List of foreign Ligue 1 players: I

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

Iceland

Thorolfur Beck – Rouen – 1966–67
Arnór Guðjohnsen – Bordeaux – 1990–91
Eiður Guðjohnsen – AS Monaco – 2009–10
Albert Guðmundsson – FC Nancy, RC Paris, Nice – 1947–48, 1949–52, 1952–53
Veigar Páll Gunnarsson – AS Nancy – 2008–09
Karl Þórðarson – Laval – 1981–84
Teitur Thordarson – Lens – 1981–83

Ireland

John Byrne – Le Havre AC 1988-90
Tony Cascarino – Marseille, AS Nancy – 1996–97, 1997 and 1998-00
Tom Davis – FC Metz – 1935
Michael Kelly – Marseille – 1948-49
Noel King – Valenciennes FC – 1982–85
Mick McCarthy – Lyon – 1989–90
Jacko McDonagh – Nîmes Olympique – 1985–87
Frank Stapleton – Le Havre AC – 1988–89
Bernard Williams – Sochaux – 1932–39 and 1945–46

Israel

Tal Banin – Cannes – 1993–94
Ronnie Calderon – Paris FC – 1973–74
Vicky Peretz – Strasbourg – 1980–82
Giora Spiegel – Strasbourg, Lyon – 1973–76, 1976–78
Mordechai Spiegler – Paris FC, Paris SG – 1972–73, 1973–74
Shalom Tikvah – Lens – 1991–92

Italy

Henri Alberto – Lyon, AS Monaco – 1954–56, 1956–61
Gennaro Luigi Alfano – Toulon – 1983–93
Cesare Benedetti – Marseille, Toulouse FC – 1948–49, 1949–51
Armando Bianchi – Paris SG – 1978–80
Angelo Bollano – Marseille – 1948–50
Robert Cacchioni – Lyon – 1970–77
Aridex Calligaris – Saint-Étienne, Lyon – 1945–49, 1951–52
Angelo Contini – Lens – 1950–51
Elpidio Coppa – Rennes – 1948–49
Marco Di Costanzo – Nice, Rennes – 1994–95, 1997–98
Antoine Curcuru – Marseille – 1935–36
Edmondo Della Valle – Nice – 1932–34
Marco Di Vaio – AS Monaco – 2006–07
Felica Farina – Sedan – 1958–59
Paolo Farina – Bastia – 1968–71
Marcello Farrabi – Sedan – 1972–74
Emilio Ferlatti – Béziers – 1957–58
Ivan Franceschini – Marseille – 1996–97
Dante Gentini – Nice – 1956–57
Angelo Grizzetti – RC Paris – 1947–50
Corrado Grossi – Marseille – 1948–49
Fabio Grosso – Lyon – 2007–10
Pietro Landi – RC Paris, Nice, Troyes – 1949–52, 1952–53, 1954–56
Luigi Lavecchia – Le Mans – 2005–06
Dante Lerda – Cannes – 1938–39 and 1945–49
Alberto Malusci – Marseille – 1996–97
Renato Marchiaro – Nice – 1948–49 (or Alès)
Pietro Migliaccio – Marseille – 1946–47
Alberto Molina – Montpellier – 1952–53
Stelvio Molinari – Nice – 1949–50
Aleardo Nani – Nice – 1953–58
Roberto Onorati – Nice – 1996–97
Joseph Dayo Oshadogan – AS Monaco – 2003–05
Michele Padovano – Metz – 1999-00
Christian Panucci – AS Monaco – 2001
Alberto Poli – Angers, Paris SG, Rouen – 1965–68 and 1969–74, 1974–75, 1977–78
Ovilio Pratesi – AS Monaco – 1953–56
Fabrizio Ravanelli – Marseille – 1997–2000
Francesco Rier – Nice – 1932–34
Flavio Roma – AS Monaco – 2001–09
Ernesto Sandroni – Rennes – 1951–52
Nello Sbaiz – Saint-Étienne – 1959–67
Alfredo Scapinello – Le Havre – 1961–62
Antonio Scavarini – Marseille – 1948–52
Roberto Serone – Nice – 1949–51
Marco Simone – Paris SG, AS Monaco, Nice – 1997–99, 1999–2001, 2004
Alfredo Spadavecchia – Saint-Étienne – 1952–53
Ernesto Tomasi – Nice, Cannes – 1932–33, 1946–47
Stefano Torrisi – Marseille – 2001–02
Primo Vecchies – Stade Français – 1946–47 and 1948–49
Giuseppe Verk – SC Nîmes – 1932–33
Christian Vieri – AS Monaco – 2006
Aldo Vollono – Antibes – 1933–34

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

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 DH Regional Departmental

Women's league system	D1 Féminine

Overseas leagues	Honor Division (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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