List of foreign Ligue 1 players: M

Madagascar

 * Augustin Andriamimarinosy – Angoulême – 1969–70
 * Haja Ralaikera Andrianasolo – Martigues – 1993–95
 * Hervé Arsène – Lens – 1987–89, 1991–98
 * Kenji-Van Boto – Auxerre – 2022–23
 * Stéphane Collet – Nice, Strasbourg, Lens – 1994–96, 1996–2000
 * Thomas Fontaine – Reims, Lorient – 2018–19, 2020–22
 * Marco Ilaimaharitra – Sochaux – 2013–14
 * Hamada Jambay – Marseille, Toulouse FC, Sedan – 1993–94, 1996–99, 2000–01, 2002–03
 * Romain Métanire – Metz, Reims – 2014–15, 2018–19
 * Jérémy Morel – Lorient, Marseille, Lyon, Rennes – 2006–22
 * Lalaïna Nomenjanahary – Lens – 2014–15
 * Franck Rabarivony – Auxerre – 1992–98
 * Éric Rabésandratana – AS Nancy, Paris SG – 1990–91, 1996–2001
 * Albert Rafetraniaina – Nice – 2012–16
 * Stéphan Raheriharimanana – Nice – 2015–16
 * Tahina Randriamananantoandro – RC Lens – 2000–01
 * Rayan Raveloson – Auxerre – 2022–23
 * Adrien Trebel – Nantes – 2013–14

Malawi

 * Ernest Mtawali – Toulouse FC – 1997–98

B

 * Mamadou Bagayoko – Strasbourg, Ajaccio, Nantes, Nice – 1999–01, 2002–06, 2008–11
 * Issa Baradji – AC Ajaccio – 2013–14
 * Keita Omar Barrou – Nice – 1956–63
 * Sékou Berthé – Troyes – 1999–2003
 * Yves Bissouma – Lille – 2016–18

C

 * Mohamed Camara – Monaco – 2022–
 * Éric Chelle – Valenciennes, Lens – 2006–08, 2009–11
 * Adama Coulibaly – Lens, Auxerre – 1999–2012
 * David Coulibaly – Lille – 1996–97
 * Dramane Coulibaly – Marseille – 2000–01
 * Fernand Coulibaly – Laval – 1987–88
 * Kalifa Coulibaly – Nantes – 2017–22
 * Lassana Coulibaly – Bastia, Angers – 2015–18, 2020–21
 * Mamoutou Coulibaly – Auxerre – 2004–06
 * Ousmane Coulibaly – Brest – 2010–13
 * Senou Coulibaly – Dijon – 2018–21

D

 * Amadou Dabo – Monaco – 1975–76
 * Mana Dembélé – Guingamp – 2013–14, 2015–16
 * Cheick Diabaté – Nancy, Bordeaux, Metz – 2009–17
 * Fousseni Diabaté – Amiens – 2019–20
 * Abdoulay Diaby – Lille – 2014–15
 * Drissa Diakité – Nice, Bastia – 2005–12, 2013–15
 * Samba Diakité – Nancy – 2010–12
 * Cheik Diallo – Troyes, Metz, Laval – 1975–81
 * Mamadou Diallo – Nantes, Le Havre – 2004–07, 2008–09
 * Mahamadou Diarra – Lyon, Monaco – 2002–06, 2010–11
 * Moussa Diarra – Toulouse – 2019–20, 2022–24
 * Sigamary Diarra – Sochaux, Lorient, AC Ajaccio – 2003–05, 2009–14
 * Fousseni Diawara – Saint-Étienne, Sochaux, AC Ajaccio – 2000–01, 2004–09, 2011–13
 * Samba Diawara – Troyes – 1999–2000
 * Bakaye Dibassy – Amiens – 2017–20
 * Abdoulaye Doucouré – Rennes – 2012–16
 * Cheick Doucouré – Lens – 2020–22
 * Fodé Doucouré – Reims – 2020–22
 * Mahamadou Doucouré – Nîmes – 2020–21
 * Siriné Doucouré – Lorient – 2022–
 * Vincent Doukantié – Strasbourg – 2000–01
 * Kamory Doumbia – Reims, Brest – 2021–
 * Moussa Doumbia – Reims – 2018–22
 * Tongo Doumbia – Rennes, Valenciennes, Toulouse – 2009–12, 2013–17

