oldest french players in 2026

Olivier Giroud and Pierrick Capelle were tied for the oldest Frenchman in Europe's top five leagues 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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Team Leaders

G

1

Giroud

Olivier Giroud

A

2

Giroud

Olivier Giroud

RTG

7.70

Giroud

Olivier Giroud
Team Rankings

GF

4

3rd

GA

2

6th

GD

2

3rd

FORM

DW

last 5

2026-27 Table
CLUBMWDLGDPTS
1
Paris FC Paris FC
2
1
1
0
3
4
2
Lille Lille
2
1
1
0
2
4
3
Lyon Lyon
2
1
1
0
2
4
4
Troyes Troyes
2
1
1
0
1
4
5
Rennes Rennes
2
1
1
0
1
4

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

4

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

3

Lepaul

Esteban Lepaul

3

López

Fermin López
Assists Leaders

3

Dybala

Paulo Dybala

3

Hernández

Javier Hernández

2

Júnior

Vinícius Júnior
Rating Leaders

9.86

Ebnoutalib

Younes Ebnoutalib

9.84

Malen

Donyell Malen

9.81

Suzuki

Yuito Suzuki
Take-ons Leaders

10

Pépé

Nicolas Pépé

10

Kvernadze

Giorgi Kvernadze

9

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé
Big Chances Created Leaders

