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{{short description|French association football player (born 1970)}}
{{for|the French sport shooter|Emmanuel Petit (sport shooter)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Emmanuel Petit
| image = Emmanuel Petit.jpg
| caption = Petit in 2005
| fullname = Emmanuel Laurent Petit<ref>{{cite web |url=https://entreprises.lefigaro.fr/masky-75/entreprise-537865131 |title=Masky (75004) |website=Figaro Entreprises |date=20 February 2025 |access-date=22 February 2025 |language=fr}}<br />{{cite web |url=https://dirigeants.bfmtv.com/Emmanuel-PETIT-3018324/ |title=Emmanuel Petit |website=BFM Business |publisher=NextInteractive |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201228010416/https://dirigeants.bfmtv.com/Emmanuel-PETIT-3018324/ |archive-date=28 December 2020 |language=fr}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|9|22|df=y}}<ref>{{Hugman|15668|access-date=28 December 2020}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Dieppe]], France
| height = 1.85 m<ref name=PremProfile/>
| position = [[Midfielder (association football)#Defensive midfielder|Defensive midfielder]]
| youthyears1 = 1977–1985 | youthclubs1 = Arques-la-Bataille
| youthyears2 = 1985–1989 | youthclubs2 = [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]]
| years1 = 1988–1997
| clubs1 = [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]]
| caps1 = 222
| goals1 = 4
| years2 = 1997–2000
| clubs2 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
| caps2 = 85 
| goals2 = 9
| years3 = 2000–2001
| clubs3 = [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
| caps3 = 23
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2001–2004
| clubs4 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
| caps4 = 55
| goals4 = 2
| totalcaps = 385
| totalgoals = 16
| nationalyears1 = 1990–2003
| nationalteam1 = [[France national football team|France]]
| nationalcaps1 = 63
| nationalgoals1 = 6
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{Medal|Country|{{fb|FRA}}}}
{{Medal|Comp|[[FIFA World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998 France]]|}}
{{Medal|Comp|[[UEFA European Championship]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[UEFA Euro 2000|2000 Belgium–Netherlands]]|}}
}}

'''Emmanuel Laurent Petit''' ({{IPA|fr|emanɥɛl lɔʁɑ̃ pəti}}; born 22 September 1970) is a French former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Midfielder (association football)#Defensive midfielder|defensive midfielder]] at club level for [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]], [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]], and [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]. He represented [[France national football team|France]] at international level in two [[FIFA World Cup]]s and two [[UEFA European Championship]]s; he scored the third goal in France's 3–0 victory in the [[1998 FIFA World Cup Final]] and was also a member of the French squad that won [[UEFA Euro 2000]]. He was known for his strong defensive abilities, including tackling, interceptions, and marking, as well as his passing range and ability to transition play from defense to attack. While his weak foot was a slight limitation, his overall performance was highly regarded. 

==Early life==
Petit was born in [[Dieppe]], Seine-Maritime, and grew up in Arques-la-Bataille.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fiche de Emmanuel Petit, l'actu le palmares et les stats de Emmanuel Petit |trans-title=Emmanuel Petit's profile, news, achievements, and stats |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur3851.html |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=L'Équipe |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-05-26 |title=L'ancien champion du monde Emmanuel Petit à Ouistreham : "98 nous unira à vie" |trans-title=The former world champion Emmanuel Petit in Ouistreham: "98 will unite us for life" |url=https://france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/normandie/emmanuel-petit-98-nous-unira-vie-1482693.html |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=France 3 Normandie |language=fr-FR}}</ref>

==Club career==
[[File:Manu-Petit-2000.JPG|thumb|upright|Petit (centre) in 2000]]

