List of foreign Ligue 1 players: E

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:

1. 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.
2. 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

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Egypt

• Gumei – Sète – 1932–33 and 1934–35
• Mazhar Abdel Rahman – AS Monaco – 2002–03
• Mido – Marseille – 2003–04
• Ahmed Abou Moslem – Strasbourg – 2005–06 and 2007–08
• Hosni Abd Rabo – Strasbourg – 2005–06
• Ismail Rafaat – Sochaux, Sète – 1935–36, 1936–37

England

• Clive Allen – Bordeaux – 1988–89
• Joe Allen – RC Roubaix – 1936–38
• Allison – RC Roubaix – 1936–39
• George Balmforth – Sète – 1932–33
• William Frederick Barrett – Olympique Lillois – 1932–33
• David Bartlett – Excelsior Roubaix – 1932–34
• Fred Bartlett – Club Français – 1932–33
• Joey Barton – Marseille – 2012–13
• David Beckham – Paris Saint-Germain F.C. – 2013
• Bill Berry – Fives – 1934–37
• Alfred James Cable – CA Paris – 1932–33
• Alfred Leonard Caiels – Marseille – 1932–33
• Joe Cole – Lille OSC – 2011–12
• Laurie Cunningham – Marseille – 1984–85
• Cyril Dean – Rouen – 1938–39
• Jantzen Derrick – Paris SG – 1971–72
• George Eastman – Fives – 1932–35
• R.E. Edwards – Sète – 1932–33
• George Eardley Gibson – Valenciennes, RC Roubaix – 1935–36, 1936–37
• Alfred Gunn – Sète – 1947–49
• John Hall – Sochaux – 1933–34
• George Cecil Harkus – Fives – 1932–33
• Mark Hateley – AS Monaco – 1987–90
• Andrew Higgins – Olympique Lillois – 1935–36
• Joseph Hillier – Sochaux, Sète – 1932–33, 1933–36
• Stan Hillier – Cannes – 1932–34
• James Hindmarch – Cannes – 1996–98
• Glenn Hoddle – AS Monaco – 1987–90
• Joseph Hogan – RC Paris – 1932–33
• Sam Jennings – Marseille – 1932–33
• Frederick Kennedy – RC Paris – 1932–33 and 1934–37
• Chris Kiwomya – Le Havre – 1996–97
• Bert Lutterloch – Olympique Lillois – 1932–34
• Arden Maddison – SC Nîmes – 1934–35
• Jack Major – CO Roubaix-Tourcoing – 1950–51
• Chris Makin – Marseille – 1996–97
• Cyril Martin – Marseille – 1947–48
• George Messon – Sète – 1947–48
• Leslie Roy Miller – Sochaux – 1932–36
• Harold Newell – Saint-Étienne – 1939
• James Peter O'Dowd – Valenciennes – 1935–36
• Arthur Parkes – Club Français – 1932–33
• Ernest Arthur Payne – Excelsior Roubaix – 1932–35
• Arthur Phoenix – RC Paris – 1932–33
• Arthur Plummer – Valenciennes – 1935–36
• Walter Pollard – Sochaux – 1933–34
• Graham Rix – Caen, Le Havre – 1988–90, 1991–92
• John Roach – Sète – 1953–54
• John Robertson – Sète – 1952–53
• Arthur Sales – Alès – 1932–33 and 1934–35
• George Scoones – Rennes – 1933–35
• Gus Smith – Sochaux – 1932–33
• Simon Stainrod – Strasbourg – 1989
• Brian Stein – Caen – 1988–90
• Trevor Steven – Marseille – 1991–92
• J.A. Stewart – Rennes – 1936-3
• George Tadman – Sète – 1946–47
• Geoffrey Taylor – Rennes – 1949–51
• Arthur Thurley – Red Star – 1934–35
• Jack Trees – Marseille – 1932–34
• Hugh Baird Vallance – Alès – 1932–33
• Chris Waddle – Marseille – 1989–92
• David Wall – Alès – 1934–35
• Harold Ward – SC Nîmes – 1932–34
• William West – Alès – 1932–33
• John Westwood – Valenciennes – 1956–57
• Frank White – RC Paris – 1937–38
• Ray Wilkins – Paris SG – 1987–88
• Martin Woosnam – Club Français – 1932–33
• Bill Wright – Rouen – 1938–39

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

• AJ Auxerre former players
• AJ Auxerre former players
• Girondins de Bordeaux former players
• Girondins de Bordeaux former players
• Les ex-Tangos (joueurs), Stade Lavallois former players
• Olympique Lyonnais former players
• Olympique de Marseille former players
• FC Metz former players
• AS Monaco FC former players
• Ils ont porté les couleurs de la Paillade... Montpellier HSC Former players
• AS Nancy former players
• FC Nantes former players
• Paris SG former players
• Red Star Former players
• Red Star former players
• Stade de Reims former players
• Stade Rennais former players
• CO Roubaix-Tourcoing former players
• AS Saint-Étienne former players
• Sporting Toulon Var former players

Others

• stat2foot
• footballenfrance
• French Clubs' Players in European Cups 1955-1995, RSSSF
• Finnish players abroad, RSSSF
• Italian players abroad, RSSSF
• Romanians who played in foreign championships
• Swiss players in France, RSSSF
• EURO 2008 CONNECTIONS: FRANCE, Stephen Byrne Bristol Rovers official site

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