
Bixente Lizarazu
Full-back · France
- born
- 1969
- apps
- 698
- goals
- 38
- caps
- 97
Manfred Kaltz
Full-back · Hamburger SV
- born
- 1953
- apps
- 684
- goals
- 85
- caps
- 80

Sylvain Wiltord
Forward · R.C. Joinville
- born
- 1974
- apps
- 650
- goals
- 190
- caps
- 92
Philippe Vercruysse
Midfielder · Étoile Carouge FC
- born
- 1962
- apps
- 647
- goals
- 186
- caps
- 12

Zinedine Zidane
Attacking midfielder · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
- born
- 1972
- apps
- 644
- goals
- 130
- caps
- 138

Jaroslav Plašil
Midfielder · Catania FC
- born
- 1982
- apps
- 643
- goals
- 38
- caps
- 121

Alain Giresse
Midfielder · Olympique de Marseille
- born
- 1952
- apps
- 633
- goals
- 179
- caps
- 47
Patrick Battiston
Centre-back · FC Girondins de Bordeaux
- born
- 1957
- apps
- 613
- goals
- 41
- caps
- 56

Arnaud Dos Santos
Midfielder · Lille OSC
- born
- 1945
- apps
- 601
- goals
- 69
- caps
- –
Gilbert Bodart
Goalkeeper · K.S.K. Beveren
- born
- 1962
- apps
- 599
- goals
- 14
- caps
- 12

Dominique Dropsy
Goalkeeper · FC Girondins de Bordeaux
- born
- 1951
- apps
- 587
- goals
- 0
- caps
- 17

Arnór Guðjohnsen
Forward · Stjarnan
- born
- 1961
- apps
- 580
- goals
- 140
- caps
- 73

Tony Vairelles
Forward · FC Gueugnon
- born
- 1973
- apps
- 578
- goals
- 152
- caps
- 9

Klaus Allofs
Forward · SV Werder Bremen
- born
- 1956
- apps
- 570
- goals
- 228
- caps
- 56

Dragan Pantelić
Goalkeeper · FK Grafičar Podgorica
- born
- 1951
- apps
- 568
- goals
- 27
- caps
- 19

Jean-Christophe Thouvenel
Defender · Le Havre AC
- born
- 1958
- apps
- 565
- goals
- 13
- caps
- 4

Léonard Specht
Centre-back · RC Strasbourg Alsace
- born
- 1954
- apps
- 563
- goals
- 28
- caps
- 18
Enzo Scifo
Midfielder · Royal Charleroi S.C.
- born
- 1966
- apps
- 562
- goals
- 139
- caps
- 84

Didier Deschamps
Midfielder · France
- born
- 1968
- apps
- 548
- goals
- 21
- caps
- 121
Pauleta
Forward · Paris Saint-Germain FC
- born
- 1973
- apps
- 547
- goals
- 269
- caps
- 89
22activeMartin Braithwaite
Forward · Grêmio FBPA
- age
- 35
- apps
- 546
- goals
- 139
- caps
- 85
Alain Roche
Defender · FC Girondins de Bordeaux
- born
- 1967
- apps
- 544
- goals
- 26
- caps
- 25
22Wahbi Khazri
Forward · Montpellier Hérault Sport Club
- age
- 35
- apps
- 543
- goals
- 122
- caps
- 76
René Girard
Midfielder · Nîmes Olympique
- born
- 1954
- apps
- 542
- goals
- 50
- caps
- 7

Jérémy Ménez
Central midfielder · SSC Bari
- born
- 1987
- apps
- 540
- goals
- 114
- caps
- 77

Jean Tigana
Midfielder · Olympique de Marseille
- born
- 1955
- apps
- 539
- goals
- 37
- caps
- 52

Bernard Lacombe
Forward · VfB Stuttgart
- born
- 1952
- apps
- 535
- goals
- 267
- caps
- 38

Laurent Batlles
Midfielder · AS Saint-Étienne
- born
- 1975
- apps
- 535
- goals
- 45
- caps
- –

Laurent Fournier
Midfielder · SC Bastia
- born
- 1964
- apps
- 535
- goals
- 48
- caps
- 3
activeBenoît Costil
Goalkeeper · France men's
- age
- 39
- apps
- 531
- goals
- 0
- caps
- 3
24Renaud Cohade
Midfielder · FC Metz
- born
- 1984
- apps
- 527
- goals
- 38
- caps
- –
Zlatko Vujović
Forward · OGC Nice
- born
- 1958
- apps
- 522
- goals
- 195
- caps
- 70

Yannick Stopyra
Forward · FC Mulhouse
- born
- 1961
- apps
- 514
- goals
- 158
- caps
- 33
20Grzegorz Krychowiak
Midfielder · Anorthosis Famagusta FC
- born
- 1990
- apps
- 513
- goals
- 60
- caps
- 111

Laurent Koscielny
Centre-back · FC Girondins de Bordeaux
- born
- 1985
- apps
- 511
- goals
- 32
- caps
- 51

Marc Wilmots
Midfielder · Schalke 04
- born
- 1969
- apps
- 509
- goals
- 170
- caps
- 88

André Chorda
Defender · OGC Nice
- born
- 1938
- apps
- 508
- goals
- 17
- caps
- 24
29Marouane Chamakh
Forward · Cardiff City F.C.
- born
- 1984
- apps
- 505
- goals
- 116
- caps
- 66
Thierry Tusseau
Defender · Stade de Reims
- born
- 1958
- apps
- 505
- goals
- 19
- caps
- 22

Marius Trésor
Defender · FC Girondins de Bordeaux
- born
- 1950
- apps
- 503
- goals
- 16
- caps
- 65

Johan Micoud
Midfielder · FC Girondins de Bordeaux
- born
- 1973
- apps
- 502
- goals
- 95
- caps
- 17
Alexey Smertin
Midfielder · Fulham F.C.
- born
- 1975
- apps
- 498
- goals
- 27
- caps
- 55

François Bracci
Defender · AS Béziers
- born
- 1951
- apps
- 493
- goals
- 21
- caps
- 18
William Prunier
Defender · Al-Sailiya Sports Club
- born
- 1967
- apps
- 493
- goals
- 33
- caps
- 1
Michalis Kapsis
Centre-back · Ethnikos O.F.P.F. (men's association football)
- born
- 1973
- apps
- 491
- goals
- 11
- caps
- 34
20Souleymane Diawara
Defender · OGC Nice
- born
- 1978
- apps
- 489
- goals
- 17
- caps
- 47
Alou Diarra
Midfielder · A.S. Nancy-Lorraine
- born
- 1981
- apps
- 488
- goals
- 29
- caps
- 63

Philippe Bergeroo
Goalkeeper · Toulouse FC
- born
- 1954
- apps
- 488
- goals
- 1
- caps
- 3