List of leading goalscorers for the France national football team
This list of leading goalscorers for the France national football team contains football players who have played for the France national football team and is listed according to their number of goals scored. The France national football team (French: Equipe de France) represents the nation of France in international football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation (French: Fédération Française de Football) and competes as a member of UEFA.
As hundreds of players have played for the team since it started officially registering its players in 1904, only players with 10 or more official goals are included. The national team's record goal-scorer is Thierry Henry, who scored 51 total goals in 123 competitive appearances for the team between 1997 and 2010. Henry surpassed Michel Platini, the previous all-time leading goal-scorer, on 17 October 2007 in a match against Lithuania. Henry is the only player to have reached the half-century mark in goals for the national team.[1] Henry is followed by Platini, who scored 41 goals, David Trézéguet, who netted 34 goals, and Zinedine Zidane, who scored 31.[2] Henry, Trézéguet, and Zidane were members of the team that won the 1998 FIFA World Cup, while Platini captained France to victory at UEFA Euro 1984.
Players
- Goals and appearances are composed of FIFA World Cup, UEFA European Football Championship, and FIFA Confederations Cup matches, as well as numerous international friendly tournaments and matches. Players marked in bold are still active and eligible (meaning they have not retired) to play for the national team, while players who are italicized were members of the team that won the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Statistics correct as of game against Bulgaria on 7 October 2016
Position key: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
# | Name | Position | National team career | Goals | Caps | Average |
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1 | Henry, ThierryThierry Henry | FW | 1997–2010 | 51 | 123 | 0.42 |
2 | Platini, MichelMichel Platini | MF | 1976–1987 | 41 | 72 | 0.57 |
3 | Trezeguet, DavidDavid Trezeguet | FW | 1998–2008 | 34 | 71 | 0.47 |
4 | Zidane, ZinedineZinedine Zidane | MF | 1994–2006 | 31 | 106 | 0.28 |
5 | Fontaine, JustJust Fontaine | FW | 1953–1960 | 30 | 21 | 1.42 |
Papin, Jean-PierreJean-Pierre Papin | FW | 1986–1995 | 30 | 54 | 0.55 | |
7 | Djorkaeff, YouriYouri Djorkaeff | MF | 1993–2002 | 28 | 82 | 0.34 |
8 | Benzema, KarimKarim Benzema | FW | 2007– | 27 | 81 | 0.33 |
9 | Wiltord, SylvainSylvain Wiltord | FW | 1999–2006 | 26 | 92 | 0.28 |
10 | Vincent, JeanJean Vincent | FW | 1953–1961 | 22 | 46 | 0.47 |
11 | Nicolas, JeanJean Nicolas | FW | 1933–1938 | 21 | 25 | 0.84 |
Giroud, OlivierOlivier Giroud | FW | 2012– | 21 | 56 | 0.38 | |
12 | Nicolas, PaulPaul Nicolas | FW | 1920–1931 | 20 | 35 | 0.57 |
Cantona, EricEric Cantona | FW | 1987–1995 | 20 | 45 | 0.44 | |
15 | Baratte, JeanJean Baratte | FW | 1944–1952 | 19 | 32 | 0.59 |
16 | Piantoni, RogerRoger Piantoni | FW | 1952–1961 | 18 | 37 | 0.48 |
Kopa, RaymondRaymond Kopa | MF | 1952–1962 | 18 | 45 | 0.40 | |
18 | Ribéry, FranckFranck Ribéry | MF | 2006–2014 | 16 | 81 | 0.20 |
Blanc, LaurentLaurent Blanc | DF | 1989–2000 | 16 | 97 | 0.16 | |
20 | Maës, EugèneEugène Maës | FW | 1911–1913 | 15 | 11 | 1.36 |
Revelli, HervéHervé Revelli | FW | 1966–1975 | 15 | 30 | 0.50 | |
Rocheteau, DominiqueDominique Rocheteau | FW | 1975–1986 | 15 | 49 | 0.30 | |
23 | Veinante, ÉmileÉmile Veinante | DF | 1929–1940 | 14 | 24 | 0.58 |
Griezmann, AntoineAntoine Griezmann | FW | 2014– | 14 | 37 | 0.38 | |
Anelka, NicolasNicolas Anelka | MF | 1998–2010 | 14 | 69 | 0.20 | |
Pirès, RobertRobert Pirès | MF | 1996–2004 | 14 | 79 | 0.17 | |
27 | Six, DidierDidier Six | MF | 1976–1984 | 13 | 52 | 0.25 |
28 | Wisnieski, MaryanMaryan Wisnieski | FW | 1955–1963 | 12 | 33 | 0.36 |
Lacombe, BernardBernard Lacombe | FW | 1973–1984 | 12 | 38 | 0.31 | |
Dewaquez, JulesJules Dewaquez | FW | 1920–1929 | 12 | 41 | 0.29 | |
31 | Cisowski, ThadéeThadée Cisowski | FW | 1951–1958 | 11 | 13 | 0.84 |
Vaast, ErnestErnest Vaast | MF | 1945–1949 | 11 | 15 | 0.82 | |
Stopyra, YannickYannick Stopyra | FW | 1980–1988 | 11 | 33 | 0.33 | |
34 | Loubet, CharlyCharly Loubet | FW | 1967–1974 | 10 | 13 | 0.76 |
Ujlaki, JosephJoseph Ujlaki | FW | 1952–1960 | 10 | 21 | 0.47 | |
Courtois, RogerRoger Courtois | FW | 1933–1947 | 10 | 22 | 0.45 |
See also
References
- ↑ France 2–0 Lithuania: Henry smashes Platini record, ESPN Soccernet, 17 October 2007, accessed 18 October 2007
- ↑ "France - Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 18 November 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
External links
- (French) FFF Player Database