African Players at FC Metz

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136African players

12Nations (3+)

4Current

FC Metz have fielded 136 African players from 23 countries according to Wikidata.

The best-represented nation is Senegal with 34 players.

The earliest arrival on record is Omar Ben Driss (1959).

4 African players currently on the books: Bouna Sarr, Alexandre Oukidja, Boubakar Kouyaté and Farid Boulaya.

Diafra Sakho scored the most goals for the club among them (44).

Nationalities on the map

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All players

Player	Nation	Years	Apps	Goals
Emmanuel Adebayor	Togo	2001–2003	44	15
Kalidou Koulibaly	Senegal	2010–2012	41	1
Patrick Mboma	Cameroon	1995–1996	17	4
Benoît Assou-Ekotto	Cameroon	2016–2018	31	0
Ismaïla Sarr	Senegal	2016–2017	–	–
Papiss Cissé	Senegal	2004–2009	–	–
Bouna Sarr now	Senegal	2011–now	96	7
Rigobert Song	Cameroon	1994–1998	123	3
Ferjani Sassi	Tunisia	2015–2016	39	1
Pape Matar Sarr	Senegal	2020–2022	55	4
Sébastien Bassong	Cameroon	2005–2008	79	1
Diafra Sakho	Senegal	2009–2014	114	44
Maxwel Cornet	Ivory Coast	2012–2015	23	1
Kossi Agassa	Togo	2002–2006	31	0
Moussa Niakhaté	Senegal	2017–	–	–
Emmanuel Mayuka	Zambia	2015–2016	10	2
Carl Medjani	Algeria	2005–2006	23	0
Fakhreddine Ben Youssef	Tunisia	2015–2015	6	0
Gaëtan Bong	Cameroon	2005–2009	–	–
Modibo Maïga	Mali	2014–2015	25	9
Cheick Diabaté	Mali	2017–2017	–	–
Georges Mandjeck	Cameroon	2015–2018	–	–
Mamadou Niang Babacar Ndiaye	Senegal	2003–2003	12	5
Pape Thiaw	Senegal	2003–2004	26	12
Jacques Songo'o	Cameroon	1993–2003	127	0
Razak Omotoyossi	Benin	2009–2010	25	12
Bartholomew Ogbeche	Nigeria	2005–2005	12	1
Dany Nounkeu	Cameroon	2005–2006	13	0
Mouhamadou Diallo	Senegal	2014–	36	10
Andy Delort	Algeria	2012–2012	13	1
Chérif Touré Mamam	Togo	2005–2006	10	0
Joseph-Désiré Job	Cameroon	2002–2002	13	2
Adama Tamboura	Mali	2010–2012	56	0
Guirane N'Daw	Senegal	2014–2015	27	0
Rudy Gestede	Benin	2007–2011	28	3
André Kana Biyik	Cameroon	1988–1990	20	1
Pape Malick	Senegal	2006–2008	4	0
Abdelkrim Merry	Morocco	1982–1983	36	23
Abdoulaye Traoré	Ivory Coast	1986–1987	15	4
Amara Traoré	Senegal	1996–1997	24	6
Cheick Doukouré	Ivory Coast	2014–	58	1
Diagné Fallou	Senegal	2008–	70	3
Luís Manuel Ferreira Delgado	Angola	2006–2009	35	0
Benjamin Tetteh now	Ghana	2023–now	12	0
Franck Songo'o	Cameroon	?–1996	–	–
Mahamane Traoré	Mali	2010–2012	36	5
Souleymane Youla	Guinea	2006–2007	16	1
Alexandre Oukidja now	Algeria	2018–now	35	0
Christian Bekamenga	Cameroon	2016–	–	–
Jules Bocandé	Senegal	1984–1986	61	33
Youssef Mokhtari	Morocco	2010–2011	24	2
Ablie Jallow now	Gambia	2017–now	–	–
Amido Baldé	Guinea-Bissau	2015–2016	8	0
Anthony Mfa Mezui	Gabon	2008–	65	0
Babacar Gueye	Senegal	2003–2009	147	30
Hassan Kachloul	Morocco	1995–1998	7	0
Ibrahima Niane	Senegal	2017–	–	–
Jamal Alioui	Morocco	2005–2006	12	0
Mamadou Fofana	Mali	?–	–	–
