FRANCE
Scorers

Best all-time scorers in french 1st level (Division 1 or Ligue 1)

RnkPlayer NatGoalsDurationClubs
1.Delio Onnis Arg2991971-1986Reims 39, Monaco 157, Tours 64, Toulon 39
2.Bernard Lacombe 2551969-1987Lyon 123, Saint-Etienne 14, Bordeaux 118
3.Hervé Revelli 2161965-1978Saint-Etienne 175, Nice 41
4.Roger Courtois 2101933-1956Sochaux 209, Troyes 1
5.Thadée Cisowski 2061947-1961Metz 45, RC Paris 152, Valenciennes 9
6.Roger Piantoni 2031950-1966Nancy 92, Reims 105, Nice 6
7.Kylian Mbappé 1912015-2024Monaco 16, Paris-SG 175(, Real Madrid 31 : total 224)
8.Joseph Ujlaki (Hun)1901947-1964Stade Français 3, Sète 15, Nîmes 38, Nice 59, RC Paris 75
9.Fleury Di Nallo 1871960-1975Lyon 182, Red Star 5
10.Carlos Bianchi Arg1791973-1980Reims 107, Paris-SG 64, Strasbourg 8
11.Gunnar Andersson Swe1791950-1960Marseille 169, Bordeaux 10
12.Hassan Akesbi Mar1731955-1964Nîmes 119, Reims 48, Monaco 6
13.Jean Baratte 1691945-1955Lille 167, Roubaix 2
14.Just Fontaine 1641953-1962Nice 42, Reims 122
15.Alain Giresse 1631970-1988Bordeaux 158, Marseille 5
16.Wissam Ben Yedder 1612010-2024Toulouse 63, Monaco 98(, Sevilla FC 38 : total 199)
17.Alexandre Lacazette 1612010- Lyon 161(, Arsenal 50 : total 211)
18.André Guy 1591959-1971Sochaux 3, Saint-Etienne 45, Lille 42, Lyon 64, Rennes 5
19.Désiré Koranyi (Hun)1571935-1950Sète 157
20.Jean-Pierre Papin 1561986-1998Marseille 134, Bordeaux 22(, Bruges 20, Milan AC 18, Bayern 3 : total 197)
21.Jacky Vergnes 1531968-1979Red Star 10, Nîmes 73, Bastia 20, Reims 11, Laval 19, Strasbourg 12, Bordeaux 8
22.Josip Skoblar Cro1511966-1975Marseille 151
23.Lucien Cossou 1491956-1968Lyon 35, Monaco 97, Aix 17
24.Dominique Rocheteau 1451975-1989Saint-Etienne 51, Paris-SG 83, Toulouse 11
25.Rachid Mekhloufi Alg1431954-1970Saint-Etienne 123, Bastia 20
26.Pedro Miguel Pauleta Por1412000-2008Bordeaux 65, Paris SG 76
27.Yvon Douis 1401954-1967Lille 50, Le Havre 28, Monaco 62
28.Michel Platini 1391972-1982Nancy 81, Saint-Etienne 58(, Juventus 68 : total 207)
29.Stéphane Bruey 1391950-1966RC Paris 11, Monaco 25, Angers 93, Lyon 10
30.Edinson Cavani Uru1382013-2020Paris SG 138
31.Sonny Anderson Bra1381993-2003Marseille 16, Monaco 51, Lyon 71
32.Salif Keita Mal1351967-1973Saint-Etienne 125, Marseille 10
33.Hector De Bourgoing 1331959-1969Nice 65, Bordeaux 68
34.Jacques Foix 1321951-1964RC Paris 24, Saint-Etienne 54, Nice 50, Toulouse 4
35.Yannick Stopyra 1321979-1992Sochaux 57, Rennes 10, Toulouse 46, Bordeaux 8, Cannes 9, Metz 2
36.Bernard Zénier 1301976-1991Metz 55, Nancy 53, Bordeaux 4, Marseille 18
37.François M'Pelé Con1291968-1981Ajaccio 57, Paris-SG 60, Lens 12
(38).Gérard Soler 131(129)1972-1987Sochaux 69(67), Monaco 9, Bordeaux 16, Toulouse 19, Strasbourg 6, Bastia 6, Lille 5, Rennes 1 (x)
39.Alberto Muro Arg1281951-1962Sochaux 57, Nice 43, Nancy 28
40.Jean Grumellon 1261947-1954Rennes 112, Le Havre 14
41.Lilian Laslandes 1261992-2008Auxerre 47, Bordeaux 56, Bastia 8, Nice 15
42.Joseph Yegba Maya Cmr1241962-1975Marseille 79, Valenciennes 33, Strasbourg 12
(43).Henri Hiltl (Aut)123(114)1935-1948Excelsior Roubaix 81/74, CO Roubaix 33/49 (x)
44.Bafétimbi Gomis 1222004-2017Saint-Etienne 38, Lyon 64, Marseille 20(, Swansea 13, Galatasaray 29, Al Hilal FC 41 : total 185)
45.Henri Baillot 1211946-1954Metz 80, Bordeaux 35, Strasbourg 6
46.Ernest Schultz 1211954-1963Lyon 35, Toulouse 86
