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Top 10 Best French Players

#1 Michel Platini "Le Roi"

- Highest Tier

- Pro Period : 1972 - 1987

- 657 matches - 355 goals - 179 assists

- Attacking-Midfielder/Central-Midfielder

- 11 Trophies/41 Individual Awards

#2 Zinédine Zidane "El Magnifico"

- Highest Tier

- Pro Period : 1988 - 2006

- 793 matches - 164 goals - 202 assists

- Attacking-Midfielder/Central-Midfielder

- 17 Trophies/43 Individual Awards

#3 Raymond Kopa "Le Napoléon du football "

- Highest Tier

- Pro Period : 1949 - 1967

- 675 matches - 161 goals - 244 assists

- Right-Winger/Attacking-Midfielder

- 15 Trophies/14 Individual Awards

#4 Thierry Henry "King Henry"

- Top Tier

- Pro Period : 1994 - 2012

- 917 matches - 411 goals - 235 assists

- Left-Winger/Striker

- 23 Trophies/57 Individual Awards

#5 Kylian Mbappé "Le Prince de Bondy"

- Highest Legends

- Pro Period : 2015 - 

- 446 matches - 330 goals - 156 assists

- Left-Winger/Right-Winger/Striker

- 20 Trophies/81 Individual Awards

#6 Karim Benzema "El Nueve"

- Great Legends

- Pro Period : 2004 - 

- 922 matches - 470 goals - 220 assists

- False 9/Striker

- 33 Trophies/78 Individual Awards

#7 Just Fontaine "Justo"

- Great Legends

- Pro Period : 1950 - 1962

- 304 matches - 285 goals - 46 assists

- Striker

- 10 Trophies/14 Individual Awards

#8 Lilian Thuram "Monsieur Propre"

- Great Legends

- Pro Period : 1990 - 2008

- 825 matches - 15 goals - 27 assists

- Right-Back/Right-Back

- 11 Trophies/13 Individual Awards

#9 Antoine Griezmann "Grizou"

- Really Good Legends

- Pro Period : 2009 - 

- 822 matches - 312 goals - 157 assists

- Second Striker/Attacking-Midfielder/Left-Winger

- 8 Trophies/24 Individual Awards

#10 Franck Ribéry "Kaizer Franck"

- Really Good Legends

- Pro Period : 2000 - 2022

- 713 matches - 167 goals - 249 assists

- Left-Winger/Left-Midfielder/Attacking-Midfielder

- 25 Trophies/31 Individual Awards

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