobileForward · 2026-Paris FC
- Daniel Alves da SilvaRight-back · 2017-2019Paris Saint-Germain
- Dario ŠimićDefender · 2008-2010Monaco
- David Robert Joseph BeckhamRight Midfielder · 2013Paris Saint-Germain
- David Sergio TrezeguetStriker · 1995-2000Monaco
- Dénis Athanase BouangaForward · 2016-2022Tours · Lorient · Nimes · Saint Etienne
- Didier DrogbaStriker · 1998-2004Le Mans FC · Guingamp · Olympique Marseille
- Diego Alfredo Lugano MorenaDefender · 2011-2013Paris Saint-Germain
- Eden Michael Walter Lucien HazardLeft Winger · 2007-2012Lille
- Edinson CavaniForward · 2013-2020Paris Saint-Germain
- El Hadji DioufForward · 1998-2002Sochaux · Rennes · Lens
- Esteban LepaulForward · 2017-Olympique Lyonnais II · Orleans · Epinal · Angers · Rennes
- Folarin Jerry BalogunForward · 2023-Monaco
- Francisco Guillermo Ochoa MagañaGoalkeeper · 2011-2014Ajaccio
- Gabriel MagalhãesDefender · 2017-2020Estac Troyes · Lille
- George Manneh Oppong WeahStriker · 1988-2001Monaco · Paris Saint-Germain · Marseille
- Georges MikautadzeForward · 2017-2025Metz II · Metz · Lyon
- Gianluigi BuffonGoalkeeper · 2018-2019Paris Saint-Germain
- Gianluigi DonnarummaGoalkeeper · 2021-2025Paris Saint-Germain
- Gnégnéri Yaya TouréMidfielder · 2006-2007Monaco
- Gonçalo RamosForward · 2023-2026Paris Saint Germain
- James David Rodríguez RubioAttacking Midfielder · 2013-2014Monaco
- Javier SaviolaForward · 2004-2005Monaco
- Jérémy Baffour DokuMidfielder · 2020-2023Rennes
- Jonathan Christian DavidForward · 2020-2025Lille
- Joseph Michael YoboDefender · 2001-2002Marseille
- Jules Olivier KoundéDefender · 2015-2019Bordeaux · Bordeaux II
- Kalidou KoulibalyDefender · 2010-2012Metz
- Karim Mostafa BenzemaForward · 2004-2009Olympique Lyon
- Kasper SchmeichelGoalkeeper · 2022-2023Nice
- Keylor NavasGoalkeeper · 2019-2024PSG
- Khéphren Thuram-UlienMidfielder · 2018-2024Monaco · Nice
- Khvicha KvaratskheliaForward · 2025-Paris Saint Germain
- Kylian Mbappé LottinCentre-Forward · 2015-2024Monaco · Paris Saint-Germain
- Lassine SinayokoForward · 2017-Auxerre · Auxerre II · Paris FC
- Lionel MessiForward · 2021-2023PSG
- Malo GustoDefender · 2023-Lyon
- Marco VerrattiMidfielder · 2012-2023Paris Saint-Germain
- Marcus Lilian Thuram-UlienForward · 2013-2019Sochaux II · Sochaux · Guingamp
- Mason Will John GreenwoodForward · 2024-2026Marseille
- Medhi Amine El Mouttaqi BenatiaCentre-back · 2005-2010Marseille · Tours · Lorient · Clermont
- Michael EssienMidfielder · 2000-2005SC Bastia · Olympique Lyon
- Milan ŠkriniarCentre-back · 2023-2025Paris Saint-Germain
- Mustapha HadjiAttacking Midfielder · 1992-1996Nancy
- N'Golo KantéMidfielder · 2012-2015Boulogne · Caen
- Nemanja MatićDefensive Midfielder · 2023-2025Rennes · Lyon
- Neymar da Silva Santos JúniorForward · 2017-2023Paris Saint-Germain
- Nuno MendesDefender · 2021-Paris Saint Germain
- Park Chu-youngForward · 2008-2011Monaco
- Patrick KluivertForward · 2007-2008Lille
- Patrick Paul VieiraDefensive Midfielder · 1993-1995Cannes
- Petr ČechGoalkeeper · 2002-2004Rennes
- Pierre-Emerick AubameyangForward · 2008-Dijon · Lille · Monaco · Saint-Étienne · Marseille · Marseille
- Rafael MárquezDefender · 1999-2003Monaco
- RaphinhaForward · 2019-2020Rennes
- Rigobert Song BahanagCentre-back · 1994-2004Metz · Lens
- Riyad MahrezRight Winger · 2011-2014Le Havre AC
- Robert Emmanuel PiresMidfielder · 1992-2000Metz · Olympique Marseille
- Ronaldinho GaúchoAttacking Midfielder · 2001-2003Paris Saint-Germain
- Ruddy Lilian Thuram-UlienDefender · 1991-1996Monaco
- Sadio ManéLeft Winger · 2011-2012Metz
- Sergio Ramos GarcíaDefender · 2021-2023Paris Saint-Germain
- Serhou Yadaly GuirassyForward · 2012-2023Laval · Lille · Amiens · Rennes
- Seydou KeitaMidfielder · 2000-2007Lorient · Lens
- Sheyi Emmanuel AdebayorForward · 2001-2006Metz · Monaco
- Strahinja PavlovićDefender · 2020-2022Monaco
- Takumi MinaminoAttacking Midfielder · 2022-Monaco
- Thiago Emiliano da SilvaDefender · 2012-2020Paris Saint-Germain
- Thierry Daniel HenryForward · 1994-1999Monaco
- Victor James OsimhenForward · 2019-2020Lille
- VitinhaMidfielder · 2022-Paris Saint Germain
- Wesley SneijderAttacking Midfielder · 2017-2018Nice
- Yuto NagatomoDefender · 2020-2021Olympique Marseille
- Zinedine Yazid ZidaneAttacking Midfielder · 1989-1996Cannes · Bordeaux
- Zlatan IbrahimovićForward · 2012-2016Paris Saint-Germain
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