List of Foreign Premier League Players - France

France

• Samassi Abou – West Ham United F.C. – 1997–99
• Didier Agathe – Aston Villa F.C. – 2006–07
• Jérémie Aliadière – Arsenal F.C., West Ham United F.C., Middlesbrough F.C. – 2001–09
• Bernard Allou – Nottingham Forest F.C. – 1998–99
• Romain Amalfitano - Newcastle United F.C. – 2012–
• Pierre-Yves André – Bolton Wanderers F.C. – 2002–03
• Nicolas Anelka – Arsenal F.C., Liverpool F.C., Manchester City F.C., Bolton Wanderers F.C., Chelsea F.C. – 1996–99, 2001–05, 2006–12
• Pegguy Arphexad – Leicester City F.C., Liverpool F.C. – 1997–00, 2001–02
• Cédric Avinel – Watford F.C. – 2006–07
• Ibrahim Ba – Bolton Wanderers F.C. – 2003–04
• Fabien Barthez – Manchester United F.C. – 2000–03
• Christian Bassila – West Ham United F.C., Sunderland A.F.C. – 2000–01, 2005–06
• David Bellion – Sunderland A.F.C., Manchester United F.C., West Ham United F.C. – 2001–06
• Hatem Ben Arfa – Newcastle United F.C. – 2010–
• Olivier Bernard – Newcastle United F.C., Southampton F.C. – 2001–05
• Mathieu Berson – Aston Villa F.C. – 2004–05
• Laurent Blanc – Manchester United F.C. – 2001–03
• Patrick Blondeau – Sheffield Wednesday F.C. – 1997–98
• Thierry Bonalair – Nottingham Forest F.C. – 1998–99
• Jérôme Bonnissel – Fulham F.C. – 2003–04
• Alexandre Bonnot – Watford F.C. – 1999–00
• Jean-Alain Boumsong – Newcastle United F.C. – 2004–06
• Yohan Cabaye – Newcastle United F.C. – 2011–
• Zoumana Camara – Leeds United A.F.C. – 2003–04
• Vincent Candela – Bolton Wanderers F.C. – 2004–05
• Éric Cantona – Leeds United A.F.C., Manchester United F.C. – 1992–97
• Patrice Carteron – Sunderland A.F.C. – 2000–01
• Johan Cavalli – Watford F.C. – 2006–07
• Cyril Chapuis – Leeds United A.F.C. – 2003–04
• Laurent Charvet – Chelsea F.C., Newcastle United F.C., Manchester City F.C. – 1997–01
• Bruno Cheyrou – Liverpool F.C. – 2002–04
• Pascal Chimbonda – Wigan Athletic F.C., Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Sunderland A.F.C., Blackburn Rovers F.C. – 2005–11
• Philippe Christanval – Fulham F.C. – 2005–08
• Gérald Cid – Bolton Wanderers F.C. – 2007–08
• Djibril Cissé – Liverpool F.C., Sunderland A.F.C., Queens Park Rangers F.C. – 2004–06, 2008–09, 2011–13
• Édouard Cissé – West Ham United F.C. – 2002–03
• Gaël Clichy – Arsenal F.C., Manchester City F.C. – 2003–
• Patrick Colleter – Southampton F.C. – 1998–00
• Francis Coquelin – Arsenal F.C. – 2011–
• Laurent Courtois – West Ham United F.C. – 2001–02
• Pascal Cygan – Arsenal F.C. – 2002–06
• Ousmane Dabo – Manchester City F.C. – 2006–07
• Olivier Dacourt – Everton F.C., Leeds United A.F.C., Fulham F.C. – 1998–99, 2000–03, 2008–09
• Stéphane Dalmat – Tottenham Hotspur F.C. – 2003–04
• Jean-Claude Darcheville – Nottingham Forest F.C. – 1998–99
• Mickaël Debève – Middlesbrough F.C. – 2001–02
• Mathieu Debuchy – Newcastle United F.C. – 2013–
• Guy Demel - West Ham Utd - 2012-
• Marcel Desailly – Chelsea F.C. – 1998–04
• Didier Deschamps – Chelsea F.C. – 1999–2000
• Abou Diaby – Arsenal F.C. – 2005–12]
• Alou Diarra - West Ham Utd - 2012-
• Lassana Diarra – Chelsea F.C., Arsenal F.C., Portsmouth F.C. – 2005–09
• Didier Digard – Middlesbrough F.C. – 2008–09
• Bernard Diomède – Liverpool F.C. – 2000–01
