With 2020 approaching, Goal has decided to pick out the best players to have graced the French top-flight over the past 10 years

Getty ImagesGK: Steve Mandanda

Goalkeepers have come and goalkeepers have gone over the last decade in Ligue 1, but Marseille’s Steve Mandanda has – but for a brief ill-fated foray to Crystal Palace – stuck around.

The OM shot-stopper has not been universally appreciated over the last decade, but having been named the league’s best goalkeeper on four occasions since 2010, he has clearly done something right to win the respect of his fellow professionals.

Eclipsed by Hugo Lloris at international level, he boasts one Ligue 1 title and three Coupe de la Ligue trophies since 2010.

AdvertisementGetty ImagesRB: Christophe Jallet

Jallet may not be the most glamorous name in the Ligue 1 Team of the Decade, but no-one can deny that the 35-year-old has been one of the most consistent players in Le Championnat over the last 10 years.

Indeed, he has spent the duration of that time at France’s largest clubs, one of the few pre-QSI signings to survive for any length of time at Paris Saint-Germain before stints at Lyon and Nice.

Now playing his football with Amiens, he is a two-time Ligue 1 champion, a winner of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue.

GettyCB: Marquinhos

When Marquinhos signed for Paris Saint-Germain in 2013 from Roma, there was a sense that the teenage Brazilian might have been using the Ligue 1 side as a stepping stone to Barcelona. Certainly, there has been interest from the Camp Nou outfit since, but he has committed his foreseeable future to PSG.

At 25, he has matured into one of the finest defenders in the game, showing not only quality but the versatility to fill numerous different roles, including right-back and central midfield, where he has been used with increasing success over the last year. A five-time Ligue 1 winner.

GettyCB: Thiago Silva

Since 2012, Thiago Silva has been a fixture in the Paris Saint-Germain defence, making nearly 200 Ligue 1 appearances for the Parc des Princes outfit.

When he arrived in France, he was arguably the finest centre-back in the game due to his incredible ability to read play, and though at 35 his reputation may have slipped off such a lofty perch, he retains much of his class.

He has won six Ligue 1 titles with PSG and has been in the Ligue 1 Team of the Year on seven occasions.