The

Division 1 Féminine The Division 1 Féminine, shortened as D1 Féminine or D1F, and currently known as D1 Arkema for sponsorship reasons, is the highest division of women's football in France. Run by the French Football Federation, the league is contested by twelv ...

is the highest league of women's football in France. The league, which started in 1974, was divided in two separate divisions (

Division 2 Féminine The Division 2 Féminine, shortened as D2 Féminine, is the second division of women's football in France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas ...

and Division 3 Féminine). The following players must meet both of the following two criteria: #Have played at least one Division 1 Féminine game. Players who were signed by Division 1 Féminine clubs, but only played in lower leagues, cup games and/or European games, or did not play in any competitive games at all, are not included. Clubs listed are those for which the player has played at least one Division 1 Féminine game. In bold: players who are currently under contract by a Division 1 Féminine club.

Africa (CAF)

Algeria

* Morgane Belkhiter * Sofia Guellati

Cameroon

Michaela Abam Michaela-Batya Bisi Abam (born 12 June 1997) is an American-born Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Houston Dash in the National Women's Soccer League and the Cameroon national team. She previously played for ...

Claudine Meffometou Claudine Falonne Meffometou Tcheno (born 1 July 1990) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a defender for FC Fleury 91 of the Division 1 Féminine and for the Cameroon women's national football team. She has represented her country at the ...

* Charlène Meyong *

Marlyse Ngo Ndoumbouk Marlyse Bernadette Ngo Ndoumbouk (born 3 January 1985) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a forward for French club Lille and as a midfielder for the Cameroon women's national team. International career Ngo Ndoumbouk played for the senior ...

Jeannette Yango Jeannette Grace Ngock Yango (born 12 June 1993) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Division 1 Féminine club En Avant Guingamp and the Cameroon national team. Honours ; 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam * Bundesliga: Runner-up 2012 ...

Ivory Coast

* Mariam Diakité * Inès Konan * Rosemonde Kouassi

Mali

Aissata Traoré Aissata Traoré (born 9 September 1997) is a Malian footballer who plays as a forward for French Division 1 Féminine club En Avant de Guingamp and the Mali women's national team. Career Club Traoré played for AS Super Lionness in her country ...

Morocco

Salma Amani Salma Amani ( ar, سلمى أماني; born 28 November 1989) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Saudi Women's Premier League club Al-Ittihad and the Morocco women's national team. She also holds French cit ...

Nigeria

* Chiamaka Nnadozie *

Evelyn Nwabuoku Evelyn Nwabuoku (born 14 November 1985) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a midfielder for En Avant de Guingamp in the French Division 1 Féminine and the Nigeria women's national football team and she is the captain of the national side. Nwa ...

* Desire Oparanozie *

Cynthia Uwak Cynthia Uwak (born 15 July 1986 in Akwa Ibom State) is a Nigerian football striker who most recently played for Åland United in the Naisten Liiga in Finland. Early life Cynthia Uwak's first experience of playing football was against boys in th ...

South Africa

* Ode Fulutudilu

Tunisia

* Leïla Maknoun

Asia (AFC)

Australia

Ellie Carpenter Ellie Madison Carpenter (born 28 April 2000) is an Australian footballer who plays as a defender for French club Olympique Lyonnais and the Australia national team. She previously played for Western Sydney Wanderers in Australia's W-League ...

Lydia Williams Lydia Grace Yilkari Williams (born 13 May 1988) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Super League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Australia national team. Williams previously played for Melbour ...

China

* Wang Fei *

Li Mengwen Li Mengwen (; born 28 March 1995) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Women's Super League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the China national team. Club career Li started her senior club career with Jiangsu. O ...

Japan

Saki Kumagai is a Japanese footballer who plays for German club FC Bayern Munich and the Japan national team. She plays primarily as a defensive midfielder but has also been deployed as a central defender. Kumagai is one of the most successful East Asian ...

Shinobu Ohno is a Japanese Association football, footballer who plays as a forward (association football), forward for Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara. She formerly played for the Japan women's national football team. Club career Ohno was born in Zama, Ka ...