Petit began his career at minor club ES [[Arques-la-Bataille]] before being signed by [[Arsène Wenger]]'s [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] side at the age of 18. He made his debut soon after and played in the 1989 [[Coupe de France]] [[1989 Coupe de France Final|final]]. Petit became a regular at Monaco, playing as a [[Midfielder#Winger|left-sided]] or [[Midfielder#Central midfielder|central midfielder]]. In 1991, he won the [[1990–91 Coupe de France|Coupe de France]] with Monaco and also played in the 1992 [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]] [[1992 European Cup Winners' Cup Final|final]] (which Monaco lost to [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]]). In [[1996–97 French Division 1|1996–97]], his final season at Monaco, he [[Captain (association football)|captained]] his side to the [[Ligue 1]] title.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}

Petit joined [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] in June 1997 for £2.5&nbsp;million, where he was reunited with his former Monaco manager Arsène Wenger. Wenger switched Petit from central midfielder to [[Midfielder#Defensive midfielder|defensive midfielder]], and partnered him with fellow Frenchman [[Patrick Vieira]]. The French duo formed a midfield partnership which brought instant success, as Petit won [[Double (association football)|the double]] with Arsenal in his very first season, clinching both the [[Premier League]] title and the [[FA Cup]]. Altogether, in the three seasons in his Arsenal career, Petit made 118 appearances and scored 11 goals, including a stunning drive from outside the area against [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] (which was also the winning goal), during the [[1997–98 FA Premier League|1997–98 season]].{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}

Petit moved to [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] (together with Arsenal teammate [[Marc Overmars]]) in the summer of 2000 for £7&nbsp;million (€14&nbsp;million). At Barcelona, he was moved back into defence and suffered a rash of niggling injuries. As a result, he failed to settle and could not hold down a regular place. In his biography, published in 2008, the midfielder gave his time at Barcelona a special chapter in which he exposed that coach [[Lorenzo Serra Ferrer]] did not even know what position he played when he joined the team. His only goal for Barcelona came on 13 May 2001 at home to [[Rayo Vallecano]] in a 5–1 win.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe41218/emmanuel-petit/|title=Barcelona Statistics|work=WorldFootball.net|access-date=24 October 2013}}</ref>

After his first season at the Camp Nou, Petit was linked with moves back to England with [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]], Tottenham and [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], joining the latter in 2001 in a £7.5&nbsp;million transfer deal.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Brodkin |first=Jon |date=2001-06-27 |title=Sensitive Petit finds a friend in Ranieri |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/jun/27/newsstory.sport |access-date=2025-06-22 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Johnson |first=Simon |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/4777286/Petit-warns-Vieira-after-sealing-Chelsea-deal.html |title=Petit warns Vieira after sealing Chelsea deal |date=27 June 2001 |access-date=6 August 2014 |work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref> He initially was a first-team regular for the ''Blues'' in a largely disappointing first season and played in the [[2002 FA Cup Final|2002 FA Cup final]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Webster|first=Rupert|title=Petit's Big Cup Final Role|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/2236665/petits-big-cup-final-role|publisher=Sky Sports}}</ref> which Chelsea lost to his old club, Arsenal. He scored his first goal for Chelsea in a 2–1 win over Derby on 30 March 2002.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1899918.stm |title=Chelsea defeat battling Derby |publisher=BBC Sport |date=30 March 2002 |access-date=2 November 2009}}</ref> His second season saw a significant improvement, as he formed an impressive midfield partnership with [[Frank Lampard]] as Chelsea impressed in the winner-takes-all final game of the season against [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] as Chelsea secured the fourth [[UEFA Champions League]] berth. He also scored twice throughout the season: against [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] in the [[EFL Cup|League Cup]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/2524439.stm |title=Awesome Chelsea thrash Everton |publisher=BBC Sport |date=4 December 2002 |access-date=2 November 2009}}</ref> and former club Arsenal in the league.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/2606695.stm |title=Arsenal edge past Chelsea |publisher=BBC
|date=1 January 2003 |access-date=2 November 2009}}</ref> After a series of knee injuries, however, he spent much of the final season of his career on the sidelines, and he was released on a [[free transfer (soccer)|free transfer]] in the summer of 2004, his final appearance for the club coming against [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] on 1 February 2004.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3417893.stm |title=Blackburn 2–3 Chelsea |publisher=BBC |date=1 February 2004 |access-date=12 March 2010}}</ref>

