Sylvain Distin is the French player with the most appearances for Manchester City.
The left-footed centre-back joined the club ahead of the 2002/03 season after signing from Paris Saint-Germain.
He went on to make 206 appearances for the club before joining Portsmouth in the summer of 2007.
Left-back Gael Clichy is just behind Distin with 203 appearances for the club across a six-year spell.
Samir Nasri is third on the list with 176 appearances, while the top five is completed by Antoine Sibierski and Nicolas Anelka.
There is also a place in the top ten for the likes of Bacary Sagna, Patrick Vieira and Rayan Cherki.