Ligue 1 is the top-level association football league in France located at the top of the French football league system. They are regarded as one of the top five leagues in global football. Ligue 1 was inaugurated on 11th September 1932 under the name National before switching to Division 1 after a year of existence. They changed its name to Ligue 1 22 years ago. This article talks about the top scorers in Ligue 1 history.
Rank | Player | Goals | Appearances | Goals/Game Ratio |
1 | Delio Onnis | 299 | 449 | 0.67 |
2 | Bernard Lacombe | 255 | 497 | 0.51 |
3 | Hervé Revelli | 216 | 389 | 0.56 |
4 | Roger Courtois | 210 | 288 | 0.73 |
5 | Thadée Cisowski | 206 | 286 | 0.72 |
6 | Roger Piantoni | 203 | 394 | 0.52 |
7 | Kylian Mbappé | 191 | 246 | 0.78 |
8 | Joseph Ujlaki | 190 | 438 | 0.43 |
9 | Fleury Di Nallo | 187 | 425 | 0.44 |
10 | Carlos Bianchi | 179 | 220 | 0.81 |
10 | Gunnar Andersson | 179 | 234 | 0.76 |
12 | Hassan Akesbi | 173 | 293 | 0.59 |
13 | Jean Baratte | 169 | 284 | 0.6 |
14 | Just Fontaine | 164 | 200 | 0.82 |
15 | Alain Giresse | 163 | 587 | 0.28 |
16 | Wissam Ben Yedder | 161 | 320 | 0.5 |
17 | André Guy | 159 | 271 | 0.59 |
18 | Désiré Koranyi | 157 | 252 | 0.62 |
19 | Jean-Pierre Papin | 156 | 270 | 0.58 |
20 | Jacky Vergnes | 153 | 327 | 0.47 |
21 | Josip Skoblar | 151 | 174 | 0.87 |
22 | Lucien Cossou | 149 | 285 | 0.52 |
23 | Alexandre Lacazette | 148 | 277 | 0.53 |
24 | Dominique Rocheteau | 145 | 417 | 0.35 |
25 | Rachid Mekhloufi | 143 | 325 | 0.44 |
26 | Pauleta | 141 | 266 | 0.53 |
27 | Yvon Douis | 140 | 354 | 0.4 |
28 | Michel Platini | 139 | 254 | 0.55 |
28 | Stéphane Bruey | 139 | 423 | 0.33 |
30 | Edinson Cavani | 138 | 200 | 0.69 |
30 | Sonny Anderson | 138 | 221 | 0.62 |
32 | Salif Keïta | 135 | 168 | 0.8 |
33 | Hector De Bourgoing | 133 | 258 | 0.52 |
34 | Jacques Foix | 132 | 361 | 0.37 |
34 | Yannick Stopyra | 132 | 448 | 0.29 |
36 | Henri Hiltl | 131 | 252 | 0.52 |
37 | Bernard Zénier | 130 | 466 | 0.28 |
38 | François M’Pelé | 129 | 350 | 0.37 |
38 | Gérard Soler | 129 | 428 | 0.3 |
40 | Alberto Muro [fr] | 128 | 269 | 0.48 |
41 | Jean Grumellon | 126 | 203 | 0.62 |
41 | Lilian Laslandes | 126 | 407 | 0.31 |
43 | Joseph Yegba Maya | 124 | 238 | 0.52 |
44 | Bafétimbi Gomis | 122 | 340 | 0.36 |
45 | Henri Baillot | 121 | 241 | 0.5 |
45 | Ernest Schultz | 121 | 275 | 0.44 |
45 | René Gardien | 121 | 340 | 0.36 |
48 | André Simonyi | 120 | 186 | 0.65 |
48 | François Félix | 120 | 341 | 0.35 |
48 | Serge Chiesa | 120 | 475 | 0.25 |
51 | Jean Vincent | 119 | 421 | 0.28 |
52 | Oskar Rohr | 118 | 136 | 0.87 |
53 | Nestor Combin | 117 | 221 | 0.53 |
53 | Didier Couécou | 117 | 308 | 0.38 |
