List of foreign Ligue 1 players: U

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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Ukraine

• Maxym Levitsky – Saint-Étienne – 2000–01
• Pierre Pchenitchy – Marseille – 1951–52^[1]
• Serhiy Skachenko – Metz – 1999-02
• Aleksandr Skocen – Nice – 1948–50^[1]
• Pavel Yakovenko – Sochaux – 1992–94^[1]
• Aleksandr Zavarov – AS Nancy – 1990–92^[1]

United Kingdom

These players did play in Ligue 1, but due to a lack of information are listed here:

• Sydney Bazin – Sochaux – 1932–34
• Arthur Charles Finn – Cannes – 1935–36
• Russell – Valenciennes – 1935–36
• Springfield – Mulhouse – 1935–36
• Whitehouse – Valenciennes – 1935–36

United States

• Freddy Adu – AS Monaco – 2008–09
• Alejandro Bedoya – Nantes – 2013-
• Carlos Bocanegra – Rennes, Saint-Étienne – 2008–10, 2010–11
• Charlie Davies – Sochaux – 2009–10
• Joe Gaetjens – RC Paris – 1951–52
• Ilija Mitic – Marseille – 1969–70
• David Regis – Valenciennes, Strasbourg, Lens, Metz, Troyes – 1992–93, 1993–96, 1996–97, 1998-02, 2002–03
• Greg Vanney – Bastia – 2001–05
• Quentin Westberg – Troyes – 2006–07

Uruguay

• Carlos Acevedo – AS Nancy – 1977–78
• Juan Pedro Ascery – Nice – 1972–81
• Santiago Bessonart – Troyes, Bordeaux, Béziers, Alès, Nîmes Olympique, Montpellier – 1954–55, 1955–56, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1961–63, 1963
• Edgar Borges – Lille OSC – 1992–94
• Carlos Bueno – Paris SG – 2005–06
• Wilmar Cabrera – Nice – 1986–87
• José Carrabelo – Montpellier – 1961–63
• Daniel Carreño – Lens – 1985–87
• Edison Cavani – Paris SG 2013-
• Hector Cazenave – Sochaux – 1936–39^[2]
• Javier Chevantón – AS Monaco – 2004–06
• Oscar Cobas – AS Monaco – 1961–62
• Pablo Correa – AS Nancy – 1996–97
• Carlos Curbelo – AS Nancy, Nice – 1972–74 and 1975-80^[2]
• José Dalmao – Nantes – 1992–93
• Oratio Diaz – Red Star – 1932–33
• Juan Duarte – Rennes – 1972–74
• Pedro Duhart – Sochaux – 1934–35^[2]
• Horacio Finamore – Red Star – 1932–33 and 1934–35
• Andrés José Fleurquin – Rennes – 2002–03
• Enzo Francescoli – RC Paris, Marseille – 1986–88, 1988–89
• Mauro Goicoechea – Toulouse – 2015–
• Ignacio María González – AS Monaco – 2007–08
• Adrián Gunino – Toulouse – 2010–11
• Walter Guglielmone – Ajaccio – 2002–03
• Carlos Javier Guttierez – Stade Français – 1949–50
• Ramon Jose Irrigaray – Sochaux – 1938–39 and 1945–46
• Ithurbide – Sochaux – 1937–38
• Luis La Paz – Marseille – 1949–50 and 1952–53
• Juan Andrés Larré – Niort – 1987–88
• Pierino Lattuada – Bordeaux – 1972–77
• Damián Macaluso – AS Nancy – 2006–10
• Ildo Maneiro – Lyon – 1973–76
• Martinez – Sochaux – 1949–50 and 1952–53
• Williams Martínez – Valenciennes – 2007–08
• Juan Mujica – Lille OSC, Lens – 1973–75, 1975–78
• Sergio Panzardo – Caen – 1989–90
• Rubén Paz – RC Paris – 1986–87
• Pedro Pedrucci – Laval – 1984–85
• Diego Pérez – AS Monaco – 2004–10
• Venancio Ramos – Lens – 1984–87
• Cristian Rodríguez – Paris SG – 2005-
• Guillermo Daniel Rodríguez – Lens – 2006
• Sergio Rodríguez – Stade Français – 1949–51
• Conrad Ross – Sochaux – 1934–35
• Adrian Sarkissian – AS Nancy – 2005–08
• Gorki Silvetti – Toulouse FC (1937) – 1946–47
• José Suarez – Nice – 1967–68
• Rubén Umpiérrez – AS Nancy, RC Paris – 1978–85, 1986–89
• Gonzalo Vargas – AS Monaco, Sochaux – 2007, 2007–08

USSR

This player did play in Ligue 1, but due to a lack of information is listed here:

• Pavel Makar – Nîmes Olympique – 1950–51

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

Notes

1. Played in France when Ukraine was part of USSR
2. Played also for France