List of foreign Ligue 1 players: S explained
Scotland
Senegal
B
- Abasse Ba - Le Havre - 2008–09
- Issa Ba - Auxerre - 2006–09
- Khalifa Ba - Marseille - 2003–04
- Youssouph Badji - Brest - 2021–22
- Keita Baldé - Monaco - 2017–18, 2019–20
- Fodé Ballo-Touré - Lille, Monaco - 2017–21
- Rahmane Barry - Marseille, Lorient - 2003–05, 2006–07
- Moustapha Bayal Sall - Saint-Étienne, Nancy - 2006–16
- Habib Beye - Strasbourg, Marseille - 1998–2001, 2002–07
- Jules Bocandé - Metz, Paris SG, Nice, Lens - 1984–92
- Sarr Boubacar - Marseille, Paris SG - 1975–76, 1977–83, 1984–86
C
- Alcaly Camara - Sedan - 2002–03
- François Camara - Nîmes Olympique - 1968–69
- Henri Camara - Sedan - 2001–03
- Lamine Camara - Metz, Monaco - 2023–
- Souleymane Camara - Laval, Reims - 1975–79
- Souleymane Camara - Monaco, Guingamp, Nice, Montpellier - 2001–07, 2009–20
- Saliou Ciss - Valenciennes, Angers - 2013–14, 2017–18
- Adama Cissé - Lille OSC - 1994–95
- Aliou Cissé - Lille OSC, Paris SG, Montpellier, Sedan - 1994–95, 1999–2002, 2006–07
- Pape Abou Cissé - Saint-Étienne - 2020–21
- Papiss Cissé - Metz - 2007–08
- Ferdinand Coly - Châteauroux, Lens - 1997–98, 1999–2002
- Racine Coly – Nice – 2017–21
- Abdoulaye Coulibaly - Saint-Étienne - 2008–09
D
- Omar Daf - Sochaux, Brest - 1998–99, 2001–09, 2010–13
- Boulaye Dia - Reims - 2018–21
- Issiar Dia - AS Nancy - 2006–10, 2016–17
- Lamine Diack - Nantes - 2023–
- Fallou Diagne - Rennes, Metz - 2014 - 18
- Modou Diagne - AS Nancy - 2016 - 17
- Pape Diakhaté - AS Nancy, Saint-Étienne, Lyon - 2005–07, 2009–11
- Abdou Diallo - Monaco, Paris SG – 2014–15, 2016–17, 2019–22
- Abdoulaye Diallo - Marseille - 1984–90
- Abdoulaye Diallo - Rennes - 2009–10, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2017–19
- Baïla Diallo - Clermont - 2022–
- Habib Diallo – Metz, Strasbourg – 2016–18, 2019–23
- Lamana Diallo - Sochaux - 2013–14
- Moustapha Diallo - Guingamp, Nîmes - 2013–19
- Papa Amadou Diallo - Metz - 2023–
- Zakaria Diallo – Dijon, Lens – 2011–12, 2020–21
- Salif Diao - Monaco, Sedan - 1998–99, 2000–2002
- Habib Diarra - Strasbourg - 2021–
- Krépin Diatta - Monaco - 2020–
- Lamine Diatta – Toulouse FC, Rennes, Lyon, Saint-Étienne – 1998–2007
- Elhadji Pape Diaw – Angers – 2018–19
- Mory Diaw - Clermont - 2022–
- Djibril Diawara – Le Havre, AS Monaco – 1994–99
- Souleymane Diawara - Le Havre, Sochaux, Bordeaux, Marseille, Nice - 1998–2000, 2002–06, 2007–15
- Famara Diédhiou – Angers – 2016–17
- Bamba Dieng – Marseille, Lorient – 2020–
- El Hadji Dieye – Saint-Étienne – 2021–22
- Pape Daouda Diong – Strasbourg – 2024–
- Mohamed Diongue – Nîmes Olympique – 1969–70
- Alioune Diop – Nîmes Olympique – 1960–61
- Papa Bouba Diop – Lens – 2002–04
- Papa Malick Diop – Strasbourg, Lorient, Metz – 1999–2002, 2007–08
- Papakouli Diop – Rennes – 2006–07
- Pape Cheikh Diop – Lyon, Dijon – 2017–19, 2020–21
- Pape Seydou Diop - Lens – 1998–99
- El Hadji Diouf - Rennes, Lens - 1999–2002
- Assane Dioussé - Saint-Étienne - 2017–22
- Dino Djiba - Metz - 2003–06, 2007–08
- Papy Djilobodji - Nantes, Dijon, Guingamp - 2013–15, 2017–19
- Moussa Djitté - Ajaccio - 2022–23
- Boukary Dramé – Paris SG, Sochaux – 2005–11
F
- Khalilou Fadiga - Auxerre - 2000–03
- Noah Fadiga - Brest - 2022–23
- Fallou Fall – Reims – 2022–23
- Pape Abdoulaye Fall - Marseille, Caen - 1987–90
- Jacques Faty - Rennes, Marseille, Sochaux - 2002–11
- Ricardo Faty – Strasbourg, Nantes, AC Ajaccio – 2005–06, 2008–09, 2012–14
- Abdoulaye Faye - Lens, Istres - 2002–05
- Amdy Faye - Auxerre - 1999–2003
- Ibrahima Faye - Caen, Troyes - 2004–07
- Mamadou Faye - Bastia - 1994–98
- Maodomalick Faye - Saint-Étienne - 2006–08, 2009–10
- Sérigné Faye - Montpellier - 2022–23
- Joachim Fernandez - Bordeaux, Caen - 1995–97
G
J
K
L
M
- Cheikh M'Bengue - Toulouse, Rennes, Saint-Étienne - 2007–19
- 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
- Formose Mendy – Lorient – 2023–
