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

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

Jean-Pierre Papin

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

666pts

3

Pauleta

Portuguese forward who became PSG's top scorer with 109 Ligue 1 goals across four seasons.

555pts

4

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Swedish striker who scored 113 Ligue 1 goals for PSG in four record-breaking seasons.

555pts

5

Thierry Henry

Monaco wonderkid who won Ligue 1 in 1997 before becoming an Arsenal and World Cup icon.

333pts

6

Didier Drogba

Marseille striker whose breakout 2003-04 season earned him a Chelsea move and African legend status.

333pts

7

Kylian Mbappe

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

333pts

8

Jean Tigana

Bordeaux midfielder and Euro 84 winner who anchored one of the great Ligue 1 sides of the 1980s.

333pts

9

Zinedine Zidane

Marseille-born playmaker whose early Cannes and Bordeaux years made him France's defining export.

333pts

10

Raymond Kopa

Reims and Stade de Reims icon, the first Frenchman to win the Ballon d'Or in 1958.

1pts

11

Just Fontaine

Reims striker and 1958 World Cup top scorer with a legendary Ligue 1 goal record.

1pts

12

Sonny Anderson

Brazilian striker who powered Monaco and Lyon to multiple Ligue 1 titles around the turn of the millennium.

1pts

13

Juninho Pernambucano

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

1pts

14

Neymar

Brazilian winger whose PSG move broke the world record and brought Ligue 1 sustained global attention.

1pts

15

Marius Tresor

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

1pts

16

Alain Giresse

Diminutive Bordeaux playmaker who twice finished in the Ballon d'Or top three in the 1980s.

1pts

17

Eric Cantona

Maverick forward whose Auxerre, Marseille and Nimes years preceded his Manchester United fame.

1pts

18

Edinson Cavani

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

1pts