Franck Henry Pierre Ribery is a French professional footballer who plays for German club Bayern Munich. He is a former France national team player. He primarily plays as a winger, preferably on the left side although being right-footed, and is known for pace, energy, skill and precise passing. Ribery is described as a player who is fast, tricky and an excellent dribbler, who has great control with the ball at his feet. Since joining Bayern, he has been recognised on the world stage as one of the best French players of his generation. The previous talisman of the French national team, Zinedine Zidane, has called Ribery the "jewel of French football".

Ribery's career began in 1989 as a youth player for local hometown club Conti Boulogne. He left the club after seven years to join professional outfit Lille, but departed the club after three years after having difficulties adjusting. In 1999, Ribery joined US Boulogne, where he played for two years. After spending two more years in the amateur divisions with two different clubs (Ales and Brest), in 2004, Ribery earned a move to Ligue 1 club FC Metz. After six months with the club, Ribery moved to Turkey in January 2005 to join Galatasaray, where he won the Turkish Cup. After six months at Galatasaray, he departed the club in controversial fashion in order to return to France to join Marseille. Ribery spent two seasons at the club, helping the Marseillais reach the final of the Coupe de France in back-to-back seasons. In 2007, Ribery joined German club Bayern Munich for a then club-record fee of €25 million. With Bayern, he has won eight Bundesliga titles, five DFB-Pokal, one UEFA Champions League and one FIFA Club World Cup, which include four doubles and one treble. His form for Bayern in the club's 2012–13 treble winning season saw him nominated alongside Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo on the three-man shortlist for the 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or.

Between 2006 and 2014, Ribery represented the France national football team 81 times. Ribery has represented his nation at two FIFA World Cups (2006, 2010) and two UEFA European Championships (2008, 2012). He made his international debut in May 2006 against Mexico. At the 2006 World Cup, Ribery scored his first international goal against Spain and played in the final match against Italy.

Individually, Ribery is a three-time winner of the French Player of the Year award and has also won the German Footballer of the Year becoming the first player to hold both honours. He has also been named to the UEFA Team of the Year and declared the Young Player of the Year in France. In 2013, Ribery won the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award. In 2013, he was also ranked fourth in The Guardian's list of the best players in the world.

CLUB

Galatasaray
Turkish Cup: 2004–05

Marseille
UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2005

Bayern Munich
Bundesliga: 2007–08, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
DFB-Pokal: 2007–08, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16
DFB-Ligapokal: 2007
DFL-Supercup: 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018
UEFA Champions League: 2012–13
UEFA Super Cup: 2013
FIFA Club World Cup: 2013

INTERNATIONAL

France
FIFA World Cup Runner-up: 2006

INDIVIDUAL

Ligue 1 Player of the Month:
August 2004, October 2005, November 2005, April 2006

Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year:
2006

Ligue 1 Goal of the Year:
2006

Ligue 1 Team of the Year:
2006

Etoile d'Or:
2006

Onze de Bronze:
2006, 2008

French Player of the Year:
2007, 2008, 2013

German Footballer of the Year:
2008

ESM Team of the Year:
2007–08, 2012–13

UEFA Team of the Year:
2008, 2013

UEFA Best Player in Europe Award:
2012–13

UEFA Super Cup Man of the match:
2013

kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season:
2007–08, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14

UEFA Champions League top assist provider:
2011–12

Bundesliga top assists:
2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13

Bundesliga Player of the Year:
2012–13

The kicker Man of the Year:
2013

Globe Soccer Best Footballer of the Year:
2013

FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball:
2013

FIFA Club World Cup Most Valuable Player of the Final:
2013

FIFA FIFPro World XI:
2013

FIFA FIFPro World XI 5th team:
2014

FIFA Ballon d'Or:
Third place 2013

DFB-Pokal top assist provider:
2016–17