- Djibril Cissé
Djibril Aruun Cissé is a French international football player of Ivorian descent who plays as a striker for both France and Olympique de Marseille. He is noted particularly for his speed and acceleration, as well as his often eye-catching hairstyles.
- Taribo West
Taribo West (born March 26, 1974 in Ajegunle, Lagos) is a Nigerian football defender. He currently plays for Julius Berger FC in Nigeria. West has had a successful career, playing for AJ Auxerre, Inter Milan, A.C. Milan, Derby County, FC Kaiserslautern, FK Partizan, Al-Arabi and Plymouth Argyle. He has been capped 41 times by the Nigerian national team and played in the 1998 and 2002 World Cups.
- Eric Cantona
Éric Daniel Pierre Cantona is a French former footballer of the late 1980s and 1990s. He ended his professional footballing career at Manchester United where he won four Premiership titles in five years, including two League and FA Cup "doubles". Cantona is often regarded as having played a major talismanic role in the revival of Manchester United as a footballing powerhouse and he enjoys iconic status at the club. In 2001 he was voted their player of the century, …
- Yann Lachuer
Yann Lachuer is a footballer from France who currently plays as a midfielder for Troyes AC in the French Ligue 1. Lachuer began his career in the 1992-93 season with US Créteil-Lusitanos in Ligue 2 the second tier of French Football, making 31 appearances and scoring 5 goals. His displays brought him to the attention of AJ Auxerre, for whom he signed in 1993.
- Teemu Tainio
Teemu Tainio (born November 27, 1979 in Tornio) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for Tottenham Hotspur in the Barclay's Premiership in England. He can play both as a defensive and attacking midfielder and even out wide. Known for his fighting spirit and strong tackling, he has constantly suffered from minor injuries throughout his career. Tainio was promoted to the first team of his home-town club TP-47 in Kakkonen, Finland's third division, …
- Steve Marlet
Steve Marlet is a French footballer currently playing for FC Lorient. He joined Lorient in August 2006 from VfL Wolfsburg. He has been capped 23 times and scored 6 goals for the French national team. Marlet holds the record for Fulham's biggest transfer fee on one player, as Fulham paid £11.5 million for the player back in January 2002. He only managed 11 goals in 54 games and this probably led to the demise of then manager Jean Tigana.
- Issa Ba
Issa Ba (born November 7, 1981 in Dakar, Senegal) is a Senegalese footballer. who currently plays for AJ Auxerre
- Bacary Sagna
Bacary Sagna (born February 14 1983 Sens, Bourgogne) is a professional football defender currently playing for Arsenal. Sagna has played for the French under-21 team during the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.
- Luigi Pieroni
Luigi Pieroni is a Belgian football striker, currently playing for French team Nantes. He also plays with the Belgium national football team. He finished the Jupiler League 2003-04 season as topscorer with 28 goals. He previously played with R.F.C. Liégeois, R.E. Mouscron and Auxerre. He has a son, Gianluca born on January 4, 2007.
- Guy Roux
Guy Roux (born 18 October 1938) is a former French football player and manager known for being in charge of French side AJ Auxerre for the remarkable period of more than forty years and for leading the once humble amateur team to nation- and worldwide prominence. A native of Colmar, Roux played for AJ Auxerre between 1952 and 1961 and became manager of the then-Championnat National (third division) club in 1961 to become its living legend and symbol.
- Ronan Le Crom
Ronan Le Crom is a French professional football (soccer) goalkeeper, currently with RC Lens. Le Crom began his career at AJ Auxerre, joining the senior squad in 1991. He played only three matches for the club, one in each of his final three seasons, before leaving in 2002. In his time at Auxerre, he had spent single-season loans at LB Châteauroux and Valence in Ligue 2. Since then, …
- Younes Kaboul
Younes Kaboul (born January 4 1986 in France) is a professional football player who plays for Tottenham Hotspur, and the French under 21 national team. He plays in a central defensive/midfield position.
- Lilian Laslandes
Lilian Laslandes (born September 4, 1971 in Pauillac) is a French football striker, who currently plays for OGC Nice. He has been capped seven times (Debut on November 12, 1997 against Scotland in a 2-1 victory), and scored three goals for the France national team.
