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48 famous footballers in our data have played for Lyon, including Karim Benzema, Hugo Lloris, Jérôme Boateng, Xherdan Shaqiri, Memphis Depay.

Famous players who played for Lyon

PlayerYears at Lyon
Karim Benzema2004–2009
Hugo Lloris2008–2012
Jérôme Boateng2021–2023
Xherdan Shaqiri2021–2022
Memphis Depay2017–2021
Eric Abidal2004–2007
Samuel Umtiti2012–2016
Dejan Lovren2010–2024
Michael Essien2003–2005
Fred2005–2009
Florent Malouda2003–2007
Milan Baroš2007–2008
Anthony Martial2012–2013
Miralem Pjanić2008–2011
Nemanja Matić2024–2025
Hatem Ben Arfa2004–2008
Alexandre Lacazette2010–2025
Mattia De Sciglio2020–2021
Bradley Barcola2021–2023
Mathieu Valbuena2015–2017
Jérémy Toulalan2006–2011
Yoann Gourcuff2010–2015
Rafael Pereira da Silvafrom 2015
Fabio Grosso2007–2009
Nabil Fekir2013–2019
Corentin Tolissofrom 2013
Ferland Mendy2017–2019
Sylvain Wiltord2004–2007
Juninho Pernambucano2001–2009
Rayan Cherki2019–2025
Raymond Domenech1970–1977
Nicolás Tagliaficofrom 2022
Lucas Paquetá2020–2022
Bruno Guimarães2020–2022
Tiago Mendes2005–2007
Edmílson2000–2004
Malo Gusto2021–2023
Endrick2025–2026
Sidney Govou2000–2010
Loïc Rémy2006–2008
Kim Källström2006–2012
Abedi Pele1993–1994
Sébastien Squillaci2006–2008
Ludovic Giuly1994–1998
John Carew2005–2007
Wilfried Zaha2024–2025
Emerson Palmieri2021–2022
Mariano Díaz2017–2018

Ordered by how widely each player is covered on Wikipedia. Source: Wikidata (snapshot 2026-09-28).

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