Mali
- Mamadou Bagayoko – Strasbourg, Ajaccio, Nantes, Nice – 1999-01 and 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05 and 2008–09, 2005–06 and 2009–11
- Keita Omar Barrou – Nice – 1956–63
- Sékou Berthé – Troyes – 1999-03
- Éric Chelle – Valenciennes, Lens – 2006–08, 2009–11
- Adama Coulibaly – Lens, Auxerre – 1999-08, 2008–11
- David Coulibaly – Lille OSC – 1996–97
- Dramane Coulibaly – Marseille – 2000–01
- Fernand Coulibaly – Laval – 1987–88
- Mamoutou Coulibaly – Auxerre – 2004–06
- Ousmane Coulibaly – Brest – 2010-
- Amadou Dabo – Monaco – 1975–76
- Cheick Diabaté – AS Nancy, Bordeaux – 2009–10, 2010–11
- Drissa Diakité – Nice – 2005–11
- Samba Diakité – Nancy – 2010-
- Cheik Diallo – Troyes, Metz, Laval – 1975–78, 1978–80, 1980–81
- Mamadou Diallo – Nantes, Le Havre – 2004–07, 2008–09
- Mahamadou Diarra – Lyon – 2002–06
- Sigamary Diarra – Sochaux, Lorient – 2004–05, 2009–11
- Fousseni Diawara – Saint-Étienne, Sochaux – 2000–01 and 2004–07, 2007
- Samba Diawara – Troyes – 1999-00
- Vincent Doukantié – Strasbourg – 2000–01
- Mohamed Fofana – Toulouse – 2006–
- Frédéric Kanouté – Lyon – 1997-00
- Cédric Kanté – RC Strasbourg, Nice – 1999-01 and 2003–06, 2006–09
- Alphousseyni Keita – Le Mans – 2007–10
- Fantamady Keita – Rennes – 1972–75
- Karounga Keita – Bordeaux – 1963–70
- Salif Keita – Saint-Étienne, Marseille – 1967–72, 1972–73
- Seydou Keita – Marseille, Lorient, Lens – 1999-00, 2001–02, 2002–07
- Sidi Yaya Keita – Strasbourg, Lens – 2004–06, 2006–08
- Modibo Maïga – Le Mans, Sochaux – 2007–10, 2010–11
- Mamadou Samassa – Le Mans, Marseille, Valenciennes – 2006–08, 2008–09 and 2010–11, 2009–11
- Amadou Sidibé – Auxerre – 2008–09
- Djibril Sidibé – Monaco, Bastia – 2001–02, 2004–05
- Bakary Soumaré – Boulogne – 2009–10
- Samba Sow – Lens – 2009–10
- Brahim Thiam – Istres, Caen – 2004–05, 2007–08
- Bassidiki Touré – Marseille, Toulouse FC (1937), FC Nancy, Nantes, Ajaccio – 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1964–66, 1967–68
- Abdou Traoré – Bordeaux – 2008–10
- Bakaye Traoré – AS Nancy – 2009–11
- Djimi Traoré – Lens, Rennes, Monaco – 2001–02, 2007–08, 2009–11
- Mahamane Traoré – Nice – 2006–10
- Moussa Traoré – Troyes – 1975–77
- Sammy Traoré – Nice, Paris SG, Auxerre – 2002–06, 2006–07 and 2008–10, 2007–08
- Mustapha Yatabaré – Boulogne – 2009–10
- Issa Yatassaye – Troyes – 1975–78
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