Olympique Lyonnais is a French professional association football club based in Lyon, Rhône-Alpes, playing in Ligue 1, the top level of the French football league system, as of the 2010–11 season. The club was formed in 1899 as the football section of sports club Lyon Olympique Universitaire. In 1950, the section split from the club and formed the club that exists today. Lyon played their first competitive match in August 1950. The club's first major honor was winning the 1963–64 edition of the Coupe de France. Lyon won their first ever Ligue 1 title in the 2001–02 season. The title started a national record-breaking streak of seven successive league championships. Since playing their first competitive match, more than 500 players have made a competitive first-team appearance for the club.
Olympique Lyonnais' record appearance-maker is Serge Chiesa, who made 542 total competitive appearances between 1969–1983.[1][2] In 1981, Chiesa surpassed Fleury Di Nallo who was the first player in the club's history to make 400 competitive appearances. Di Nallo is the club's all-time leading goalscorer with 222 and finished his career at Lyon with 495 total appearances.[2] Only six other players have made over 400 appearances for Lyon.[3] Goalkeepers Grégory Coupet and Yves Chauveau made 519 and 490 competitive appearances, respectively, while Sidney Govou appeared in 412.[4][5] Coupet and Govou, alongside Juninho Pernambucano, are the only players to have played on all seven of the club's league-winning championship teams.[4][6][7] Aimé Mignot is the defender with the most appearances for the club with 424 caps.[8] Anthony Réveillère rounds out the list having made exactly 400 appearances for Lyon.[9] Portuguese international Anthony Lopes is currently the only active player with more than 400 appearances for the club.
Position key: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
Name | Nationality[nb 1] | Position | Lyon career | Appearances | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Serge Chiesa | France | MF | 1969–1983 | 542 | 132 |
Grégory Coupet | France | GK | 1997–2008 | 519 | 0 |
Fleury Di Nallo | France | FW | 1960–1974 | 494 | 222 |
Yves Chauveau | France | GK | 1966–1975 1978–1982 |
490 | 0 |
Anthony Lopes | Portugal | GK | 2012– | 489 | 0 |
Aimé Mignot | France | DF | 1955–1966 | 425 | 1 |
Sidney Govou | France | FW | 1999–2010 | 412 | 77 |
Anthony Réveillère | France | DF | 2003–2013 | 400 | 6 |
Ángel Rambert | France | MF | 1960–1970 | 380 | 67 |
Alexandre Lacazette | France | FW | 2010–2017 2022– |
364 | 187 |
Juninho | Brazil | MF | 2001–2009 | 344 | 100 |
Maxime Gonalons | France | MF | 2009–2017 | 334 | 12 |
Marcel Le Borgne | France | MF | 1956–1960 1961–1969 |
324 | 8 |
Cris | Brazil | DF | 2004–2012 | 310 | 27 |
Name | Nationality[nb 2] | Position | Lyon career | Appearances | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bernard Lhomme | France | DF | 1966–1976 | 294 | 4 |
Lucien Degeorges | France | DF | 1960–1969 | 294 | 8 |
Raymond Domenech | France | DF | 1970–1977 | 293 | 11 |
Alain Olio | France | DF | 1976–1984 1985–1986 |
290 | 14 |
Camille Ninel | France | MF | 1950–1961 | 283 | 7 |
Kim Källström | Sweden | MF | 2006–2012 | 281 | 22 |
Ljubomir Mihajlović | Serbia | DF | 1970–1977 | 279 | 2 |
Philippe Violeau | France | MF | 1997–2004 | 269 | 11 |
Florent Laville | France | DF | 1993–2003 | 268 | 4 |
Pascal Fugier | France | DF | 1985–1993 | 261 | 5 |
Laurent Fournier | France | MF | 1980–1988 | 261 | 28 |