Ami Otaki is a Japanese football player. She plays for JEF United Chiba. She played for Japan national team. Club career Otaki was born in Hiratsuka on July 28, 1989. After graduating from Waseda University, she joined French Division 1 club Olympiqu ...

Europe (UEFA)

Austria

* Marina Georgieva

Belgium

* Lisa Lichtfus

Bulgaria

* Dessi Dupuy

Czech Republic

* Barbora Votíková

Denmark

* Dorte Dalum Jensen * Line Røddik Hansen * Cecilie Sandvej

England

* Tinaya Alexander *

Lucy Bronze Lucia Roberta Tough Bronze (born 28 October 1991), known as Lucy Bronze, is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Barcelona and the England national team. She has previously played for Sunderland, Everton, Liverpool, Lyon a ...

– Lyon – 2017–2020 *

Izzy Christiansen Isobel Mary "Izzy" Christiansen (born 20 September 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for Everton in the FA WSL and the England national team. Club career Christiansen captained the women's football club at ...

– Lyon – 2018–2019 * Jenna Dear * Alex Greenwood – Lyon – 2019–2020 * Anna Moorhouse *

Nikita Parris Nikita Josephine Parris (born 10 March 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Manchester United and the England national team. She previously played for Division 1 Féminine club Olymp ...

– Lyon – 2019–2021 *

Jodie Taylor Jodie Lee Taylor (born 17 May 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for San Diego Wave of NWSL. She began her club career with local team Tranmere Rovers and had brief spells in her home country with Birmingham City, ...

– Lyon – 2020–2021

Finland

* Katriina Talaslahti

Germany

Pauline Bremer Pauline Marie Bremer (born 10 April 1996) is a German footballer who plays as a forward for Frauen-Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Germany national team. Club career Early career Pauline Bremer began her junior career at SVG Göttingen ...

Sara Däbritz Sara Ilonka Däbritz (born 15 February 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Division 1 Féminine club Lyon and the Germany national team. Club career Däbritz began her junior career at SpVgg SV Weiden and SC ...

* Josephine Henning *

Dzsenifer Marozsán Dzsenifer Marozsán (; born 18 April 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French club Olympique Lyonnais, as well as the Germany national team. She previously played for 1. FC Saarbrücken and 1. FFC Frankfurt in t ...

Carolin Simon Carolin Simon (born 24 November 1992) is a German football player for Bayern Munich and the Germany national team. Career Club Carolin Simon began her career with the GSV Eintracht Baunatal and moved in the summer of 2008 to third division TSV ...

Greece

Sophia Koggouli Sophia Koggouli (born 26 July 1991) is a Greek footballer who plays as a forward for Tavagnacco of the Italian Serie B and the Greece national team. Career Koggouli finished as the Greek Division A top scorer for seven consecutive years (from 2 ...

Iceland

* Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir *

Berglind Björg Þorvaldsdóttir Berglind Björg Þorvaldsdóttir (born 18 January 1992), commonly anglicised as Berglind Björg Thorvalsdottir, is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a forward for Division 1 Féminine club Paris Saint-Germain and the Iceland ...

Ireland

* Kyra Carusa *

Niamh Fahey Niamh Fahey (born 13 October 1987) is an Irish footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Liverpool in the Women's Super League and the Republic of Ireland women's national football team. She has previously played for Chelsea. Before ...

Chloe Mustaki Chloe Naomi Mustaki (born 29 July 1995) is an Irish footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Bristol City of the English Women's Championship. Born in the United States, and raised in France and Ireland, she is a member of the Repu ...

* Anne O'Brien *

Fiona O'Sullivan Fiona Julia O'Sullivan (born 17 September 1986) is a former footballer who played as a striker for clubs in the United States, Sweden, France, Germany and for English FA WSL team Notts County. Born and raised in the United States to an Irish f ...

* Stephanie Roche

Italy

Sara Gama Sara Gama (born 27 March 1989) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre back and captains both Serie A club Juventus FC and the Italy women's national team. Club career Gama has also played for PSG of Division 1 Féminine ...

* Rose Reilly

Malta

* Shona Zammit

Montenegro

* Jelena Karličić

Netherlands

Damaris Egurrola Damaris Berta Egurrola Wienke (born 26 August 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French Division 1 Féminine club Lyon and the Netherlands national team. At club level, she made her debut with Athletic Club in 20 ...

