oldest french players in 2026

Olivier Giroud and Pierrick Capelle were tied for the oldest Frenchman 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
7Francis 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
8Florian 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
9Djibril 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
10Timothée 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
11Thomas 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
12Maxime 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
13Florian 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
14Paul 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
15Pierre 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
16Donovan 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
17Laurent 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
18Maxime 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
19Ruben 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
20Jonathan 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
21Jonathan 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
22Corentin Tolisso
C. Tolisso
31
2025-26
Lyon Lyon
7.03
30
2,302
26
11
0.37
4
15
2
0
54
27
1
1,752
100
3
23Ludovic Ajorque
L. Ajorque
31
2025-26
Brest Brest
6.52
32
2,820
32
8
0.25
9
17
0
0
55
17
2
1,195
140
14
24Adrien Thomasson
A. Thomasson
31
2025-26
Lens Lens
6.97
32
2,683
31
3
0.09
9
12
0
0
43
13
2
2,016
145
4
25Brice Samba
B. Samba
31
2025-26
Rennes Rennes
6.74
32
2,880
32
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,473
0
0
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More Lille Stats

Team Leaders

G

1

Giroud

Olivier Giroud

A

2

Giroud

Olivier Giroud

RTG

7.55

Bakwa

Dilane Bakwa
Team Rankings

GF

5

8th

GA

2

2nd

GD

3

4th

FORM

WDW

last 5

2026-27 Table
CLUBMWDLGDPTS
2
Lyon Lyon
3
2
1
0
4
7
3
Paris FC Paris FC
3
2
1
0
4
7
4
Lille Lille
3
2
1
0
3
7
5
Rennes Rennes
3
2
1
0
2
7
6
Strasbourg Strasbourg
3
2
0
1
1
6

Ligue 1 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

4

Gouiri

Amine Gouiri

4

Sinayoko

Lassine Sinayoko

4

Doumbia

Kamory Doumbia
Assists Leaders

2

Giroud

Olivier Giroud

2

Thomasson

Adrien Thomasson

2

Ruiz

Fabián Ruiz
Rating Leaders

8.68

Doumbia

Kamory Doumbia

8.58

Vitinha

Vitinha

8.33

Højbjerg

Pierre Emile Højbjerg
Take-ons Leaders

12

Yassine

Gessime Yassine

6

Diop

Sofiane Diop

6

Doué

Désiré Doué
Big Chances Created Leaders

4

Yassine

Gessime Yassine

3

Ajorque

Ludovic Ajorque

3

Cásseres Yepes

Cristian Cásseres Jr.

Ligue 1 2026-27 Rankings

Goals For Rankings
Strasbourg

8

Rennes

7

Paris FC

6

Lens

6

Brest

6

Lyon

6
Goals Against Rankings
Monaco

1

Paris FC

2

Lorient

2

Lille

2

Lyon

2

Le Havre

4
Goal Difference Rankings
Paris FC

4

Lyon

4

Monaco

4

Lille

3

Rennes

2

Strasbourg

1

Ligue 1 2026-27 Table

Ligue 1MWDLGDPTS
1
Monaco Monaco
3
3
0
0
4
9
2
Lyon Lyon
3
2
1
0
4
7
3
Paris FC Paris FC
3
2
1
0
4
7
4
Lille Lille
3
2
1
0
3
7
5
Rennes Rennes
3
2
1
0
2
7
6
Strasbourg Strasbourg
3
2
0
1
1
6
7
Brest Brest
3
1
2
0
1
5
8
Lorient Lorient
3
1
1
1
0
4
9
Troyes Troyes
3
1
1
1
-3
4
10
Marseille Marseille
3
1
0
2
1
3
11
Lens Lens
3
1
0
2
1
3
12
Angers Angers
3
1
0
2
-1
3
13
Le Mans Le Mans
3
0
2
1
-1
2
14
PSG PSG
3
0
2
1
-1
2
15
Nice Nice
3
0
2
1
-3
2
16
Le Havre Le Havre
3
0
1
2
-2
1
17
Toulouse Toulouse
3
0
1
2
-3
1
18
Auxerre Auxerre
3
0
0
3
-7
0

Ligue 1 2026-27 Scores & Fixtures

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
8/21
STR STR
@
MAR MAR
0-4
Sat
8/22
AUX AUX
@
LEN LEN
2-5
Sat
8/22
LYO LYO
@
TOU TOU
2-0
Sat
8/22
LOR LOR
@
NIC NIC
0-0
Sat
8/22
PFC PFC
@
TRO TRO
0-0

Fixtures

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
5/17
TOU TOU
@
NAN NAN
3:00 PM