F

 * Mamadou Fofana – Metz – 2019–21
 * Mohamed Fofana – Toulouse, Reims – 2004–16

H

 * Massadio Haïdara – Nancy, Lens – 2010–13, 2020–

K

 * Frédéric Kanouté – Lyon – 1997–2000
 * Cédric Kanté – Strasbourg, Nice, Sochaux – 1999–2001, 2003–09, 2012–14
 * Alphousseyni Keita – Le Mans – 2007–10
 * Fantamady Keita – Rennes – 1972–75
 * Habib Keïta – Lyon, Clermont – 2020–22, 2023–
 * Karounga Keita – Bordeaux – 1963–70
 * Salif Keita – Saint-Étienne, Marseille – 1967–72, 1972–73
 * Seydou Keita – Marseille, Lorient, Lens – 1999–2000, 2001–07
 * Sidi Yaya Keita – Strasbourg, Lens – 2004–08
 * Cheick Oumar Konaté – Clermont – 2022–
 * Famoussa Koné – Bastia – 2014–15
 * Ibrahima Koné – Lorient – 2021–24
 * Youssouf Koné – Lille, Lyon, Troyes, Ajaccio – 2013–14, 2015–17, 2018–20, 2021–23
 * Rominigue Kouamé – Lille, Troyes – 2017–18, 2021–23
 * Boubakar Kouyaté – Metz, Montpellier – 2020–

M

 * Modibo Maïga – Le Mans, Sochaux, Metz – 2007–12, 2014–15

N

 * Mahamadou N'Diaye – Troyes – 2015–16
 * Sikou Niakaté – Metz – 2021–22
 * Adama Niane – Nantes, Troyes – 2014–15, 2017–18

S

 * Falaye Sacko – Saint-Étienne, Montpellier – 2021–
 * Hadi Sacko – Bordeaux – 2012–15
 * Modibo Sagnan – Montpellier – 2023–
 * Bakary Sako – Saint-Étienne – 2009–13, 2021–22
 * Mamadou Samassa – Le Mans, Marseille, Valenciennes – 2006–13
 * Mamadou Samassa – Guingamp, Troyes – 2013–16, 2017–18
 * Mahamé Siby – Strasbourg – 2020–22
 * Amadou Sidibé – Auxerre – 2008–09
 * Djibril Sidibé – Monaco, Bastia – 2001–02, 2004–05
 * Lassine Sinayoko – Auxerre – 2022–23
 * Issouf Sissokho – Bordeaux – 2020–22
 * Ibrahima Sissoko – Strasbourg – 2018–24
 * Mohamed Sissoko – Paris SG – 2011–13
 * Oumar Sissoko – AC Ajaccio – 2014–15
 * Bakary Soumaré – Boulogne – 2009–10
 * Samba Sow – Lens – 2009–10
 * Boubacar Sylla – Lens – 2014–15
 * Moussa Sylla – Monaco – 2017–20
 * Yacouba Sylla – Rennes, Montpellier – 2015–17

T

 * Ibrahima Tandia – Caen – 2011–12
 * Brahim Thiam – Istres, Caen – 2004–05, 2007–08
 * Almamy Touré – Monaco – 2014–19
 * Bassidiki Touré – Marseille, Toulouse FC (1937), FC Nancy, Nantes, Ajaccio – 1958–61, 1964–66, 1967–68
 * Birama Touré – Nantes, Auxerre – 2013–16, 2022–23
 * El Bilal Touré – Reims – 2020–22
 * Abdou Traoré – Bordeaux, Nice – 2008–17
 * Adama Traoré – Lille, Monaco, Metz – 2014–20
 * Bakaye Traoré – Nancy – 2009–12
 * Boubacar Traoré – Metz – 2020–22
 * Charles Traoré – Troyes, Nantes – 2015–16, 2017–23
 * Cheick Traoré – Troyes, Lens – 2018–19, 2020–21
 * Djimi Traoré – Lens, Rennes, Monaco, Marseille – 2001–02, 2007–08, 2009–12
 * Hamari Traoré – Reims, Rennes – 2015–16, 2017–23
 * Mahamane Traoré – Nice – 2006–10
 * Moussa Traoré – Troyes – 1975–77
 * Sammy Traoré – Nice, Paris SG, Auxerre – 2002–10