- Frédéric Mendy - Saint-Étienne - 2004–06
- Nampalys Mendy - Monaco, Nice, Lens - 2010–11, 2013–16, 2017–18, 2023–
- Roger Mendy - Toulon, AS Monaco - 1985–92
N
- Guirane N'Daw – Sochaux, Nantes, Saint-Étienne, Metz – 2002–11, 2014–15
- Alfred N'Diaye - Nancy - 2008–11
- 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, 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 - 2023–24
- Massamba Ndiaye - Clermont - 2023–
- Rassoul Ndiaye - Le Havre - 2023–
- Abdallah Ndour - Strasbourg - 2017–20
- Santy Ngom - Nantes - 2017–18
- Opa Nguette - Valenciennes, Metz - 2012–14, 2016–18, 2019–22
- Moussa Niakhaté - Metz, Lyon - 2017–18, 2024–
- Ibrahima Niane - Metz, Angers - 2017–18, 2019–23, 2024–
- M'Baye Niang – Caen, Montpellier, Rennes, Bordeaux, Auxerre – 2010–12, 2013–14, 2018–23
- Mamadou Niang - Troyes, Metz, Strasbourg, Marseille - 2000–11
- Cheikh Niasse – Lille – 2019–20, 2021–22
P
S
- Cheikh Sabaly – Metz – 2020–22, 2023–
- Youssouf Sabaly – Evian, Nantes, Bordeaux – 2013–21
- Jean-Christophe Sagna – Laval – 1977–82
- Lamine Sagna – Bordeaux – 1990–91
- Henri Saivet – Bordeaux, Saint-Étienne – 2007–17
- 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
- Arouna Sangante - Le Havre - 2023–
- Younousse Sankharé – Paris SG, Dijon, Valenciennes, Guingamp, Lille, Bordeaux - 2007–10, 2011–19
- Bouna Sarr – Metz, Marseille – 2014–21
- Ismaïla Sarr – Metz, Rennes, Marseille – 2016–19, 2023–24
- Kor Sarr – Caen – 2004–05
- Mouhamadou-Naby Sarr – Lyon – 2013–14
- 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
- Pape Habib Sow – Sochaux – 2005–06
- Seydou Sy – Monaco – 2016–19
- Tony Sylva – Monaco, Lille – 1999–2008
T
W
Y
Serbia
- Branislav Aćimović - Sète - 1935–36
- Rajko Aleksić - Lyon - 1977–79
- Veljko Aleksić - AS Angoulême - 1969–70
- Komnen Andrić - Clermont - 2022–24
- Slobodan Antić - Nancy - 1979–80
- Aleksandar Aranđelović - RC Paris - 1951–52
- Stefan Babović - Nantes - 2008–09
- 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
- 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
- Dragan Cvetković - Bastia - 1984–85
- Zoran Dakić - Reims, AC Ajaccio - 1970–72
- Milan Damjanović - Angers - 1971–75, 1976–77
- Miloš Ðelmaš - Nice - 1987–91
- Miloš Dimitrijević - Nantes, Grenoble - 2004–07, 2008–09
- Filip Đorđević - Nantes - 2008–09, 2013–14
- Slađan Đukić – Troyes – 1999–2001
- Vladimir Durković - Saint-Étienne - 1967–71
- Dragan Džajić - Bastia - 1975–77
- Nenad Džodić - Montpellier, Ajaccio - 1997–2006, 2009–10
- Milan Gajić - Bordeaux - 2015–19
- 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
- Petar Krivokuća - Rouen - 1977–78
- Dobrosav Krstić - Sochaux - 1964–66
- Nebojša Krupniković - Bastia - 1999
- Branko Lazarević - Caen - 2010–11
- Danijel Ljuboja - Sochaux, Strasbourg, Paris SG, Grenoble, Nice - 1998–99, 2000–01, 2002–05, 2009–11
- Ilija Lukić - Rennes - 1969–71
- Vladan Lukić - Metz - 1997–99
- Milan Martinović - Ajaccio - 2003–04
- Igor Matić - Caen - 2004–05
- 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
- 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
- Ognjen Petrović - Bastia - 1976–78
- Vladimir Petrović "Pižon" - Brest - 1985–86
- Josip Pirmajer - Nîmes Olympique - 1972–75
- 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
- Mihailo Ristić - Montpellier - 2018–22
- Spasoje Samardžic - Saint-Étienne - 1969–72
- Dušan Savić - Lille, Cannes - 1983–85, 1987–89
- Vujadin Savić - Bordeaux - 2010–11
- Stevan Sekereš - Nantes - 1967–68
- Laslo Seleš - Sochaux - 1969–78
- Milovan Sikimić - Guingamp - 2002–04
- Slobodan Škrbić - Lille - 1971–72
- Petar Škuletić - Montpellier - 2018–21
- Živko Slijepčević - Valenciennes - 1992–93
- 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
- Vladimir Stojković - Nantes - 2006–07
- Neven Subotić – Saint-Étienne – 2017–19
- 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
Slovakia
Slovenia
