List of foreign Ligue 1 players: G explained

Gabon

Jim Allevinah – Clermont – 2021–
Pierre Aubameyang - Laval, Le Havre - 1984–89, 1991–94
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - Lille, Monaco, Saint-Étienne, Marseille - 2009–13, 2023–24
Shavy Babicka - Toulouse - 2023–
Stéphane Bégou - Toulon - 1983–84
André Biyogo Poko - Bordeaux - 2011–16
Denis Bouanga – Lorient, Nîmes, Saint-Étienne – 2014–16, 2018–22
Moïse Brou Apanga - Brest - 2010–12
Frédéric Bulot – Monaco, Caen, Reims – 2010–12, 2015–16
Daniel Cousin - Lens - 2005–08
Alan Do Marcolino - Rennes - 2022–
Bruno Ecuele Manga - Lorient, Dijon - 2010–14, 2019–21
Jacques Ekomié – Angers – 2024–
Mario Lemina – Lorient, Marseille, Nice – 2012–16, 2021–23
Yannis M'Bemba – Nantes – 2021–22
Paul Manon – Reims – 1966–67
Régis Manon - Tours - 1984–85
Kevin Mayi – Saint-Étienne, Gazélec Ajaccio, Brest – 2011–13, 2015–16, 2019–20
Anthony Mfa Mezui – Metz – 2014–15
Eric Mouloungui - Strasbourg, Nice - 2002–06, 2007–12
Yrondu Musavu-King - Caen, Lorient, Toulouse - 2014–17
Stéphane N'Guéma - Rennes - 2002–07
Shiva N'Zigou - Nantes - 2002–04
Didier Ndong - Lorient, Guingamp, Dijon - 2014–17, 2018–21
Guy Roger Nzamba - Auxerre - 1992–93
Johann Obiang - Troyes - 2017–18
Royce Openda – Lorient – 2023–24
Mondey Ossey - Rennes, Toulouse FC (1937) - 1959–61
Didier Ovono - Le Mans - 2009–10
Lloyd Palun – Nice – 2010–15
Yoann Wachter - Lorient - 2014–15

Gambia

Adama Bojang – Reims – 2023–
Ablie Jallow – Metz – 2017–18, 2023–
Saidy Janko – Saint-Étienne – 2017–18

Georgia

Zuriko Davitashvili - Saint-Étienne - 2024–
Otar Dondua - Red Star - 1945–48
Gia Guruli - Le Havre - 1992–94
Jaba Kankava – Reims – 2015–16
Giorgi Makaridze - Le Mans - 2009–10
Georges Mikautadze - Metz, Lyon - 2019–20, 2021–22, 2023–

