Paris Saint-Germain Football Club was founded in 1970. [1] Since that time, PSG has competed in numerous nationally and internationally organised competitions, and 507 players have played in at least one match with the club's first team. [2] 150 of these players have graduated from the Paris Saint-Germain Academy. [3] [4]
The list below features all players who have played in 100 or more such matches in official competitions for Paris Saint-Germain. [5] Among them are club greats such as record appearance maker Jean-Marc Pilorget, leading top scorer Kylian Mbappé, all-time assist leader Ángel Di María, record-breaking captain Thiago Silva, and African Footballer of the Year winner George Weah. [6]
Other remarkable players include Zlatan Ibrahimović, Safet Sušić, Dominique Bathenay, Bernard Lama, Mustapha Dahleb, Luis Fernandez, Dominique Rocheteau, Raí, Pauleta, David Ginola, Ricardo, Valdo, Jay-Jay Okocha, and Jean-Pierre Dogliani. [6]
GK | Goalkeeper | DF | Defender | MF | Midfielder | FW | Forward |
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Player | Position | Paris Saint-Germain | Appearances | Goals | Assists | Source |
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Jean-Marc Pilorget | DF | 1975–1989 | 435 | 17 | 20 | [9] |
Marquinhos | DF | 2013– | 428 | 38 | 10 | [10] |
Marco Verratti | MF | 2012–2023 | 416 | 11 | 56 | [11] |
Sylvain Armand | DF | 2004–2013 | 380 | 12 | 16 | [12] |
Safet Sušić | MF | 1982–1991 | 344 | 85 | 103 | [13] |
Paul Le Guen | MF | 1991–1998 | 344 | 24 | 39 | [14] |
Bernard Lama | GK | 1992–2000 | 318 | 0 | 0 | [15] |
Thiago Silva | DF | 2012–2020 | 315 | 17 | 8 | [16] |
Mustapha Dahleb | MF | 1974–1984 | 310 | 98 | 80 | [17] |
Edinson Cavani | FW | 2013–2020 | 301 | 200 | 35 | [18] |
Player | Position | Paris Saint-Germain | Appearances | Goals | Assists | Source |
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Blaise Matuidi | MF | 2011–2017 | 295 | 33 | 28 | [19] |
Ángel Di María | MF | 2015–2022 | 295 | 92 | 112 | [20] |
Éric Renaut | DF | 1972–1982 | 290 | 35 | 1 | [21] |
Kylian Mbappé | FW | 2017– | 286 | 240 | 92 | [22] |
Joël Bats | GK | 1985–1992 | 285 | 0 | 0 | [23] |
Dominique Baratelli | GK | 1978–1985 | 281 | 0 | 0 | [24] |
Daniel Bravo | MF | 1989–1996 | 280 | 26 | 24 | [25] |
Luis Fernandez | MF | 1978–1986 | 273 | 39 | 12 | [26] |
Dominique Bathenay | DF | 1978–1985 | 273 | 35 | 16 | [27] |
Javier Pastore | MF | 2011–2018 | 269 | 45 | 56 | [28] |
Jean-Claude Lemoult | MF | 1977–1986 | 266 | 11 | 9 | [29] |
Édouard Cissé | MF | 1997–2007 | 259 | 9 | 11 | [30] |
Dominique Rocheteau | FW | 1980–1987 | 254 | 100 | 42 | [31] |
Franck Tanasi | DF | 1977–1991 | 254 | 0 | 7 | [32] |
Vincent Guérin | MF | 1992–1998 | 253 | 25 | 18 | [33] |
Laurent Fournier | MF | 1991–1998 | 253 | 18 | 16 | [34] |
Clément Chantôme | MF | 2006–2015 | 249 | 10 | 10 | [35] |
Francis Llacer | DF | 1989–2003 | 248 | 4 | 6 | [36] |
Bernard Mendy | DF | 2000–2008 | 247 | 11 | 13 | [37] |
Presnel Kimpembe | DF | 2014– | 236 | 3 | 1 | [38] |
Thiago Motta | MF | 2012–2018 | 231 | 12 | 16 | [39] |
