African Players at R.C. Lens

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144African players

12Nations (3+)

4Current

R.C. Lens have fielded 144 African players from 24 countries according to Wikidata.

The best-represented nation is Morocco with 19 players.

The earliest arrival on record is Youssef Gabsi (1948).

4 African players currently on the books: Salis Abdul Samed, Aude Gbédjissi, Sidi Bane and Alpha Diallo.

Ahmed Oudjani scored the most goals for the club among them (99).

Nationalities on the map

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All players

Player	Nation	Years	Apps	Goals
Seydou Keita	Mali	2002–2007	157	19
Benoît Assou-Ekotto	Cameroon	2003–2006	66	0
El Hadji Diouf	Senegal	2000–2002	54	18
Serge Aurier	Ivory Coast	2010–2012	55	0
Marc-Vivien Foé	Cameroon	1994–1999	85	11
Papa Bouba Diop	Senegal	2001–2004	–	–
Geoffrey Kondogbia	Central African Republic	2010–2012	35	1
John Utaka	Nigeria	2002–2005	102	24
Rigobert Song	Cameroon	2002–2004	63	3
Loïs Openda	Morocco	2022–2023	38	21
Adel Taarabt	Morocco	2006–2007	2	0
Aruna Dindane	Ivory Coast	2005–2010	102	27
Charles Itandje	Cameroon	2001–2007	196	0
Abdoulaye Faye	Senegal	2002–2005	35	0
Bonaventure Kalou	Ivory Coast	2007–2007	4	0
Benjamin Moukandjo	Cameroon	2019–2020	–	–
Mehdi Abeid	Algeria	?–	–	–
Nadir Belhadj	Algeria	1998–2009	38	0
Neil El Aynaoui	Morocco	2023–2025	48	9
Henri Bedimo	Cameroon	2010–2011	50	1
Wilson Oruma	Nigeria	1994–1998	42	2
Anass Zaroury now	Morocco	2024–now	28	2
Arnaud Kalimuendo	DR Congo	2020–2022	60	19
Cheick Doucouré	Mali	?–	–	–
Djimi Traoré	Mali	2001–2002	19	0
Salis Abdul Samed now	Ghana	2022–now	–	–
Edgar Salli	Cameroon	2013–2014	27	5
Joseph-Désiré Job	Cameroon	1999–2000	24	4
Karim Hafez	Egypt	?–	–	–
Marcel Tisserand	DR Congo	2014–2014	12	1
Daniel Cousin	Gabon	2004–2007	101	26
Ferdinand Coly	Senegal	1999–2003	64	2
François Omam-Biyik	Cameroon	1992–1994	53	18
Kanga Akalé	Ivory Coast	2007–2011	68	5
Moussa Maâzou	Niger	2017–2018	–	–
Simon Banza now	DR Congo	2015–now	–	–
Adama Coulibaly	Mali	1999–2008	190	9
Chaouki Ben Saada	Tunisia	2011–2012	35	2
Guirane N'Daw	Senegal	2015–	–	–
Issam Jemâa	Tunisia	2005–2011	114	20
Jean-Philippe Gbamin	Ivory Coast	2012–	–	–
Titi Camara	Guinea	1995–1997	111	14
Ahmed Kantari	Morocco	2013–2015	58	2
Benedict Akwuegbu	Nigeria	1991–1992	–	–
Hamdi Kasraoui	Tunisia	2009–2013	42	0
Mustafa El Hadaoui	Morocco	1990–1993	84	14
Robert Malm	Togo	1990–1993	–	–
Samba Sow	Mali	2006–2013	–	–
Alaeddine Yahia	Tunisia	2008–2014	177	14
Enzo Ebosse	Cameroon	?–	–	–
Modibo Sagnan	Mali	?–	–	–
Pape Sarr	Senegal	2001–2005	59	2
Zakarya Bergdich	Morocco	2010–2013	54	2
Achraf Bencharki	Morocco	2018–2019	23	3
Cyrille Makanaky	Cameroon	1988–1989	14	3
Jordan Ikoko	DR Congo	2015–	–	–
Kamil Zayatte	Guinea	2005–2007	1	0
Christian Bekamenga	Cameroon	2015–2016	12	1
Jules Bocandé	Senegal	1991–1992	26	5
Habib Habibou	Central African Republic	2017–2017	13	7
Jimmy Kébé	Mali	2004–2006	–	–
Pius Ndiefi	Cameroon	1993–1995	1	0
Rachid Aït-Atmane	Algeria	2011–2013	34	1