Anouk Dekker Marieke Anouk Dekker (; born 15 November 1986) is a Dutch footballer who plays for Braga. She is a member of the Netherlands national team. Club career She played for FFC Heike Rheine in the Frauen-Bundesliga from 2005 to 2007 before moving ...

* Daniëlle van de Donk * Sisca Folkertsma * Loes Geurts * Jackie Groenen * Sisca Folkertsma * Loes Geurts *

Shanice van de Sanden Shanice Janice van de Sanden (born 2 October 1992) is a Dutch professional Football player, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Women's Super League club Liverpool F.C. Women, Liverpool and the Netherlands women ...

Norway

Ada Hegerberg Ada Martine Stolsmo Hegerberg (born 10 July 1995) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker for the Division 1 Féminine club Lyon and the Norway national team. Hegerberg has represented Norway at the youth international l ...

– Lyon – 2014- *

Isabell Herlovsen Isabell Lehn Herlovsen (born 23 June 1988) is a Norwegian former football player. She last played for Våleranga and Kolbotn after moving home from China and the club Jiangsu Suning. She plays as a midfielder and a striker. Herlovsen is the ...

Christine Colombo Nilsen Christine Colombo Nilsen (married Hajo, born 30 April 1982) is a retired Norwegian football goalkeeper. She currently (2012) plays for Vålerenga in the Toppserien. She is also a member of the Norway women's national football team. She has appe ...

Bente Nordby Bente Dalum Nordby (born 23 July 1974) is a former Norwegian football goalkeeper, who last played for Olympique Lyonnais in Lyon, France. She played with the Norway women's national football team from 1991 to 2007. Career Nordby is the se ...

Andrea Norheim Andrea Norheim (born 30 January 1999) is a Norwegian Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), defender for HB Køge (women), HB Køge. Career Norheim started her career in Norway. After that, she played ...

* Karina Sævik *

Ingvild Stensland Ingvild Stensland (born 3 August 1981) is a former Norwegian footballer who, from August 2022, is one of the assistance coaches on Norway women's national team. As a player she last played for Stabæk FK in the Toppserien. She played as a midf ...

Poland

Paulina Dudek Paulina Dudek (born 16 June 1997) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Division 1 Féminine club Paris Saint-Germain, which she captains, and the Poland national team. Club career Dudek is a youth academy graduat ...

* Dominika Grabowska * Małgorzata Grec * Ewelina Kamczyk * Mady Solow

Portugal

Mélissa Gomes Mélissa Ferreira Gomes (born 27 April 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for French Division 1 Féminine club Reims and the Portugal national team. Club career A youth academy graduate of Juvisy, Gomes made ...

Jéssica Silva Jéssica Lisandra Manjenje Nogueira Silva (born 11 December 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a Winger (association football), winger or Forward (association football), forward for S.L. Benfica (women's football), Benf ...

Russia

* Irina Grigorieva *

Ekaterina Tyryshkina Ekaterina Nikolayevna Tyryshkina (born 31 January 1996) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French Division 1 Féminine club Dijon and the Russia national team. Club career Tyryshkina started her professional care ...

Scotland

Jen Beattie Jennifer Patricia Beattie (born 13 May 1991) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Arsenal of the FA WSL and the Scotland national team. Beattie is a tall, strong, right-footed player. Although typically a defender or midfielder ...

Edna Neillis Edna Neillis (15 April 1953 – 13 July 2015) was a Scottish women's association football player, who represented the Scottish women's football team and played in the French and Italian championships. Neillis was born in Glasgow, and raised i ...

Spain

* María Díaz Cirauqui

Sweden

Kosovare Asllani Kosovare Asllani (born 29 July 1989) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a striker or an attacking midfielder for Italian first division Serie A club AC Milan and the Sweden national team. Nicknamed "Kosse", Asllani possesses grea ...

* Emma Holmgren * Amelie Rybäck *

Lotta Schelin Charlotta Eva Schelin (born 27 February 1984) is a Swedish former professional footballer who most recently played as a striker for FC Rosengård of the Damallsvenskan. She made her debut for the Sweden national team in March 2004 and was appo ...