Germany

Klaus Allofs - Marseille, Bordeaux - 1987–91
Thomas Allofs - Strasbourg - 1989–90
Oliver Bierhoff - Monaco - 2001–02
Jérôme Boateng - Lyon - 2021–23
Emile Buhrer - Metz - 1932–33, 1935–36
Kurt Clemens - FC Nancy - 1951–53^[1]
Diego Contento - Bordeaux - 2014–18
Karl Dahleimer - Fives - 1933–38
Julian Draxler - Paris SG - 2016–22
Ewald Follmann - Metz - 1949–50^[1]
Karl-Heinz Förster - Marseille - 1986–90
Dieter Hackl - Strasbourg - 1969–71, 1972–73
Walter Hanke - Metz - 1935–37
Paul-Ferdinand Heidkamp - Bastia, Lille OSC - 1973–77
Wilhelm Heiss - Marseille - 1937–39
Benjamin Henrichs - Monaco - 2018–20
Otto Herbert - Le Havre - 1945–47
Bernd Hobsch - Rennes - 1997–98
Udo Horsmann - Rennes - 1983–84
Reinhold Jackstell - Lens, Angers - 1953–54, 1956–57
Klaus-Dieter Jank - Laval - 1983–84
Moritz Jenz – Lorient – 2021–22
Walter Kaiser - Rennes - 1932–37
Manfred Kaltz - Bordeaux, Mulhouse - 1988–90
Wolfgang Kaniber - Strasbourg - 1969–71
Thilo Kehrer - Paris SG, Monaco - 2018–22, 2023–
Walter Kelsch - Strasbourg - 1984–86
Reda Khadra - Reims - 2023–
Jürgen Klinsmann - AS Monaco - 1992–94
Harald Klose - Valenciennes - 1970–71, 1972–73
Andreas Köpke - Marseille - 1996–98
Erwin Kostedde - Laval - 1979–80
Peter Kracke - Angoulême - 1971–72
Uwe Krause - Laval, Monaco, Sochaux - 1980–86
Willibald Kreß - Mulhouse - 1932–33
Mustafa Kučuković - Grenoble - 2009–10
Edmund Kunkelmann - Strasbourg - 1951–52
Herbert Laumen - Metz - 1974–75
Bernd Lehmann - Strasbourg - 1975–76
Reinhard Libuda - Strasbourg - 1972–73
Kurt Linder - Lyon - 1962–63
Pierre Littbarski - RC Paris - 1986–87
Erich Maas - Nantes - 1970–75
Caspar Memering - Bordeaux - 1982–84
Franz Michelberger - Reims - 1978–79
Arno Motschmann - Mulhouse, Valenciennes - 1932–33, 1935–36
Dieter Müller - Bordeaux - 1982–85
Norbert Nachtweih - Cannes - 1989–91
Alexander Nübel - Monaco - 2021–23
Albert Osswald - Strasbourg - 1951–52
Thomas Pfannkuch - Lyon - 1991–92
Julian Pollersbeck - Lyon - 2021–22
Fritz Raemer - Rennes - 1932–33
Peter Reichert - Strasbourg, Toulouse - 1988–90
Uwe Reinders - Bordeaux, Rennes - 1985–87
Herbert Renner - Strasbourg - 1968–69
Gernot Rohr - Bordeaux - 1977–89
Oskar Rohr - Strasbourg - 1934–39
Niklas Schmidt – Toulouse – 2023–
Paul Schnoek - Marseille, SC Nîmes - 1932–35
Alfred Schön - Nancy - 1991–92
Dieter Schurr - Strasbourg - 1969–71
Thomas Seeliger - Nancy - 1991–92
Karl-Heinz Spikofski - CO Roubaix-Tourcoing - 1952–54
Heinz Stickel - Nancy - 1978–79
Siegfried Susser - Strasbourg - 1983–84
Kevin Trapp – Paris SG – 2015–18
Georg Tripp - Metz, Sedan - 1969–71
Kevin Volland – Monaco – 2020–23
Rudi Völler - Marseille - 1992–94
Walter Vollweiler - Rennes - 1933–36
Patrick Weiser - Rennes - 1997–99
Roland Wohlfarth - Saint-Étienne - 1993–95
Andreas Wolf - Monaco - 2013–14
Christian Wörns - Paris SG - 1998–99

Ghana

Salis Abdul Samed – Clermont, Lens – 2021–
Geoffrey Acheampong – Bastia – 2016–17
Ishmael Addo - Bastia – 2001–02
Nathaniel Adjei - Lorient - 2023–
André Ayew - Marseille, Lorient, Le Havre - 2007–09, 2010–15, 2023–
Jordan Ayew - Marseille, Sochaux, Lorient - 2009–15
Abdul Rahman Baba - Reims - 2018–19
Anthony Baffoe - Metz, Nice - 1992–95
Augustine Boakye - Saint-Étienne - 2024–
John Boye – Rennes, Metz – 2011–14, 2019–21
Alexander Djiku - Bastia, Caen, Strasbourg - 2014–23
Eben Dugbatey - Lorient - 1998–99
Michael Essien - Bastia, Lyon - 2000–05
Asamoah Gyan - Rennes - 2008–11
Samuel Inkoom - Bastia - 2012–13
Gideon Mensah – Bordeaux, Auxerre – 2021–23
John Mensah - Rennes, Lyon - 2005–09, 2011–13
Arthur Moses – Marseille – 1997–99
Moussa Narry – Auxerre, Le Mans – 2008–10
Kwame Nsor – Metz – 2014–15
Ernest Nuamah - Lyon - 2023–
Alex Nyarko – Lens, AS Monaco, Paris SG – 1998–2003
Nicholas Opoku – Amiens – 2019–20
Elisha Owusu - Auxerre - 2024–
Abedi Pele - Marseille, Lille, Lyon - 1987–94
Abeiku Quansah - Nice - 2008–11
Mohammed Salisu - Monaco - 2023–
Alidu Seidu – Clermont, Rennes – 2021–
Kamaldeen Sulemana - Rennes – 2021–23
Benjamin Tetteh - Metz - 2023–
Alhassan Wakaso - Lorient - 2016–17
Abdul Majeed Waris - Lorient, Nantes, Strasbourg - 2015–17, 2018–22
Yaw Yeboah – Lille – 2015–16

