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French Footballers A-Z

Can you name some of the greatest French footballers of all time?
No French footballers with more than 20 caps whose names start with I, O, Q, X and Y
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A
Right-back who played in the FIFA World Cup in 1982 and 1986
Manuel Amoros
B
UEFA Player of the Year and the Ballon d'Or winner in 2022
Karim Benzema
Centre-back who won 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000
Laurent Blanc
C
Regarded as one of the greatest Manchester United players of all time
Eric Cantona
D
Defensive midfielder who won UEFA Champions League with both Marseille and AC Milan
Marcel Desailly
Third man to win the FIFA World Cup as both a player and a manager
Didier Deschamps
Ballon d'Or winner and the Best FIFA Men's Player in 2025
Ousmane Dembélé
E
Left-back who played for Manchester United from 2006 to 2014
Patrice Evra
F
Striker who scored thirteen goals in six matches in the 1958 FIFA World Cup
Just Fontaine
G
France's all-time highest goalscorer
Olivier Giroud
Top goalscorer and Player of the Tournament at UEFA Euro 2016
Antoine Griezmann
H
Named by Arsenal as the club's greatest ever player
Thierry Henry
J
Defender who participated in two World Cups 1978 and 1982
Gérard Janvion
K
Ballon d'Or winner in 1958
Raymond Kopa
Midfielder who played for Chelsea from 2016 to 2023
N'Golo Kanté
L
Goalkeeper and France's most-capped player
Hugo Lloris
Left-back who won 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000
Bixente Lizarazu
M
Striker who scored hat-trick in 2022 FIFA World Cup Final
Kylian Mbappé
N
Midfielder who played for Marseille, Arsenal and Manchester City
Samir Nasri
P
Midfielder who won the 2018 FIFA World Cup and scored a goal in the final
Paul Pogba
Ballon d'Or winner in 1983, 1984 and 1985
Michel Platini
Ballon d'Or winner in 1991
Jean-Pierre Papin
R
Winger who played for Bayern Munich from 2007 to 2019
Franck Ribéry
S
Defender who played for Bayern Munich from 2000 to 2009
Willy Sagnol
T
Defender who played for Monaco, Parma, Juventus and Barcelona
Lilian Thuram
Striker who scored the golden goal in the Euro 2000 final against Italy
David Trezeguet
U
Centre-back who was part of the squad that won the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Samuel Umtiti
V
Midfielder who played for Arsenal from 1996 to 2005
Patrick Vieira
Centre-back who played for Real Madrid and Manchester United
Raphaël Varane
W
Striker who scored the goal in the last seconds of the UEFA Euro 2000 final
Sylvain Wiltord
Z
FIFA World Player of the Year in 1998, 2000 and 2003
Zinedine Zidane
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2 Comments
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Level 72
Apr 8, 2021
Should include Blackburn Rovers so that the Premier Leagues all time top scorer and the only team He won a trophy with can be entered ALAN SHEARER !
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Level 54
Apr 8, 2021
Agree. I will add that.