After being released by Chelsea, Petit rejected the chance to sign for [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/307742 |title=Petit: 'I rejected Bolton approach' |date=21 August 2004 |access-date=6 August 2014 |publisher=ESPN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11672/2308743/petit-snubs-bolton |title=Petit snubs Bolton |date=21 August 2004 |access-date=6 August 2014 |publisher=Sky Sports}}</ref> and he announced his retirement on 20 January 2005 after failing to fully recover following knee surgery.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Staff |date=2005-01-21 |title=Petit calls time on his career |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2005/jan/21/newsstory.sport8 |access-date=2025-06-22 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/4193889.stm |title=Petit career ended by knee injury |date=21 January 2005 |access-date=6 August 2014 |publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2354120/Injury-forces-Petit-to-retire.html |title=Injury forces Petit to retire |date=21 January 2005 |access-date=6 August 2014 |work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref>

==International career==
Playing for the [[France national football team|France national team]], Petit earned 63 [[cap (sport)|caps]] and scored six international goals in his career and won the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]] and [[UEFA Euro 2000]]. He scored twice in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the first from a powerful shot from just outside the box against [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]], which turned out to be the match winner, and a second in the final against [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]. The goal he scored in the [[1998 FIFA World Cup Final|final]] was particularly memorable, as he had embarked on an optimistic run across field before calmly slotting in the goal in the final minute of regular time. That same goal happened to be the 1,000th goal in the history of the [[French Football Federation]] and the last [[FIFA World Cup]] Finals goal of the 20th century. France won the match 3–0. An earlier Petit [[corner kick]] had set up [[Zinedine Zidane]]'s header for France's first goal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soccertimes.com/worldcup/1998/games/jul12.htm|title=France plays perfect host; hoists World Cup in Paris.|date=12 July 1998|work=Soccer Times|access-date=24 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111128230026/http://www.soccertimes.com/worldcup/1998/games/jul12.htm|archive-date=28 November 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Petit was also part of the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]] squad, though France failed to advance past the group stages and failed to score a single goal in three matches during their defence of the trophy.<ref>{{cite web |title=The story of France's failure at World Cup 2002 |url=http://thesefootballtimes.co/2015/07/28/frances-failure-at-world-cup-2002/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170619115934/http://thesefootballtimes.co/2015/07/28/frances-failure-at-world-cup-2002/ |date=28 July 2015 |archive-date=19 June 2017 |last=Bland |first=Gareth |work=These Football Times}}</ref>

Petit retired from international football in September 2003.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/276538 |title=Petit quits France with Santini blast |date=8 September 2003 |access-date=6 August 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140808062617/http://www.espnfc.com/story/276538 |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 August 2014 |work=[[ESPN]]}}</ref>