47.René Gardien 1211947-1959Sochaux 121
48.François Félix 1201968-1981Lyon 5, Bastia 63, Paris FC 19, Nîmes 10, Angers 22, Auxerre 1
49.Serge Chiesa 1201969-1983Lyon 120
50.André Simonyi (Hun)1191933-1953Olympique Lillois 37, Sochaux 8, Red Star 47?, Rennes 13, Stade Français 9, CO Roubaix-Tourcoing 5(, Covilha 30 : total 149)
51.Jean Vincent 1191950-1964Lille 51, Reims 68
52.Oskar Rohr Ger1181934-1939Strasbourg 118
53.Nestor Combin 1171960-1975Lyon 68, Metz 34, Red Star 15
54.Didier Couécou 1171963-1976Bordeaux 75, Marseille 28, Nantes 14
55.Bernard Genghini 1171977-1989Sochaux 60, Saint-Etienne 8, Monaco 45, Marseille 3, Bordeaux 1
56.Georges Lech 1171962-1976Lens 71, Sochaux 39, Reims 7
57.Dominique Rustichelli 1171952-1970Marseille 34, Sedan 12, Strasbourg 3, Reims 5, Nice 28, Stade Français 15, Rouen 21
58.Ginès Liron 1161954-1965Nîmes 21, Sochaux 29, Valenciennes 18, Saint-Etienne 48
59.Pierre Sinibaldi 1151945-1953Reims 115
60.Zlatan Ibrahimovic Swe1132012-2016Paris-SG 113
61.Charly Loubet 1131962-1975Stade Français 5, Nice 94, Marseille 14
62.Maryan Wisnieski 1131954-1963Lens 93, Saint-Etienne 12, Sochaux 8
63.Eric Pécout 1121974-1986Nantes 73, Monaco 17, Metz 8, Strasbourg 14
64.André Strappe 1121948-1961Lille 99, Le Havre 13
65.Bernard Blanchet 1111963-1974Nantes 111
66.Claude Papi 1101968-1982Bastia 110
67.Albert Emon 1101973-1988Marseille 37, Reims 4, Monaco 26, Lyon 17, Toulon 21, Cannes 5
68.Henri Skiba 1091953-1963Monaco 18, Strasbourg 34, Nîmes 32, Sochaux 3, Stade français 22
69.Léon Deladerrière 1071948-1962Nancy 96, Toulouse 11
70.Pierre Flamion 1061945-1960Reims 65, Marseille 11, Lyon 5, Troyes 24, Limoges 1
(71).Mario Zatelli 106(?)1935-1948Marseille 106(?) (x)
72.Albert Gemmrich 1061973-1986Strasbourg 71, Bordeaux 35
73.Michel Stievenard 1061954-1968Lens 43, Angers 63
74.Edouard Kargu 1051949-1956Bordeaux 105
75.Daniel Xuereb 1051977-1993Lyon 21, Lens 39, Paris-SG 20, Montpellier 21, Marseille 3, Toulon 1
76.Bernard Rahis 1041954-1963Nîmes 104
77.Alain Caveglia 1041990-2000Sochaux 25, Le Havre 31, Lyon 47, Nantes 1
78.Robert Pintenat 1031969-1983Rouen 2, Red Star 17, Nîmes 7, Sochaux 62, Nancy 7, Toulouse 8
79.Abdelkrim Merry Krimau Mar1031974-1989Bastia 23, Lille 12, Metz 23, Strasbourg 3, Tours 6, Le Havre 17, Saint-Etienne 9, Matra Racing 10
80.Dimitri Payet 1032005-2023Nantes 5, Saint-Etienne 19, Lille 18, Marseille 61
81.François Brisson 1031977-1993Paris-SG 6, Laval 22, Lens 40, Strasbourg 10, Marseille 1, Lyon 7, Lille 17
82.Philippe Piat 1021965-1972Strasbourg 48, Monaco 16, Sochaux 38
83.Marc Berdoll 1021970-1981Angers 62, Marseille 40
84.André-Pierre Gignac 1022006- Lorient 9, Toulouse 34, Marseille 59(, Tigres UANL 153 : total 255)
85.Mustapha Dahleb Alg1021973-1984Sedan 17, Paris-SG 85
86.Philippe Vercruysse 1021981-1997Lens 46, Bordeaux 17, Marseille 21, Nîmes 14, Metz 4
87.Jimmy Briand 1022003-2022Rennes 33, Lyon 22, Guingamp 30, Bordeaux 17(, Hanovre 3 : total 105)
88.Vahid Halilhodzic Bih1011981-1987Nantes 93, Paris-SG 8
89.Kévin Gameiro 1012005-2020Strasbourg 32, Lorient 50, Paris-SG 19(, Séville 39, Atletico Madrid 19, Valence 12 : total 171)
90.Vic Nurenberg Lux1011951-1963Nice 89, Sochaux 7, Lyon 5
91.Patrick Revelli 1011971-1981Saint-Etienne 74, Sochaux 27
92.Philippe Gondet 1001963-1972Nantes 98, Red Star 2
93.Mamadou Niang Sen1002000-2010Troyes 8, Strasbourg 21, Marseille 71