- Milenko Ačimovič - 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 Jokić - 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
- Denis Petrić - Troyes, Angers, Nantes - 2015–17, 2019–20, 2023–
- Jan Repas – Caen – 2017–19
- Ermin Šiljak - Bastia - 1996–97
- Vinko Trskan - Marseille - 1947–48
- Luka Žinko - Istres - 2004–05
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
- 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
- José Javier Barkero - Toulouse FC - 2000–01
- Yuri Berchiche - Paris SG - 2017–18
- 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
- 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
- Francesc Fàbregas - Monaco - 2018–22
- 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–
- 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 – 2020–22, 2024–
- Borja López - Monaco - 2013–14
- Cristian López - Angers - 2018–19
- Gerard López - Monaco - 2005–07
- Pau López – Marseille – 2021–
- 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
- 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
Sweden
- 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
- Karl-Johan Johnsson – Guingamp, Strasbourg – 2016–19, 2024–
- 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
- 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
- Ola Toivonen - Rennes, Toulouse FC - 2013–18
- Christian Wilhelmsson - Nantes - 2006–07
- Oliver Zandén – Toulouse FC – 2022–
Switzerland
- Almen Abdi – Le Mans – 2009–10
- 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
- Arnaud Bühler – Sochaux – 2005–06
- Alexandre Bürger – Cannes, Toulouse FC (1937) – 1945–48
- Ricardo Cabanas – Guingamp – 2003–04
- Fabio Celestini – Troyes, Marseille – 2000–04
- Pierre-Albert Chapuisat – Paris FC – 1972–73
- Davide Chiumiento – Le Mans – 2005–06
- Eray Cömert - Nantes - 2023–24
- Alexandre Comisetti – Auxerre – 1999–2001
- Joël Corminbœuf – Strasbourg – 1993–94
- Michel Decastel – Strasbourg – 1979–81
- Breel Embolo - Monaco - 2022–
- Innocent Emeghara – Lorient – 2011–13
- Norbert Eschmann - Marseille, Stade Français - 1958–60, 1960–63
- Julián Estéban – Rennes – 2006–09
- Jacques Fatton - Lyon - 1954–57
- Lucien Favre - Toulouse FC - 1983–84
- Gelson Fernandes – Saint-Étienne, Rennes – 2009–10, 2014–17
- Alexander Frei – Rennes – 2002–05
- Michael Frey – Lille – 2014–15
- Alessandro Frigerio - Le Havre - 1938–39
- Philippe Fuchs - Saint-Étienne, Lyon OU - 1939, 1945–46
- Ulisses Garcia – Marseille – 2023–
- 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
- Silvan Hefti – Montpellier – 2023–24
- Alfred Jäck – Olympique Lillois – 1936–37
- Daniel Jeandupeux – Bordeaux – 1975–78
- Goran Karanović – Angers – 2015–16
- Philipp Köhn - Monaco - 2023–
- 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
- Jean-Claude Milani – Nantes – 1988–90
- François Moubandje – Toulouse – 2013–19
- Patrick Müller – Lyon, Monaco – 2000–04, 2006–09
- Yvon Mvogo - Lorient - 2022–
- Dan Ndoye – Nice – 2020–22
- Christophe Ohrel – Rennes, Saint-Étienne – 1994–96
- Bećir Omeragić – Montpellier – 2023–
- Jonas Omlin – Montpellier – 2020–23
- Roger Pasquini – Saint-Étienne – 1938–39, 1946–47
- 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
- Jean-Pierre Rochat – Alès – 1947–48
- Vincent Rüfli – Dijon – 2016–18
- Xherdan Shaqiri – Lyon – 2021–22
- Vincent Sierro – Toulouse – 2022–
- Kevin Spadanuda - Ajaccio - 2022–23
- Jacques Spagnoli – Olympique Lillois – 1937–38
- Nestor Subiat – Mulhouse, Saint-Étienne – 1989–90, 1999–2000
- Jean Tamini – Saint-Étienne – 1950–52
- Sébastien Wüthrich – Montpellier – 2014–16
- Denis Zakaria - Monaco - 2023–
References and notes
Books
- Book: Barreaud, Marc . Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997) . 1998 . L'Harmattan, Paris . 2-7384-6608-7.
- Book: Tamás Dénes . Pál Peterdi . Zoltán Rochy . József Selmeci . Kalandozó magyar labdarúgók . 1999 . 963-85967-0-8.
Club pages
Others