==Style of play==
Although capable of playing as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]], Petit usually played as a [[Midfielder#Defensive midfielder|defensive midfielder]] throughout his career, and was known for his energy, work-rate, strength, tackling, aerial prowess, and positional intelligence in this position, as well as his elegance, his passing range, and his striking ability from distance with his left foot; as such, he was not only capable of breaking up attacks, but of dictating play in midfield, creating chances for teammates, and even scoring goals.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/us/features/why-blaise-matuidi-key-player-frances-world-cup-hopes |title=Why Blaise Matuidi is the key player for France's World Cup hopes |publisher=fourfourtwo.com |last1=Eastham |first1=James |date=6 June 2014 |access-date=21 February 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11938/8984556/my-career-emmanuel-petit |title=My Career: Emmanuel Petit |publisher=Sky Sports |last1=Fraser |first1=Peter |date=18 November 2013 |access-date=21 February 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arsenal.com/history/gunners-greatest-players-22.-emmanuel-petit |title=Greatest 50 Players - 22. Emmanuel Petit |publisher=www.arsenal.com |date=1 June 2017 |access-date=21 February 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/gallery/premier-leagues-100-best-foreigners-ever |title=The Premier League's 100 best foreigners... EVER |publisher=FourFourTwo |last1=Lea |first1=Greg |date=30 September 2017 |access-date=21 February 2021 }}</ref><ref name="zonal marking">{{cite book |last1=Cox |first1=Michael W. |title=Zonal Marking: From Ajax to Zidane, the Making of Modern Soccer |date=2019 |publisher=Bold Type Books |isbn=978-1-56858-932-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EvJzDwAAQBAJ&q=christian+karembeu+stamina&pg=PT177 |access-date=21 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Petit married French actress [[Agathe de La Fontaine]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Purepeople |title=Emmanuel Petit |url=https://www.purepeople.com/people/emmanuel-petit_p996 |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=www.purepeople.com}}</ref> in 2000, but they divorced in 2002 after having one child, Zoe.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-03-21 |title=The world champion who signed for Barcelona 'for a woman' and then regretted it |url=https://e00-marca.uecdn.es/en/football/barcelona/2024/03/21/65fc3165268e3ea0748b458d.html |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=MARCA |language=en}}</ref> He now shares his life with Maria Servello, with whom he had another child, Violet, in 2007. He has often appeared on French TV as a football analyst. 

His brother Olivier was an amateur footballer when Petit was a teenager. While playing for his club [[Arques (football club)|Arques]] in 1988, Olivier collapsed and was rushed to hospital where he was pronounced dead due to a blood clot of the brain.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Moment of quiet reflection for Arsenal's flexible friend |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1998/05/16/sfnwin16.html#back |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050323142829/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1998/05/16/sfnwin16.html#back |archive-date=2005-03-23 |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref> In his biography, Petit explained that this event shocked him to such an extent that it almost made him quit football. He viewed his brother as a gifted young man who had good looks and did well in all his endeavours, whether it was football or education. At age 18, he was already facing the demanding rigors of the Monaco youth academy, and not so soon, he had lost his grandfather. His brother’s and grandfather’s loss happened in a bracket of two years and the passing of his brother almost became the final straw. Petit wore the number 17 shirt in club football throughout his career as 17 was his brother's age when he died.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Macfarlane |first=Andy |date=2021-10-04 |title=Emmanuel Petit: One Of The Best Defensive Midfielders |url=https://historyofsoccer.info/emmanuel-petit |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=History Of Soccer |language=en-US}}</ref> 

