France | |
No. of players | 31 |
First team players | 24 |
International players | 8 |
Biggest purchase | Issa Diop £15 million from West Ham - 10 Aug 2022 |
Biggest sale | Louis Saha £12.4 million to Man Utd - 23 Jan 2004 |
Total transfers paid | £61,240,000 |
Total transfers sold | £20,400,000 |
French players at Fulham[]
To date, there have been a total of thirty-one French players to have been at Fulham, with eight of these who have represented France at full international level. Twenty-four of these players have played for the first team. These numbers include those who have switched international allegiance either whilst at or since leaving the club.
Georges Crozier is believed to have been one of the first French players to have played professionally in England when he joined Fulham in 1904, and also gained full caps for France, but never played a first team match for Fulham.
The most notable Frenchman to have played for Fulham is Louis Saha, whose goalscoring exploits in the 2000-01 season led them to promotion to the top flight for the first time in 33 years. He was later sold to Manchester United for a then club record fee of £12.4 million, going on to win two Premier League titles, a League Cup and a Champions League winners medal.
Steve Marlet remains to date the most expensive French player to have signed for Fulham, with the club paying £11.5 million for the striker's services in 2001 at the start of their first Premier League campaign. However, it turned out to be poor business and he never reached the heights that many had hoped, spending a large portion of his Fulham career out on loan. A lawsuit between the club and former manager Jean Tigana over the excessive transfer fee would later be settled in the favour of Tigana.
In August 2022, Issa Diop became the most expensive French Fulham player in history when he was signed for £15 million from West Ham United.
First team[]
The following is a list of French players who have played at least one appearance for Fulham's first team.
- Highlighted red indicates that the player represented France when he joined Fulham, but switched international allegiance at a later date
- Highlighted grey indicates that the player previously represented France, but switched international allegiance before joining Fulham
- * indicates that the appearances/goals are subject to change
No. | Name | Fulham career | Apps (gls) | Debut | From | To | Int. caps (gls) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | François Keller | 1998-1999 | 2 (0) | 12 Dec 1998 | Strasbourg £40,000 |
Strasbourg Free |
- |
2 | Louis Saha | 2000-2004 | 142 (63) | 12 Aug 2000 | Metz £2.1 million |
Man Utd £12.4 million |
20 (4) |
3 | Fabrice Fernandes | 2000-2001 | 36 (4) | 12 Aug 2000 | Rennes Loan |
Rennes Loan end |
France U21 ? (?) |
4 | Nicolas Sahnoun | 2000-2001 | 9 (0) | 18 Nov 2000 | Bordeaux Loan |
Bordeaux Loan end |
France U21 ? (?) |
5 | Alain Goma | 2001-2006 | 151 (0) | 21 Apr 2001 | Newcastle £4 million |
Released | 2 (0) |
6 | Steed Malbranque | 2001-2006 | 211 (44) | 19 Aug 2001 | Lyon £5 million |
Tottenham £2 million |
France U21 14 (4) |
7 | Sylvain Legwinski | 2001-2006 | 164 (12) | 25 Aug 2001 | Bordeaux £3.3 million |
Ipswich Free |
France U21 4 (1) |
8 | Steve Marlet | 2001-2005 | 164 (12) | 15 Sept 2001 | Lyon £11.5 million |
Wolfsburg Free |
23 (6) |
9 | Martin Djetou | 2002-2004 | 66 (1) | 23 Oct 2002 | Parma Loan |
Parma Loan end |
6 (0) |
10 | Jérôme Bonnissel | 2003-2005 | 16 (0) | 16 Aug 2003 | Rangers Free |
Released | France U21 8 (0) |
11 | Philippe Christanval | 2005-2008 | 40 (1) | 17 Sept 2005 | Marseille Free |
Released | 6 (0) |
12 | Franck Queudrue | 2006-2007 | 32 (1) | 20 Aug 2006 | Middlesbrough £2 million |
Birmingham £2.5 million |
France B 1 (0) |
13 | Olivier Dacourt | 2009 | 12 (0) | 7 Feb 2009 | Inter Loan |
Inter Loan end |
21 (1) |
14 | Gaël Kakuta | 2011 | 7 (1) | 2 Feb 2011 | Chelsea Loan |
