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!
Zinedine Zidane
Marseille-born playmaker whose early Cannes and Bordeaux years made him France's defining export.
Michel Platini
Three-time Ballon d'Or winner who starred at Nancy and Saint-Etienne before moving to Juventus.
Raymond Kopa
Reims and Stade de Reims icon, the first Frenchman to win the Ballon d'Or in 1958.
Just Fontaine
Reims striker and 1958 World Cup top scorer with a legendary Ligue 1 goal record.
Jean-Pierre Papin
Marseille bomber who won the 1991 Ballon d'Or after four straight Ligue 1 top-scorer titles.
Eric Cantona
Maverick forward whose Auxerre, Marseille and Nimes years preceded his Manchester United fame.
Thierry Henry
Monaco wonderkid who won Ligue 1 in 1997 before becoming an Arsenal and World Cup icon.
Didier Drogba
Marseille striker whose breakout 2003-04 season earned him a Chelsea move and African legend status.
Pauleta
Portuguese forward who became PSG's top scorer with 109 Ligue 1 goals across four seasons.
Sonny Anderson
Brazilian striker who powered Monaco and Lyon to multiple Ligue 1 titles around the turn of the millennium.
Juninho Pernambucano
Free-kick master who won seven consecutive Ligue 1 titles with Lyon in the 2000s.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Swedish striker who scored 113 Ligue 1 goals for PSG in four record-breaking seasons.
Kylian Mbappe
Monaco and PSG forward who became Ligue 1's youngest superstar and a serial top scorer of his era.
Neymar
Brazilian winger whose PSG move broke the world record and brought Ligue 1 sustained global attention.
Edinson Cavani
Uruguayan striker who became PSG's all-time top scorer with 138 Ligue 1 goals.
Marius Tresor
Marseille and Bordeaux centre-back, one of Ligue 1's most influential defenders of the 1970s and 80s.
Jean Tigana
Bordeaux midfielder and Euro 84 winner who anchored one of the great Ligue 1 sides of the 1980s.
Alain Giresse
Diminutive Bordeaux playmaker who twice finished in the Ballon d'Or top three in the 1980s.
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