Yoann Touzghar	Tunisia	2012–2015	81	30
Abderrahman Kabous	Morocco	1996–2002	–	–
Abdoul Ba	Mauritania	2014–	–	–
Adil Hermach	Morocco	2004–2011	42	4
Alex Nyarko	Ghana	1998–2000	45	3
Issam El Adoua	Morocco	2009–2010	0	0
Razak Boukari	Togo	2006–2011	119	11
Ahmed Oudjani	Algeria	1958–1972	168	99
Lalaina Nomenjanahary	Madagascar	2011–	–	–
Lucien Aubey	Congo	2007–2008	26	0
Éric Chelle	Mali	2008–2011	82	0
Abdou Kader Mangane	Senegal	2007–2008	23	5
Fathi Chebel	Algeria	1989–1990	8	0
Jérémie Bela	Angola	2012–2014	17	1
Mounir Chouiar	Mauritania	?–	–	–
Adamo Coulibaly	Ivory Coast	2013–2015	64	10
Akim Zedadka	Algeria	?–	–	–
Bengali-Fodé Koita	Guinea	2012–2012	17	3
Bilal Bari	Morocco	2015–2019	1	0
Cheick Traoré	Mali	2019–2021	12	0
Christoffer Mafoumbi	Congo	2011–2014	28	0
François M'Pelé	Congo	1979–1981	65	16
Jean-Claude Pagal	Cameroon	1982–1989	119	4
Abdelmajid Oulmers	Morocco	1999–2003	31	9
Alharbi El Jadeyaoui	Morocco	2014–2015	35	4
Deme N'Diaye	Senegal	2012–	–	–
Lamine Sakho	Senegal	1999–2002	–	–
Chérif Oudjani	Algeria	1983–1989	100	39
Joël Tiéhi	Ivory Coast	1994–1995	46	15
Sidi Yaya Keita	Mali	2006–2011	63	1
Yazid Kaïssi	Morocco	1999–2005	0	0
Arial Mendy	Senegal	?–	–	–
Souleymane Diarra	Mali	?–	–	–
Arsène Do Marcolino	Gabon	2004–2008	2	0
Boubacar Sylla	Mali	2012–	–	–
Daouda Jabi	Guinea	2000–2005	40	0
Hervé Arsène	Madagascar	1987–1998	225	3
Jonathan Nanizayamo	DR Congo	2015–	–	–
Roger Boli	Ivory Coast	1989–1996	229	67
Seïd Khiter	Algeria	2002–2008	–	–
Stéphane Collet	Madagascar	1999–2000	–	–
Abdelhakim Omrani	Algeria	2008–2012	–	–
Bouabid Bouden	Morocco	1998–2005	–	–
Felix Ademola	Nigeria	1994–1994	–	–
Formose Mendy	Guinea-Bissau	2006–2009	13	1
Hassan Hanini	Morocco	1986–1987	9	1
Jean-Marc Adjovi-Bocco	Benin	1991–1997	195	0
Matar Coly	Senegal	2002–2003	–	–
Mounir Diane	Morocco	2004–2008	–	–
Ali Mathlouthi	Tunisia	2011–2012	23	0
Aude Gbédjissi now	Benin	2023–now	–	–
Bio Paulin	Cameroon	2002–2002	32	2
Dagui Bakari	Ivory Coast	2002–2005	88	19
Ernest Etchi	Cameroon	1998–1999	5	0
Nadjib Baouia	Algeria	2015–	–	–
Pape Seydou Diop	Senegal	1996–2001	1	0
Ali Mbaé Camara	Comoros	1989–1992	–	–
Mathieu Assou-Ekotto	Cameroon	1998–1998	3	0
Patrice Zéré	Ivory Coast	1988–1992	–	–
Aboubacar Sankhare	Mali	1997–2000	–	–
Adama Diakité	Mali	2008–2013	104	19
Bilal Hamdi	Algeria	2010–2012	41	4
Emmanuel Akwuegbu	Nigeria	?–	–	–
Faed Arsène	Madagascar	2005–2007	30	8
Junaid Hartley	South Africa	1997–1998	2	0
Cory Sene	Senegal	?–	–	–
Mokhtar Arribi	Algeria	1954–1955	–	–
Sidi Bane now	Senegal	2024–now	–	–
Simon Feindouno	Guinea	2002–2008	87	20
Bedsenté Gomis	Senegal	2006–2009	68	3
Kembo Diliwidi	DR Congo	?–	–	–
Mamadou Camara now	Senegal	2022–now	–	–
Gnato Gbala	Ivory Coast	?–	–	–
Kassen Hassouna	Tunisia	1954–1958	–	–
Makindu Sabhou Makengo	DR Congo	1985–1988	–	–
Moncef Djebali	Tunisia	1977–1980	40	2
Youssef Gabsi	Tunisia	1948–1949	–	–
Hassan Hormat Allah	Morocco	1977–1979	–	–
Ignace Wognin	Ivory Coast	?–	–	–
Tahina Randria	Madagascar	?–	–	–
Alpha Diallo now	Guinea	2025–now	–	–

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