All-time Ligue 1 forwards bracket

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1

Lionel Messi2021–2023

2

Ousmane Dembélé2015–2016

3

Karim Benzema2004–2009

4

Thierry Henry1994–1999

5

Kylian Mbappé2015–2024

6

George Weah1988–2001

7

Zlatan Ibrahimović2012–2016

8

Jean-Pierre Papin1986–1992

9

Didier Drogba1998–2004

10

Edinson Cavani2013–2020

11

Radamel Falcao2013–2019

12

David Trezeguet1995–2000

13

Jordan Ayew2009–2014

14

Youri Djorkaeff1989–1996

15

Jürgen Klinsmann1992–1994

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Eric Cantona1983–1988

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Memphis Depay2017–2021

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Nicolas Anelka1996–2002

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Breel Embolo2022–2026

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Sylvain Wiltord1993–2009

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Pauleta2003–2008

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Divock Origi2010–2015

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Patrick Mboma1992–1997

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Stéphane Guivarc'h1995–2001

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Djibril Cissé1999–2009

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Jonathan David2020–2025

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Olivier Giroud2025–

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Sidney Govou2000–2010

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André-Pierre Gignac2007–2015

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Bradley Barcola2021–2026

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Islam Slimani2019–2022

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Aruna Dindane2005–2010

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Loïc Rémy2006–2020

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Timothy Weah2017–2023

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Wissam Ben Yedder2010–2024

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Rayan Cherki2019–2025

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Bernard Lacombe1969–1978

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John Utaka2002–2007

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Mbaye Niang2018–2023

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Stevan Jovetić2017–2021

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Shabani Nonda1998–2005

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Josip Skoblar1966–1974

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Rudi Völler1992–1994

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Dominique Rocheteau1980–1990

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VI

Victor Ikpeba1993–1999

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James Rodríguez2013–2014

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Serhou Guirassy2015–2023

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Fred2005–2009

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DP

Dado Pršo1996–2004

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Clinton Njie2012–2019

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Bonaventure Kalou2003–2007

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Asamoah Gyan2008–2010

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Martin Braithwaite2013–2017

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Mamadou Niang Babacar Ndiaye1999–2010

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Maxwel Cornet2015–2021

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Anthony Martial2012–2015

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BB

Bruno Bellone1980–1987

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Kostas Mitroglou2017–2021

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Kevin Gameiro2005–2024

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Keita Balde2017–2021

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Bafétimbi Gomis2005–2017

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Youssouf Hadji2005–2012

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Khalid Boutaïb2016–2023

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FO

François Omam-Biyik1990–1994

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Emmanuel Adebayor2003–2006

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Maryan Wisniewski1953–1963

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Ireneusz Jeleń2006–2012

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Dennis Oliech2007–2013

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Rafik Saïfi1999–2004

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Daniel Cousin2000–2007

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Yannick Stopyra1983–1988

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Danijel Ljuboja2000–2014

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Laurent Pokou1974–1979

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CS

Chaouki Ben Saada2011–2012

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TC

Titi Camara1995–1999

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Yvon Douis1953–1967

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Mauro Icardi2019–2023

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Christophe Dugarry1997–1999

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Patrice Loko1995–2002

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Blaž Slišković1986–1992

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Alexander Frei2003–2006

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Sonny Anderson1994–2003

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Guillaume Hoarau2004–2013

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Saïd Benrahma2016–

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Peter Odemwingie2004–2007

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Erwin Vandenbergh1986–1990

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Giovanni Sio2015–

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Olivier Kapo1999–2013

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VK

Vilmos Kohut1933–1939

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Thorstein Helstad2008–2012

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Ismaël Bangoura2005–2010

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ES

Ernst Stojaspal1954–1961

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André Strappe1948–1961

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Roger Courtois1952–1958

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Fernando Morientes2003–2010

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Fodé Mansaré2005–2011

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Gérard Hausser1960–1974

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PN

Pius Ndiefi1993–2008

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Jérémy Doku2020–2023

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Peguy Luyindula1998–2012

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A knockout bracket: pick the winner of every matchup, round by round, until one is left.

The greatest forwards in Ligue 1 history, by their honours.

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