- Fabien Cool
Fabien Cool (born 19 August 1972 in L'Isle-Adam) is a French football goalkeeper. Except for a spell at FC Gueugnon in 1993-94, Cool has played for AJ Auxerre his whole career, helping them to win the Ligue 1 in 1996 and the Coupe de France in 1994, 1996, 2003 and 2005. Fabien Cool announced his retirement from professional football 19th May 2007.
- Enzo Scifo
Vincenzo "Enzo" Scifo (born February 19, 1966) is a Belgian former football midfielder. He was a member of the Belgian national team, for which he appeared in four FIFA World Cups, being one of two Belgian players ever to do so.
- Abou Diaby
Vassiriki Abou Diaby (born May 11, 1986 in Paris) is a French football midfielder for Arsenal. He normally plays central midfielder but as of late has been playing on either wing for Arsenal. Diaby is commonly known by his middle name Abou.
- Ned Zelic
Nediljko Zelić, short form Ned Zelić, is an Australian football (soccer) player who most recently played for the Newcastle United Jets. He previously played for the Australian team but made himself unavailable after disagreements with coach Frank Farina. Zelic was a member of the Australian team that competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. He is of Croat origin.
- Benjamin Nivet
Benjamin Nivet is a French professional football (soccer) player. He is an attacking midfielder and was at [Ligue 1]] club Troyes AC from 2002 to 2007. He signed a three year contact with Caen on 8th June 2007 a club newly promoted to ligue 1 Starting his career as a youth with AJ Auxerre, Nivet made his first league appearances in the 1997-98 season. However, by the end of the following season, …
- Tarik Sektioui
Tarik Sektioui, commonly known as Tarik, is an international football player from Fès, Morocco. He currently plays for RKC Waalwijk. He has played for the Morocco national football team. He plays as a winger forward and is best known for his good control of the ball, good technique and speed. He crosses the ball with great accuracy.
- Thomas Kahlenberg
Thomas Kahlenberg (born March 20, 1983) is a Danish professional football player, who plays as a midfielder for French club AJ Auxerre. He has played more than 10 matches and scored one goal for the Denmark national football team, and was the youngest member of the Denmark squad for the 2004 European Championship.
- Laurent Blanc
Laurent Blanc is a retired French football defender, who scored the first golden goal in World Cup history. Blanc is considered to be one of the great centre-halves of the 90s, eclipsed only by Franco Baresi. For France, Blanc played in Euro 92, reached the semi-finals in Euro 96, and won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000. He was also well-known for kissing good friend and goalkeeper Fabien Barthez's head before the start of every match, …
- Daniel Niculae
Daniel George Niculae is a football striker who currently plays for AJ Auxerre. Daniel "Nico" Niculae, started his professional career at Rapid Bucureşti in 2000. Despite a period playing for the B team in 2001, Nico proved he is one of most gifted players of the club. In the 2005-2006 UEFA Cup, he and Mugurel Buga formed one of the most powerful striker pairs of the competition. He immediately caught the attention of such clubs as Hamburger SV, …
- Olivier Kapo
Olivier Kapo, full name Narcisse-Olivier Kapo-Obou, is a French international, Ivorian-born football (soccer) midfielder who currently plays for Birmingham City. Kapo joined Juventus from French club Auxerre in the summer of 2004, but he struggled to adapt to life in Turin and as a result was loaned to another French club (Monaco) for the 05-06 season. Kapo spent the last term on loan at Primera Liga outfit Levante, …
- Youssef Sofiane
Youssef Sofiane (born July 8, 1984 in Villefranche-sur-Saône) is a French football player of Algerian origin who is currently unattached, having been released by Sportfreunde Siegen of the German Regionalliga, where he had been since 2006. Prior to his move to Germany, he played with La Louviere in the Jupiler League and Coventry City on a non-contract basis. His first team was Auxerre, for whom he played as a trainee until June 2002, …
- Moussa N'Diaye
Moussa N'Diaye (born February 21, 1979) is a Senegalese football player. He played for AS Monaco and CS Sedan, both in France. He plays for Senegal national football team and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
- Olivier Sorin
Olivier Sorin (born April 16, 1981 in Gien) is a French footballer who currently plays as goalkeeper for AJ Auxerre in the French Ligue 1.
