List of foreign Ligue 1 players: P

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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Panama

• Julio Dely Valdés – Paris SG – 1995–97

Paraguay

• Antonio Acosta – Metz – 1953–58
• Manuel Andrada – Nîmes Olympique – 1952–57
• Milner Ayala – Strasbourg – 1953–55
• Eugenio Jesus Berni Gomez – CO Roubaix-Tourcoing – 1954–56
• Roberto Cabañas – Brest, Lyon – 1989–90, 1990–92
• Julio César Cáceres – Nantes – 2004–05
• José Luis Chilavert – Strasbourg – 2000–01
• Heriberto Correa – AS Monaco – 1977–78
• Carlos Diarte – Saint-Étienne – 1983–84
• Marcelo Estigarribia – Le Mans – 2008–10
• Sebastián Fleitas – Nîmes Olympique – 1972–73
• Adolfo Godoy – Rouen – 1967–68
• Hugo González – Red Star – 1971–73 and 1974–75
• Ángel Jara – Toulouse FC (1937), Red Star – 1962–65, 1965–66
• Alfredo Mendoza – Brest – 1989–91
• Carlos Monnin – Toulouse FC (1937), Red Star – 1964–67, 1967–73
• José Parodi – Nîmes Olympique – 1961–67
• Federico Santander – Toulouse FC – 2010–11
• Leongino Unzain – Béziers – 1957–58

Peru

• Wilmer Aguirre – Metz – 2007–08
• Manuel Corrales – Metz – 2007–08
• Raúl Fernández – Nice – 2011-
• Alberto Lloret De Mola – Le Havre – 1961–62
• Andrés Augusto Mendoza – Marseille – 2005–06

Poland

• Jacek Bąk – Lyon, Lens – 1995–2001, 2001–05
• Dariusz Bayer – Valenciennes – 1992–93
• Bernard Blaut – Metz – 1972–74
• Bronisław Bula – Rouen – 1982–83
• Ryszard Czerwiec – Guingamp – 1997–98
• Jan Domarski – Nîmes Olympique – 1976–78
• Dariusz Dudka – Auxerre – 2008–11
• Eugeniusz Faber – Lens – 1973–75
• Krzysztof Frankowski – Nantes, Le Havre – 1983–87, 1987–88
• Tomasz Frankowski – Strasbourg – 1994–96
• Dominik Furman – Toulouse – 2014–
• Robert Gadocha – Nantes – 1975–77
• Kamil Grosicki – Rennes – 2014–
• Ryszard Grzegorczyk – Lens – 1973–75
• Paweł Janas – Auxerre – 1982–86
• Andrzej Jarosik – Strasbourg – 1974–76
• Ireneusz Jeleń – Auxerre – 2006–11
• Marek Jóźwiak – Guingamp – 1996–98, 2000–01
• Zbigniew Kaczmarek – Auxerre – 1990–92
• Henryk Kasperczak – Metz – 1978–80
• Grzegorz Krychowiak – Bordeaux, Reims – 2011–12, 2012–14
• Tomasz Kłos – Auxerre – 1998-00
• Józef Klose – Auxerre – 1980–81
• Roman Kosecki – Nantes, Montpellier – 1995–96, 1996–97
• Andrzej Kubica – Nice – 1997
• Janusz Kupcewicz – Saint-Étienne – 1983–84
• Marcin Kuźba – Auxerre – 1998–99
• Grzegorz Lewandowski – Caen – 1996–97
• Henryk Maculewicz – Lens – 1979–81
• Joachim Marx – Lens – 1975–78
• Krzysztof Marx – Bordeaux – 1990–91
• Zygmunt Maszczyk – Valenciennes – 1976–79
• Waldemar Matysik – Auxerre – 1987–1990
• Włodzimierz Mazur – Rennes – 1983–84
• Henryk Miłoszewicz – Le Havre – 1985–86
• Józef Młynarczyk – Bastia – 1984–86
• Eugeniusz Nagiel – Valenciennes – 1981–82
• Ludovic Obraniak – Metz, Lille, Bordeaux – 2003–06, 2006–12, 2012–14
• Roman Ogaza – Lens – 1982–84
• Paweł Orzechowski – Lens – 1973–74
• Damien Perquis – Saint Etienne, Sochaux – 2006–2007, 2007–12
• Mariusz Piekarski – Bastia – 1998–99
• Jan Pietras – FC Nancy – 1947–48
• Marek Saganowski – Troyes – 2006–07
• Zbigniew Seweryn – Tours – 1980–81
• Krzysztof Surlit – Nîmes Olympique – 1983–84
• Piotr Świerczewski – Saint-Étienne, Bastia, Marseille – 1993–95, 1995–99 and 1999-01, 2001–02
• Andrzej Szarmach – Auxerre – 1980–85
• Józef Szczyrba – Rouen – 1969–70
• Marian Szeja – Metz – 1973–74
• Roman Szewczyk – Sochaux – 1993–95
• Jan Szymczak – Montpellier – 1947–49
• Ryszard Tarasiewicz – AS Nancy, Lens – 1990–92, 1992–94
• Mirosław Tłokiński – Lens – 1983–85
• Cezary Tobollik – Lens – 1986–89
• Wojciech Tyc – Valenciennes – 1981–82
• Henryk Wieczorek – Auxerre – 1980–82
• Eugeniusz Wieńcierz – Angers – 1980–81
• Tomasz Wieszczycki – Le Havre – 1996–97
• Erwin Wilczek – Valenciennes – 1972–73
• Jerzy Wilim – Rennes – 1976–77
• Walter Winkler – Lens – 1974–76
• Piotr Włodarczyk – Auxerre – 2002
• Aleksander Wolniak – Valenciennes – 1967–71
• Jan Wraży – Valenciennes – 1975–80
• Marcin Żewłakow – Metz – 2005–06
• Andrzej Zgutczyński – Auxerre – 1986–88
• Jacek Ziober – Montpellier – 1990–93

