oldest french league players 2025 2026

Olivier Giroud and Pierrick Capelle were tied for the oldest French players in Europe's top five leagues in Ligue 1 in 2025-26. They were 38 years old.

NAMEAgeSEASONCLUBRatingMMINSTARTGG/MAG+APKFKSHSOTWOODTCHTCH-BOXOFF
1Olivier Giroud
O. Giroud
38
2025-26
Lille Lille
6.43
30
1,609
17
7
0.23
1
8
3
0
41
16
1
530
81
8
2Pierrick Capelle
P. Capelle
38
2025-26
Angers Angers
6.30
16
650
6
0
0.00
1
1
0
0
10
1
0
352
4
0
3Benjamin Stambouli
B. Stambouli
35
2025-26
Metz Metz
6.21
19
960
10
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
6
1
0
655
11
0
4Rémy Cabella
R. Cabella
35
2025-26
Nantes Nantes
7.06
11
572
6
2
0.18
0
2
1
0
9
5
0
509
17
2
5Mathieu Gorgelin
M. Gorgelin
35
2025-26
Lens Lens
8.11
1
90
1
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
51
0
0
6Benjamin André
B. André
35
2025-26
Lille Lille
6.89
27
2,332
26
2
0.07
2
4
0
0
27
6
0
1,898
65
3
7Florian Lejeune
F. Lejeune
34
2025-26
Rayo Rayo
6.81
36
3,230
36
2
0.06
1
3
0
0
50
18
1
2,722
30
1
8Francis Coquelin
F. Coquelin
34
2025-26
Nantes Nantes
6.47
16
655
8
0
0.00
1
1
0
0
6
1
0
388
7
0
9Antoine Griezmann
A. Griezmann
34
2025-26
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
6.83
35
1,481
13
7
0.20
4
11
0
0
47
25
1
1,055
80
15
10Florian Sotoca
F. Sotoca
34
2025-26
Lens Lens
6.62
26
507
4
1
0.04
0
1
0
0
13
1
1
361
26
2
11Djibril Sidibé
D. Sidibé
33
2025-26
Toulouse Toulouse
6.38
32
2,141
25
3
0.09
4
7
1
0
8
5
0
1,313
28
5
12Timothée Kolodziejczak
T. Kolodziejczak
33
2025-26
Paris FC Paris FC
6.39
11
662
7
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
580
4
0
13Thomas Delaine
T. Delaine
33
2025-26
Le Havre Le Havre
6.65
6
201
2
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
189
4
0
14Maxime Colin
M. Colin
33
2025-26
Metz Metz
6.50
22
1,692
18
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
7
2
0
1,294
5
0
15Alphonse Aréola
A. Aréola
32
2025-26
West Ham West Ham
6.63
20
1,800
20
0
0.00
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
763
0
0
16Florian Thauvin
F. Thauvin
32
2025-26
Lens Lens
6.91
33
2,444
29
11
0.33
6
17
2
0
74
27
1
1,857
170
8
17Lucas Digne
L. Digne
32
2025-26
Aston Villa Aston Villa
6.78
31
1,852
21
0
0.00
6
6
0
0
14
5
0
1,226
27
3
18Paul Pogba
P. Pogba
32
2025-26
Monaco Monaco
6.64
6
119
1
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
133
3
0
19Pierre Lees-Melou
P. Lees-Melou
32
2025-26
Total
6.46
24
1,962
22
1
0.04
3
4
0
0
31
6
0
1,367
34
0
20Donovan Léon
D. Léon
32
2025-26
Auxerre Auxerre
6.94
29
2,460
29
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,031
0
0
21Laurent Abergel
L. Abergel
32
2025-26
Lorient Lorient
6.64
28
2,320
27
1
0.04
0
1
0
0
22
5
0
1,979
10
1
22Maxime Dupé
M. Dupé
32
2025-26
Nice Nice
6.24
8
720
8
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
314
1
0
23Ruben Aguilar
R. Aguilar
32
2025-26
Lens Lens
6.81
26
1,721
20
2
0.08
2
4
0
0
13
3
0
1,361
44
5
24Jonathan Gradit
J. Gradit
32
2025-26
Lens Lens
6.55
10
807
10
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
611
4
0
25Jonathan Clauss
J. Clauss
32
2025-26
Nice Nice
6.68
30
2,530
28
1
0.03
6
7
0
0
23
6
0
2,106
47
1
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More Lille Stats

Team Leaders

G

2

Giroud

Olivier Giroud

A

2

Giroud

Olivier Giroud

RTG

7.27

Santos

Tiago Santos
Team Rankings

GF

10

11th

GA

5

1st

GD

5

3rd

FORM

DWLWW

last 5

2026-27 Table
CLUBMWDLGDPTS
1
Lyon Lyon
7
4
2
1
8
14
2
Lille Lille
7
4
2
1
5
14
3
Paris FC Paris FC
7
4
2
1
5
14
4
PSG PSG
7
4
2
1
5
14
5
Monaco Monaco
7
4
2
1
4
14

