All-time Ligue 1 players tier list

The 100 greatest players in Ligue 1 history, by Hall of Fame, all-time teams, MVPs and All-Star selections; search for anyone else who played in it. Rank all-time Ligue 1 players from S to F.
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Lionel Messi
MF/FW · PSG
Ousmane Dembélé
FW · PSG
Karim Benzema
FW · LYON
Thierry Henry
FW · MON
Kylian Mbappé
FW · PSG
George Weah
FW · MON
Neymar
PSG
Zlatan Ibrahimović
FW · PSG
Ángel Di María
PSG
Jean-​Pierre Papin
FW · OLM
Didier Drogba
FW · MNS
Ronaldinho
PSG
Lilian Thuram
MON
Didier Deschamps
MF · OLM
Hugo Lloris
GK · LYON
Thiago Silva
PSG
Eden Hazard
LILL
Edinson Cavani
FW · PSG
Keylor Navas
GK · PSG
Achraf Hakimi
PSG
David Beckham
MF · PSG
Fabien Barthez
GK · OLM
Radamel Falcao
FW · MON
João Moutinh0
MF · MON
David Trezeguet
FW · MON
André Ayew
OLM
Marquinhos
PSG
Cesc Fàbregas
MF · MON
Blaise Matuidi
MF · PSG
Idrissa Gueye
MF · LILL
Julian Draxler
MF · PSG
Gianluigi Buffon
GK · PSG
Jordan Ayew
FW · OLM
Youri Djorkaeff
MF/FW · PSG
Seydou Keita
MF · RCL
Kim Källström
MF · LYON
Jaroslav Plašil
MF · MON
Samuel Umtiti
DF · LYON
Emmanuel Petit
MON
Adil Rami
DF · LILL
Jürgen Klinsmann
FW · MON
Raymond Kopa
MF · ANG
Eric Cantona
FW · AUX
Steve Mandanda
GK · OLM
Memphis Depay
FW · LYON
Rafael Márquez El piojo
MON
Sergio Ramos
PSG
Frank Leboeuf
STR
Presnel Kimpembe
PSG
Pierre-​Emerick Aubameyang
OLM
Corentin Tolisso
MF · LYON
Nabil Fekir
LYON
Raí
MF · PSG
Laurent Blanc
OLM
Nicolas Anelka
FW · PSG
Kamil Glik
DF · MON
Bernard Lama
GK · PSG
Leandro Paredes
MF · PSG
Patrice Evra
MON
Djibril Sidibé
MNS
Mario Yepes
PSG
Dejan Lovren
LYON
Didier Ovono
GK · MNS
Nicolás Tagliafico
LYON
Eiji Kawashima
GK · STR
Eric Abidal
DF · LYON
Florian Thauvin
MF · OLM
Fabián Ruiz
MF · PSG
Benjamin Mendy
OLM
Adrien Rabiot
MF · PSG
Gervinho
LILL
Claude Makelélé
PSG
Thomas Meunier
PSG
Breel Embolo
FW · MON
Marco Verratti
MF · PSG
Lucas Digne
PSG
Sylvain Wiltord
FW · LYON
Moussa Sissoko
MF · TOU
Edmílson
DF · LYON
Lorik Cana
OLM
Alphonse Areola
GK · PSG
Bernardo Silva
MF · MON
Pauleta
FW · PSG
Lukas Hradecky
GK · MON
Divock Origi
FW · LILL
Dimitri Payet
OLM
Patrick Mboma
FW · PSG
Miralem Pjanić
MF · LYON
Mathieu Valbuena
OLM
Stéphane Guivarc'h
FW · AUX
John Arne Riise
MON
Abedi Pele
MF · OLM
Thiago Motta
MF · PSG
Danijel Subašić
GK · MON
Nuno Mendes
PSG
Stephan Lichtsteiner
LILL
Mike Maignan
GK · LILL
Aleksandr Golovin
MF · MON
Alberto Tarantini
TOU
Djibril Cissé
FW · AUX

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About this tier list

A tier list sorts everyone into rows from S (the best) to F. Rename the rows, recolour them, or add your own.

The 100 greatest players in Ligue 1 history, by Hall of Fame, all-time teams, MVPs and All-Star selections; search for anyone else who played in it.

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