Lucas Moura | MF | 2013–2018 | 229 | 46 | 45 | [40] |
Adrien Rabiot | MF | 2012–2019 | 227 | 24 | 14 | [41] |
Zoumana Camara | DF | 2007–2015 | 224 | 7 | 1 | [42] |
Alain Roche | DF | 1992–1998 | 223 | 12 | 3 | [43] |
Philippe Jeannol | DF | 1984–1991 | 219 | 15 | 1 | [44] |
François M'Pelé | FW | 1973–1979 | 217 | 95 | 23 | [45] |
Raí | MF | 1993–1998 | 215 | 72 | 30 | [46] |
Maxwell | DF | 2012–2017 | 214 | 13 | 24 | [47] |
Patrick Colleter | DF | 1991–1996 | 213 | 1 | 8 | [48] |
Pauleta | FW | 2003–2008 | 211 | 109 | 18 | [49] |
Mamadou Sakho | DF | 2007–2013 | 201 | 7 | 2 | [50] |
Oumar Sène | MF | 1985–1992 | 200 | 18 | 9 | [51] |
Player | Position | Paris Saint-Germain | Appearances | Goals | Assists | Source |
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Julian Draxler | MF | 2017–2023 | 198 | 26 | 35 | [52] |
Christophe Jallet | DF | 2009–2014 | 198 | 9 | 20 | [53] |
Ceará | DF | 2007–2012 | 197 | 3 | 10 | [54] |
Lionel Letizi | GK | 2000–2006 | 196 | 0 | 1 | [55] |
Jérémy Clément | MF | 2007–2011 | 192 | 6 | 5 | [56] |
Salvatore Sirigu | GK | 2011–2016 | 190 | 0 | 0 | [57] |
Michel Bibard | DF | 1985–1991 | 182 | 2 | 3 | [58] |
Zlatan Ibrahimović | FW | 2012–2016 | 180 | 156 | 53 | [59] |
Peguy Luyindula | FW | 2007–2012 | 180 | 37 | 13 | [60] |
Jérôme Rothen | MF | 2004–2010 | 180 | 13 | 52 | [61] |
Jimmy Algerino | DF | 1996–2001 | 178 | 9 | 11 | [62] |
Jacques Laposte | MF | 1972–1979 | 175 | 17 | 7 | [63] |
Thierry Morin | DF | 1975–1986 | 174 | 1 | 1 | [64] |
Neymar | FW | 2017–2023 | 173 | 118 | 70 | [65] |
Nambatingue Toko | FW | 1980–1985 | 171 | 43 | 21 | [66] |
Frédéric Déhu | DF | 2000–2004 | 167 | 8 | 5 | [67] |
Jérôme Leroy | MF | 1996–2000 2002–2003 | 166 | 12 | 9 | [68] |
Guillaume Hoarau | FW | 2008–2013 | 161 | 56 | 11 | [69] |
Ezequiel Lavezzi | FW | 2012–2016 | 161 | 35 | 13 | [70] |
David Ginola | FW | 1992–1995 | 158 | 44 | 23 | [71] |
Ricardo | DF | 1991–1995 | 155 | 17 | 3 | [72] |
Layvin Kurzawa | DF | 2015– | 154 | 14 | 16 | [73] |
Valdo | MF | 1991–1995 | 153 | 16 | 40 | [74] |
Jean-François Charbonnier | DF | 1984–1991 | 151 | 15 | 1 | [75] |
Mickaël Landreau | GK | 2006–2009 | 151 | 0 | 0 | [76] |
Dominique Lokoli | DF | 1974–1979 | 149 | 2 | 4 | [77] |
Pierre Ducrocq | MF | 1994–2002 | 148 | 3 | 5 | [78] |
Mario Yepes | DF | 2004–2008 | 143 | 10 | 2 | [79] |
Danilo Pereira | MF | 2020– | 140 | 9 | 3 | [80] |
Christian Perez | FW | 1988–1992 | 139 | 26 | 19 | [81] |
George Weah | FW | 1992–1995 | 138 | 55 | 11 | [82] |
Antoine Kombouaré | DF | 1990–1995 | 137 | 8 | 4 | [83] |
Éric Rabésandratana | DF | 1997–2001 | 135 | 9 | 0 | [84] |
Fabrice Pancrate | FW | 2004–2009 | 132 | 14 | 9 | [85] |
Gabriel Heinze | DF | 2001–2004 | 132 | 8 | 5 | [86] |
Gregory van der Wiel | DF | 2012–2016 | 132 | 4 | 17 | [87] |
Thomas Meunier | DF | 2016–2020 | 128 | 13 | 20 | [88] |
Juan Bernat | DF | 2018– | 128 | 8 | 12 | [89] |
Thilo Kehrer | DF | 2018–2022 | 128 | 4 | 2 | [90] |
Ludovic Giuly | FW | 2008–2011 | 125 | 19 | 20 | [91] |
Pierre Reynaud | MF | 1986–1994 | 125 | 4 | 4 | [92] |
Jacky Novi | DF | 1974–1977 | 122 | 2 | 1 | [93] |