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

12

Raphinha

Raphinha

9

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

8

Yamal

Lamine Yamal
Assists Leaders

6

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

6

Thauvin

Florian Thauvin

5

Kane

Harry Kane
Rating Leaders

8.87

Pavlovic

Aleksandar Pavlovic

8.83

Olise

Michael Olise

8.66

Raphinha

Raphinha
Take-ons Leaders

33

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

29

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

26

Larrubia

David Larrubia
Big Chances Created Leaders

12

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

8

Güler

Arda Güler

7

Dybala

Paulo Dybala

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Rankings

Goals For Rankings
Barcelona

39

Real Madrid

23

Brighton

23

Bayern

22

Inter

21

Atlético Madrid

19
Goals Against Rankings
Roma

3

Lazio

4

Dortmund

4

Lille

5

Lyon

5

Bayern

5
Goal Difference Rankings
Barcelona

30

Brighton

18

Bayern

17

Real Madrid

14

Roma

13

Inter

12

FC 2026-27 Tables

Premier LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
Man City Man City
7
7
0
0
12
21
2
Arsenal Arsenal
7
6
0
1
6
18
3
Brighton Brighton
7
5
1
1
18
16
4
Chelsea Chelsea
7
4
1
2
4
13
5
Liverpool Liverpool
7
3
3
1
1
12
6
Brentford Brentford
7
2
4
1
5
10
7
Leeds Leeds
7
2
4
1
3
10
8
Everton Everton
7
2
4
1
1
10
9
Hull City Hull City
7
2
3
2
1
9
10
Ipswich Ipswich
7
3
0
4
-4
9
11
Newcastle Newcastle
7
2
2
3
-4
8
12
Aston Villa Aston Villa
7
2
2
3
-4
8
13
Man United Man United
7
1
4
2
0
7
14
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
7
2
1
4
-8
7
15
Bournemouth Bournemouth
7
1
3
3
-4
6
16
Tottenham Tottenham
7
1
3
3
-4
6
17
Coventry Coventry
7
2
0
5
-8
6
18
Fulham Fulham
7
1
2
4
-3
5
19
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
7
1
2
4
-4
5
20
Sunderland Sunderland
7
1
1
5
-8
4
LaLigaMWDLGDPTS
1
Barcelona Barcelona
9
9
0
0
30
27
2
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
9
7
1
1
11
22
3
Real Madrid Real Madrid
9
7
0
2
14
21
4
Real Betis Real Betis
9
6
1
2
2
19
5
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad
9
5
1
3
0
16
6
Sevilla Sevilla
9
4
2
3
-2
14
7
Alavés Alavés
9
3
2
4
3
11
8
Celta Vigo Celta Vigo
9
2
5
2
3
11
9
Deportivo Deportivo
9
2
5
2
1
11
10
Osasuna Osasuna
9
3
2
4
-8
11
11
Athletic Club Athletic Club
7
2
3
2
1
9
12
Villarreal Villarreal
9
2
3
4
0
9
13
Rayo Rayo
8
2
3
3
-5
9
14
Getafe Getafe
9
2
3
4
-6
9
15
Espanyol Espanyol
9
2
2
5
-1
8
16
Racing Racing
9
2
2
5
-12
8
17
Levante Levante
8
1
4
3
-4
7
18
Elche Elche
9
1
4
4
-6
7
19
Valencia Valencia
9
1
3
5
-9
6
20
Málaga Málaga
9
0
4
5
-12
4
BundesligaMWDLGDPTS
1
Bayern Bayern
6
4
2
0
17
14
2
Dortmund Dortmund
6
4
2
0
7
14
3
Freiburg Freiburg
6
4
1
1
9
13
4
Leverkusen Leverkusen
6
4
1
1
7
13
5
Mainz Mainz
6
3
1
2
4
10
6
Elversberg Elversberg
6
3
1
2
1
10
7
Leipzig Leipzig
6
3
0
3
5
9
8
Werder Werder
6
2
3
1
0
9
9
Hamburg Hamburg
6
3
0
3
-9
9
10
Augsburg Augsburg
6
2
2
2
4
8
11
Frankfurt Frankfurt
6
2
2
2
-6
8
12
Köln Köln
6
2
1
3
-3
7
13
Stuttgart Stuttgart
6
2
0
4
-2
6
