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This list of France international footballers contains football players who have played for the France national football team, listed according to their number of caps. As hundreds of players have played for the team since it started officially registering its players in 1904, only players with 25 or more official caps are included. Raymond Dubly was the first French to reach 25 caps, doing so on 28 October 1923. Since then, a total 102 French footballers have reached 25 caps for the French national team.

Key

GK - Goalkeeper
DF - Defender
MF - Midfielder
FW - Forward
Bold - currently available for selection.
* - member of the 1998 FIFA World Cup winning team.

The table is up to date as of November 18, 2009.

Playmaker Zinedine Zidane (108 caps, 31 goals) is the fourth most capped French footballer of all time.

Midfielder Didier Deschamps (103 caps, 4 goals) captained France national football team to major successes, FIFA World Cup 1998 and Euro 2000.

Fabien Barthez (87 caps) is the most capped French goalkeeper.

Midfielder Bernard Genghini (27 caps, 6 goals) was integral to the French team of the 1980's.

Striker Georges Bereta (44 caps, 4 goals) was integral to the French team of the 1970's.

#	Name	Position	National team career	Caps	Goals
1	Lilian Thuram*	DF	1994-2008	142	2
2	Thierry Henry*	FW	1997-	117	51
3	Marcel Desailly*	DF	1993-2004	116	3
4	Zinedine Zidane*	MF	1994-2006	108	31
5	Patrick Vieira*	MF	1997-	107	6
6	Didier Deschamps*	MF	1989-2000	103	4
7	Laurent Blanc*	DF	1989-2000	97	16
=	Bixente Lizarazu*	DF	1992-2004	97	2
9	Sylvain Wiltord	FW	1999-2006	92	26
10	Fabien Barthez*	GK	1994-2006	87	0
11	Manuel Amoros	DF	1982-1992	82	1
11	Youri Djorkaeff*	MF	1993-2002	82	28
13	Robert Pirès*	MF	1996-2004	79	14
14	William Gallas	DF	2002-	78	4
15	Maxime Bossis	DF	1976-1986	76	1
16	Michel Platini	MF	1976-1987	72	41
17	Claude Makélélé	MF	1995-2008	71	0
=	David Trézéguet*	FW	1998-2008	71	34
19	Marius Trésor	DF	1971-1983	65	4
20	Roger Marche	DF	1947-1959	63	1
=	Emmanuel Petit*	MF	1990-2003	63	6
=	Nicolas Anelka	FW	1998-	63	14
23	Luis Fernandez	MF	1982-1992	60	6
24	Robert Jonquet	DF	1948-1960	58	0
=	Henri Michel	MF	1967-1980	58	4
=	Willy Sagnol	DF	2000-2008	58	0
27	Patrick Battiston	DF	1977-1989	56	3
28	Christophe Dugarry*	FW	1994-2002	55	8
29	Jean-Pierre Papin	FW	1986-1995	54	30
30	Christian Karembeu*	MF	1992-2002	53	1
31	Didier Six	FW	1976-1984	52	13
31	Jean Tigana	MF	1980-1988	52	1
33	Joël Bats	GK	1983-1989	50	0
=	Franck Leboeuf*	DF	1995-2002	50	4
=	Florent Malouda	MF	2004-	50	3
36	Dominique Rocheteau	FW	1975-1986	49	15
37	Jean Djorkaeff	DF	1964-1972	48	3
38	Alain Giresse	MF	1974-1986	47	6
39	Etienne Mattler	DF	1930-1940	46	0
=	Jean Vincent	FW	1953-1961	46	22
41	Basile Boli	DF	1986-1993	45	1
=	Eric Cantona	FW	1987-1995	45	20
=	Raymond Kopa	MF	1952-1962	45	18
=	Eric Abidal	DF	2004-	45	0
45	Georges Bereta	FW	1967-1975	44	4
=	Bernard Lama*	GK	1993-2000	44	0
=	Jean-Jacques Marcel	MF	1953-1961	44	3
48	Bernard Bosquier	DF	1964-1972	42	3
=	Sidney Govou	MF	2002-	42	10
50	Edmond Delfour	MF	1929-1938	41	2
=	Jules Dewaquez	FW	1920-1929	41	12
=	Franck Ribéry	FW	2006-	41	7
53	Vincent Candela*	DF	1996-2002	40	2
=	Gérard Janvion	DF	1975-1982	40	0
=	Mikaël Silvestre	DF	2001-2006	40	2
56	Christian Lopez	FW	1975-1982	39	1
=	Armand Penverne	DF	1952-1959	39	2
=	Franck Sauzée	MF	1988-1993	39	9
59	Bernard Lacombe	FW	1973-1984	38	12
60	Jocelyn Angloma	DF	1990-1996	37	1
=	Jean-Marc Ferreri	MF	1982-1990	37	3
=	Roger Piantoni	FW	1952-1961	37	18
=	Djibril Cissé	FW	2002-2008	37	9
64	Georges Carnus	GK	1963-1973	36	0
=	Charly Loubet	FW	1967-1974	36	10
66	Raymond Kaelbel	DF	1954-1960	35	1
=	Georges Lech	FW	1963-1973	35	7
=	Paul Nicolas	FW	1920-1931	35	20
69	Bruno Bellone	FW	1981-1988	34	2
=	Grégory Coupet	GK	2001-2008	34	0
71	Yannick Stopyra	FW	1980-1988	33	11
=	Maryan Wisnieski	FW	1955-1963	33	12
73	Jean Baratte	FW	1944-1952	32	19
74	Alfred Aston	FW	1934-1946	31	5
74	Raymond Dubly	FW	1913-1925	31	4
74	André Lerond	DF	1957-1963	31	0
74	Bruno Martini	GK	1987-1996	31	0
74	Alex Thépot	GK	1927-1935	31	0
79	Bernard Casoni	DF	1988-1992	30	0
=	Marcel Langiller	FW	1927-1937	30	7
=	Hervé Revelli	FW	1966-1975	30	15
=	Jérémy Toulalan	MF	2006-	30	0
83	Yvon Le Roux	DF	1983-1989	28	1
84	Antoine Cuissard	MF	1946-1954	27	1
=	Bernard Genghini	MF	1980-1986	27	6
=	Jean-Alain Boumsong	DF	2003-	27	1
=	Karim Benzema	FW	2007-	27	8
87	Alain Boghossian*	MF	1997-2002	26	2
=	Jean-Philippe Durand	MF	1988-1992	26	0
=	Patrice Loko	FW	1993-1997	26	7
=	François Remetter	GK	1953-1959	26	0
=	Jean Wendling	DF	1959-1963	26	0
=	Patrice Evra	DF	2004-	26	0
=	Lassana Diarra	DF	2007-	26	0
95	Joseph Bonnel	MF	1962-1969	25	1
=	Julien Darui	GK	1939-1951	25	0
=	Oscar Heisserer	MF	1936-1948	25	8
=	Jean Nicolas	FW	1933-1938	25	21
=	Reynald Pedros	MF	1993-1996	25	4
=	Alain Roche	DF	1988-1996	25	1
=	Jean-Paul Rostagni	DF	1969-1973	25	0
=	Alexandre Villaplane	MF	1926-1930	25	0

[edit] See also

List of leading goalscorers for the France national football team

[edit] References

(English) RSSSF
(French) French federation players database