Bernard Lacombe | France | FW | 1969–1978 | 258 | 149 |
Bruno Ngotty | France | DF | 1987–1995 | 256 | 13 |
Maxwel Cornet | Ivory Coast | FW | 2015–2021 | 252 | 51 |
André Lerond | France | DF | 1951–1959 | 246 | 3 |
Bafétimbi Gomis | France | FW | 2009–2014 | 244 | 95 |
Corentin Tolisso | France | MF | 2013–2017 2022– |
239 | 33 |
Steed Malbranque | France | MF | 1997–2001 2012–2016 |
238 | 19 |
Houssem Aouar | Algeria | MF | 2017–2023 | 233 | 41 |
André Ferri | France | MF | 1980–1987 | 229 | 13 |
Vikash Dhorasoo | France | MF | 1993–1998 2002–2004 |
224 | 13 |
Christophe Delmotte | France | MF | 1997–2004 | 222 | 16 |
Daniel Ravier | France | MF | 1969–1974 | 222 | 21 |
Patrick Müller | Switzerland | DF | 2000–2004 2006–2008 |
220 | 7 |
Jordan Ferri | France | MF | 2011–2019 | 213 | 12 |
Jérémy Toulalan | France | MF | 2006–2011 | 210 | 1 |
David Linarès | France | DF | 1996–2002 | 206 | 5 |
Slobodan Topalović | Serbia | GK | 1981–1987 | 203 | 0 |
Sylvain Deplace | France | DF | 1991–1997 | 203 | 4 |
Hugo Lloris | France | GK | 2008–2012 | 202 | 0 |
Robert Cacchioni | Italy | DF | 1970–1977 | 202 | 5 |
Name | Nationality[nb 3] | Position | Lyon career | Appearances | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mahamadou Diarra | Mali | MF | 2002–2006 | 198 | 14 |
Thadée Polak | France | DF | 1961–1967 | 195 | 3 |
Nabil Fekir | France | FW | 2013–2019 | 193 | 69 |
Florent Malouda | France | MF | 2003–2007 | 193 | 33 |
Jean Djorkaeff | France | DF | 1957–1966 | 193 | 23 |
Jean Baeza | France | DF | 1969–1974 | 192 | 12 |
Marcel Aubour | France | GK | 1960–1966 | 184 | 0 |
Émile Antonio | France | MF | 1954–1961 | 183 | 23 |
Maxence Caqueret | France | MF | 2018– | 181 | 7 |
Joël Fréchet | France | MF | 1981–1982 1983–1989 |
179 | 17 |
Memphis Depay | Netherlands | FW | 2017–2021 | 178 | 76 |
Ernest Schultz | France | FW | 1952–1957 | 176 | 91 |
Moussa Dembélé | France | FW | 2018–2023 | 172 | 70 |
Marcel Nowak | France | DF | 1953–1957 1962–1963 |
171 | 12 |
Samuel Umtiti | France | DF | 2011–2016 | 170 | 5 |
Jérémie Bréchet | France | DF | 1998–2003 | 169 | 0 |
Bruno Génésio | France | MF | 1984–1987 1988–1993 1994–1995 |
169 | 11 |
Lisandro López | Argentina | FW | 2009–2013 | 168 | 82 |
Sima Nikolić | Bosnia and Herzegovina | FW | 1980–1985 | 168 | 78 |
Marcelo | Brazil | DF | 2017–2021 | 167 | 8 |
Lucas Tousart | France | MF | 2015–2020 | 165 | 6 |
Stéphane Roche | France | MF | 1988–1992 1993–1996 1997–1998 |
164 | 24 |
Nestor Combin | France | FW | 1959–1964 | 164 | 94 |
Rémi Garde | France | MF | 1984–1993 | 162 | 23 |
Jimmy Briand | France | FW | 2010–2014 | 160 | 34 |
Sonny Anderson | Brazil | FW | 1999–2003 | 160 | 94 |
André Perrin | France | FW | 1966–1967 1968–1971 |
159 | 25 |
Edmilson | Brazil | MF | 2000–2004 | 157 | 5 |
Franck Gava | France | MF | 1992–1997 | 157 | 29 |
Jacek Bąk | Poland | DF | 1995–2002 | 154 | 7 |
Rayan Cherki | France | FW | 2019– | 153 | 20 |
Clément Grenier | France | MF | 2009–2018 | 152 | 18 |
Gilbert Bonvin | France | DF | 1951–1955 | 151 | 6 |
Robert Mouynet | France | DF | 1955–1959 | 149 | 5 |
Karim Benzema | France | FW | 2004–2009 | 148 | 66 |
Jean-François Jodar | France | DF | 1975–1979 | 148 | 5 |
Pascal Olmeta | France | GK | 1993–1997 | 146 | 0 |
Thiago Mendes | Brazil | MF | 2019–2023 | 143 | 2 |
Georges Prost | France | MF | 1965–1973 | 143 | 9 |
Michel Bastos | Brazil | MF | 2009–2013 | 142 | 35 |
Florian Maurice | France | FW | 1992–1997 | 142 | 51 |
Bakary Koné | Burkina Faso | DF | 2011–2016 | 141 | 8 |