Philippe Col | DF | 1978–1983 | 119 | 1 | 3 | [94] |
Claude Makélélé | MF | 2008–2011 | 118 | 1 | 4 | [95] |
Leandro Paredes | MF | 2019–2023 | 117 | 3 | 9 | [96] |
Patrice Loko | FW | 1995–1998 | 115 | 36 | 8 | [97] |
Boubacar Sarr | FW | 1979–1983 | 114 | 31 | 4 | [98] |
Didier Domi | DF | 1995–1998 2001–2004 | 114 | 1 | 3 | [99] |
Ilija Pantelić | GK | 1974–1977 | 114 | 0 | 0 | [100] |
Gabriel Calderón | MF | 1987–1990 | 113 | 23 | 22 | [101] |
Jay-Jay Okocha | MF | 1998–2002 | 113 | 20 | 12 | [102] |
Bruno Ngotty | DF | 1995–1998 | 113 | 10 | 3 | [103] |
Fabrice Poullain | MF | 1985–1988 | 113 | 4 | 1 | [104] |
Talal El Karkouri | DF | 2000–2004 | 113 | 2 | 4 | [105] |
Nenê | MF | 2010–2013 | 112 | 48 | 34 | [106] |
Idrissa Gueye | MF | 2019–2022 | 111 | 7 | 5 | [107] |
Mevlüt Erdinç | FW | 2009–2012 | 110 | 30 | 10 | [108] |
Jérémy Ménez | MF | 2011–2014 | 110 | 19 | 26 | [109] |
José Cobos | DF | 1993–1996 | 110 | 1 | 2 | [110] |
Keylor Navas | GK | 2019– | 110 | 0 | 0 | [111] |
Amara Simba | FW | 1986–1993 | 109 | 22 | 2 | [112] |
Alphonse Areola | GK | 2012–2022 | 107 | 0 | 0 | [113] |
Stéphane Sessègnon | MF | 2008–2011 | 105 | 10 | 17 | [114] |
Denis Bauda | DF | 1974–1977 | 103 | 0 | 2 | [115] |
Fabrice Fiorèse | MF | 2001–2004 | 102 | 20 | 20 | [116] |
Modeste M'bami | MF | 2003–2006 | 101 | 1 | 1 | [117] |
Jérôme Alonzo | GK | 2001–2008 | 101 | 0 | 0 | [118] |
Achraf Hakimi | DF | 2021– | 101 | 13 | 15 | [119] |
Jean-Pierre Dogliani | MF | 1973–1976 | 100 | 26 | 8 | [120] |
Paris Saint-Germain Football Club, commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain or simply PSG, is a professional football club based in Paris, France. They compete in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. As France's most successful club, they have won over 40 official honours, including eleven league titles and one major European trophy. Their home ground is the Parc des Princes located in the 16th arrondissement of Paris near the commune Boulogne-Billancourt.
Paris Saint-Germain Football Club was founded in August 1970 after the merger of Paris Football Club and Stade Saint-Germain. PSG made an immediate impact, winning promotion to Division 1 and claiming the Division 2 title in their first season. Their momentum was soon checked, however, and the club split in 1972. Paris FC remained in the top flight, while PSG were administratively relegated to Division 3. Following back-to-back promotions, PSG quickly returned to the premier division in 1974 and moved into the Parc des Princes.
Paris Saint-Germain Football Club were initially fan-owned and had 20,000 members. The club was run by board members Guy Crescent, Pierre-Étienne Guyot and Henri Patrelle. A group of wealthy French businessmen, led by Daniel Hechter and Francis Borelli, would then buy the club in 1973. PSG changed hands in 1991, when Canal+ took over, and then again in 2006, with the arrival of Colony Capital. Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) have been the majority owners of PSG since 2011, currently holding 87.5% of the shares. Arctos Partners owns the remaining 12.5%.