Portugal

• Manuel Abreu – Paris SG, AS Nancy – 1983–84, 1984–86
• Agostinho – Paris SG – 2001–02
• João Alves – Paris SG – 1979–80
• Bruno Basto – Bordeaux, Saint-Étienne – 2000–04, 2005–06
• Beto – Bordeaux – 2006
• Marco Caneira – Bordeaux – 2002–2004
• Fernando Chalana – Bordeaux – 1984–87
• Humberto Coelho – Paris SG – 1975–77
• Mário Coluna – Lyon – 1970–71
• Ricardo Costa – Lille OSC – 2009–10
• Costinha – AS Monaco – 1997-01
• Delfim Teixeira – Marseille – 2001–06
• Dimas – Marseille – 2001–02
• Helder Esteves – Auxerre – 2001–02
• Manuel da Costa – AS Nancy – 2005–06
• Victor Da Silva – AS Monaco, Lille OSC – 1983–84, 1988–92
• Pedro De Figuereido – Lille OSC – 1986–88
• Walter Ferreira – Red Star – 1970–72
• Paulo Futre – Marseille – 1993–94
• José Gaspar – Ajaccio – 2004–05
• Antonio Gouveia – Montpellier – 2000
• Hélder (Helder Manuel Elias Domingos) – Paris SG – 1998–99
• Hélder (Hélder Marino Rodrigues Cristóvão) – Paris SG – 2004–05
• Daniel Kenedy – Paris SG – 1996–97
• Hugo Leal – Paris SG – 2001–04
• Ariza Makukula – Nantes – 2002–03
• Afonso Martins – AS Nancy – 1991–92
• Nuno Mendes – Strasbourg – 2000–01
• Eliseo Manuel Mendonca – Rennes – 1966–67
• Oceano – Toulouse FC – 1998–99
• Pauleta – Bordeaux, Paris SG – 2000–03, 2003–08
• Paulo Alves – Bastia – 1998–99
• Paulo Machado – Saint-Étienne, Toulouse FC – 2008–09, 2009–11
• João Paulo – Le Mans – 2009–10
• Paulo Sérgio (Paulo Sérgio Rodrigues de Almeida) – Montpellier – 2001–03
• Paulo Sérgio (Paulo Sérgio da Costa) – Bordeaux – 2003–04
• Jorge Plácido – RC Paris – 1988–90
• Hélder Postiga – Saint-Étienne – 2005–06
• Rui Barros – AS Monaco, Marseille – 1990–93, 1993–94
• Rui Pataca – Montpellier – 2000 and 2001–04
• Mario Silva – Nantes – 2000–01
• Luís Sobrinho – RC Paris – 1989–90
• Filipe Teixeira – Paris SG – 2002–03 and 2004–05
• Tiago – Lyon – 2005–07

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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