Caroline Seger Sara Caroline Seger (born 19 March 1985) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a midfielder and club captain for FC Rosengård in the Damallsvenskan league. She is the current captain of the Swedish national football team. Club career Linköpi ...

Switzerland

Eseosa Aigbogun Eseosa Mandy Aigbogun (born 23 May 1993) is a Swiss football forward, playing for Roma and for the Switzerland national team. Club career Aigbogun started her career playing for FC Zürich and later FC Basel, both in the Swiss Nationalliga A ...

Ramona Bachmann Ramona Bachmann (born 25 December 1990) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a forward for Division 1 Féminine club Paris Saint-Germain and the Switzerland national team. Bachmann, who is from Malters, moved to Sweden aged 16 and ...

Lara Dickenmann Lara Joy Dickenmann (born 27 November 1985) is a Swiss footballer. She played for German club VfL Wolfsburg and with French club Olympique Lyonnais. She is a versatile footballer who can play as a midfielder or a full-back on either side of the ...

* Sally Julini *

Coumba Sow Coumba Louisa Sow (born 27 August 1994) is a Swiss Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Basel Frauen, FC Basel in the Swiss Women's Super League and has appeared for the Switzerland women's national football team, Swi ...

* Meriame Terchoun

Turkey

İpek Kaya İpek Kaya (born 28 October 1994) is a footballer who plays as a defender for Division 1 Féminine club Soyaux. Born in France, she represents Turkey at international level. Early years She was born to Turkish immigrant parents in L'Aigle, Orn ...

Ukraine

Tetyana Romanenko Tetyana Romanenko ( uk, Тетяна Олександрівна Романенко) is a Ukrainian football striker, currently playing for Saint-Étienne in the Division 2 Féminine. She has also played for Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv and Energiya ...

Wales

* Jess Fishlock

North, Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF)

Canada

Vanessa Gilles Vanessa Brigitte Gilles (born March 11, 1996) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back for French club Lyon (on loan from Angel City FC) and the Canada national team. Early career Originally a tennis player, in ...

Jenna Hellstrom Jenna Anne Hellstrom (born April 2, 1995) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who last played as a forward for Dijon FCO in the Division 1 Féminine and the Canada women's national team. College career Hellstrom attended Kent State ...

* Ashley Lawrence * Marie Levasseur *

Amandine Pierre-Louis Amandine Pierre-Louis (born February 18, 1995) is a Canadian soccer player who last played as a defender for French Division 1 Féminine club Rodez AF. College career West Virginia University, 2014–2017 Pierre-Louis appeared in 92 games dur ...

Costa Rica

Shirley Cruz Shirley Cruz Traña (born 28 August 1985) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for OL Reign of the National Women's Soccer League and the Costa Rica women's national football team. A creative midfielder who o ...

* Melissa Herrera

Haiti

Roselord Borgella Roselord Borgella (born 1 April 1993) is a Haitian footballer who plays as a forward for French Division 1 Féminine club Dijon FCO Dijon Football Côte d'Or (; literally "Dijon Football Gold Coast"), commonly referred to as Dijon FCO or sim ...

Melchie Dumornay Melchie Daëlle Dumornay (born 17 August 2003), also known as Corventina, is a Haitian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Division 1 Féminine club Reims and the Haiti national team. She will join Lyon on 1 July 2023. Consider ...

Batcheba Louis Batcheba Louis (born 15 June 1997) is a Haitian footballer who plays as a forward for French Division 1 Féminine The Division 1 Féminine, shortened as D1 Féminine or D1F, and currently known as D1 Arkema for sponsorship reasons, is the hig ...

* Kethna Louis *

Nérilia Mondésir Nérilia Mondésir (born 17 January 1999) is a Haitian footballer who plays as a forward for French Division 1 Féminine club Montpellier HSC and the Haiti women's national team. Nérilia is commonly known by her nickname Nérigol. Prior joinin ...

Jamaica

Khadija Shaw Khadija Monifa "Bunny" Shaw OD (born 31 January 1997) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a forward for FA Women's Super League club Manchester City and the Jamaica women's national team. She is Jamaica's all-time top goalscor ...

