List of foreign Ligue 1 players: B

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: international players

Last updated February 14, 2013

Belgium

Roberto Bisconti – Nice – 2004–06
Gilbert Bodart – Bordeaux 1996-97
Danny Boffin – Metz – 1997-00
Toni Brogno – Sedan – 2000–02
Gust Brouwers – Excelsior Roubaix – 1934–36
Jurgen Cavens – Marseille – 2001–02
Eric Deflandre – Lyon – 2000–04
Stéphane Demol – Toulouse FC – 1990–91
Philippe Desmet – Lille OSC – 1986–89
Grégory Dufer – Caen – 2004–05
Steve Dugardein – Caen – 2004–05
Roland Godart – CO Roubaix-Tourcoing – 1950–52
Fernand Goyvaerts – Nice – 1968–69 and 1970–71
Eden Hazard – Lille OSC – 2007–11
Nordin Jbari – Troyes – 1999-01
Christophe Kinet – Strasbourg – 1997–99
Roland Lamah – Le Mans – 2008–10
Christophe Lauwers – Toulouse FC – 1998–99
Dominique Lemoine – Mulhouse – 1989–90
Philippe Léonard – AS Monaco, Nice – 1996-03, 2003–04
Robert Meuris – CO Roubaix-Tourcoing, AS Monaco, Nîmes Olympique – 1947–52, 1953–54, 1954–55
Karim M'Ghoghi – Strasbourg – 1996–98
Raphaël Miceli – Strasbourg, Le Havre – 1997–99, 1999-00
Kevin Mirallas – Lille OSC, Saint-Étienne – 2004–08, 2008–10
Divock Origi – Lille OSC – 2012–
Luigi Pieroni – Auxerre, Nantes, Lens, Valenciennes – 2004–07, 2007, 2007–08, 2008–10
Thierry Pister – Toulon – 1989–90
Gaston Plovie – Excelsior Roubaix, RC Roubaix, Sète – 1932–35, 1936–37, 1937–38
David Pollet – Lens – 2007–08 and 2010–11
Pascal Renier – Troyes – 1999-01
Enzo Scifo – Bordeaux, Auxerre, AS Monaco – 1988–89, 1989–1991, 1993–97
Benoît Thans – Lens – 1987–89
Daniel Van Buyten – Marseille – 2001–03
Erwin Vandenbergh – Lille OSC – 1986–90
Erwin Vandendaele – Reims – 1977–78
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 and 1965–68
Franky Vercauteren – Nantes – 1987–90
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 – 2008–09
Jean-Marc Adjovi-Bocco – Lens – 1991–97
Laurent D'Jaffo – Montpellier HSC – 1991–95
Mickaël Poté – Nice – 2009–11
Stéphane Sessègnon – Le Mans, Paris SG – 2006–08, 2008–11
Oumar Tchomogo – Guingamp – 2003–04

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Boško Antić – Angers 1972-75^[1]
Alen Bajkuša – Caen 1996-97
Mehmed Baždarević – Sochaux – 1988-95^[1]
Boban Božovic – Lens – 1991–92^[1]
Adnan Čustović – Le Havre – 1998-00
Esad Dugalić – Saint-Étienne – 1976–77^[1]
Vinko Golob – Toulouse FC (1937) – 1948–49^[1]
Faruk Hadžibegić – Sochaux – 1988-95^[1]
Vahid Halilhodžić – Nantes, Paris SG – 1981–86, 1986–87^[1]
Vedad Ibišević – Paris SG – 2004–05
Dragan Jakovljević – Nantes – 1989–91^[1]
Josip Katalinski – Nice – 1975–78^[1]
Muhamed Konjić – AS Monaco – 1998–99
Petar Manola – Red Star – 1947–48^[1]
Mirza Mešić – Nantes – 1999-00
Muhamed Mujić – Bordeaux – 1962–63^[1]
Vahidin Musemić – Nice – 1974–76^[1]
Džemaludin Mušović – Valenciennes – 1976–77^[1]
Simo Nikolić – Lyon – 1980–83^[1]
Ivica Osim – Strasbourg, Sedan, Valenciennes – 1970–71 and 1977–78, 1972–74, 1975-76^[1]
Miralem Pjanić – Metz, Lyon – 2007–08, 2008–11
Boro Primorac – Lille OSC, Cannes – 1983–86, 1987–90^[1]
Alen Škoro – Marseille – 2000–01
Blaž Slišković – Marseille, Lens, Mulhouse, Rennes – 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1991–92^[1]
Edhem Šljivo – Nice – 1981–82^[1]
Emir Spahić – Montpellier – 2009–10
Safet Sušić – Paris SG – 1982-91^[1]
Mirza Varešanović – Bordeaux – 1995–96