W

 * Molla Wagué – Caen, Nantes – 2011–12, 2019–20

Y

 * Mustapha Yatabaré – Boulogne – 2009–10
 * Issa Yatassaye – Troyes – 1975–78

Z

 * Kévin Zohi – Strasbourg – 2017–21

Malta

 * Teddy Teuma – Reims – 2023–

Martinique
Note: As it is an overseas department of the French Republic, Martiniquais players listed here must also have played with the Martinique national team, which belongs to CONCACAF, although it is not a member of FIFA.
 * Johan Audel – Lille, Valenciennes; Nantes – 2004–05, 2006–10, 2013–16
 * Patrick Burner – Nice, Nîmes – 2016–21
 * Manuel Cabit – Metz – 2019–20
 * Sébastien Carole – Monaco – 2001–03
 * Michaël Citony – Rennes; Saint-Étienne – 1999–2001, 2002–03, 2004–05
 * Ludovic Clément – Châteauroux, Toulouse – 1997–98, 2003–05
 * Charles-Édouard Coridon – Guingamp, Lens, Paris SG – 1995–98, 1999–2005
 * Steeve Elana – Caen, Brest, Lille – 2004–05, 2010–13
 * Julien Faubert – Bordeaux – 2004–07, 2012–15
 * Gaël Germany – Arles-Avignon – 2010–11
 * Christopher Glombard – Reims – 2012–15
 * Bruno Grougi – Brest – 2010–13
 * Joan Hartock – Brest – 2012–13
 * Christophe Hérelle – Troyes, Nice, Brest – 2017–
 * Wesley Jobello – Marseille – 2011–12
 * Brighton Labeau – Amines – 2017–18
 * Steeven Langil – Auxerre; Valenciennes; Guingamp – 2008–09, 2010–11, 2013–14
 * Mickael Malsa – Sochaux– 2013–14
 * Rémi Maréval – Nantes – 2008–09
 * Harry Novillo – Lyon – 2010–12
 * Kévin Olimpa – Bordeaux – 2008–09, 2010–12, 2013–14
 * Frédéric Piquionne – Rennes, Saint-Étienne, Monaco, Lyon – 2001–09
 * Emmanuel Rivière – Saint-Étienne, Toulouse FC, Monaco, Metz – 2008–14, 2017–18
 * Jérémy Sebas – Strasbourg – 2023–
 * Olivier Thomert – Lens, Rennes, Le Mans – 2002–10

Mauritania

 * Abdoul Ba – Lens – 2014–15
 * Adama Ba – Brest, Bastia – 2011–14, 2015–16
 * El Hadji Ba – Bastia – 2014–15
 * Guessouma Fofana – Amiens, Guingamp – 2017–19
 * Pascal Gourville – Sedan – 2000–01
 * Diallo Guidileye – Brest, AS Nancy – 2011–13, 2016–17
 * Abdelaziz Kamara – Saint-Étienne – 2005–06
 * Aboubakar Kamara – Monaco, Dijon – 2014–15, 2020–21
 * Pape Ndiaga Yade – Metz, Troyes – 2019–23

Mauritius

 * Jonathan Bru – Rennes – 2003–04
 * Kévin Bru – Rennes – 2006–07
 * Jacques-Désiré Périatambée – Le Mans – 2003–04, 2005–06
 * Lindsay Rose – Valenciennes, Lyon, Lorient, Bastia – 2012–17

Mexico

 * Rafael Márquez – AS Monaco – 1999–2003
 * Guillermo Ochoa – AC Ajaccio – 2011–14