He starred as himself in a Christmas special episode of British police show ''[[The Bill]]'' in 1998.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-12-24 |title=When Arsenal double winner Petit responded to a plea from 'police' |url=https://talksport.com/football/463946/when-arsenal-midfielder-emmanuel-petit-appeared-a-christmas-special-of-the-bill/ |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=talkSPORT |language=en-gb}}</ref> Petit has been an ambassador for the [[Homeless World Cup]] movement since the tournament was hosted by [[Paris]] in 2011.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Emmanuel Petit - Homeless World Cup Supporters Club |url=http://www.homelessworldcup.com/testimonial/emmanuel-petit/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217171649/http://www.homelessworldcup.com/testimonial/emmanuel-petit/ |archive-date=2015-02-17 |access-date=2025-06-22 |work=Homeless World Cup Supporters Club |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{soccerbase|10495|name=Emmanuel Petit}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[Coupe de France]], [[FA Cup]], [[Copa del Rey]]}}
!colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes [[Coupe de la Ligue]], [[Football League Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="10"|[[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]]
|[[1988–89 French Division 1|1988–89]]
|[[Ligue 1|Division 1]]
|9||0||9||1||colspan="2"|–||0||0||colspan="2"|–||18||1
|-
|[[1989–90 French Division 1|1989–90]]
|Division 1
|28||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||7{{efn|name=UCWC|Appearances in [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]}}||0||colspan="2"|–||36||0
|-
|[[1990–91 French Division 1|1990–91]]
|Division 1
|27||1||6||0||colspan="2"|–||5{{efn|name=UC|Appearances in [[UEFA Cup]]}}||0||colspan="2"|–||38||1
|-
|[[1991–92 French Division 1|1991–92]]
|Division 1
|28||0||4||0||colspan="2"|–||7{{efn|name=UCWC}}||0||colspan="2"|–||39||0
|-
|[[1992–93 French Division 1|1992–93]]
|Division 1
|25||1|||2||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||27||1
|-
|[[1993–94 French Division 1|1993–94]]
|Division 1
|28||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||10{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||colspan="2"|–||40||0
|-
|[[1994–95 French Division 1|1994–95]]
|Division 1
|25||1||1||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||27||1
|-
|[[1995–96 French Division 1|1995–96]]
|Division 1
|23||1||3||0||0||0||1{{efn|name=UC}}||0||colspan="2"|–||27||1
|-
|[[1996–97 AS Monaco FC season|1996–97]]
|Division 1
|29||0||1||0||3||0||7{{efn|name=UC}}||0||colspan="2"|–||40||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!222!!4!!29!!1!!4!!0!!37!!0!!colspan="2"|–!!292!!5
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|[[1997–98 Arsenal F.C. season|1997–98]]
|[[Premier League]]
|32||2||7||0||3||0||2{{efn|name=UC}}||0||colspan="2"|–||44||2
|-
|[[1998–99 Arsenal F.C. season|1998–99]]
|Premier League
|26||4||3||2||0||0||3{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||0||1{{efn|name=FACS}}||0||33||6
|-
|[[1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season|1999–2000]]
|Premier League
|27||3||3||0||0||0||10{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Cup}}||0||1{{efn|name=FACS|Appearance in [[FA Charity Shield]]}}||0||41||3
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!85!!9!!13!!2!!3!!0!!15!!0!!2!!0!!118!!11
|-
|[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|[[2000–01 FC Barcelona season|2000–01]]
|[[La Liga]]
|23||1||5||0||colspan="2"|–||10{{efn|Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Cup}}||0||colspan="2"|–||38||1
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|[[2001–02 Chelsea F.C. season|2001–02]]
|Premier League
|27||1||6||0||2||0||3{{efn|name=UC}}||0||colspan="2"|–||38||1
|-
|[[2002–03 Chelsea F.C. season|2002–03]]
|Premier League
|24||1||5||0||1||1||1{{efn|name=UC}}||0||colspan="2"|–||31||2
|-
|[[2003–04 Chelsea F.C. season|2003–04]]
|Premier League
|4||0||1||0||0||0||2{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||colspan="2"|–||7||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!55!!2!!12!!0!!3!!1!!6!!0!!colspan="2"|–!!76!!3
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!385!!16!!59!!3!!10!!1!!68!!0!!2!!0!!524!!20
|}

{{notelist}}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{Cite web |title=Emmanuel Petit - International Appearances |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/petit-intl.html |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="14"|[[France national football team|France]]
|1990||1||0
|-
|1991||0||0
|-
|1992||5||0
|-
|1993||7||0
|-
|1994||1||0
|-
|1995||0||0
|-
|1996||1||0
|-
|1997||2||0
|-
|1998||10||2
|-
|1999||5||1
|-
|2000||14||1
|-
|2001||7||1
|-
|2002||9||1
|-
|2003||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!63!!6
|}

:''Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Petit goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Emmanuel Petit
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
|align="center"|1
|24 June 1998
|[[Stade de Gerland]], [[Lyon]], France
|{{fb|DEN}}
|align="center"|2–1
|align="center"|2–1
|[[1998 FIFA World Cup]]
|-
|align="center"|2
|12 July 1998
|[[Stade de France]], [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]], France
|{{fb|BRA}}
|align="center"|3–0
|align="center"|[[1998 FIFA World Cup final|3–0]]
|1998 FIFA World Cup
|-
|align="center"|3
|5 June 1999
|Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France
|{{fb|RUS}}
|align="center"|1–1
|align="center"|2–3
|[[UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying]]
|-
|align="center"|4
|2 September 2000
|Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France
|{{fb|ENG}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|1–1
|[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|-
|align="center"|5
|6 October 2001
|Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France
|{{fb|ALG}}
|align="center"|2–0
|align="center"|4–1
|Friendly
|-
|align="center"|6
|13 February 2002
|Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France
|{{fb|ROM}}
|align="center"|2–0
|align="center"|2–1
|Friendly
|}