Greece

Angelos Basinas - Arles-Avignon - 2010–11
Angelos Charisteas - Arles-Avignon - 2010–11
Georges Chrysantis - Strasbourg - 1937–38
Filippos Darlas - Brest - 2010–11
Anastasios Donis - Nice, Reims - 2016–17, 2019–22
Michalis Kapsis - Bordeaux - 2004–05
Panos Katseris - Lorient - 2023–
Victor Klonaridis – Lille – 2012–13
Efthymis Koulouris – Toulouse – 2019–20
Kostas Mitroglou - Marseille - 2017–19
Marinos Ouzounidis - Le Havre - 1997–99
Panagiotis Retsos – Saint-Étienne – 2020–21
Efstathios Tavlaridis - Lille, Saint-Étienne - 2004–10
Guy-Victor Thomaïdis - Olympique Lillois - 1936–38
Theocharis Tsingaras – Toulouse – 2022–23
Akis Zikos - AS Monaco - 2002–06

Guadeloupe

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

Alexandre Alphonse - Brest - 2011–12
Mickaël Alphonse - Dijon, Ajaccio - 2018–20, 2022–23
Jocelyn Angloma - Lille, Paris SG, Marseille - 1989–94
Cédric Avinel - Ajaccio - 2022–23
Claudio Beauvue – Bastia, Guingamp, Lyon, Caen - 2012–16, 2018–19
Flavien Belson - Metz - 2005–06, 2007–08
Aurélien Capoue - Nantes, Auxerre - 2004–07, 2008–10
Josué Casimir - Le Havre - 2023–
Pascal Chimbonda - Le Havre; Bastia - 1999–2000, 2002–05
Marcus Coco – Guingamp, Nantes – 2014–
Cédric Collet - Sedan - 2002–03
Philippe Durpes - Lens - 1992–93, 1995–97
Olivier Fauconnier - Le Havre, Nice, Ajaccio - 2002–03, 2004–05
Dimitri Foulquier – Rennes, Strasbourg – 2011–14, 2017–18
Andreaw Gravillon – Lorient, Reims – 2020–23
Brice Jovial - Dijon - 2011–12
Rémy Labeau Lascary - Lens - 2022–
Jordan Leborgne - Caen - 2015–18
Ulick Lupede - Le Mans - 2003–04
Livio Nabab - Caen - 2008–09, 2010–12
Lenny Nangis - Caen, Lille, Bastia - 2011–12, 2014–17
Loïc Nestor - Le Havre - 2008–09
Therry Racon - Marseille - 2003–04
Richard Socrier - Metz, Ajaccio - 2004–05, 2011–12
David Sommeil - Caen, Rennes, Bordeaux, Marseille, Valenciennes - 1993–95, 1996–97, 1998–2004, 2007–09
Mickaël Tacalfred - Stade Reims - 2012–16
Yohann Thuram-Ulien - Monaco, Troyes - 2008–10, 2012–13
Ronald Zubar - Caen, Marseille, Ajaccio - 2004–05, 2006–09, 2012–14