Rebecca Spencer Rebecca Leigh "Becky" Spencer (born 22 February 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FA WSL club Tottenham Hotspur and the Jamaica women's national team. After coming through the ranks at Arsenal, she had spent sh ...

Chantelle Swaby Chantelle Monique Swaby (born 6 August 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Fleury 91. Born in the United States, she represents Jamaica internationally. Career Amateur/College Swaby attended and played soccer f ...

Mexico

* Cristina Ferral

United States

* Malia Berkely * Celeste Boureille *

Morgan Brian Morgan Paige Gautrat (; born February 26, 1993) is an American soccer player who most recently played for the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the highest division of women's professional soccer in the United St ...

* Alana Cook * Rachel Corboz * Hannah Diaz *

Lorrie Fair Lorraine Ming Fair (born August 5, 1978) is a retired American professional soccer midfielder who was a member of the World Cup Champion United States national soccer team. Over the span of ten years, she was a part of one World Cup Team and ...

Sh'Nia Gordon Sh'Nia Demetrice Gordon (born April 9, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for French club Le Havre of the Division 1 Féminine. Youth career Gordon played for Elite Clubs National League teams D'Feeters o ...

* Carlin Hudson * Darian Jenkins *

Samantha Johnson Samantha Martel Johnson (born June 10, 1991) is an American soccer defender. She has previously played for National Women's Soccer League clubs Chicago Red Stars and Utah Royals FC and for Australian W-League clubs Melbourne Victory, Sydney FC ...

Phallon Tullis-Joyce Phallon Abaigeal Tullis-Joyce (born October 19, 1996) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club OL Reign. She previously played for French Division 1 Féminine club Reims. ...

Tobin Heath Tobin Powell Heath (born May 29, 1988) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for OL Reign of the NWSL, as well as the United States national team. Heath has been described as "perhaps the USA's most skillful player" ...

– PSG – 2013–2014 *

Lindsey Horan Lindsey Michelle Horan (born May 26, 1994) is an American professional soccer player for Olympique Lyonnais Féminin on loan from Portland Thorns FC. She previously played for the Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), ...

– Lyon – 2022 *

Catarina Macario Catarina Cantanhede Melônio Macário (born October 4, 1999) is a Brazilian-born American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Lyon in the French Division 1 Féminine. She represents the United States internationally. Macar ...

Alex Morgan Alexandra Morgan Carrasco (born Alexandra Patricia Morgan; July 2, 1989) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a striker and captains for San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the highest division of ...

– Lyon – 2017 *

Megan Rapinoe Megan Anna Rapinoe (; born July 5, 1985) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger and captains OL Reign of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), as well as the United States national team. Winner of the Ballon d ...

Hope Solo Hope Amelia Stevens (; born July 30, 1981) is an American former soccer goalkeeper. She was a goalkeeper for the United States women's national soccer team from 2000 to 2016, and is a World Cup champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist. Aft ...

Aly Wagner Alyson Kay Wagner (born August 10, 1980) is an American sports broadcaster and retired soccer midfielder who last played for Los Angeles Sol of Women's Professional Soccer and the United States women's national soccer team. She is a two-time Ol ...

Christie Welsh Christie Renee Welsh (born February 27, 1981) is an American former soccer player who played as a forward. She previously played for the New York Power of Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) as well as the Los Angeles Sol, Saint Louis Ath ...

Carleigh Williams Carleigh Williams (born December 4, 1992) is an American soccer player. She recently played for the Houston Dash The Houston Dash is a professional women's soccer team based in Houston, Texas. It joined the National Women's Soccer League (N ...

South America (CONMEBOL)

Argentina

Sole Jaimes Florencia Soledad "Sole" Jaimes (born 20 January 1989) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for Brazilian club CR Flamengo and the Argentina national team. Club career Jaimes played for Boca Juniors and River Plate ...

Brazil

* Kátia * Rosana * Simone * Kathellen Sousa

Chile

Christiane Endler Claudia Christiane Endler Mutinelli (born 23 July 1991) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Division 1 Féminine club Lyon and the Chile national team. She has previously played for Colo-Colo, Valencia, Paris Sain ...

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