Although France did not win the World Cup for the first time until 1998, as a traditional football power, they will train many excellent football players for football almost every ten years, and the past twenty years will naturally be no exception, so which 7 of the many excellent players that France has cultivated in the past two decades are the greatest? Let's take a look at it together.
7th place: Claude Makelele
Claude Makelele played professionally for Clubs such as Real Madrid, Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain in his career, scoring 23 goals, delivering 25 assists and helping the team win 15 titles in 797 games, and 71 appearances on the international stage, helping France win the 2006 World Cup runner-up and being named fifa team of the year once.
6th place: Anthony Griezmann
Anthony Griezmann can play as a striker, winger or midfielder on the pitch, his career has been through real sociedad, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona, scoring 199 goals, giving 72 assists in 496 games, helping the team win 4 championships, and in international competitions, he has been more successful, scoring 30 goals in 78 games for France, and also leading the Gallic Rooster to the 2018 World Cup, in addition to mentioning, He finished third in both the 2016 and 2018 Golden Globe Awards.
5th place: Ngolo Kante
Ngolo Kante has played as a defensive midfielder on the pitch, and so far in his career, four clubs, Boulogne, Caen, Leicester City and Chelsea, in 288 appearances, scored 18 goals, delivered 20 assists, helped the team win 5 championships, and in international competitions, he made 39 appearances for France, scored 1 goal, helped the Gaul Rooster win the 2018 World Cup title, and was also named to FIFA Team of the Year and UEFA Team of the Year once, in addition to 2017, In 2018, the Golden Globe Awards won 8th and 11th places respectively.
4th place: Killian Mbappe
Kilian Mbappe, who plays as a striker on the pitch, started his career at Monaco and now plays for Paris Saint-Germain, at the age of 22, he has been officially a professional for less than 5 seasons, but he has achieved many achievements that players have not been able to get in their lifetime, so far, he has made 181 appearances for his club, scored 117 goals, delivered 66 assists, and on the international stage, he has also performed well, scoring 13 goals in 34 games he has played. He helped France win the 2018 World Cup, and was also selected for FIFA Team of the Year twice, UEFA Team of the Year once, and he also finished 7th and 4th at the 2017 and 2018 Golden Globe Awards.
3rd place: Patrick Vieira
Patrick Vieira is a midfielder on the pitch, and he has played for clubs such as Cannes, Arsenal, Juventus and Inter Milan in his career, scoring 56 goals and giving 52 assists in 629 appearances, helping the team win 16 titles, and in international competitions, he made 107 appearances for France, scoring 6 goals, helping the Gallic Rooster win 1 World Cup and 1 European Cup, and was also named to the UEFA Team of the Year once.
2nd place: Thierry Henry
Thierry Henry has worked as a striker on the pitch and has played for clubs monaco, Juventus, Arsenal and Barcelona in his career, scoring 360 goals, delivering 161 assists and helping the team win 15 titles in 790 appearances, and in international competitions, he made 123 appearances and scored 51 goals, helping France win one World Cup and one European Championship, and also finished second and third in the 2003 and 2006 Ballon d'Or Awards.
1st place: Zinedin Zidane
Zinetin Zidane is a front-back on the pitch, he has played for clubs such as Cannes, Juventus and Real Madrid in his career, scoring 117 goals and giving 113 assists in 608 appearances, helping his team win 13 titles, and in international competitions, he has made 108 appearances for France, scored 31 goals, led the Gallic Rooster to win 1 World Cup and 1 European Cup, personally won 1 Ballon d'Or, and was elected World Footballer of the Year twice. Although a considerable part of his achievements were before 2000, he was ranked first on the list just by being elected World Footballer of the Year twice.
In addition to the above seven players, what other outstanding French football players have impressed everyone in the past two decades? Welcome to leave a message in the comment area to add Oh