- Benoît Pedretti
Benoît Pedretti is a French football midfielder, currently playing for AJ Auxerre. He is married and has one child, a daughter named Lena born on August 29, 2005. He started his professional career at FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, and played there from 1999 to 2004. He then played for Olympique de Marseille for one season. Following his brief stint with Marseille he joined Lyon before moving once again to the club he now plays for, AJ Auxerre. He has gained 22 caps for France.
- Stéphane Grichting
Stéphane Grichting is a Swiss football defender who currently, as of May 2006, plays for AJ Auxerre. He currently has 3 caps for the Swiss national team, and has been called up to the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He was in the squad for the 2004 European Football Championship, but pulled out due to injury.
- Arnaud Gonzalez
Arnaud Gonzalez, born August 24, 1977 in Dijon, France is a French midfielder currently playing for French Ligue 2 side Niort. His previous clubs include AJ Auxerre, AS Beauvais Oise and Guingamp.
- Basile Boli
Basile Boli is a French former footballer and current television sports presenter. Although born in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Boli moved to France at an early age and began his career in local youth football in Paris before signing for AJ Auxerre in 1982. A powerful defender, Boli soon made his way into the Auxerre first team and soon made his debut for the French national team in 1986 (going on to win 45 caps altogether).
- Antoine Sibierski
Antoine Sibierski (born August 5, 1974 in Lille) is a French football player who currently plays for Wigan Athletic. He began his career at hometown club Lille, where he moved up the ranks and played for four complete seasons in the first team before playing for Auxerre and Nantes, where he won the French Cup in 2000. He then joined Lens, and he became club captain within his three years in the side.
- Cyril Jeunechamp
Cyril Jeunechamp is a French footballer. He began his career at hometown club Nîmes Olympique, later playing for AJ Auxerre and Bastia when they made their way to the finals of the French Cup. He plays as central defender, right wing back or defensive midfielder Currently he is captain of Stade Rennais FC. He has signed to play with Breton starting in June 2006.
- Philippe Mexès
Philippe Mexès (born March 30, 1982 in Toulouse, France) is a French professional football (soccer) player, who currently plays as a centreback for Italian club A.S. Roma. Philippe Mexès began his career with local club Toulouse FC, with his older sister regularly taking him to the training sessions. However, he left for AJ Auxerre's youth team when he was sixteen years old. He successfully participated in the Under-18 and Under-21 French national football teams, …
- Yoann Bouchard
Yoann Bouchard aka Bouchard is a French football player who currently plays for Elche CF of the Spanish Segunda División. His demarcation is Goalkeeper.
- Helder Esteves
Helder Esteves (born July 1, 1977 in Bragança) is a Portuguese football striker currently playing for Dijon FCO in the French Ligue 2.
- Jean-Pascal Mignot
Jean-Pascal Mignot (born 26 February1981) is a footballer from France who currently plays as defender for AJ Auxerre in the French Ligue 1.
- Mohamed Lamine Sissoko
Mohamed Lamine Sissoko (born January 22, 1985 in Mont-Saint-Aignan, France), often referred to as Momo Sissoko, is a French-Malian footballer who plays for Liverpool F.C. in England and for Mali. Sissoko is a tough tackling defensive midfield player. He is often compared to Patrick Vieira due to similar high energy levels and a tendency to make hard tackles.
- Alexandre Comisetti
Alexandre Comisetti is a Swiss footballer. He played for several clubs, including Lausanne Sports, Yverdon-Sport FC, Grasshoppers Zürich, AJ Auxerre (France), Le Mans UC72 and Servette Geneva. He played for Switzerland national football team and was a participant at the 1996 UEFA European Championship.
- Toifilou Maoulida
Toifilou Maoulida is a French footballer player who plays for Olympique de Marseille. He was born in Mayotte, a small island in the Indian Ocean, close to the Comoro Islands and Reunion Island, and raised in Marseille. He started his professional career at Montpellier Hérault Sport Club in 1997. In 2002, he was transferred to Stade rennais after the club was relegated to French second division.
- Andrzej Szarmach
Andrzej Szarmach is a former Polish soccer player. He played in the Polish national team during its "golden age" in the 1970s. With Grzegorz Lato at his right, Robert Gadocha at his left, and Kazimierz Deyna in support, Szarmach profitted from the absence of Włodzimierz Lubański to lead the Polish attack, the best at 1974 World Cup, with sixteen goals. While Lato finished first in the Cup in goals with seven, Szarmach, with five goals, …