(x) Difference with wikipedia

Other french scorers taking into account any 1st level league

Karim Benzema 432004- Lyon 43(, Real Madrid 238, Al-Ittihad 30 : total 311)
Thierry Henry 201994-2014Monaco 20(, Juventus 3, Arsenal 175, Barcelone 35, New York Red Bulls 52 : total 285)
David Trezeguet 521993-2014Monaco 52(, Juventus 138, Alicante 12, River Plate 16, Newell's Old Boys 7, Pune City 2 : total 227)
Antoine Griezmann 02010- (Real Sociedad 40, Atlético Madrid 136, Barcelone 22 : total 198)
Djibril Cissé 961998-2015Auxerre 70, Marseille 24, Bastia 2(, Liverpool 13, Sunderland 10, Panathinaïkos 47, Lazio 1, QPR 9, Al Gharafa 1, Kouban Krasnodar 4 : total 181)
Olivier Giroud 332010- Montpellier 33(, Arsenal 73, Chelsea 17, AC Milan 39, Los Angeles FC 3 : total 165)
Nicolas Anelka 111995-2015Paris-SG 11(, Arsenal 23, Real Madrid 2, Liverpool 4, Man City 37, Fenerbahçe 14, Bolton 21, Chelsea 38, Shanghai Shenhua 3, WBA 2, Mumbai City 2 : total 157)
Eric Cantona 541983-1997Auxerre 23, Marseille 13, Bordeaux 6, Montpellier 10, Nîmes 2(, Leeds 9, Chelsea 64 : total 127)
Robert Pirès 511992-2015Metz 43, Marseille 8(, Arsenal 62, Villarreal 13, FC Goa 1 : total 127)
Sylvain Wiltord 951991-2012Rennes 29, Bordeaux 45, Lyon 20, Marseille 1(, Arsenal 31 : total 126)
Loïc Rémy 702006-2023Lens 3, Nice 26, Marseille 27, Lille 14(, Queen's Park Rangers 6, Newcastle 14, Chelsea 8, Las Palmas 5, Getafe 3, Çaykur Rizespor 7 ; total 113)
Raymond Kopa 751949-1967Stade de Reims 75(, Real Madrid 25 : total 100)
Zinédine Zidane 34+61=95; Louis Saha 5+85=90
Seasons taken into account 1933/.../39 and 1945/.../2025

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