53 | Bernard Genghini | 117 | 360 | 0.33 |
53 | Georges Lech | 117 | 379 | 0.31 |
53 | Dominique Rustichelli | 117 | 459 | 0.25 |
58 | Ginès Liron [fr] | 116 | 239 | 0.49 |
59 | Pierre Sinibaldi | 115 | 189 | 0.61 |
60 | Zlatan Ibrahimović | 113 | 122 | 0.93 |
60 | Charly Loubet | 113 | 360 | 0.31 |
60 | Maryan Wisniewski | 113 | 415 | 0.27 |
63 | Éric Pécout | 112 | 277 | 0.4 |
63 | André Strappe | 112 | 341 | 0.33 |
65 | Bernard Blanchet | 111 | 357 | 0.31 |
66 | Claude Papi | 110 | 392 | 0.28 |
66 | Albert Emon | 110 | 410 | 0.27 |
68 | Henri Skiba | 109 | 294 | 0.37 |
69 | Pierre Flamion | 106 | 285 | 0.37 |
69 | Albert Gemmrich | 106 | 308 | 0.34 |
69 | Léon Deladerrière | 106 | 379 | 0.28 |
69 | Michel Stievenard | 106 | 405 | 0.26 |
73 | Édouard Kargu | 105 | 208 | 0.5 |
73 | Daniel Xuereb | 105 | 442 | 0.24 |
75 | Bernard Rahis | 104 | 241 | 0.43 |
75 | Alain Caveglia | 104 | 313 | 0.33 |
77 | Robert Pintenat | 103 | 298 | 0.35 |
77 | Abdelkrim Merry | 103 | 337 | 0.31 |
77 | Dimitri Payet | 103 | 492 | 0.21 |
77 | François Brisson | 103 | 505 | 0.2 |
81 | Philippe Piat [fr] | 102 | 240 | 0.43 |
81 | Marc Berdoll | 102 | 251 | 0.41 |
81 | André-Pierre Gignac | 102 | 290 | 0.35 |
81 | Mustapha Dahleb | 102 | 297 | 0.34 |
81 | Philippe Vercruysse | 102 | 458 | 0.22 |
81 | Jimmy Briand | 102 | 483 | 0.21 |
87 | Vahid Halilhodžić | 101 | 181 | 0.56 |
87 | Kevin Gameiro | 101 | 305 | 0.33 |
87 | Victor Nurenberg | 101 | 307 | 0.33 |
87 | Patrick Revelli | 101 | 362 | 0.28 |
91 | Philippe Gondet | 100 | 212 | 0.47 |
91 | Mamadou Niang | 100 | 258 | 0.39 |
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Herve Revelli scored 216 goals in 389 games during his Ligue 1 career, ending his career with a goals-per-game ratio of 0.56. The French footballer represented two teams in his career: Saint-Etienne and Nice. He scored 175 goals for Saint-Etienne and 41 goals for Nice.
Bernard Lacombe is one of the only two players to have scored over 250 goals in Ligue 1 history. He represented Olympique Lyonnais, Saint-Etienne, and Bordeaux in the French league, scoring 123, 14, and 118 goals for them, respectively. He ended his career having scored 255 goals in 497 appearances with a goals-per-game ratio of 0.51.
Delio Onnis played in Ligue 1 from 1971 to 1986 and is the highest goal scorer in the French league’s history. He represented four teams in his career, playing for Stade de Reims, AS Monaco, Tours, and Sporting Club Toulon. Onnis scored 39 goals for Reims, 157 goals for Monaco, 64 goals for Tours, and 39 goals for Toulon, scoring a total of 299 goals in 449 games, ending with a goals-per-game ratio of 0.67.
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