Brazil

Abel Braga – Paris SG – 1979–81
Adeílson – Nice – 2008–09
Agostinho Zara – Saint-Étienne – 1951–52
Alex (Alex Dias de Almeida) – Saint-Étienne, Paris SG – 1999-01, 2001–02
Aloísio (José Aloísio da Silva) – Saint-Étienne, Paris SG – 1999-01, 2001–03
Adaílton (Adaílton José dos Santos Filho) – Rennes – 2004–06
Adaílton (Adaílton da Silva Santos) – AS Nancy – 2005-
Adaílton (Adaílton Martins Bolzan) – Paris SG – 1998–99
Airton – Stade Français – 1966–67
Adriano – AS Monaco – 2007–11
Álvaro Santos – Sochaux, Strasbourg – 2006–07, 2007–08
André Luís – Marseille – 2005–06
André Luiz (André Luiz Moreira) – Marseille, Paris SG, Ajaccio – 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–06
André Luiz (André Luiz Silva do Nascimento) – AS Nancy – 2005–12
Antonio Borges – Cannes, Antibes – 1935–36, 1938–39
Antônio Carlos – Ajaccio – 2005–06
Armando Da Silva Martins – Lens – 1952–54
Baltazar – Rennes – 1991–92
Brandão – Marseille – 2008–12
Brandãozinho – Nice – 1953–56
Bolivar – AS Monaco – 2006–08
Caçapa – Lyon – 2000–07
Carlão – Sochaux – 2008–12
Carlos Henrique – Bordeaux – 2005–12
Carlos Mozer – Marseille – 1989–92
Carlos Adriano – Marseille – 2000–01
Carlos Ruiter – Bordeaux, AS Monaco – 1966–72, 1973–74
Ceará – Paris SG – 2007–12
Célio Silva – Caen – 1993–94
César – Paris SG, Rennes – 1999-00, 2000–02
Christian – Paris SG, Bordeaux – 1999-01,
Cléber Anderson – Lyon – 2007–08
Cris – Lyon – 2004–12
Cuca – Saint-Étienne – 1995–96
Dante – Lille OSC – 2003–05
Deivid – Bordeaux – 2003–04
Demetrius Ferreira – AS Nancy, Bastia, Marseille, Troyes – 1998-00, 2000–03, 2003–06, 2006–07
Denílson – Bordeaux – 2005–06
Dill – Marseille – 2001–02
Douglão – Nantes – 2008–09
Dudu Cearense – Rennes – 2004–06
Ederson – Nice, Lyon – 2004–08, 2008–12
Edivaldo Pita – Strasbourg – 1988–89
Edmílson (Edmílson Gomes) – Lyon – 2001–04
Edmílson (Edmílson Gonçalves) – Paris SG – 1997–98
Edson (Edson Luis da Silva) – Marseille – 1998–99
Édson (Édson Marcelo de Faria Manfron) – Ajaccio – 2004–06
Eduardo Adelino da Silva – Toulouse FC – 2003–05
Eduardo Costa – Bordeaux, Marseille, AS Monaco – 2001–04, 2004–05, 2009–10
Eduardo Oliveira – Sedan – 1999-01
Eduardo Ribeiro dos Santos – Lens – Ajaccio – 2009–11, 2011–12
Élber – Lyon – 2003–04
Elinton Andrade – Marseille – 2009–12
Emerson (Emerson da Conceição) – Lille OSC – 2006–11
Emerson (Emerson Ricardo Otacilio) – Lorient – 1998–99
Everson – Nice – 2002–04
Éverton Santos – Paris SG – 2007–08
Fabinho – Toulouse FC – 2006–07
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 – 2001–03, 2003–04
Fernando Cônsul Fernandes – Valenciennes – 1967–68
Fernando Guidicelli – Antibes – 1935–36
Fernando Menegazzo – Bordeaux – 2005–11
Flavio Camargo – Bastia – 1994–95
Fred – Lyon – 2005-
Géder – Le Mans – 2008–10
Geninho – Bastia – 1970–71
Geraldo Dutra Pereira – Paris SG – 1991–92
Gil – Valenciennes – 2011–12
Grafite – Le Mans – 2006–07
Helder – AS Nancy – 2008–12
Hilton – Bastia, Lens, Marseille – Montpellier – 2003–04, 2004–08, 2008–11, 2011–12
