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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.
1972 players
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PLAYER
POS
DOB
CLUB
SINCE
FRAFRA
Hugo Lloris
GK
26.12.1986 (39)
USA LAFC
2024
FRAFRA
Lilian Thuram
DF
01.01.1972 (54)
Retired
—
FRAFRA
Antoine Griezmann
MF
21.03.1991 (35)
USA Orlando City
2026
FRAFRA
Olivier Giroud
FW
30.09.1986 (39)
FRA Lille OSC
2025
FRAFRA
Thierry Henry
FW
17.08.1977 (48)
Retired
—
FRAFRA
Marcel Desailly
DF
07.09.1968 (57)
Retired
—
FRAFRA
Zinedine Zidane
MF
23.06.1972 (54)
Retired
—
FRAFRA
Patrick Vieira
MF
23.06.1976 (50)
Retired
—
FRAFRA
Didier Deschamps
MF
15.10.1968 (57)
Retired
—
FRAFRA
Kylian Mbappé
FW
20.12.1998 (27)
ESP Real Madrid
2024
FRAFRA
Karim Benzema
FW
19.12.1987 (38)
KSA Al-Hilal
2026
FRAFRA
Laurent Blanc
DF
19.11.1965 (60)
Retired
—
FRAFRA
Bixente Lizarazu
DF
09.12.1969 (56)
Retired
—
FRAFRA
Raphaël Varane
DF
25.04.1993 (33)
Retired
—
FRAFRA
Sylvain Wiltord
FW
10.05.1974 (52)
Retired
—
FRAFRA
Paul Pogba
MF
15.03.1993 (33)
FRA Monaco
2025
FRAFRA
Fabien Barthez
GK
28.06.1971 (55)
Retired
—
FRAFRA
William Gallas
DF
17.08.1977 (48)
Retired
—
FRAFRA
Blaise Matuidi
MF
09.04.1987 (39)
Retired
—
FRAFRA
Manuel Amoros
DF
01.02.1962 (64)
Retired
—
FRAFRA
Youri Djorkaeff
MF
09.03.1968 (58)
Retired
—
FRAFRA
Patrice Evra
DF
15.05.1981 (45)
Retired
—
FRAFRA
Franck Ribéry
MF
01.04.1983 (43)
Retired
—
FRAFRA
Florent Malouda
MF
13.06.1980 (46)
Retired
—
FRAFRA
Robert Pirès
MF
29.01.1973 (53)
Retired
—
FRAFRA
Maxime Bossis
DF
26.06.1955 (71)
Retired
—
FRAFRA
Michel Platini
MF
21.06.1955 (71)
Retired
—
FRAFRA
Claude Makélélé
MF
18.02.1973 (53)
Retired
—
FRAFRA
Moussa Sissoko
MF
16.08.1989 (36)
GRE Panathinaikos
2026
FRAFRA
David Trezeguet
FW
15.10.1977 (48)
Retired
—
FRAFRA
Nicolas Anelka
FW
14.03.1979 (47)
Retired
—
FRAFRA
N'Golo Kanté
MF
29.03.1991 (35)
TUR Fenerbahçe
2026
FRAFRA
Éric Abidal
DF
11.07.1979 (47)
Retired
—
FRAFRA
Bacary Sagna
DF
14.02.1983 (43)
Retired
—
FRAFRA
Marius Trésor
DF
15.01.1950 (76)
Retired
—
FRAFRA
Roger Marche
DF
05.03.1924 (†)
Deceased
—
FRAFRA
Emmanuel Petit
MF
22.09.1970 (55)
Retired
—
FRAFRA
Kingsley Coman
MF
13.06.1996 (30)
KSA Al-Nassr
2025
FRAFRA
Luis Fernández
DF
02.10.1959 (66)
Retired
—
FRAFRA
Ousmane Dembélé
FW
15.05.1997 (29)
FRA Paris Saint-Germain
2023
FRAFRA
Adrien Rabiot
MF
03.04.1995 (31)
ITA AC Milan
2025
FRAFRA
Lucas Digne
DF
20.07.1993 (32)
ENG Aston Villa
2022
FRAFRA
Robert Jonquet
DF
03.05.1925 (†)
Deceased
—
FRAFRA
Henri Michel
MF
29.10.1947 (†)
Deceased
—
FRAFRA
Willy Sagnol
DF
18.03.1977 (49)
Retired
—
FRAFRA
Patrick Battiston
DF
12.03.1957 (69)
Retired
—
FRAFRA
Christophe Dugarry
FW
24.03.1972 (54)
Retired
—
FRAFRA
Benjamin Pavard
DF
28.03.1996 (30)
ITA Internazionale
2023
FRAFRA
Jean-Pierre Papin
FW
05.11.1963 (62)
Retired
—
FRAFRA
Christian Karembeu
MF
03.12.1970 (55)
Retired
—
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