10 South Americans with the most goals in Ligue 1

#3 Radamel Falcao (Colombia) - 65 Ligue 1 goals

Radamel Falcao

Radamel Falcao arrived in the Ligue 1 in the summer of 2013 with much hype after prolific scoring stints with Porto and Atletico Madrid.

However, a combination of injuries and poor form meant that the Colombia striker struggled to reach his blistering best for the Ligue 1 club. Nevertheless, he did score a commendable 65 goals in 108 outings, which included a 21-goal campaign in 2016-17 to help Monaco interrupt PSG's Ligue 1 dominance.

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘀 @FALCAO 🐅👋 pic.twitter.com/JdWWy0RF3w

— AS Monaco 🇲🇨 (@AS_Monaco) September 2, 2019

After bidding adieu to the Ligue 1 club in 2019, the 35-year-old striker is currently playing for Turkish club Galatasaray.

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#2 Juninho Pernamubucano (Brazil) - 75 goals

Juninho Pernambucano

More renowned for his otherworldly free-kick prowess, Juninho Pernambucano was an integral part of the Lyon side that won seven consecutive Ligue 1 titles in the 2000s.

Widely regarded as the best free-kick taker of all time, the Brazilian midfielder scored 75 Ligue 1 goals in 248 games spanning eight seasons.

THREAD: Juninho Pernambucano free-kicks 🔝🇧🇷 Incredible @Juninhope08 effort for Lyon against Barcelona in 2009 🎯#UCL | @OL pic.twitter.com/aDYN5NCR4T

— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) January 30, 2021

Juninho scored an impressive 44 freekicks for Lyon, which comprised exactly 44% of his goal-tally in all competitions for the then-Ligue 1 giants.

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#1 Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) - 138 goals

Edinson Cavani

Edinson Cavani is the most prolific South American goal-scorer in the Ligue 1 by a proverbial country mile.

The Uruguayan forward amassed an impressive 138 goals in exactly 200 Ligue 1 games across seven glorious seasons for PSG.

During this period, Cavani won the Ligue 1 title on six occasions. Despite his league-leading 35-goal outing in 2016-17, PSG were edged out to the Ligue 1 title by Monaco.

200 – Edinson Cavani has scored his 200th goal with Paris in all competitions (298 games played).138 in Ligue 1, 30 in Champions League, 32 in Domestic Cups.187 inside the box/13 outside the box.151 from open play/49 from set plays.Matador. #PSGFCGB pic.twitter.com/lbLtUn9keg

— OptaJean (@OptaJean) February 23, 2020

Cavani overtook Zlatan Ibrahimovich to become PSG's all-time top-scorer before leaving the Ligue 1 giants last summer after scoring exactly 200 goals in all competitions.