Ilan – Sochaux, Saint-Étienne – Ajaccio – 2004–06, 2006–09, 2011–12
Isaias – Metz – 1995–97
Jairzinho – Marseille – 1974–75
Jeovânio – Valenciennes – 2006–09
Joaquim Francisco Filho – Nîmes Olympique – 1966–67
Joel Camargo – Paris SG – 1971–72
Júlio César da Silva – Brest, Montpellier – 1986–87, 1987–90
Juninho – Lyon – 2001–09
Jussiê – Lens, Bordeaux – 2005–07, 2007–12
Kim – AS Nancy – 2005–08
Leandro Amaral – Istres – 2004–05
Leonardo – Paris SG – 1996–98
Luan – Toulouse – 2009–10
Lucas Perreira – Ajaccio – 2004–06
Lucas Severino – Rennes – 2000–02
Luís Fabiano – Rennes – 2000–02
Luizinho da Silva – Nîmes Olympique, Montpellier – 1974–81, 1981–82
Luiz Alberto – Saint-Étienne – 2000–01
Luiz Henrique Pereira Dos Santos – AS Monaco – 1992–94
Maicon – AS Monaco – 2004–06
Marcelinho (Marcelo dos Santos) – Marseille – 2000–01
Marcelinho (Marcelo Pereira Surcin) – Ajaccio – 2004–05
Marcelo Djian – Lyon – 1993–97
Márcio Santos – Bordeaux – 1992–94
Marcos António – Auxerre – 2007–08
Marcos Paulo – Le Mans – 2008–09
Matheus Vivian – Metz – 2007–08
Michel Bastos – Lille OSC, Lyon – 2006–09, 2009–12
Miranda – Sochaux – 2005–06
Nenê – AS Monaco, Paris SG – 2007–10, 2010–12
Nilmar – Lyon – 2004–05
Nivaldo – Saint-Étienne – 2007-
Novaes – Bastia – 2012-
Oswaldinho – Saint-Étienne – 1951–52
Paulão – Saint-Étienne – 2011–12
Paulo André – Le Mans – 2006–09
Paulo César (Paulo César Arruda Parente) – Paris SG, Toulouse FC – 2002–05 and 2005–07, 2007–09
Paulo César (Paulo César Lima) – Marseille – 1974–75
Paulo Miranda – Bordeaux – 2001–02, 2003–04
Paulo Sérgio Gralak – Bordeaux – 1996–98
Constantino Pires – Nîmes Olympique, Marseille, Lyon – 1951–55 and 1960–65, 1955–56, 1956–60
Plinio – Bordeaux – 1969–70
Renivaldo Pereira de Jesus Pena – Strasbourg – 2002–03
Rafael Moura – Lorient – 2007–08
Rafael Schmitz – Lille OSC, Valenciennes – 2001–07, 2008–12
Raí – Paris SG – 1993–98
Reinaldo – Paris SG – 2003–05
Ricardinho – Bordeaux – 1997–98
Ricardo Gomes – Paris SG – 1991–95
Roberto Assis – Montpellier – 2001–02
Rodrigo – Ajaccio, Strasbourg – 2003–06, 2007–08
Ronaldinho – Paris SG – 2001–03
Rubenilson – Nice – 1996–97
Rubens Vinicius de Oliveira Rocha – Caen – 1991–92
Felipe Saad – Evian – 2011–12
Sávio – Bordeaux – 2002–03
Severo – Lens – 1952–54
Sonny Anderson – Marseille, AS Monaco, Lyon – 1993–94, 1994–97, 1999-03
Souza – Paris SG – 2007–08
Thiago Ribeiro – Bordeaux – 2004–05
Túlio de Melo – Le Mans, Lille OSC – 2005–08, 2008–12
Valdeir Celso Moreira – Bordeaux – 1992–95
Valdo Filho – Paris SG – 1991–95
Valeriano de Oliveira – RC Lens – 1993–94
Vander – Rennes – 2000–01
Vampeta – Paris SG – 2000–01
Vasconcellos – Marseille – 1936–39
Vicente Nola – Saint-Étienne – 1951–53
Walquir Mota – Lille OSC – 1992–94
Weldon – Sochaux, Troyes – 2005–06, 2006–07
Wendel – Bordeaux – 2006–11
William Amaral de Andrade – Bastia – 1995–96
Yeso Amalfi – Nice, RC Paris, Marseille – 1950–51, 1954–56, 1957–58
Zé Alcino – AS Nancy – 1999-00
Zeglio – Sochaux, CO Roubaix-Tourcoing – 1951–52 and 1953, 1954–55