Oumar Sissoko	Mali	2007–2012	47	0
Richmond Forson	Togo	1998–2001	23	1
Victorien Angban	Ivory Coast	2018–2021	46	0
Boubakar Kouyaté now	Mali	2020–now	–	–
Kwame Ayew	Ghana	1990–1992	–	–
Mohammed Chaouch	Morocco	1992–1993	25	6
Farid Boulaya now	Algeria	2018–now	–	–
Opa Nguette	Senegal	2016–	33	2
Romain Métanire	Madagascar	2010–2016	161	2
Simon Falette	Guinea	2016–	35	3
Ahmed Kashi	Algeria	2012–2015	77	1
Cheikh Sabaly	Senegal	?–	–	–
Fathi Chebel	Algeria	1979–1980	37	1
Nasreddine Kraouche	Algeria	1995–2000	–	–
Moussa Latoundji	Benin	1996–1998	14	7
Tenema N'Diaye	Mali	2010–2011	20	4
Yeni Ngbakoto	DR Congo	2009–	–	–
Hervé Tum	Cameroon	2004–2006	52	12
Ismaël Bouzid	Algeria	2001–2004	–	–
Laurent Agouazi	Algeria	2004–2009	97	8
Richard Daddy Owubokiri	Nigeria	1987–1988	33	8
Abdelnasser Ouadah	Algeria	2005–2006	28	2
Albert Baning	Cameroon	2012–2013	10	0
Amadou Dia Ndiaye	Senegal	?–	–	–
Anthony Baffoe	Ghana	1992–1994	60	0
Bruce Abdoulaye	Congo	2011–2012	22	0
Hamza Sakhi	Morocco	2015–	–	–
Mamadou Diakité	Mali	2003–2008	11	1
Pierre Ebéde	Cameroon	2007–2008	1	0
Youssef Maziz	Morocco	?–	–	–
Damien Chrysostome	Benin	2008–2009	19	0
Djima Oyawolé	Togo	1996–2001	–	–
Lassina Abdoul Karim	Niger	2013–2014	3	0
Merlin Tandjigora	Gabon	2009–2011	–	–
Alhassane Keita	Guinea	2011–2015	31	7
Aïmen Demai	Tunisia	2001–2004	–	–
Hervaine Moukam	Cameroon	2012–2014	0	0
Serge Dié	Ivory Coast	2003–2004	8	0
Victor Mendy	Senegal	2007–2010	69	14
Almamy Schuman Bah	Guinea	2001–2004	–	–
Cheikh Gueye	Senegal	2005–2011	–	–
Dino Djiba	Senegal	2003–2009	56	2
Mehdi Méniri	Algeria	2003–2006	70	5
Momar N'Diaye	Senegal	2004–2010	69	6
Pape Ndiaga Yade	Senegal	?–	–	–
Hakim Saci	Algeria	2003–2004	10	1
Jean-Emmanuel Effa Owona	Cameroon	2007–2008	5	0
Joslain Mayebi	Cameroon	2006–2008	–	–
Kwame Nsor	Ghana	2010–	12	5
Luciano Teixeira	Guinea-Bissau	2013–2014	4	0
Marvin Gakpa	Algeria	2018–2020	–	–
Moussa Gueye	Senegal	2012–2015	–	–
Rachid Natouri	Algeria	1970–1972	–	–
Ablaï Baldé	Senegal	2007–2008	3	0
Sadek Boukhalfa	Algeria	1967–1969	25	7
Samba N'Diaye	Senegal	1990–1996	64	6
Hamadi Ayari	Tunisia	2011–2012	7	0
Jeferson Paulo Rodrigues de Souza	Togo	2003–2003	5	2
Moussa Seydi	Senegal	?–	–	–
Oumar N'Diaye	Mauritania	2011–2012	2	0
Yves Angani	DR Congo	2013–2014	–	–
Ali Bamba	Ivory Coast	2012–2015	16	0
Dieudonné Gbakle	Mali	2015–	–	–
Fadil Sido	Burkina Faso	2013–	–	–
Lemouya Goudiaby	Senegal	2017–	–	–
Mayoro N'doye	Senegal	2011–2015	59	1
Moustapha Kaboré	Burkina Faso	2015–	–	–
Oumar Pouye	Senegal	2007–2012	27	1
Zachary Hadji	Morocco	2011–2015	–	–
Cheik Diallo	Mali	1978–1980	–	–
Teddy Kayombo	DR Congo	2011–2012	1	0
Alieu Jatta	Gambia	?–	–	–
Moktar Mangane	Senegal	2004–2007	0	0
Omar Ben Driss	Morocco	1959–1960	–	–
Antoine Essombé	Cameroon	1965–1966	–	–
Joël Drogba	Ivory Coast	?–	–	–
Oumar Sané	Senegal	2001–2002	–	–

Years and appearances from Wikidata career statements (league appearances where recorded).