Montenegro

 * Sreten Banović – Valenciennes – 1969–70
 * Marko Baša – Le Mans, Lille – 2005–08, 2011–17
 * Miladin Bečanović – Lille, Marseille, Le Havre – 1995–2000
 * Milan Becić – Montpellier, Alès – 1932–33, 1934–36
 * Branko Bošković – Paris SG, Troyes – 2003–06
 * Goran Boškovic – Valenciennes – 1992–93
 * Dragoljub Brnović – Metz – 1989–92, 1993–94
 * Damir Čakar – Châteauroux – 1997–98
 * Anto Drobnjak – Bastia, Lens – 1994–98
 * Duško Đurišić – Sedan – 2001–03
 * Vanja Grubač – Le Havre – 1995–96
 * Stevan Jovetić – Monaco – 2017–21
 * Vojin Lazarević – AS Nancy – 1970–72
 * Nikola Nikezić – Le Havre – 2008–09
 * Danijel Petković – Angers – 2019–20, 2021–22
 * Ljubomir Radanović – Nice – 1990–91
 * Niša Saveljić – Bordeaux, Sochaux, Bastia, Guingamp, Istres – 1997–2005
 * Cvetko Savković – Bastia – 1971–73
 * Vasilije Šijakovic – Grenoble – 1962–63
 * Slobodan Vučeković – Bastia – 1979–80

A

 * Zakariya Abarouai – Evian – 2014–15
 * Yunis Abdelhamid – Dijon, Reims – 2016–17, 2018–
 * Mohamed El Ouargla Abderrazack – Sète, Stade Français, Nîmes Olympique, Nice, Valenciennes, Lyon, Alès – 1945–51, 1952–59
 * Yacine Abdessadki – Strasbourg, Toulouse FC – 2000–01, 2003–06, 2007–08
 * Hicham Aboucherouane – Lille OSC – 2005–06
 * Zakaria Aboukhlal – Toulouse – 2022–
 * Karim Achahbar – Guingamp – 2014–15
 * Ben Mohamed Adesselem – Bordeaux, Nîmes Olympique – 1952–57
 * Amine Adli – Toulouse – 2019–20
 * Nayef Aguerd – Dijon, Rennes – 2018–22
 * Abdeljahid Aid – RC Paris – 1988–90
 * Youssef Aït Bennasser – Nancy, Caen, Monaco, Saint-Étienne, Bordeaux – 2016–20
 * Hassan Akesbi – Nîmes Olympique, Reims, AS Monaco – 1955–64
 * Sofiane Alakouch – Nîmes Olympique, Metz – 2018–22
 * Jamal Alioui – Metz – 2005–06
 * Rachid Alioui – Guingamp, Nîmes Olympique, Angers – 2013–14, 2015–16, 2018–22
 * Hassan Alla – Le Havre – 2008–09
 * Redouan Allaoui – Le Havre – 2006–08
 * Azzedine Amanallah – Niort – 1987–88
 * Ayoub Amraoui – Nice – 2022–
 * Gharib Amzine – Strasbourg, Troyes – 1998–2003, 2005–07
 * Houssaine Anafal – Rennes – 1974–75, 1976–77
 * Abdallah Azhar – Reims, Grenoble – 1958–63