• Sylvain Distin – Newcastle United F.C., Manchester City F.C., Portsmouth F.C., Everton F.C. – 2001–12
• Martin Djetou – Fulham F.C., Bolton Wanderers F.C. – 2002–04, 2005–06
• Youri Djorkaeff – Bolton Wanderers F.C., Blackburn Rovers F.C. – 2001–05
• Didier Domi – Newcastle United F.C., Leeds United A.F.C. – 1998–01, 2003–04
• Pierre Ducrocq – Derby County F.C. – 2001–02
• Christophe Dugarry – Birmingham City F.C. – 2002–04
• Franck Dumas – Newcastle United F.C. – 1999–00
• Mario Espartero – Bolton Wanderers F.C. – 2001–02
• Patrice Evra – Manchester United F.C. – 2005–
• Julien Faubert – West Ham United F.C. – 2007–11
• Fabrice Fernandes – Southampton F.C., Bolton Wanderers F.C. – 2001–06
• Jean-Michel Ferri – Liverpool F.C. – 1998–99
• Mathieu Flamini – Arsenal F.C. – 2004–08
• Marc-Antoine Fortuné – West Bromwich Albion F.C. – 2008-09, 2010–12
• William Gallas – Chelsea F.C., Arsenal F.C., Tottenham Hotspur F.C. – 2001–
• Rémi Garde – Arsenal F.C. – 1996–99
• David Ginola – Newcastle United F.C., Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Aston Villa F.C., Everton F.C. – 1995–02
• Olivier Giroud – Arsenal F.C. – 2012–
• Gaël Givet – Blackburn Rovers F.C. – 2008–12
• Alain Goma – Newcastle United F.C., Fulham F.C. – 1999–06
• Yoan Gouffran – Newcastle United F.C. – 2013–
• Herold Goulon – Blackburn Rovers F.C. – 2010–11
• Elliot Grandin – Blackpool F.C. – 2010–11
• Xavier Gravelaine – Watford F.C. – 1999–00
• François Grenet – Derby County F.C. – 2001–02
• Leandre Griffit – Southampton F.C. – 2003–05
• Gilles Grimandi – Arsenal F.C. – 1997–02
• David Grondin – Arsenal F.C. – 1998–99
• Magaye Gueye – Everton F.C. – 2010–12
• Stéphane Guivarc'h – Newcastle United F.C. – 1998–99
• Massadio Haïdara – Newcastle United F.C. – 2013–
• Thierry Henry – Arsenal F.C. – 1999–07, 2011–12
• Valérien Ismaël – Crystal Palace F.C. – 1997–98
• Younes Kaboul – Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Portsmouth F.C. – 2007–
• Gaël Kakuta – Chelsea F.C., Fulham F.C., Bolton Wanderers F.C. – 2009–12
• Olivier Kapo – Birmingham City F.C., Wigan Athletic F.C. – 2007–10
• Christian Karembeu – Middlesbrough F.C. – 2000–01
• Marc Keller – West Ham United F.C. – 1998–00
• Laurent Koscielny – Arsenal F.C. – 2010–
• Bernard Lama – West Ham United F.C. – 1997–98
• Bernard Lambourde – Chelsea F.C. – 1997–01
• Lilian Laslandes – Sunderland A.F.C. – 2001–02
• Pierre Laurent – Leeds United A.F.C. – 1996–97
• Florent Laville – Bolton Wanderers F.C. – 2002–04
• Ulrich Le Pen – Ipswich Town F.C. – 2001–02
• Anthony Le Tallec – Liverpool F.C., Sunderland A.F.C. – 2003–06
• Franck Lebœuf – Chelsea F.C. – 1996–01
• Sylvain Legwinski – Fulham F.C. – 2001–06
• Matthieu Louis-Jean – Nottingham Forest F.C. – 1998–99
• Patrice Luzi – Liverpool F.C. – 2003–04
• Mickaël Madar – Everton F.C. – 1997–99
• Claude Makélélé – Chelsea F.C. – 2003–08
• Steed Malbranque – Fulham F.C., Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Sunderland A.F.C. – 2001–11
• Florent Malouda – Chelsea F.C. – 2007–
• Steve Marlet – Fulham F.C. – 2001–04
• Lilian Martin – Derby County F.C. – 2000–01
• Sylvain Marveaux – Newcastle United F.C. – 2011–
• Youl Mawéné – Derby County F.C. – 2000–02
