France
- Éric Abidal – FC Barcelona – 2007-10
- Nicolas Anelka – Real Madrid – 1999-00
- Larbi Ben Barek – Atlético Madrid – 1948-54
- Karim Benzema – Real Madrid – 2009-10
- Grégory Béranger – RCD Espanyol – 2008-10
- Mathieu Berson – Levante UD – 2006-08
- Frantz Bertin – Racing – 2004-05
- Laurent Blanc – FC Barcelona – 1996-97
- Alain Boghossian – RCD Espanyol – 2002-03
- Jérôme Bonnissel – Deportivo de La Coruña – 1996-99
- Jérémie Bréchet – Real Sociedad – 2004-06
- Ludovic Butelle – Valencia CF, Real Valladolid – 2005-08
- Sébastien Chabaud – Gimnàstic de Tarragona – 2006-07
- Philippe Christanval – FC Barcelona – 2001-03
- José Cobos – RCD Espanyol – 1996-98
- Grégory Coupet – Atlético Madrid – 2008-09
- Laurent Courtois – Levante UD – 2006-08
- Pascal Cygan – Villarreal CF – 2006-09
- Stéphane Dalmat – Racing – 2005-06
- Wilfried Dalmat – Racing – 2005-06
- Frédéric Danjou – Real Oviedo – 1999-01
- Georges Dard – Sevilla FC – 1948-49
- Frédéric Déhu – FC Barcelona, Levante UD – 1999-00, 2006–07
- Ludovic Delporte – Albacete, CA Osasuna – 2003-10
- Didier Deschamps – Valencia CF – 2000-01
- Lassana Diarra – Real Madrid – 2008-10
- Didier Domi – RCD Espanyol – 2004-06
- Marcel Domingo – Atlético Madrid, RCD Espanyol – 1948-51, 1952–56
- Jean-Félix Dorothée – Valencia CF – 2002-03
- Carlos Ducasse – Real Sociedad, Real Valladolid – 1952-57
- Christophe Dugarry – FC Barcelona – 1997-98
- Henry Dumat – CD Castellón – 1973-74
- Richard Dutruel – Celta de Vigo, FC Barcelona, Alavés – 1996-01, 2002–03
- Daniel Dutuel – Celta de Vigo, Real Valladolid – 1996-99
- Julien Escudé – Sevilla FC – 2005-10
- Julien Faubert – Real Madrid – 2008-09
- Ludovic Giuly – FC Barcelona – 2004-07
- Antoine Griezmann – Real Sociedad – 2010-11
- Thierry Henry – FC Barcelona – 2007-10
- Jean-François Hernandez – SD Compostela, Rayo Vallecano – 1997-98, 1999-00, 2001–02
- Louis Hon – Real Madrid – 1950-53
- Gaëtan Huard – Hércules CF – 1996-97
- Olivier Kapo – Levante UD – 2006-07
- Christian Karembeu – Real Madrid – 1997-00
- Abdoulay Konko – Sevilla FC – 2008-11
- Raymond Kopa – Real Madrid – 1956-59
- Bertrand Laquait – Recreativo de Huelva – 2006-07
- Bixente Lizarazu – Athletic Bilbao – 1996-97
- Peter Luccin – Celta de Vigo, Atlético Madrid, Real Zaragoza, Racing – 2001-09
- Jean Luciano – Real Madrid, UD Las Palmas – 1950-52
- Ludovic – FC Barcelona – 2005-06
- Péguy Luyindula – Levante UD – 2006-07
- Mickaël Madar – Deportivo de La Coruña – 1996-98
- Claude Makélélé – Celta de Vigo, Real Madrid – 1998-03
- Corentin Martins – Deportivo de La Coruña – 1996-98
- Jérémy Mathieu – Valencia CF – 2009-10
- Florian Maurice – Celta de Vigo – 2001-02
- Rio Mavuba – Villarreal CF – 2007-08
- Lucien Muller – Real Madrid, FC Barcelona – 1962-68
- Nicolas Ouédec – RCD Espanyol – 1996-98
- Fabrice Pancrate – Real Betis – 2006-07
- Franck Passi – SD Compostela – 1994-98
- Emmanuel Petit – FC Barcelona – 2000-01
- Stéphane Pignol – SD Compostela, CD Numancia, Real Murcia – 1997-98, 2004–05, 2007–08
- Robert Pirès – Villarreal CF – 2006-10
- Lionel Potillon – Real Sociedad – 2003-04
- René Raphy – Real Murcia – 1950-51
- Anthony Réveillère – Valencia CF – 2002-03
- Laurent Robert – Levante UD – 2006-07
- Alain Roche – Valencia CF – 1998-00
- Bruno Rodriguez – Rayo Vallecano – 2001-02
- Éric Serge Roy – Rayo Vallecano – 2001-02
- Franck Signorino – Getafe CF – 2007-08
- Florent Sinama Pongolle – Recreativo de Huelva, Atlético Madrid – 2006-10
- Sébastien Squillaci – Sevilla FC – 2008-10
- Lilian Thuram – FC Barcelona – 2006-08
- Laurent Viaud – CF Extremadura, Albacete – 1998-99, 2003–05
- Grégory Vignal – RCD Espanyol – 2003-04
- Stéphane Ziani – Deportivo de La Coruña – 1998-99
- Zinedine Zidane – Real Madrid – 2001-06
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