List of Olympique Lyonnais players

This article is about Olympique Lyonnais players with at least 100 appearances. For a list of all Olympique Lyonnais players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Olympique Lyonnais players. For the current Olympique Lyonnais first-team squad, see Olympique Lyonnais#Players#Current squad.
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Grégory Coupet appeared in 518 matches for Lyon, second-most in the club's history.

Olympique Lyonnais is a French professional association football club based in Lyon, Rhône-Alpes, playing in Ligue 1, the top level of the French football league system, as of the 2010–11 season. The club was formed in 1899 as the football section of sports club Lyon Olympique Universitaire. In 1950, the section split from the club and formed the club that exists today. Lyon played their first competitive match in August 1950. The club's first major honor was winning the 1963–64 edition of the Coupe de France. Lyon won their first ever Ligue 1 title in the 2001–02 season. The title started a national record-breaking streak of seven successive league championships. Since playing their first competitive match, more than 500 players have made a competitive first-team appearance for the club.

Olympique Lyonnais' record appearance-maker is Serge Chiesa, who made 541 total competitive appearances between 1969–1983.[1][2] In 1981, Chiesa surpassed Fleury Di Nallo who was the first player in the club's history to make 400 competitive appearances. Di Nallo is the club's all-time leading goalscorer with 182 and finished his career at Lyon with 489 total appearances.[2] Only four other players have made over 400 appearances for Lyon.[3] Goalkeepers Grégory Coupet and Yves Chauveau made 518 and 438 competitive appearances, respectively, while Sidney Govou appeared in 412.[4][5] Coupet and Govou, alongside Juninho Pernambucano, are the only players to have played on all seven of the club's league-winning championship teams.[4][6][7] Aimé Mignot rounds out the list having made exactly 400 appearances for Lyon.[8]

Players with 100 or more appearances

Position key: GKGoalkeeper; DFDefender; MFMidfielder; FWForward

Juninho Pernambucano appeared in over 300 matches for Lyon.
Raymond Domenech spent seven seasons at Lyon and later went on to manage the France national team.
Vikash Dhorasoo had two stints at Lyon amassing over 200 appearances.
Mahamadou Diarra made 170 appearances for Lyon and is the current captain of the Mali national team.
Karim Benzema is the eighth on the list of the club's all-time leading goalscorers'.
Jacek Bąk appeared in over 100 matches for Lyon.
Jean Tigana spent four seasons at Lyon and later managed the club.
Michael Essien, now of Chelsea, made 96 appearances for Lyon and is the current captain of the Ghana national team.
Hugo Lloris, now of Tottenham Hotspur, made 146 appearances for Lyon and is the current number one goalkeeper and captain for the France national team.
NameNationality[nb 1]PositionLyon careerAppearancesGoals
Chiesa, SergeSerge Chiesa  France MF1969–1983541134
Coupet, GrégoryGrégory Coupet  France GK1997–20085180
Di Nallo, FleuryFleury Di Nallo  France FW1960–1974489182
Chauveau, YvesYves Chauveau  France GK1966–1975
1978–1982
4380
Govou, SidneySidney Govou  France FW1999–201041277
Mignot, AiméAimé Mignot  France DF1955–19664001
Pernambucano, JuninhoJuninho Pernambucano  Brazil MF2001–2009344100
Rambert, ÁngelÁngel Rambert  France MF1960–197031656
Degeorges, LucienLucien Degeorges  France DF1960–19692948
Domenech, RaymondRaymond Domenech  France DF1970–197729311
Réveillère, AnthonyAnthony Réveillère  France DF2003–20132723
Maxime Gonalons  France MF2009–present27111
, CrisCris  Brazil DF2004–201226424
Fugier, PascalPascal Fugier  France DF1985–19932564
Lhomme, BernardBernard Lhomme  France DF1966–19762562
Källström, KimKim Källström  Sweden MF2006–201224617
Gomis, BafétimbiBafétimbi Gomis  France FW2009–201423991
Malbranque, SteedSteed Malbranque  France MF1997–2001