14
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
6
2
0
4
-3
6
15
Schalke Schalke
6
1
2
3
-3
5
16
Paderborn Paderborn
6
1
2
3
-4
5
17
Union Berlin Union Berlin
6
1
2
3
-12
5
18
M'gladbach M'gladbach
6
0
0
6
-12
0
Serie AMWDLGDPTS
1
Inter Inter
7
6
1
0
12
19
2
Lazio Lazio
7
6
1
0
10
19
3
Roma Roma
7
5
2
0
13
17
4
Milan Milan
7
4
3
0
7
15
5
Como Como
7
4
2
1
5
14
6
Frosinone Frosinone
7
4
1
2
4
13
7
Cagliari Cagliari
7
4
1
2
-1
13
8
Juventus Juventus
7
3
2
2
1
11
9
Napoli Napoli
7
3
1
3
3
10
10
Torino Torino
7
3
1
3
1
10
11
Atalanta Atalanta
7
3
0
4
-1
9
12
Lecce Lecce
7
3
0
4
-3
9
13
Sassuolo Sassuolo
7
2
2
3
-2
8
14
Monza Monza
7
2
1
4
-2
7
15
Bologna Bologna
7
1
2
4
-4
5
16
Udinese Udinese
7
1
1
5
-7
4
17
Genoa Genoa
7
1
1
5
-8
4
18
Fiorentina Fiorentina
7
1
1
5
-9
4
19
Parma Parma
7
1
1
5
-9
4
20
Venezia Venezia
7
1
0
6
-10
3
Ligue 1MWDLGDPTS
1
Lyon Lyon
7
4
2
1
8
14
2
Lille Lille
7
4
2
1
5
14
3
Paris FC Paris FC
7
4
2
1
5
14
4
PSG PSG
7
4
2
1
5
14
5
Monaco Monaco
7
4
2
1
4
14
6
Rennes Rennes
7
4
1
2
1
13
7
Lorient Lorient
7
3
2
2
1
11
8
Lens Lens
7
3
1
3
3
10
9
Marseille Marseille
7
3
0
4
4
9
10
Brest Brest
7
2
3
2
3
9
11
Toulouse Toulouse
7
2
3
2
1
9
12
Auxerre Auxerre
7
3
0
4
-6
9
13
Nice Nice
7
2
2
3
-3
8
14
Strasbourg Strasbourg
7
2
1
4
-3
7
15
Angers Angers
7
2
1
4
-6
7
16
Le Mans Le Mans
7
1
3
3
-5
6
17
Troyes Troyes
7
1
1
5
-11
4
18
Le Havre Le Havre
7
0
2
5
-6
2
Champions LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
PSG PSG
3
3
0
0
9
9
2
Liverpool Liverpool
3
3
0
0
5
9
3
Stuttgart Stuttgart
3
2
1
0
5
7
4
Aston Villa Aston Villa
2
2
0
0
7
6
5
Barcelona Barcelona
3
2
0
1
5
6
6
Man City Man City
3
2
0
1
4
6
7
Sporting CP Sporting CP
2
2
0
0
4
6
8
Arsenal Arsenal
2
2
0
0
4
6
9
Real Madrid Real Madrid
2
2
0
0
2
6
10
Real Betis Real Betis
2
2
0
0
2
6
11
Dortmund Dortmund
3
2
0
1
1
6
12
Bayern Bayern
2
1
1
0
5
4
13
Roma Roma
3
1
1
1
3
4
14
Shaktar Shaktar
2
1
1
0
2
4
15
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
3
1
1
1
1
4
16
PSV PSV
3
1
1
1
0
4
17
Como Como
2
1
0
1
2
3
18
Man United Man United
2
1
0
1
2
3
19
Villarreal Villarreal
3
1
0
2
0
3
20
Club Brugge Club Brugge
2
1
0
1
0
3
21
Lens Lens
2
1
0
1
-1
3
22
Napoli Napoli
3
1
0
2
-2
3
23
Leipzig Leipzig
2
1
0
1
-2
3
24
Feyenoord Feyenoord
2
1
0
1
-3
3
25
Sabah Sabah
3
1
0
2
-3
3
26
Bodø/Glimt Bodø/Glimt
3
1
0
2
-5
3
27
AEK AEK
3
1
0
2
-5
3
28
Fenerbahçe Fenerbahçe
3
0
2
1
-6
2
29
Viking Viking
2
0
1
1
-2
1
30
Slavia Prague Slavia Prague
3
0
1
2
-3
1
31
Inter Inter
2
0
0
2
-2
0
32
LASK LASK
2
0
0
2
-4
0
33
Lille Lille
2
0
0
2
-4
0
34
Porto Porto
3
0
0
3
-4
0
35
Galatasaray Galatasaray
2
0
0
2
-5
0
36
Slovan Bratislava Slovan Bratislava
3
0
0
3
-12
0

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Scores & Fixtures

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
9/7
CEL CEL
@
GET GET
1-1
Mon
9/7
RSO RSO
@
ELC ELC
3-2
Fri
9/11
S04 S04
@
UNB UNB
3-1
Fri
9/11
FIO FIO
@
VEN VEN
4-2
Fri
9/11
MAR MAR
@
REN REN
0-1

Fixtures

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
5/17
TOU TOU
@
NAN NAN
3:00 PM
Sun
5/24
JUV JUV
@
TOR TOR
2:45 PM