Best French Soccer Players

The Top Ten
1 Zinedine Zidane Zinedine Yazid Zidane, nicknamed "Zizou", (born 23 June 1972) is a is a French former professional football player who played as an attacking midfielder. He received many individual accolades as a player, including being named FIFA World Player of the Year in 1998, 2000 and 2003, and winning the 1998 Ballon d'Or. He is the current manager of Real Madrid.

One of the best football player I have ever seen. Just amazing as a playermaker his dribbles and skills rivals to none, and he even score goals.

Watching him play was always entertaining

Fontaine should be here

2 Michel Platini Michel François Platini (born 21 June 1955) is a French football administrator and former player and manager. As the president of UEFA in 2015 he was banned from involvement in football under FIFA's organisation, over ethics violations. The ban will last until 2023. Regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, Platini won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1983, 1984 and 1985, and came seventh in the FIFA Player of the Century vote. In recognition of his achievements, he was named a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur in 1985 and became an Officier in 1998. ...read more.

Platini is legend no need to say more, deserves to be 2nd

Greatest french player

3 Thierry Henry Thierry Daniel Henry is a French professional football coach and former player. He is the second assistant coach of the Belgium national team.

Thierry Henry is a true finisher and he scored 274 goals while he was at Arsenal and he won many epl titles I agree Zidane is the best but I want Henry to be up there with him

Agree most influential player

4 Raymond Kopa

The first of the three French greats that won the Ballon d'or (the other two Platini, Zidane).
He was member of the legendary Real Madrid of the five consecutive European Championships.

5 Just Fontaine

The greatest French scorer, top scorer of the World Cup of 1958 with 13 goals in 6 matches.His record will never be broken.

6 Eric Cantona

He is the greatest French player too play in Manchester United

7 Didier Deschamps
8 Patrick Vieira Patrick Vieira is a French former footballer and current head coach of New York City FC, who played as a midfielder.
9 Franck Ribéry Franck Henry Pierre Ribéry is a French professional footballer who plays for German club Bayern Munich.
10 Paul Pogba Paul Labile Pogba is a French professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Manchester United and the France national team.
The Contenders
11 Robert Pires
12 Marcel Desailly
13 Antoine Griezmann Antoine Griezmann, born March 21, 1991, is a French professional footballer (soccer) who plays as a forward for Spanish club Barcelona and the French national team.
14 Jean Pierre Papin
15 Laurent Blanc
16 David Sergio Trezeguet
17 Karim Benzema Karim Mostafa Benzema is a French professional footballer of Algerian descent who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid and the France national team as a striker.
18 Nicolas Anelka
19 Lilian Thuram

Best French defender ever.

20 Sylvain Wiltord
21 Luis Fernandez
22 Claude Makélélé

A great midfielder. People don't notice him a great midfielder, but others including his teammates like Zidane said Makelele is an awesome midfielder who is the best in Real for years including Chelsea

23 Yoann Gourcuff
24 Jean Tigana
25 Fabien Barthez Fabien Alain Barthez is a French former footballer who played as a goalkeeper with Toulouse, Marseille, AS Monaco, Manchester United, Nantes and the France national team, with whom he won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000, and reached the final of the 2006 World Cup.
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