Football: who is the most successful Frenchman in history?

With 32 career trophies, Karim Benzema is the most successful French player. Here is the ranking.

By offering himself the Club World Cup with Real Madrid in Rabat (Morocco), a few days ago, the tricolor striker filled his list and confirmed his status as the most successful player in his career.

With Real Madrid, Karim Benzema won four La Liga, a King’s Cup, five Champions Leagues, five European Super Cups, five Intercontinental Cups (or Club World Cups) and five Spanish Super Cups.

With Lyon, “KB9” had won seven trophies. And in 2021, he won his first title in the French team, the League of Nations. Behind him is Kingsley Coman who is pushing, with 26 titles. Here is the Top 30, mixing retired and active players, updated by the Chroniques Bleues site.

Classification

1. Karim Benzema – 32 titles

2. Kingsley Coman – 26 titles

3. Franck Ribery – 23 titles

4. Bixente Lizarazu – 22 titles

5. Adrien Rabiot – 22 titles

6. Blaise Matuidi – 21 titles

7. Patrice Evra – 21 titles

8. Raphael Varane – 20 titles

9. Patrick Vieira – 19 titles

10. Thierry Henry – 18 titles

11. Willy Sagnol – 18 titles

12. Eric Abidal – 17 titles

13. Grégory Coupet – 16 titles

14. Didier Deschamps – 15 titles

15. Claude Makelele – 15 titles

16. Hatem Ben Arfa – 15 titles

17. Hervé Revelli – 15 titles

18. Presnel Kimpembe – 14 titles

19. Corentin Tolisso – 14 titles

20. Sidney Govou – 14 titles

21. Eric Cantona – 14 titles

22. Sylvain Wiltord – 13 titles

23. Kylian Mbappé – 13 titles

24. Florent Malouda – 13 titles

25. Zinedine Zidane – 12 titles

26. Alain Roche – 12 titles

27. Jean-Michel Larqué – 12 titles

28. Paul Pogba – 12 titles

29. Olivier Giroud – 12 titles

30. Robert Herbin – 11 titles

31. Michel Platini – 10 titles