B

 * Abdellah Baallal – Clermont – 2023–
 * Yacine Bammou – Nantes, Caen – 2014–19
 * Abdelaziz Barrada – Marseille – 2014–16
 * Amine Bassi – Nancy, Metz – 2016–17, 2021–22
 * Salaheddine Bassir – Lille OSC – 2001–02
 * Yanis Begraoui – Toulouse – 2022–24
 * Chahir Belghazouani – Ajaccio – 2012–14
 * Younès Belhanda – Montpellier, Nice – 2009–13, 2016–17
 * Alaa Bellaarouch – Strasbourg – 2023–
 * Sami Ben Amar – Nîmes – 2019–21
 * Aziz Ben Askar – Caen – 2004–05
 * Mohamed Ben Brahim – Sète, FC Nancy – 1945–52
 * Omar Ben Driss – Nice, Nîmes – 1954–55, 1959–61
 * Abdallah Ben Fatah – RC Paris – 1945–46
 * Abdesselem Ben Miloud – Marseille – 1947–56
 * Eliesse Ben Seghir – Monaco – 2022–
 * Driss Ben Tamir – Bordeaux – 1954–56
 * Youssef Benali – Toulouse – 2014–16
 * Abdelaziz Bennij – AS Nancy – 1991–92
 * Yassine Benrahou – Bordeaux, Nîmes – 2018–21
 * Zakarya Bergdich – Lens – 2010–11
 * Nabil Berkak – Troyes – 2002–03, 2005–07
 * Mustapha Bettache – Nîmes – 1956–63
 * Mohammed Bouassa – Lyon – 1967–69
 * Ben Mohamed Bouchaïb – Marseille, CO Roubaix-Tourcoing, Montpellier – 1946–50, 1952–53
 * Mohamed Chaoui Bouchaïb – Montpellier – 1946–47
 * Aziz Bouderbala – RC Paris, Lyon – 1988–92
 * Sofiane Boufal – Lille, Angers – 2014–16, 2020–22
 * Nourdin Boukhari – Nantes – 2006–07
 * Mehdi Bourabia – Grenoble – 2009–10
 * Khalid Boutaïb – Gazélec Ajaccio – 2015–16
 * Zahar Brahim – RC Paris, Bordeaux – 1956–58, 1961–63

C

 * Nassim Chadli – Nîmes, Troyes – 2020–22
 * Fouad Chafik – Dijon – 2016–21
 * Kamel Chafni – Ajaccio, Auxerre – 2005–06, 2007–12
 * Marouane Chamakh – Bordeaux – 2002–10
 * Mohammed Chaouch – Saint-Étienne, Metz, Nice – 1988–90, 1992–93, 1994–97
 * Saïd Chiba – AS Nancy – 1999–2000
 * Larbi Chicha – Marseille – 1955–57, 1958–59
 * Mickaël Chrétien Basser – AS Nancy – 2005–11, 2016-17

D

 * Manuel da Costa – AS Nancy – 2005–06
 * Achraf Dari – Brest – 2022–
 * Mounir Diane – Lens – 2003–08
 * Sofiane Diop – Monaco, Nice – 2018–19, 2020–
 * Nabil Dirar – Monaco – 2012–17
 * Mehdi Djillali – Toulon – 1959–60

E

 * Boussa El Aouad – Lens – 1983–85
 * Youssef El Arabi – Caen – 2010–11
 * Neil El Aynaoui – Lens – 2023–
 * Brahim El Bahri – Le Mans – 2007–09
 * Hakim El Bounadi – Sochaux – 2006–09
 * Mustapha El Haddaoui – Saint-Étienne, Nice, Lens, Angers – 1987–90, 1991–94
 * Oualid El Hajjam – Amiens, Troyes, Le Havre – 2017–19, 2021–22, 2023–
 * Alharbi El Jadeyaoui – Lens – 2014–15
 * Abdelhamid El Kaoutari – Montpellier, Reims, Bastia – 2009–17
 * Talal El Karkouri – Paris SG – 1999–02, 2003–04
 * Bouchaib El Moubarki – Grenoble – 2008–09
 * Aziz El Ouali – Nîmes Olympique – 1991–93
 * Amin Erbati – Marseille, Arles-Avignon – 2008–09, 2010–11

F

 * Abdelilah Fahmi – Lille, Strasbourg – 2000–05
 * Fayçal Fajr – Caen – 2011–12, 2018–19
 * Driss Fettouhi – Le Havre – 2008–09

H

 * Youssouf Hadji – Bastia, Rennes, AS Nancy – 2003–12
 * Achraf Hakimi – Paris SG – 2021–
 * Abdelkader Hamiri – Red Star, Stade Français, Cannes – 1945–47, 1948–49
 * Hassan Hanini – Bordeaux, Lens – 1983–87
 * Amine Harit – Nantes, Marseille – 2016–17, 2021–
 * Hassan Harmatallah – Lens – 1977–78
 * Larbi Hazam – Valenciennes – 1975–79
 * Adil Hermach – Lens, Bastia – 2009–11, 2012–13
 * Ilyes Housni – Paris SG – 2022–23