6

Wolf

Marius Wolf

3

Bellingham

Jude Bellingham

3

Foden

Phil Foden

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Rankings

Goals For Rankings
Real Madrid

10

Barcelona

7

Atlético Madrid

7

Chelsea

7

Brighton

7

Lens

6
Goals Against Rankings
Paris FC

0

Monaco

0

Marseille

0

Lecce

0

Cagliari

0

Lazio

0
Goal Difference Rankings
Real Madrid

8

Barcelona

7

Marseille

4

Roma

4

Bayern

4

Alavés

4

FC 2026-27 Tables

Premier LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
Man City Man City
2
2
0
0
4
6
2
Hull City Hull City
2
2
0
0
3
6
3
Chelsea Chelsea
2
2
0
0
2
6
4
Brentford Brentford
2
1
1
0
3
4
5
Newcastle Newcastle
2
1
1
0
2
4
6
Everton Everton
2
1
1
0
2
4
7
Leeds Leeds
2
1
1
0
1
4
8
Brighton Brighton
2
1
0
1
3
3
9
Arsenal Arsenal
1
1
0
0
3
3
10
Man United Man United
2
1
0
1
1
3
11
Sunderland Sunderland
2
1
0
1
0
3
12
Ipswich Ipswich
2
1
0
1
-2
3
13
Liverpool Liverpool
2
0
2
0
0
2
14
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
2
0
1
1
-1
1
15
Bournemouth Bournemouth
2
0
1
1
-1
1
16
Fulham Fulham
2
0
0
2
-2
0
17
Aston Villa Aston Villa
1
0
0
1
-4
0
18
Coventry Coventry
2
0
0
2
-4
0
19
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
2
0
0
2
-5
0
20
Tottenham Tottenham
2
0
0
2
-5
0
LaLigaMWDLGDPTS
1
Real Madrid Real Madrid
3
3
0
0
8
9
2
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
3
2
1
0
4
7
3
Alavés Alavés
3
2
1
0
4
7
4
Barcelona Barcelona
2
2
0
0
7
6
5
Sevilla Sevilla
3
2
0
1
1
6
6
Real Betis Real Betis
3
2
0
1
-1
6
7
Osasuna Osasuna
2
1
1
0
1
4
8
Levante Levante
3
1
1
1
0
4
9
Racing Racing
3
1
1
1
0
4
10
Espanyol Espanyol
3
1
0
2
1
3
11
Getafe Getafe
2
1
0
1
-2
3
12
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad
3
1
0
2
-3
3
13
Deportivo Deportivo
2
0
2
0
0
2
14
Villarreal Villarreal
3
0
2
1
-1
2
15
Rayo Rayo
2
0
1
1
-1
1
16
Celta Vigo Celta Vigo
2
0
1
1
-1
1
17
Valencia Valencia
2
0
1
1
-1
1
18
Elche Elche
3
0
1
2
-6
1
19
Málaga Málaga
3
0
1
2
-6
1
20
Athletic Club Athletic Club
2
0
0
2
-4
0
BundesligaMWDLGDPTS
1
Bayern Bayern
1
1
0
0
4
3
2
Freiburg Freiburg
1
1
0
0
3
3
3
Augsburg Augsburg
1
1
0
0
3
3
4
Leipzig Leipzig
1
1
0
0
3
3
5
Dortmund Dortmund
1
1
0
0
2
3
6
Köln Köln
1
1
0
0
1
3
7
Elversberg Elversberg
1
1
0
0
1
3
8
Frankfurt Frankfurt
1
0
1
0
0
1
9
Union Berlin Union Berlin
1
0
1
0
0
1
10
Mainz Mainz
1
0
1
0
0
1
11
Paderborn Paderborn
1
0
1
0
0
1
12
Leverkusen Leverkusen
1
0
0
1
-1
0
13
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
1
0
0
1
-1
0
14
Hamburg Hamburg
1
0
0
1
-2
0
15
Werder Werder
1
0
0
1
-3
0
16
Schalke Schalke
1
0
0
1
-3
0
17
M'gladbach M'gladbach
1
0
0
1
-3
0
18
Stuttgart Stuttgart
1
0
0
1
-4
0
Serie AMWDLGDPTS
1
Milan Milan
2
2
0
0
3
6
2
Juventus Juventus
2
2
0
0
3
6
3
Udinese Udinese
2
1
1
0
1
4
4
Roma Roma
1
1
0
0
4
3
5
Inter Inter
1
1
0
0
3
3
6
Frosinone Frosinone
2
1
0
1
2
3
7
Napoli Napoli
1
1
0
0
2
3
8
Lecce Lecce
1
1
0
0
2
3
9
Atalanta Atalanta
1
1
0
0
1
3
10
Lazio Lazio
1
1
0
0
1
3
11
Cagliari Cagliari
1
1
0
0
1
3
12
Sassuolo Sassuolo
2
1
0
1
0
3
13
Como Como
1
0
1
0
0
1
14
Bologna Bologna
1
0
0
1
-1
0
15
Torino Torino
2
0
0
2
-2
0
16
Genoa Genoa
1
0
0
1
-2
0
17
Parma Parma
2
0
0
2
-3
0
18
Monza Monza
2
0
0
2
-4
0
19
Venezia Venezia
2
0
0
2
-4
0
20
Fiorentina Fiorentina
2
0
0
2
-7
0
Ligue 1MWDLGDPTS
1
Paris FC Paris FC
2
1
1
0
3
4
2
Lille Lille
2
1
1
0
2
4
3
Lyon Lyon
2
1
1
0
2
4
4
Troyes Troyes
2
1
1
0
1
4
5
Rennes Rennes
2
1
1
0
1
4
6
Marseille Marseille
1
1
0
0
4
3
7
Lens Lens
2
1
0
1
2
3
8
Monaco Monaco
1
1
0
0
1
3
9
Angers Angers
2
1
0
1
0
3
10
Strasbourg Strasbourg
2
1
0
1
-3
3
11
PSG PSG
2
0
2
0
0
2
12
Brest Brest
2
0
2
0
0
2
13
Lorient Lorient
2
0
1
1
-1
1
14
Le Mans Le Mans
2
0
1
1
-1
1
15
Le Havre Le Havre
2
0
1
1
-1
1
16
Toulouse Toulouse
2
0
1
1
-2
1
17
Nice Nice
2
0
1
1
-3
1
18
Auxerre Auxerre
2
0
0
2
-5
0

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Scores & Fixtures

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
8/15
GET GET
@
ALA ALA
0-3
Sat
8/15
RAY RAY
@
SEV SEV
1-2
Sun
8/16
VIL VIL
@
RAC RAC
2-2
Sun
8/16
LEV LEV
@
ESP ESP
0-3
Mon
8/17
ELC ELC
@
DEP DEP
1-1

Fixtures

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