players

France captain Jean Djorkaeff joined Paris Saint-Germain in June 1970. He became the first licensed professional player and first captain of the club. Claude Makélélé is PSG's current captain, replacing Pauleta, who retired after the 2007-08 season. Pauleta, who scored 110 goals in Paris, left as the club's all-time top scorer with two awards for top scorer of the Ligue 1. Following a survey, PSG.FR chose "The Eagle of Azores" as the best player in PSG's history. Not even the Portuguese striker could match Carlos Bianchi's feat. "El Goleador" spent two seasons at the capital and recorded 71 goals in 80 appearances with two awards for top scorer of the Ligue 1. Mustapha Dahleb is the capital's top scorer in the league with 85 strikes spread between 10 years at Paris. PSG's success in front of goal was in great part thanks to the emblematic Safet Sušić. The Yugoslav international scored 85 goals and made a record 61 assists for Paris Saint-Germain between 1982 and 1991. On 2 February 2010, France Football chose Sušić as the best player in the club's history. Jean-Marc Pilorget, who played 435 matches for Paris Saint-Germain, became the club's all-time most capped player. But perhaps the greatest talent of all was prolific Liberian marksman George Weah, who followed in the footsteps of PSG's many fine strikers by firing 55 goals in 138 games. These included 16 goals in Europe which helped Weah became the club's all-time top scorer in European competitions. "Mister George" would eventually be the first and last Paris Saint-Germain player to won the Ballon d'Or and the FIFA World Player of the Year. Furthermore, Nicolas Anelka and Ronaldinho have the honor of being the club's most expensive transactions. "El Puma" Anelka's €33.2 million deal from Real Madrid became PSG's highest signing. Ronaldinho's €32 million transfer to Barcelona remains the capital's highest sale to date. The most successful players are Alain Roche and Paul Le Guen with nine major trophies won: one League title, three French Cups, two League Cups, two Champions Trophies and one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.