The 1973–74 season was Paris Saint-Germain's 4th season in existence. PSG mainly played their home league games at the Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, but occasionally in Paris as well, at the Parc des Princes and the Stade Jean-Bouin, registering an average attendance of 4,087 spectators per match. The club was presided by Henri Patrelle and the team was coached by Robert Vicot. Jean-Pierre Dogliani was the team captain.
The 1975–76 season was Paris Saint-Germain's 6th season in existence. PSG mainly played their home league matches at the Parc des Princes in Paris, but once at the Stade Yves-du-Manoir in Colombes as well after reaching their 44-game quota at the Parc. The club registered an average attendance of 17,249 spectators per match. The club was presided by Daniel Hechter. The team was coached by Robert Vicot until August 1975. Just Fontaine took over as manager in September 1975. Jean-Pierre Dogliani was the team captain.
The 1976–77 season was Paris Saint-Germain's 7th season in existence. PSG mainly played their home league games at the Parc des Princes in Paris, but once at the Stade Bauer in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine as well, registering an average attendance of 22,700 spectators per match. The club was presided by Daniel Hechter. The team was managed by Velibor Vasović until May 1977, when Ilija Pantelić replaced him as manager. Mustapha Dahleb was the team captain.
The 1977–78 season was Paris Saint-Germain's 8th season in existence. PSG mainly played their home league games at the Parc des Princes in Paris, but once at the Stade Bauer in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine as well, registering an average attendance of 21,754 spectators per match. The club was presided by Daniel Hechter until January 1978, when Francis Borelli replaced him. The team was coached by player-manager Jean-Michel Larqué. Mustapha Dahleb was the team captain.
The 1978–79 season was Paris Saint-Germain's 9th season in existence. PSG mainly played their home league games at the Parc des Princes in Paris, but twice at the Stade Bauer in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine as well, registering an average attendance of 18,550 spectators per match. The club was presided by Francis Borelli. The team was coached by player-manager Jean-Michel Larqué until August 1978. Pierre Alonzo took over as manager until November 1978, when he was replaced by Velibor Vasović. Dominique Bathenay was the team captain.
The 1979–80 season was Paris Saint-Germain's 10th season in existence. PSG played their home league games at the Parc des Princes in Paris, registering an average attendance of 21,380 spectators per match. The club was presided by Francis Borelli. The team was coached by Velibor Vasović until October 1979, when Camille Choquier took over for the remaining matches of that month. Georges Peyroche was then appointed as the new manager in November 1979. Dominique Bathenay was the team captain.
The 1980–81 season was Paris Saint-Germain's 11th season in existence. PSG played their home league games at the Parc des Princes in Paris, registering an average attendance of 22,969 spectators per match. The club was presided by Francis Borelli and the team was coached by Georges Peyroche. Dominique Bathenay was the team captain.
The 1982–83 season was Paris Saint-Germain's 13th season in existence. PSG played their home league games at the Parc des Princes in Paris, registering an average attendance of 24,420 spectators per match. The club was presided by Francis Borelli and the team was coached by Georges Peyroche. Dominique Bathenay was the team captain.
The 1983–84 season was Paris Saint-Germain's 14th season in existence. PSG played their home league games at the Parc des Princes in Paris, registering an average attendance of 23,968 spectators per match. The club was presided by Francis Borelli. The team was coached by Lucien Leduc until March 1984. Georges Peyroche took over as manager in April 1984. Dominique Bathenay was the team captain.
The 1984–85 season was Paris Saint-Germain's 15th season in existence. PSG played their home league games at the Parc des Princes in Paris, registering an average attendance of 16,438 spectators per match. The club was presided by Francis Borelli. The team was coached by Georges Peyroche until March 1985. Christian Coste took over as manager in April 1985. Dominique Bathenay was the team captain.
The 1986–87 season was Paris Saint-Germain's 17th season in existence. PSG played their home league games at the Parc des Princes in Paris, registering an average attendance of 20,312 spectators per match. The club was presided by Francis Borelli and the team was coached by Gérard Houllier. Jean-Marc Pilorget was the team captain.
The 1989–90 season was Paris Saint-Germain's 20th season in existence. PSG played their home league games at the Parc des Princes in Paris, registering an average attendance of 17,397 spectators per match. The club was presided by Francis Borelli and the team was coached by Tomislav Ivić. Oumar Sène was the team captain.