This
List of leading goalscorers for the France national football team contains
football players who have played for the France national team and is listed according to their number of goals scored. The
France national football team () represents the nation of
France in international
football. It is fielded by the
French Football Federation () and competes as a member of
UEFA.
As hundreds of players have played for the team since it started officially registering its players in 1904, only players with 10 or more official goals are included. The national team's record goal-scorer is
Thierry Henry, who scored 51 total goals in 123 competitive appearances for the team between 1997–2010. Henry surpassed
Michel Platini, the previous all-time leading goal-scorer, on 17 October 2007 in a match against
Lithuania. Henry is the only player to have reach the half-century mark in goals for the national team.,
ESPN Soccernet, 17 October 2007, accessed 18 October 2007 Henry is followed by Platini who scored 41 goals,
David Trézéguet, who netted 34 goals, and
Zinedine Zidane, who scored 31. Henry, Trézéguet, and Zidane were members of the team that won the
1998 FIFA World Cup, while Platini
captained France to victory at
UEFA Euro 1984.
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