Chelsea Loan end |
DR Congo 11 (2) |
15 | Moussa Dembélé | 2012-2016 | 64 (19) | 30 Nov 2013 | PSG £300,000 |
Celtic £500,000 |
France U21 25 (13) |
16 | Ange-Freddy Plumain | 2013-2016 | 2 (0) | 4 Jan 2014 | Lens Free |
Sedan Free |
France U18 2 (0) |
17 | Seko Fofana | 2014-2015 | 25 (1) | 29 Nov 2014 | Man City Loan |
Man City Loan end |
Ivory Coast 6 (1) |
Neeskens Kebano | 2016-2023 | 160 (24) | 27 Aug 2016 | Genk £3.8 million |
Al Jaziri Free |
DR Congo * (*) | |
18 | Aboubakar Kamara | 2017-2021 | 94 (17) | 5 Aug 2017 | Amiens £4 million |
Aris £3 million |
Mauritania 7 (2) |
19 | Yohan Mollo | 2017-2018 | 6 (0) | 9 Sept 2017 | Zenit Free |
Released | France U21 8 (0) |
20 | Maxime Le Marchand | 2018-2021 | 48 (0) | 11 Aug 2018 | Nice £3.5 million |
Strasbourg Free |
- |
21 | Anthony Knockaert | 2019-2023 | 56 (4) | 3 Aug 2019 | Brighton £10.5 million |
Valenciennes Free |
France U21 3 (1) |
22 | Alphonse Areola | 2020-2021 | 37 (0) | 16 Sept 2020 | PSG Loan |
PSG Loan end |
3 (0) |
23 | Issa Diop | 2022-present | * (*) | 23 Aug 2022 | West Ham £15 million |
- | France U21 6 (0) |
24 | Layvin Kurzawa | 2022-2023 | 6 (2) | 1 Oct 2022 | PSG Loan |
PSG Loan end |
13 (1) |
Fodé Ballo-Touré | 2023-present | * (*) | 27 Sept 2023 | AC Milan | Senegal * (*) |
Other[]
The following is a list of French players who have been at Fulham, but never made an appearance for the first team.
No. | Name | Fulham career | From | To | Int. caps (gls) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Georges Crozier | 1904-1906 | West Norwood | US Parisienne | 2 (0) |
2 | Ismaël Ehui | 2004-2006 | Academy | Harrow Borough Free |
- |
3 | Ludovic Erhard | 2009-2011 | US Torcy Academy |
Hayes Free |
- |
4 | Richie Barroilhet | 2010-2012 | Nice Academy |
RKC Waalwijk Free |
France U19 3 (0) |
5 | Jean-Pierre Tiéhi | 2018-2023 | Le Havre Academy |
Released Free |
- |
6 | Ziyad Larkèche | 2020-2023 | PSG Free |
Released Free |
France U20 2 (0) |
7 | Macauley Zepa Adams | 2024-present | Arsenal Academy |
- | - |
French staff at Fulham[]
Managers[]
The following is a list of French managers who have been at Fulham.
No. | Name | Fulham career |
---|---|---|
1 | Jean Tigana | 2000-2003 |
Backroom staff[]
The following is a list of French backroom staff who have been at Fulham
No. | Name | Role | Fulham career |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Christian Damiano | Assistant manager | 2000-2003 |
2 | Roger Propos | Fitness coach | 2000-2003 |
French opposition[]
Competitive[]
The following is a list of French football clubs that Fulham have faced in competitive competition.
# | Season | Date | Competition | Opposition | Venue | Result | Score | Other info |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2002-03 | Wed 31 Jul 2002 | Intertoto Cup | Sochaux | Home | Won | 1-0 | |
2 | 2002-03 | Wed 7 Aug 2002 | Intertoto Cup | Sochaux | Away | Won | 2-0 |
Friendlies[]
The following is a list of French football clubs that Fulham have faced in friendly matches.
# | Season | Date | Opposition | Venue | Result | Score | Other info |
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1 | 1988-89 | Wed 3 Aug 1988 | Racing Club de Paris | Home | Won | 1-0 | |
2 | 2000-01 | Wed 12 Jul 2000 | Rennes | Away | Won | 1-0 | |
3 | 2000-01 | Fri 6 Oct 2000 | Bordeaux | Away | Won | 1-0 | |
4 | 2001-02 | Fri 13 Jul 2001 | Nancy | Neutral | Won | 2-1 | At Stade de la Colombière, Épinal, France |
5 | 2001-02 | Thu 26 Jul 2001 | French XI | Away | Lost | 0-2 | |
6 | 2001-02 | Sat 1 Sept 2001 | Monaco | Home | Won | 2-1 | |
7 | 2001-02 | Fri 9 Nov 2001 | Sochaux | Away | Lost | 0-2 | |
8 | 2012-13 | Sat 4 Aug 2012 | Nice | Away | Won | 4-0 | |
9 | 2018-19 | Sat 21 Jul 2018 | Lyon | Away | Lost | 0-4 | |
10 | 2022-23 | Sat 16 Jul 2022 | Nice | Neutral | Won | 2-0 | Algarve Trophy; at Estádio Algarve, Portugal |
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