• Bernard Mendy – Bolton Wanderers F.C., Hull City A.F.C. – 2002–03, 2008–10
• Anthony Modeste - Blackburn Rovers F.C. - 2011-12
• Steven Mouyokolo – Hull City A.F.C., Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. – 2009–11
• Arnold Mvuemba – Portsmouth F.C. – 2006–09
• Christian Nadé – Sheffield United F.C. – 2006–07
• Lilian Nalis – Leicester City F.C. – 2003–04
• Samir Nasri – Arsenal F.C., Manchester City F.C. – 2008–
• Christian Negouai – Manchester City F.C. – 2004–05
• David N'Gog – Liverpool F.C., Bolton Wanderers F.C. – 2008–12
• Bruno N'Gotty – Bolton Wanderers F.C. – 2001–06
• Frederic Nimani – Burnley F.C. – 2009-10
• Charles N'Zogbia – Newcastle United F.C., Wigan Athletic F.C., Aston Villa F.C. – 2004–
• Steven N'Zonzi – Blackburn Rovers F.C., Stoke City – 2009–
• Gabriel Obertan – Manchester United F.C., Newcastle United F.C. – 2009–
• Noé Pamarot – Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Portsmouth F.C. – 2004–09
• Lionel Pérez – Sunderland A.F.C. – 1996–97
• Sébastien Pérez – Blackburn Rovers F.C. – 1998–99
• Vincent Péricard – Portsmouth F.C., Stoke City F.C. – 2003–04, 2005–06, 2008–09
• Emmanuel Petit – Arsenal F.C., Chelsea F.C. – 1997–00, 2001–04
• Frédéric Piquionne – Portsmouth F.C., West Ham United F.C. – 2009–11
• Robert Pirès – Arsenal F.C., Aston Villa F.C. – 2000–06, 2010–11
• Damien Plessis – Liverpool F.C. – 2007–09
• Paul Pogba - Manchester United F.C. - 2011-12
• William Prunier – Manchester United F.C. – 1995–96
• Sébastien Puygrenier – Bolton Wanderers F.C. – 2008–09
• Franck Queudrue – Middlesbrough F.C., Fulham F.C., Birmingham City F.C. – 2001–08, 2009–10
• Laurent Robert – Newcastle United F.C., Portsmouth F.C., Derby County F.C. – 2001–06, 2007–08
• Bruno Rodriguez – Bradford City A.F.C. – 1999–00
• Franck Rolling – Leicester City F.C. – 1996–97
• Éric Roy – Sunderland A.F.C. – 1999–01
• Bacary Sagna – Arsenal F.C. – 2007–
• Louis Saha – Newcastle United F.C., Fulham F.C., Manchester United F.C., Everton F.C., Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Sunderland A.F.C. – 1998–99, 2001–12
• Sébastien Schemmel – West Ham United F.C., Portsmouth F.C. – 2000–04
• Morgan Schneiderlin – Southampton – 2012–
• Antoine Sibierski – Manchester City F.C., Newcastle United F.C., Wigan Athletic F.C. – 2003–09
• Mikaël Silvestre – Manchester United F.C., Arsenal F.C. – 1999–10
• Florent Sinama-Pongolle – Liverpool F.C., Blackburn Rovers F.C. – 2003–06
• Moussa Sissoko – Newcastle United F.C. – 2013–
• David Sommeil – Manchester City F.C., Sheffield United F.C. – 2002–07
• Sebastien Squillaci – Arsenal F.C. – 2010–
• Yacouba Sylla – Aston Villa F.C. – 2013–
• Ludovic Sylvestre – Blackpool F.C. – 2010–11
• David Terrier – West Ham United F.C. – 1997–98
• Patrick Valéry – Blackburn Rovers F.C. – 1997–98
• Patrick Vieira – Arsenal F.C., Manchester City F.C. – 1996–05, 2009–11
• Grégory Vignal – Liverpool F.C., Portsmouth F.C., Birmingham City F.C. – 2000–03, 2005–06, 2009–10
• Jean-Guy Wallemme – Coventry City F.C. – 1998–99
• Sylvain Wiltord – Arsenal F.C. – 2000–04
• Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa – Newcastle United F.C. – 2013–
• Ronald Zubar – Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. – 2009–12