French expatriate players
French players who have pursued their careers abroad. ScoutBase tracks every international who has played outside their home country, past and present.
1949 players
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PLAYER
POS
DOB
CLUB
SINCE
HL
Hugo Lloris
GK
26.12.1986 (40)
FRAFrance
USA LAFC
2024
LT
Lilian Thuram
DF
01.01.1972 (54)
FRAFrance
Retired
AG
Antoine Griezmann
MF
21.03.1991 (35)
FRAFrance
USA Orlando City
2026
OG
Olivier Giroud
FW
30.09.1986 (40)
FRAFrance
FRA Lille OSC
2025
TH
Thierry Henry
FW
17.08.1977 (49)
FRAFrance
Retired
MD
Marcel Desailly
DF
07.09.1968 (58)
FRAFrance
Retired
ZZ
Zinedine Zidane
MF
23.06.1972 (54)
FRAFrance
Retired
PV
Patrick Vieira
MF
23.06.1976 (50)
FRAFrance
Retired
DD
Didier Deschamps
MF
15.10.1968 (58)
FRAFrance
Retired
KB
Karim Benzema
FW
19.12.1987 (39)
FRAFrance
KSA Al-Hilal
2026
LB
Laurent Blanc
DF
19.11.1965 (61)
FRAFrance
Retired
BL
Bixente Lizarazu
DF
09.12.1969 (57)
FRAFrance
Retired
KM
Kylian Mbappé
FW
20.12.1998 (28)
FRAFrance
ESP Real Madrid
2024
RV
Raphaël Varane
DF
25.04.1993 (33)
FRAFrance
Retired
SW
Sylvain Wiltord
FW
10.05.1974 (52)
FRAFrance
Retired
PP
Paul Pogba
MF
15.03.1993 (33)
FRAFrance
FRA Monaco
2025
FB
Fabien Barthez
GK
28.06.1971 (55)
FRAFrance
Retired
WG
William Gallas
DF
17.08.1977 (49)
FRAFrance
Retired
BM
Blaise Matuidi
MF
09.04.1987 (39)
FRAFrance
Retired
MA
Manuel Amoros
DF
01.02.1962 (64)
FRAFrance
Retired
YD
Youri Djorkaeff
MF
09.03.1968 (58)
FRAFrance
Retired
PE
Patrice Evra
DF
15.05.1981 (45)
FRAFrance
Retired
FR
Franck Ribéry
MF
01.04.1983 (43)
FRAFrance
Retired
FM
Florent Malouda
MF
13.06.1980 (46)
FRAFrance
Retired
RP
Robert Pirès
MF
29.01.1973 (53)
FRAFrance
Retired
MB
Maxime Bossis
DF
26.06.1955 (71)
FRAFrance
Retired
MP
Michel Platini
MF
21.06.1955 (71)
FRAFrance
Retired
CM
Claude Makélélé
MF
18.02.1973 (53)
FRAFrance
Retired
MS
Moussa Sissoko
MF
16.08.1989 (37)
FRAFrance
GRE Panathinaikos
2026
DT
David Trezeguet
FW
15.10.1977 (49)
FRAFrance
Retired
NA
Nicolas Anelka
FW
14.03.1979 (47)
FRAFrance
Retired
ÉA
Éric Abidal
DF
11.07.1979 (47)
FRAFrance
Retired
NK
N'Golo Kanté
MF
29.03.1991 (35)
FRAFrance
TUR Fenerbahçe
2026
BS
Bacary Sagna
DF
14.02.1983 (43)
FRAFrance
Retired
MT
Marius Trésor
DF
15.01.1950 (76)
FRAFrance
Retired
RM
Roger Marche
DF
05.03.1924 (†)
FRAFrance
Deceased
EP
Emmanuel Petit
MF
22.09.1970 (56)
FRAFrance
Retired
LF
Luis Fernández
DF
02.10.1959 (67)
FRAFrance
Retired
RJ
Robert Jonquet
DF
03.05.1925 (†)
FRAFrance
Deceased
HM
Henri Michel
MF
29.10.1947 (†)
FRAFrance
Deceased
WS
Willy Sagnol
DF
18.03.1977 (49)
FRAFrance
Retired
KC
Kingsley Coman
MF
13.06.1996 (30)
FRAFrance
KSA Al-Nassr
2025
PB
Patrick Battiston
DF
12.03.1957 (69)
FRAFrance
Retired
CD
Christophe Dugarry
FW
24.03.1972 (54)
FRAFrance
Retired
BP
Benjamin Pavard
DF
28.03.1996 (30)
FRAFrance
FRA Olympique de Marseille
2025 (Loan)
JP
Jean-Pierre Papin
FW
05.11.1963 (63)
FRAFrance
Retired
CK
Christian Karembeu
MF
03.12.1970 (56)
FRAFrance
Retired
AR
Adrien Rabiot
MF
03.04.1995 (31)
FRAFrance
ITA AC Milan
2025
DS
Didier Six
MF
21.08.1954 (72)
FRAFrance
Retired
JT
Jean Tigana
MF
23.06.1955 (71)
FRAFrance
Retired
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