This is a list of foreign players in the Ligue 1 , which commenced play in 1932. The following players must meet both of the following two criteria:
More specifically,
Clubs listed are those that the player has played at least one Ligue 1 game for.
Seasons listed are those that the player has played at least one Ligue 1 game in. Note that seasons, not calendar years, are used. For example, "1992-95" indicates that the player has played in every season from 1992–93 to 1994–95, but not necessarily every calendar year from 1992 to 1995.
In bold: players still active in Ligue 1 and their respective teams in current season.
Note: As it is an overseas department and region of the French Republic, French Guianan players listed here must meet the next conditions:
Thus list includes the French players born outside France who represents (or at least they are eligible) France internationally: this means naturalized players and not, and players born in the Overseas department of France.