==Honours==

=== Club ===
'''Monaco'''
*[[Ligue 1|Division 1]]: [[1996–97 French Division 1|1996–97]]<ref>{{cite news 
|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t1996-974018.html
|title=Monaco 1996-97 
|publisher=bdfutbol.com
|access-date=6 January 2020}}</ref>
*[[Coupe de France]]: [[1990–91 Coupe de France|1990–91]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Coupe de France: La saison 1990 - 1991 |trans-title=Coupe de France: The 1990 - 1991 season |url=http://www.fff.fr/www/coup/historique/pages/hist1991.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061129191255/http://www.fff.fr/www/coup/historique/pages/hist1991.shtml |archive-date=2006-11-29 |accessdate=26 April 2024 |website=FFF |language=French}}</ref>

'''Arsenal'''
*[[Premier League]]: [[1997–98 FA Premier League|1997–98]]<ref name=PremProfile>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/1300/Emmanuel-Petit/overview |title=Emmanuel Petit: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=28 December 2020}}</ref>
*[[FA Cup]]: [[1997–98 FA Cup|1997–98]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/94885.stm|title=Arsenal at the double|website=BBC|access-date=26 April 2024}}</ref>
*[[FA Charity Shield]]: [[1998 FA Charity Shield|1998]],<ref name="report">{{cite news |first=Oliver |last=Holt |title=Arsenal warm to their second home |newspaper=The Times |date=10 August 1998 |page=32 }}</ref> [[1999 FA Charity Shield|1999]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lacey |first=David |date=1999-08-02 |title=Arsenal play their troubles away |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/1999/aug/02/newsstory.sport4 |access-date=2025-06-22 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

=== International ===
'''France'''
*[[FIFA World Cup]]: [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]<ref name=":0" />
*[[UEFA European Championship]]: [[UEFA Euro 2000|2000]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0253-0d7b3013529f-3e15ce8dc46b-1000--trezeguet-s-golden-moment-makes-french-history/|title=Trezeguet's golden goal sinks Italy as France make history and win EURO 2000 final|website=UEFA|accessdate=26 April 2024}}</ref>

=== Individual ===
*Division 1 Rookie of the Year: 1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/franpoy.html |title=France - Footballer of the Year |url-status=live |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905115225/http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/franpoy.html |archive-date=5 September 2015}}</ref>
*[[Premier League Player of the Month]]: [[1997–98 FA Premier League#Monthly awards|April 1998]]<ref name=PremProfile/>
*[[Onze d'Or|Onze de Bronze]]: 1998{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}
*[[PFA Team of the Year|PFA Premier League Team of the Year]]: [[PFA Team of the Year (1990s)#FA Premier League 7|1998–99]]<ref name=9900PFA>{{cite book |editor-first=Barry J. |editor-last=Hugman |title=The 1999–2000 Official PFA Footballers Factfile |year=1999 |publisher=Queen Anne Press |location=Harpenden |isbn=978-1-85291-607-7 |page=352}}</ref>

=== Orders ===
*[[Knight of the Legion of Honour]]: 1998<ref>{{cite journal |date=25 July 1998 |title=Décret du 24 juillet 1998 portant nomination à titre exceptionnel |trans-title=Decree of 24 July 1998 appointing on an exceptional basis |url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000000374701 |journal=Official Journal of the French Republic |volume=1998 |issue=170 |id=PREX9801916D |access-date=2 January 2021 |language=fr}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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