Transfers
- ^1 Player who signed with club before 1 January officially joined his new club on 1 January 2010, while player who joined after 1 January joined his new club following his signature of the contract.
This is a list of French football transfers for the 2010 winter transfer window. The winter transfer window opened on 1 January 2010, although a few transfers took place prior to that date, and closed midnight on 31 January 2010. Only moves involving Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 clubs are listed. Players without a club may join one at any time, either during or in between transfer windows.
Daisuke Matsui is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for YSCC Yokohama. He played for Japan national team. His wife is Japanese actress Rosa Kato.
Hérita N'Kongolo Ilunga is a retired Congolese footballer who played as a left-back. At club level, he represented Espanyol B, Saint-Étienne, Toulouse, West Ham United, Doncaster Rovers, Rennes, Carquefou, and US Creteil. He has also played international football for DR Congo.
Jérôme René Marcel Rothen is a French former professional footballer who played as a winger.
Hatem Ben Arfa is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger and attacking midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lille. Known for his dribbling ability, he has been described as "one of the best-rated talents in France" but has been criticised by the media and players alike for lacking discipline.
Ismaël Bangoura is a Guinean football forward who plays. Although his primary position is striker, Bangoura has also played as a winger and attacking midfielder.
Loïc Alex Teliére Hubert Rémy is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish Süper Lig club Adana Demirspor. He was described by his former manager Didier Deschamps as "a young international who is fast and powerful with huge potential".
Nadir Belhadj is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back.
André-Pierre Christian Gignac is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga MX club Tigres UANL. Gignac is described as a "powerful and dangerous" striker who is known for his "aerial presence". He is known personally by teammates and friends as simply "Dédé".
Kevin Dominique Gameiro is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Strasbourg. He is a strong striker who is known for his clinical finishing, which compensates for his relatively light frame.
Dimitri Payet is a French professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club Marseille and the France national team. A set-piece specialist, known for his accurate, bending free kicks, he primarily plays as an attacking midfielder, and is described as a player who is "blessed with terrific technique and dribbling skills".
Mathieu Valbuena is a French professional footballer who plays for Greek Super League club Olympiacos. He plays as an attacking midfielder and a winger and is known for his pace, technical ability, and tenacious style of play. He is described by his former coach at Libourne Saint-Seurin Didier Tholot as "an explosive player who is capable of quickly taking two opponents out of the game to create space, above all due to his dribbling skills." Due to his small stature, Valbuena is nicknamed le petit vélo, which translates to "the little bike".
Adil Rami is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Troyes.
Sloan Privat is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Emmanuel José Rivière is a Martiniquais professional footballer. Rivière primarily plays in the lead striker role, but can also operate on the wings. He was a French youth international having played at all levels before switching to represent the Martinique national football team.
Andy Delort is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Nice and the Algeria national team.
This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Lopes and the second or paternal family name is Fortes.
Dorian Lévêque is a French footballer who most recently played as a defender for Ligue 2 club Le Mans.
Paul-Georges Ntep de Madiba is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays for Primeira Liga club Boavista and the Cameroon national team. He plays as a forward and is known for his quick pace and technical skill.