2012-present

23819
Violeau, PhilippePhilippe Violeau  France MF1997–200423210
Lacombe, BernardBernard Lacombe  France FW1969–1978230128
Ferri, AndréAndré Ferri  France MF1980–198722413
Fournier, LaurentLaurent Fournier  France MF1980–198822422
Dhorasoo, VikashVikash Dhorasoo  France MF1993–1998
2002–2004
21012
Alexandre Lacazette  France FW2009-present21078
Laville, FlorentFlorent Laville  France DF1993–200320435
Djorkaeff, JeanJean Djorkaeff  France DF1957–196620023
Müller, PatrickPatrick Müller   Switzerland DF 2000–2004
2006–2008
1993
Polak, ThadéeThadée Polak  France DF1961–19671973
Malouda, FlorentFlorent Malouda  France MF2003–200719330
Toulalan, JérémyJérémy Toulalan  France MF2006–20111911
Delmotte, ChristopheChristophe Delmotte  France MF1997–200418715
Antonio, ÉmileÉmile Antonio  France MF1954–196118423
Deplace, SylvainSylvain Deplace  France DF1991–19971802
Fréchet, JoëlJoël Fréchet  France MF1981–1982
1983–1989
17416
Linarès, DavidDavid Linarès  France DF1996–20021735
Diarra, MahamadouMahamadou Diarra  Mali MF2002–200617014
Génésio, BrunoBruno Génésio  France MF1984–1987
1988–1993
1994–1995
16911
López, LisandroLisandro López  Argentina FW2009–201316682
Bréchet, JérémieJérémie Bréchet  France DF1998–20031630
Garde, RémiRémi Garde  France MF1984–199316223
Gava, FranckFranck Gava  France MF1992–199715729
Anderson, SonnySonny Anderson  Brazil FW1999–200315491
Lerond, AndréAndré Lerond  France DF1951–19591533
Aubour, MarcelMarcel Aubour  France GK1960–19661530
Benzema, KarimKarim Benzema  France FW2004–200915067
Bastos, MichelMichel Bastos  Brazil MF2009–201314135
, EdmilsonEdmilson  Brazil MF2000–20041404
Roche, StéphaneStéphane Roche  France MF1988–1992
1993–1996
1997–1998
13818
Cissokho, AlyAly Cissokho  France DF2009–20121362
Combin, NestorNestor Combin  France FW1959–196413178
Jodar, Jean-FrançoisJean-François Jodar  France DF1979–19831310
Giuly, LudovicLudovic Giuly  France FW1994–199813033
Luyindula, PeguyPeguy Luyindula  France FW2001–200412646
Maurice, FlorianFlorian Maurice  France FW1992–199712644
Deflandre, EricEric Deflandre  Belgium DF2000–20041260
, FredFred  Brazil FW2005–200912543
Lloris, HugoHugo Lloris  France GK2008–20121220
Wiltord, SylvainSylvain Wiltord  France FW2004–200711432
Carrière, ÉricÉric Carrière  France FW2001–200411416
Bąk, JacekJacek Bąk  Poland DF1995–20021143
Clerc, FrançoisFrançois Clerc  France DF2004–20101142
Lemasson, FrançoisFrançois Lemasson  France GK1987–19901140
Durix, FranckFranck Durix  France MF1982–198811333
Caveglia, AlainAlain Caveglia  France FW1996–200011247
, CaçapaCaçapa  Brazil DF2000–20071127
Billong, RomarinRomarin Billong  Cameroon DF1989–19951115
Anselmini, GhislainGhislain Anselmini  France DF1991–1993
1994–1998
1110
Djian, MarceloMarcelo Djian  Brazil DF1993–19981081
Makoun, JeanJean Makoun  Cameroon MF2008–201010512
Abidal, ÉricÉric Abidal  France DF2004–20071052
Tigana, JeanJean Tigana  France MF1978–198110415
Cossou, LucienLucien Cossou  France FW1956–195910347
Desbouillons, ChristopheChristophe Desbouillons  France DF1976–19811015
Pjanić, MiralemMiralem Pjanić  Bosnia and Herzegovina MF2008–201110012

Notes

  1. Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

References

  1. "Chiesa Serge" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Les Scores Records" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  3. "Di Nallo Fleury" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  4. 1 2 "Coupet Grégory" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  5. "Govou signs for Panathinaikos". Sporting Greece. 3 July 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  6. "Sidney Govou Bio". ESPN. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  7. "Juninho Pernambucano" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  8. "Mignot Aimé" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
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