Guinea

Abdallah Bah - Nice - 1995–96
Mamadou Bah - Strasbourg - 2007–08
Schuman Bah - Metz - 2000–03
Aliou Baldé – Nice – 2023–
Bobo Baldé - Toulouse FC, Valenciennes – 2000–01, 2009–11
Abdoulkarim Bangoura - Martigues - 1994–96
Amara Karba Bangoura - Valenciennes - 2008–10
Ibrahima Bangoura - Troyes - 2001–03, 2005–07
Ismaël Bangoura – Le Mans, Rennes, FC Nantes – 2005–07, 2009–11, 2013–16
Mohamed Bayo - Clermont, Lille, Le Havre - 2021–
Abdoul Camara – Rennes, Sochaux, Angers SCO – 2009–14, 2015–16
Demba Camara - AC Ajaccio - 2013–14
Ibrahima Camara - Le Mans - 2006–10
Issiaga Camara – Nice - 2024–
Mo Camara - Le Havre - 1997–98
Mohamed Camara – Troyes – 2012–13
Ousmane Camara – Auxerre – 2022–23
Titi Camara – Saint-Étienne, Lens, Marseille – 1990–99
Kévin Constant – Toulouse FC – 2007–08
Antoine Conte – Paris SG, Reims – 2012–16
Yadaly Diaby – Clermont – 2021–22
Mouctar Diakhaby – Lyon – 2016–18
Ibrahim Diakité – Reims – 2021–
Mamadou Diallo – Sochaux – 2012–13
Sadio Diallo - Rennes, Lorient, Bastia - 2012–17
Kaba Diawara - Bordeaux, Rennes, Marseille, Paris SG, Nice, Ajaccio, Arles-Avignon - 1996–2000, 2002–06, 2010–11
Kandet Diawara - Le Havre - 2024–
Simon Falette - Lorient, Metz - 2011–12, 2016–18
Pascal Feindouno - Bordeaux, Lorient, Saint-Étienne - 1998–2009
Simon Feindouno - Lens - 2007–08
Morgan Guilavogui – Lens - 2023–
Serhou Guirassy – Lille, Amiens, Rennes – 2015–16, 2018–23
Daouda Jabi - Lens, Ajaccio - 2000–06
Julian Jeanvier - Nancy, Auxerre - 2012–13, 2022–23
Sory Kaba - Dijon - 2018–19
Oumar Kalabane - Auxerre - 2005–07
François Kamano - Bastia, Bordeaux - 2014–20
Jules Keita - Dijon - 2018–20
Bengali-Fodé Koita - Montpellier, Caen - 2009–12, 2014–15
Ibrahim Koné - Boulogne - 2009–10
Guy-Michel Landel - Le Mans - 2009–10
Fodé Mansaré - Montpellier, Toulouse FC - 2001–04, 2005–11
Mohamed Mara - Lorient - 2016–17
Mamadou N'Diaye - Lille OSC - 1971–72
Florentin Pogba - Saint-Étienne - 2013–18
Baïssama Sankoh - Guingamp, Caen - 2013–15, 2016–19
Ernest Seka - Strasbourg - 2017–18
Michel Soumah - Limoges - 1960–61
Morlaye Soumah - Bastia - 1995–2003
Ousmane Soumah - Bastia, Lorient - 1994–2002
Richard Soumah - Brest - 2010–13
Abdelsalem Sow - Martigues - 1995–96
Saïdou Sow – Saint-Étienne, Strasbourg – 2020–22, 2023–
Abdoulaye Sylla – Nantes – 2021–22
Dembo Sylla – Lorient – 2023–
Issiaga Sylla - Toulouse FC, Gazélec Ajaccio, Lens, Montpellier - 2012–21, 2022–
Mohamed Sylla - Martigues - 1995–96
Mohammed Sylla - Le Havre - 1998–99
Abdoulaye Touré – Nantes, Le Havre – 2013–14, 2015–21, 2023–
Larsen Touré - Lille OSC, Grenoble, Brest - 2005–06, 2007–13
Mady Touré - Brest - 1982–85
Amadou Traoré - Bordeaux - 2020–22
Abdoulaye Yansané - Aix - 1967–68
Souleymane Youla - Metz, Lille OSC - 2005–08
Kamil Zayatte - Lens - 2005–06

Guinea–Bissau

Mama Baldé – Dijon, Troyes, Lyon – 2019–
Bocundji Cá - Nantes, AS Nancy - 2004–07, 2009–10
Fali Candé – Metz – 2021–22, 2023–
Basile de Carvalho - Sochaux - 2002–05
Moreto Cassamá – Reims – 2019–22
Edmilson Correia – Saint-Étienne – 2019–20
Ouparine Djoco – Clermont – 2021–23
Esmaël Gonçalves - Nice - 2010–12
Edgar Ié – Lille, Nantes – 2017–19
Jorginho – Saint-Étienne – 2016–17
Houboulang Mendes – Lorient – 2020–22
Alexandre Mendy - Nice, Guingamp, Bordeaux, Brest - 2015–20
Judilson Pelé – Monaco – 2018–19

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.