List of leading goalscorers for the France national football team

This article is about France national team players with at least 10 goals. For a list of all national team players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:France international footballers. For the current national team squad, see France national football team § Players.

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

Statistics correct as of game against Bulgaria on 7 October 2016

Position key: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward

Thierry Henry (51 goals) is the all-time leading goal-scorer of the national team.
Michel Platini (41 goals) captained France to victory at UEFA Euro 1984.
Laurent Blanc (16 goals) is the leading goalscorer in national team history as a defender.
#NamePositionNational
team career		GoalsCapsAverage
1Henry, ThierryThierry HenryFW1997–2010511230.42
2Platini, MichelMichel PlatiniMF1976–198741720.57
3Trezeguet, DavidDavid TrezeguetFW1998–200834710.47
4Zidane, ZinedineZinedine ZidaneMF1994–2006311060.28
5Fontaine, JustJust FontaineFW1953–196030211.42
Papin, Jean-PierreJean-Pierre PapinFW1986–199530540.55
7Djorkaeff, YouriYouri DjorkaeffMF1993–200228820.34
8Benzema, KarimKarim BenzemaFW2007–27810.33
9Wiltord, SylvainSylvain WiltordFW1999–200626920.28
10Vincent, JeanJean VincentFW1953–196122460.47
11Nicolas, JeanJean NicolasFW1933–193821250.84
Giroud, OlivierOlivier GiroudFW2012–21560.38
12Nicolas, PaulPaul NicolasFW1920–193120350.57
Cantona, EricEric CantonaFW1987–199520450.44
15Baratte, JeanJean BaratteFW1944–195219320.59
16Piantoni, RogerRoger PiantoniFW1952–196118370.48
Kopa, RaymondRaymond KopaMF1952–196218450.40
18Ribéry, FranckFranck RibéryMF2006–201416810.20
Blanc, LaurentLaurent BlancDF1989–200016970.16
20Maës, EugèneEugène MaësFW1911–191315111.36
Revelli, HervéHervé RevelliFW1966–197515300.50
Rocheteau, DominiqueDominique RocheteauFW1975–198615490.30
23Veinante, ÉmileÉmile VeinanteDF1929–194014240.58
Griezmann, AntoineAntoine GriezmannFW2014–14370.38
Anelka, NicolasNicolas AnelkaMF1998–201014690.20
Pirès, RobertRobert PirèsMF1996–200414790.17
27Six, DidierDidier SixMF1976–198413520.25
28Wisnieski, MaryanMaryan WisnieskiFW1955–196312330.36
Lacombe, BernardBernard LacombeFW1973–198412380.31
Dewaquez, JulesJules DewaquezFW1920–192912410.29
31Cisowski, ThadéeThadée CisowskiFW1951–195811130.84
Vaast, ErnestErnest VaastMF1945–194911150.82
Stopyra, YannickYannick StopyraFW1980–198811330.33
34Loubet, CharlyCharly LoubetFW1967–197410130.76
Ujlaki, JosephJoseph UjlakiFW1952–196010210.47
Courtois, RogerRoger CourtoisFW1933–194710220.45

See also

References

  1. ↑ France 2–0 Lithuania: Henry smashes Platini record, ESPN Soccernet, 17 October 2007, accessed 18 October 2007
  2. ↑ "France - Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 18 November 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2016.

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