Who is the best striker in Ligue 1 history?

By YPB Team

From Papin's bicycle kicks to Mbappé's explosive speed — who is the greatest striker in Ligue 1 history?

  1. Jean-Pierre Papin — ranked #11
    Jean-Pierre Papin
    Marseille's iconic Ballon d'Or-winning striker who claimed five consecutive Ligue 1 top scorer titles and remains the benchmark by which Ligue 1 forwards are judged.
  2. Kylian Mbappé — ranked #22
    Kylian Mbappé
    PSG's record-breaking modern superstar who won six Ligue 1 golden boots — the most in history — and became the league's most decorated scorer before joining Real Madrid.
  3. Delio Onnis — ranked #33
    Delio Onnis
    Argentine-born French legend who scored a record 299 Ligue 1 goals across 14 seasons for clubs including Monaco, Reims and Tours, finishing as top scorer five times.
  4. Just Fontaine — ranked #44
    Just Fontaine
    Reims striker who scored a record 13 goals at the 1958 World Cup and was one of France's most lethal finishers throughout his top-flight career.
  5. Bernard Lacombe — ranked #55
    Bernard Lacombe
    Saint-Etienne and Lyon legend with 255 Ligue 1 goals across 18 seasons, making him the only other player after Onnis to reach 250 goals in French top-flight history.
  6. Zlatan Ibrahimović — ranked #66
    Zlatan Ibrahimović
    PSG's dominant Swedish striker who fired the club to four consecutive Ligue 1 titles between 2013 and 2016 while becoming the all-time PSG scorer.
  7. Edinson Cavani — ranked #77
    Edinson Cavani
    Prolific Uruguayan forward whose 138 Ligue 1 goals for PSG made him the club's all-time top scorer and one of the most lethal strikers in the league's modern era.
  8. Hervé Revelli — ranked #88
    Hervé Revelli
    Saint-Etienne cult hero of the 1970s who was one of the most prolific forwards of his generation as Les Verts dominated French football.
  9. Pedro Pauleta — ranked #99
    Pedro Pauleta
    Portuguese striker who became Bordeaux's all-time top scorer before joining PSG, where he also led the scoring charts and became a Ligue 1 top scorer on multiple occasions.
  10. Didier Drogba — ranked #1010
    Didier Drogba
    Ivory Coast powerhouse who made his Ligue 1 name at Gueugnon and Le Mans before Marseille showcased his devastating goal-scoring to the world, leading to his Chelsea move.

Comments

Six seasons running as the French league's leading scorer, a streak that ended only when he left for Madrid: https://youpick.best/articles/kylian-mbappe-ranked-every-way

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