- Julien Faubert
Football player infobox
playername = Julien Faubert
fullname = Julien Faubert
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1983|8|1
cityofbirth =Le Havre
countryofbirth =France
height = height|m=1.80
currentclub = West Ham United
clubnumber = 20
position =Midfielder
years = 2002–2004
2004–2007
2007–
clubs = Cannes
Bordeaux
West Ham United
caps(goals) = 45 (4)
96 (9)
14 (0)
nationalyears = 2002–2004
2006
nationalteam = France U21
France
nationalcaps(goals) = 17 (2)
01 (1)
pcupdate = 23:59, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 09:18, 28 August 2008 (UTC)Julien Faubert (born
August 1 1983 inLe Havre ) is a French football player who plays as amidfielder for West Ham United.Club career
West Ham United
On Saturday
June 23 ,2007 , it was reported in French sports newspaperL'Équipe that Faubert was on the verge of a €6.5 million (£4.3 million) transfer to Rangers.cite news|url=http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/breves2007/20070623_093541Dev.html|title=Faubert presque aux Rangers|publisher=L'Équipe website|date=June 23 ,2007 fr icon] cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/6233572.stm|title=Winger Faubert linked with Ibrox|publisher=BBC Sport website|date=June 23 ,2007 ]However, on
July 1 Faubert was signed by West Ham United for £6.1 million.cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/6258510.stm|title=West Ham sign Faubert for £6.1m|publisher=BBC Sport website|date=July 1 ,2007 ] He suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon during a pre-season friendly on 17 July against Czech side Sigma Olomouc, which was expected to take six months to heal.cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/6904015.stm|title=Winger Faubert ruled out for six months|publisher=BBC Sport website|date=July 19 ,2007 ] As part of his comeback Faubert turned out for the Hammers reserves against Aston Villa's reserve team in January 2008.cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/west_ham/article3153556.ece?&EMC-Bltn=ORNAN4|title=Julien Faubert bides his time over return to West Ham fold|publisher=The Times website|date=January 8 ,2008 ] He finally made his first team debut for the Hammers as a late substitute against Fulham atUpton Park onJanuary 12 2008 .cite news|http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7172826.stm|title=West Ham 2-1 Fulham |publisher=BBC Sport website|date=January 14 ,2008 ] His first season in English football was marked by continuing injury and he made only 8 appearances in league andFA Cup .International career
Faubert made his debut for the French national team on
August 16 ,2006 , against Bosnia and Herzegovina. He marked his first match by scoring in the final minute of the game to ensure France won 2-1.References
External links
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