J

 * Yassine Jebbour – Rennes, Nancy, Montpellier, Bastia – 2010–16
 * Abdelkrim Jinani – Rennes – 1997–98

K

 * Hassan Kachloul – Nîmes Olympique, Metz – 1992–93, 1996–98
 * Nourredine Kacemi – Istres – 2004–05
 * Nordine Kandil – Strasbourg – 2021–
 * Ahmed Kantari – Brest, Lens – 2010–13, 2014–15
 * Yassine Kechta – Le Havre – 2023–
 * Mohamed Khalfi – Alès – 1947–48
 * Driss Khalid – Toulouse – 2017–18
 * Krimau – Bastia, Lille, Strasbourg, Tours, Le Havre, Saint-Étienne, RC Paris – 1974–81, 1982–89

L

 * Mohammed Lashaf – Gueugnon – 1995–96
 * Imran Louza – Nantes, Lorient – 2018–21, 2023–

M

 * Ben Kadour M'Barek – Bordeaux – 1946–47, 1949–52
 * Hassan M'Jid – Sète, Nice – 1949–51, 1952–53
 * Othmane Maamma – Montpellier – 2023–
 * Mohamed Maaroufi – Nîmes Olympique – 1971–72
 * Abderrahmane Mahjoub – RC Paris, Nice, Montpellier – 1951–60, 1961–64
 * Mohamed Mahjoub – Marseille – 1948–50
 * Aïman Maurer – Clermont – 2022–
 * Belhadj Djilali Mehdi – Nîmes Olympique, Toulon – 1955–60
 * Hamza Mendyl – Lille, Dijon – 2016–18, 2019–20
 * Mehdi Messaoudi – Saint-Étienne – 2008–09
 * Aïmen Moueffek – Saint-Étienne – 2020–22
 * Lahcer Mounadi – Sochaux – 1990–91

N

 * Bilal Nadir – Marseille – 2023–
 * Noureddine Naybet – Nantes – 1993–94

O

 * Mounir Obbadi – Troyes, Monaco, Lille, Nice – 2012–14, 2015–17
 * Abdeslam Ouaddou – Nancy, Rennes, Valenciennes – 1998–2000, 2003–05, 2006–10
 * Azzedine Ounahi – Angers, Marseille – 2021–

R

 * Walid Regragui – Toulouse FC, Ajaccio, Grenoble – 2000–01, 2002–04, 2008–09
 * Amir Richardson – Reims – 2023–
 * Youssef Rossi – Rennes – 1997–99

S

 * Mohammed Saghir – Troyes – 1954–56
 * Romain Saïss – Angers – 2015–16
 * Hamza Sakhi – AJ Auxerre – 2022–23
 * Ibrahim Salah – Rennes – 2022–
 * Khalid Sekkat – Reims – 2012–13
 * Tarik Sektioui – Auxerre – 1998–99
 * Kacem Slimani – Paris FC – 1972–73
 * Oussama Souaidy – Toulouse FC – 2000–01

T

 * Farid Talhaoui – Guingamp, Lorient – 2001–04, 2006–07
 * Oussama Tannane – Saint-Étienne – 2015–18
 * Oussama Targhalline – Marseille, Le Havre – 2021–22, 2023–
 * Ahmed Tibari – RC Paris, Toulouse FC (1937) – 1957–60, 1961–62
 * Smahi Triki – Lorient – 1998–99

Z

 * Brahim Zahar – Bordeaux – 1962–63
 * Jaouad Zairi – Sochaux, Nantes – 2001–05, 2006–07
 * Moncef Zerka – AS Nancy – 2005–09

Mozambique

 * Reinildo Mandava – Lille – 2018–22
 * Mexer – Rennes, Bordeaux – 2014–22

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