List_of_leading_goalscorers_for_the_France_national_football_team

List of leading goalscorers for the France national football team

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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 26 March 2024

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"France - Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 18 November 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2016.

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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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§	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

Rank	Player	Position	National team career	Goals	Caps	Average
1	Olivier Giroud^§	FW	2011–^†	57	131	0.44
2	Thierry Henry	FW	1997–2010^†	51	123	0.41
3	Kylian Mbappé^§	FW	2017–^†	46	77	0.6
4	Antoine Griezmann^§	FW	2014–^†	44	127	0.35
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
9	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
15	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
18	Raymond Kopa	MF	1952–1962	18	45	0.4
20	Franck Ribéry	MF	2006–2014	16	81	0.2
20	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

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