This list of leading goalscorers for the France national football team contains football players who have played for the France national football team and is listed according to their number of goals scored. The France national football team (French : Equipe de France) represents the nation of France in international football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation (French : Fédération Française de Football) and competes as a member of UEFA.
As hundreds of players have played for the team since it started officially registering its players in 1904, only players with 10 or more official goals are included. The national team's record goal-scorer is Olivier Giroud with 57 goals, followed by Thierry Henry with 51 goals. [1]
Statistics correct as of match played 9 September 2024
§ | Still active for the national team [2] | ||
† | Played in team that won the 1998 FIFA World Cup | ||
† | Played in team that won the 2018 FIFA World Cup | ||
GK | Goalkeeper | ||
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DF | Defender | ||
MF | Midfielder | ||
FW | Forward |
Rank | Player | Position | National team career | Goals | Caps | Average |
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1 | Olivier Giroud | FW | 2011–2024† | 57 | 137 | 0.42 |
2 | Thierry Henry | FW | 1997–2010† | 51 | 123 | 0.41 |
3 | Kylian Mbappé § | FW | 2017–† | 48 | 86 | 0.56 |
4 | Antoine Griezmann § | FW | 2014–† | 44 | 137 | 0.32 |
5 | Michel Platini | MF | 1976–1987 | 41 | 72 | 0.57 |
6 | Karim Benzema | FW | 2007–2022 | 37 | 97 | 0.38 |
7 | David Trezeguet | FW | 1998–2008† | 34 | 71 | 0.48 |
8 | Zinedine Zidane | MF | 1994–2006† | 31 | 106 | 0.29 |
9 | Just Fontaine | FW | 1953–1960 | 30 | 21 | 1.43 |
Jean-Pierre Papin | FW | 1986–1995 | 30 | 54 | 0.56 | |
11 | Youri Djorkaeff | MF | 1993–2002† | 28 | 82 | 0.34 |
12 | Sylvain Wiltord | FW | 1999–2006 | 26 | 92 | 0.28 |
13 | Jean Vincent | FW | 1953–1961 | 22 | 46 | 0.48 |
14 | Jean Nicolas | FW | 1933–1938 | 21 | 25 | 0.84 |
15 | Paul Nicolas | FW | 1920–1931 | 20 | 35 | 0.57 |
Eric Cantona | FW | 1987–1995 | 20 | 45 | 0.44 | |
17 | Jean Baratte | FW | 1944–1952 | 19 | 32 | 0.59 |
18 | Roger Piantoni | FW | 1952–1961 | 18 | 37 | 0.49 |
Raymond Kopa | MF | 1952–1962 | 18 | 45 | 0.4 | |
20 | Franck Ribéry | MF | 2006–2014 | 16 | 81 | 0.2 |
Laurent Blanc | DF | 1989–2000† | 16 | 97 | 0.16 | |
22 | Eugène Maës | FW | 1911–1913 | 15 | 11 | 1.36 |
Hervé Revelli | FW | 1966–1975 | 15 | 30 | 0.5 | |
Dominique Rocheteau | FW | 1975–1986 | 15 | 49 | 0.31 | |
25 | Émile Veinante | DF | 1929–1940 | 14 | 24 | 0.58 |
Nicolas Anelka | FW | 1998–2010 | 14 | 69 | 0.2 | |
Robert Pires | MF | 1996–2004† | 14 | 79 | 0.18 | |
28 | Didier Six | MF | 1976–1984 | 13 | 52 | 0.25 |
29 | Maryan Wisnieski | FW | 1955–1963 | 12 | 33 | 0.36 |
Bernard Lacombe | FW | 1973–1984 | 12 | 38 | 0.32 | |
Jules Dewaquez | FW | 1920–1929 | 12 | 41 | 0.29 | |
32 | Thadée Cisowski | FW | 1951–1958 | 11 | 13 | 0.85 |
Ernest Vaast | MF | 1945–1949 | 11 | 15 | 0.73 | |
Yannick Stopyra | FW | 1980–1988 | 11 | 33 | 0.33 | |
Paul Pogba | MF | 2013–2022† | 11 | 91 | 0.12 | |
36 | Charly Loubet | FW | 1967–1974 | 10 | 36 | 0.28 |
Joseph Ujlaki | FW | 1952–1960 | 10 | 21 | 0.48 | |
Roger Courtois | FW | 1933–1947 | 10 | 22 | 0.45 |
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