Who is the best player in Ligue 1 history?

Homegrown maestros, World Cup winners and global imports — French football's top flight has hosted some of the most decorated talents in the sport. Cast your vote!

1. 1
   Michel Platini

   Three-time Ballon d'Or winner who starred at Nancy and Saint-Etienne before moving to Juventus.
   1000pts

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2. 2
   Jean-Pierre Papin

   Marseille bomber who won the 1991 Ballon d'Or after four straight Ligue 1 top-scorer titles.
   666pts
3. 3
   Pauleta

   Portuguese forward who became PSG's top scorer with 109 Ligue 1 goals across four seasons.
   555pts
4. 4
   Zlatan Ibrahimovic

   Swedish striker who scored 113 Ligue 1 goals for PSG in four record-breaking seasons.
   555pts
5. 5
   Thierry Henry

   Monaco wonderkid who won Ligue 1 in 1997 before becoming an Arsenal and World Cup icon.
   333pts
6. 6
   Didier Drogba

   Marseille striker whose breakout 2003-04 season earned him a Chelsea move and African legend status.
   333pts
7. 7
   Kylian Mbappe

   Monaco and PSG forward who became Ligue 1's youngest superstar and a serial top scorer of his era.
   333pts
8. 8
   Jean Tigana

   Bordeaux midfielder and Euro 84 winner who anchored one of the great Ligue 1 sides of the 1980s.
   333pts
9. 9
   Zinedine Zidane

   Marseille-born playmaker whose early Cannes and Bordeaux years made him France's defining export.
   333pts
10. 10
    Raymond Kopa

    Reims and Stade de Reims icon, the first Frenchman to win the Ballon d'Or in 1958.
    0pts
11. 11
    Just Fontaine

    Reims striker and 1958 World Cup top scorer with a legendary Ligue 1 goal record.
    0pts
12. 12
    Sonny Anderson

    Brazilian striker who powered Monaco and Lyon to multiple Ligue 1 titles around the turn of the millennium.
    0pts
13. 13
    Juninho Pernambucano

    Free-kick master who won seven consecutive Ligue 1 titles with Lyon in the 2000s.
    0pts
14. 14
    Neymar

    Brazilian winger whose PSG move broke the world record and brought Ligue 1 sustained global attention.
    0pts
15. 15
    Marius Tresor

    Marseille and Bordeaux centre-back, one of Ligue 1's most influential defenders of the 1970s and 80s.
    0pts
16. 16
    Alain Giresse

    Diminutive Bordeaux playmaker who twice finished in the Ballon d'Or top three in the 1980s.
    0pts
17. 17
    Eric Cantona

    Maverick forward whose Auxerre, Marseille and Nimes years preceded his Manchester United fame.
    0pts
18. 18
    Edinson Cavani

    Uruguayan striker who became PSG's all-time top scorer with 138 Ligue 1 goals.
    0pts

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