Bulgaria

Dimitri Antonov – CO Roubaix-Tourcoing, Sète – 1947–51 and 1953–55, 1953–55
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-
Andrey Zhelyazkov – Strasbourg – 1985–86

Burkina Faso

Habib Bamogo – Montpellier, Marseille, Nantes, Nice – 2001–04, 2004–05 and 2006–07, 2007–11
Abdoulaye Cissé – Montpellier – 2001–04
Henoc Conombo – Bastia – 2004–05
Moumouni Dagano – Guingamp, Sochaux – 2003–04, 2005–08
Charles Kaboré – Marseille – 2007–11
Djakaridja Koné – Evian – 2012–15
Issicka Ouattara – Angers, Mulhouse, Strasbourg – 1974–75 and 1976–77, 1982–83, 1983–84
Hermann Ouédraogo – Istres – 2004–05
Alain Traoré – Auxerre – 2006–11
Steeve Yago – Toulouse – 2012-13

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 and József Selmeci (1999). Kalandozó magyar labdarúgók. ISBN 963-85967-0-8.

Club pages

Others

Notes

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Football in France

French Football Federation (President: Noël Le Graët)

National team	France France B History Managers All-time record France 98

Women's national teams	France U-17 U-19

Youth national teams	U-21 U-20 U-19 U-18 U-17 U-16 Youth

Overseas national teams	French Guiana Guadeloupe Mayotte Martinique New Caledonia Réunion Saint-Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Tahiti Wallis and Futuna

Unofficial national teams	Brittany Corsica Nice

League system	Ligue de Football Professionnel Ligue 1 Ligue 2 National CFA CFA 2 Regional Departmental

Women's league system	D1 Féminine

Overseas leagues	Championnat National (French Guyana) Championnat National (Martinique) Division d’Honneur (Guadeloupe) Division d’Honneur (Mayotte) Super Ligue (New Caledonia) Ligue des Antilles Réunion Premier League Saint-Martin Championships Saint Pierre and Miquelon Championnat

Domestic cups	Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Trophée des Champions

Women's domestic cups	Coupe de France Féminine

Youth domestic cups	Coupe Gambardella Coupe Nationale

Overseas domestic cups	Coupe de Guadeloupe Coupe de Guyane Coupe de la Martinique Coupe de Mayotte Coupe de la Réunion Coupe de l'Outre-Mer New Caledonia Cup

Academies	Clairefontaine Ploufragan Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire

Organizations	UNFP Awards Player of the Month DNCG USFSA

Other	Coupe Charles Drago Lafarge Foot Avenir Montaigu Tournament

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