Alexis Sanchez (OM) is one of the 83 players who have discovered Ligue 1 Uber Eats since the beginning of the season. Check out our list of all the new players in France's top flight for the 2022-23 season.
Ligue 1 Uber Eats has seen a number of new faces at the start of the 2022-23 season, including some very famous ones like Alexis Sanchez (OM), Aaron Ramsey and Kasper Schmeichel (OGC Nice). Of the 20 clubs involved, Montpellier HSC were the last club to field a newcomer to the French league, with 18-year-old Khalil Fayad scoring in his debut against PSG, while the promoted sides were very active with 31 players in total among TFC, ACA and AJA.
Of the 83 players to have made their Ligue 1 Uber Eats debuts this season, Riad Nouri is the oldest. At 37 years and 59 days old, the AC Ajaccio player has even become - after 387 games in Ligue 2 BKT - the oldest outfield player to make his debut in the elite since David Beckham. Then there are 14 debutants who took their first steps in Ligue 1 Uber Eats after graduating from their respective clubs' youth academies. In addition, there are 18 players from the French training system.
Finally, some of our new faces even had a double first in the championship by adding a first goal: like Thijs Dallinga (TFC), Aaron Ramsey (OGCN), Folarin Balogun (SdR), Luis Suárez and Nuno Tavares (OM) in Round 1, and Ismaily (LOSC) in Round 2.
Toulouse FC: 14 players
11 foreign players
4 youth academy graduates
Anthony Rouault (defender, France)
Rasmus Nicolaisen (defender, Denmark)
Mikkel Desler (defender, Denmark)
Moussa Diarra (defender, France)
Kévin Keben (defender, Cameroon)
Thijs Dallinga (forward, Netherlands)
Stijn Spierings (midfielder, Netherlands)
Farès Chaïbi (midfielder, France)
Branco van den Boomen (midfielder, Netherlands)
Denis Genreau (midfielder, Australia)
Rafael Ratão (forward, Brazil)
Rhys Healey (forward, England)
Zakaria Aboukhlal (forward, Morocco)
Ado Onaiwu (forward, Japan)
AC Ajaccio: 12 players
6 foreign players
2 youth academy graduates
Cédric Avinel* (defender, France)
Ismaël Diallo* (defender, Ivory Coast)
Oumar Gonzalez* (defender, France)
Riad Nouri* (midfielder, France)
Qazim Laçi (midfielder, Albania)
Kevin Spadanuda (midfielder, Switzerland)
Yanis Cimignani (midfielder, France)
Bevic Moussiti-Oko* (forward, Congo)
Mounaim El Idrissy (forward, France)
Cyrille Bayala (forward, Burkina Faso)
Fernando Mayembo (defender, Congo)
Michael Barreto* (midfielder, France)
Clermont Foot 63: 6 players
5 foreign players
Mory Diaw* (goalkeeper, France)
Neto Borges (defender, Brazil)
Mateusz Wieteska (defender, Poland)
Muhammed-Cham Saracevic (midfielder, Austria)
Komnen Andric (forward, Serbia)
Brandon Baiye (midfielder, Belgium)
Olympique de Marseille: 6 players
5 foreign players
Rubén Blanco (goalkeeper, Spain)
Chancel Mbemba (defender, DR Congo)
Samuel Gigot* (defender, France)
Nuno Tavares (defender, Portugal)
Luis Suárez (forward, Colombia)
Alexis Sanchez (forward, Chile)
ESTAC Troyes: 5 players
2 foreign players
1 youth academy graduate
Jackson Porozo (defender, Ecuador)
Andreas Bruus (defender, Denmark)
Thierno Baldé* (defender, France)
Kyliane Dong (forward, France)
Wilson Odobert* (forward, France)
AJ Auxerre: 5 players
3 foreign players
1 youth academy graduate
Jubal (defender, Brazil)
Paul Joly* (defender, France)
Youssouf M'Changama* (midfielder, Comoros)
Hamza Sakhi* (midfielder, Morocco)
Lassine Sinayoko (striker, Mali)
Stade de Reims: 4 players
4 foreign players
1 youth academy graduate
Patrick Pentz (goalkeeper, Austria)
Mamadou Mbow (defender, Senegal)
Emmanuel Agbadou (defender, Ivory Coast)
Folarin Balogun (striker, England)
Angers SCO: 4 players
3 foreign players
Miha Blazic (defender, Slovenia)
Halid Sabanovic (defender, Bosnia-Herzegovina)
Amine Salama* (forward, France)
Ilyés Chétti (defender, Algeria)
OGC Nice: 4 players
3 foreign players
Kasper Schmeichel (goalkeeper, Denmark)
Alexis Beka Beka* (midfielder, France)
Rares Ilie (striker, Romania)
Aaron Ramsey (midfielder, Wales)
Stade Rennais FC: 3 players
2 foreign players
1 youth academy graduate
Joe Rodon (defender, Wales)
Désiré Doué* (midfielder, France)
Arthur Theate (defender, Belgium)
FC Lorient: 3 players
3 foreign players
Yvon Mvogo (goalkeeper, Switzerland)
Gédéon Kalulu* (defender, DR Congo)
Montassar Talbi (defender, Tunisia)
Stade Brestois 29: 3 players
3 foreign players
Noah Fadiga (defender, Belgium)
Achraf Dari (defender, Morocco)
Karamako Dembélé (striker, England)
LOSC Lille: 3 players
3 foreign players
Alexsandro Ribeiro (defender, Brazil)
Carlos Baleba (midfielder, Cameroon)
Ismaily (defender, Brazil)
Olympique Lyonnais: 2 players
1 foreign player
Nicolás Tagliafico (defender, Argentina)
Johann Lepenant* (midfielder, France)
Paris Saint-Germain: 2 players
1 foreign player
1 youth academy graduate
Warren Zaïre-Emery (midfielder, France)
Vitinha (midfielder, Portugal)
AS Monaco: 2 players
1 foreign player
1 youth academy graduate
Breel Embolo (forward, Switzerland)
Soungouto Magassa (midfielder, France)
RC Strasbourg Alsace: 2 players
1 foreign player
1 youth academy graduate
Dany Jean (midfielder, Haiti)
Marvin Senaya (defender, France)
RC Lens: 1 player
1 foreign player
Loïs Openda (striker, Belgium)
FC Nantes: 1 player
1 foreign player
Mostafa Mohamed (striker, Egypt)
Montpellier HSC: 1 player
1 youth academy graduate
Khalil Fayal (midfielder, France)
*Players from French youth academies
