List of leading goalscorers for the France national football team information
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 men's 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 Olivier Giroud with 57 goals, followed by Thierry Henry with 51 goals. [1]
Goals and appearances are composed of FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship matches and each competition's required qualification matches, as well as UEFA Nations League matches, FIFA Confederations Cup matches and numerous international friendly tournaments and matches.
Statistics correct as of match played 17 June 2024
Key
§
Still active for the national team[2]
†
Played in team that won the 1998 FIFA World Cup
†
Played in team that won the 2018 FIFA World Cup
GK
Goalkeeper
DF
Defender
MF
Midfielder
FW
Forward
Olivier Giroud (57 goals) is the all-time leading goalscorer of the national team.Michel Platini (41 goals) captained France to victory at UEFA Euro 1984.Laurent Blanc (16 goals) is the highest-scoring defender in national team history.
Rank
Player
Position
National team career
Goals
Caps
Average
1
Olivier Giroud§
FW
2011–†
57
134
0.43
2
Thierry Henry
FW
1997–2010†
51
123
0.41
3
Kylian Mbappé§
FW
2017–†
48
80
0.59
4
Antoine Griezmann§
FW
2014–†
44
130
0.34
5
Michel Platini
MF
1976–1987
41
72
0.57
6
Karim Benzema
FW
2007–2022
37
97
0.38
7
David Trezeguet
FW
1998–2008†
34
71
0.48
8
Zinedine Zidane
MF
1994–2006†
31
106
0.29
9
Just Fontaine
FW
1953–1960
30
21
1.43
Jean-Pierre Papin
FW
1986–1995
30
54
0.56
11
Youri Djorkaeff
MF
1993–2002†
28
82
0.34
12
Sylvain Wiltord
FW
1999–2006
26
92
0.28
13
Jean Vincent
FW
1953–1961
22
46
0.48
14
Jean Nicolas
FW
1933–1938
21
25
0.84
15
Paul Nicolas
FW
1920–1931
20
35
0.57
Eric Cantona
FW
1987–1995
20
45
0.44
17
Jean Baratte
FW
1944–1952
19
32
0.59
18
Roger Piantoni
FW
1952–1961
18
37
0.49
Raymond Kopa
MF
1952–1962
18
45
0.4
20
Franck Ribéry
MF
2006–2014
16
81
0.2
Laurent Blanc
DF
1989–2000†
16
97
0.16
22
Eugène Maës
FW
1911–1913
15
11
1.36
Hervé Revelli
FW
1966–1975
15
30
0.5
Dominique Rocheteau
FW
1975–1986
15
49
0.31
25
Émile Veinante
DF
1929–1940
14
24
0.58
Nicolas Anelka
FW
1998–2010
14
69
0.2
Robert Pires
MF
1996–2004†
14
79
0.18
28
Didier Six
MF
1976–1984
13
52
0.25
29
Maryan Wisnieski
FW
1955–1963
12
33
0.36
Bernard Lacombe
FW
1973–1984
12
38
0.32
Jules Dewaquez
FW
1920–1929
12
41
0.29
32
Thadée Cisowski
FW
1951–1958
11
13
0.85
Ernest Vaast
MF
1945–1949
11
15
0.73
Yannick Stopyra
FW
1980–1988
11
33
0.33
Paul Pogba
MF
2013–2022†
11
91
0.12
36
Charly Loubet
FW
1967–1974
10
36
0.28
Joseph Ujlaki
FW
1952–1960
10
21
0.48
Roger Courtois
FW
1933–1947
10
22
0.45
^"France - Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 18 November 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
^Players who are still active for the national team are players who haven't retired from international football and are, subsequently, eligible to be called up.
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