Guy Hatchi | France | MF | 1961–1965 | 140 | 16 |
Rafael | Brazil | DF | 2015–2020 | 139 | 2 |
Jérémy Morel | Madagascar | DF | 2015–2019 | 139 | 1 |
Jason Denayer | Belgium | DF | 2018–2022 | 137 | 8 |
Alain Caveglia | France | FW | 1996–2000 | 137 | 61 |
Yves Mariot | France | FW | 1973–1977 | 137 | 20 |
Aly Cissokho | France | DF | 2009–2013 | 136 | 2 |
Ali Bouafia | Algeria | FW | 1988–1992 | 135 | 26 |
Dejan Lovren | Croatia | DF | 2010–2013 2023–2024 |
134 | 4 |
Robert Nouzaret | France | MF | 1963–1969 | 130 | 2 |
Léo Dubois | France | DF | 2018–2022 | 129 | 5 |
Ludovic Giuly | France | FW | 1994–1998 | 129 | 32 |
Marcelo Djian | Brazil | DF | 1993–1998 | 129 | 1 |
André Guy | France | FW | 1967–1971 | 129 | 76 |
Yoann Gourcuff | France | MF | 2010–2015 | 128 | 19 |
Éric Roy | France | MF | 1993–1996 | 128 | 12 |
Dominique Marais | France | DF | 1976–1981 | 127 | 2 |
Peguy Luyindula | France | FW | 2001–2004 | 126 | 46 |
Eric Deflandre | Belgium | DF | 2000–2004 | 126 | 0 |
Robert Valette | France | DF | 1969–1976 | 126 | 5 |
Fred | Brazil | FW | 2005–2009 | 125 | 43 |
Bertrand Traoré | Burkina Faso | FW | 2017–2020 | 123 | 33 |
Émile Daniel | France | FW | 1961–1965 | 123 | 16 |
René Bocchi | France | MF | 1956–1957 1958–1961 |
123 | 10 |
Miralem Pjanić | Bosnia and Herzegovina | MF | 2008–2011 | 121 | 16 |
Patrice Carteron | France | DF | 1997–2000 | 120 | 10 |
Rachid Ghezzal | Algeria | FW | 2014–2017 | 119 | 14 |
Romarin Billong | Cameroon | DF | 1989–1995 | 115 | 5 |
Karl Toko Ekambi | Cameroon | FW | 2020–2023 | 114 | 38 |
Ederson | Brazil | MF | 2008–2012 | 114 | 11 |
François Clerc | France | DF | 2004–2010 | 114 | 2 |
Sylvain Wiltord | France | FW | 2004–2007 | 114 | 32 |
Eric Carrière | France | FW | 2001–2004 | 114 | 16 |
François Lemasson | France | GK | 1987–1990 | 114 | 0 |
Henri Zambelli | France | DF | 1982–1985 | 114 | 6 |
Patrick Paillot | France | DF | 1975–1980 | 114 | 0 |
Christophe Cocard | France | MF | 1996–1999 | 113 | 14 |
Franck Durix | France | MF | 1982–1988 | 113 | 33 |
Jacques Glyczinski | France | DF | 1963–1969 | 113 | 3 |
Rémy Vercoutre | France | GK | 2002–2014 | 112 | 0 |
Caçapa | Brazil | DF | 2000–2007 | 112 | 7 |
Cédric Bardon | France | FW | 1994–1998 | 112 | 15 |
Jean-Paul Bernad | France | MF | 1972–1978 | 112 | 20 |
Hector Maison | Argentina | MF | 1966–1969 | 112 | 9 |
Tanguy Ndombele | France | MF | 2017–2019 2022 |
111 | 5 |
Jean-Jacques Nono | Cameroon | MF | 1983–1988 | 111 | 7 |
Jean Tigana | France | MF | 1978–1981 | 111 | 17 |
Claude Hugues | France | GK | 1957–1958 1959–1962 |
111 | 0 |
Ghislain Anselmini | France | DF | 1991–1993 1994–1998 |
109 | 0 |
Éric Boucher | France | DF | 1983–1986 | 108 | 0 |
Pierre Laigle | France | MF | 1999–2002 | 107 | 11 |
Ildo Maneiro | Uruguay | MF | 1973–1976 | 106 | 18 |
Jean Makoun | Cameroon | MF | 2008–2010 | 105 | 12 |
Eric Abidal | France | DF | 2004–2007 | 105 | 2 |
Gueïda Fofana | France | MF | 2011–2015 | 104 | 9 |
Jean-Luc Sassus | France | DF | 1994–1997 | 104 | 2 |
Gilles Rousset | France | GK | 1990–1993 | 104 | 0 |
Lucien Cossou | France | FW | 1956–1959 | 103 | 47 |
Henri Bedimo | Cameroon | DF | 2013–2016 | 103 | 1 |
Milan Bisevac | Serbia | DF | 2012–2015 | 103 | 1 |
Jean-Pierre Knayer | France | MF | 1953–1957 | 102 | 4 |
César Delgado | Argentina | MF | 2008–2011 | 101 | 9 |
Tiago Mendes | Portugal | MF | 2005–2007 | 101 | 14 |
Christophe Desbouillons | France | DF | 1976–1981 | 101 | 5 |
Jacky Colin | France | MF | 1988–1991 | 100 | 11 |