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{{short description|French footballer (born 1983)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Julien Faubert
| image = Faubert0410.JPG
| caption = Faubert warming up for [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] in 2010
| fullname = Julien Alex Thomas Faubert<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpActa1?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=8769 |title=Acta del Partido celebrado el 31 de mayo de 2009, en Pamplona |trans-title=Minutes of the Match held on 31 May 2009, in Pamplona |publisher=Royal Spanish Football Federation |language=es |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190616011443/http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpActa1?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=8769 |archive-date=16 June 2019}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|8|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Le Havre]], France
| height = 1.80 m<ref>{{Cite web |title=Premier League Player Profile |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/3518/Julien-Faubert/overview |access-date=4 April 2011 |publisher=Premier League}}</ref>
| position = [[Right-back]]
| clubnumber = 
| youthyears1 = 1998–2002
| youthclubs1 = [[AS Cannes|Cannes]]
| years1 = 2002–2004
| clubs1 = [[AS Cannes|Cannes]]
| caps1 = 45
| goals1 = 4
| years2 = 2004–2007
| clubs2 = [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]
| caps2 = 96
| goals2 = 10
| years3 = 2007–2012
| clubs3 = [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
| caps3 = 103
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2009
| clubs4 = → [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] (loan)
| caps4 = 2
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2012
| clubs5 = [[Elazığspor]]
| caps5 = 16
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2013–2015
| clubs6 = [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]
| caps6 = 48
| goals6 = 3
| years7 = 2013–2015
| clubs7 = [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux II]]
| caps7 = 3
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2016
| clubs8 = [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]]
| caps8 = 9
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2017
| clubs9 = [[FC Inter Turku|Inter Turku]]
| caps9 = 26
| goals9 = 1
| years10 = 2018
| clubs10 = [[Borneo F.C.|Borneo]]
| caps10 = 15
| goals10 = 3
| years11 = 2019–2020
| clubs11 = [[Étoile Fréjus Saint-Raphaël|Fréjus Saint-Raphaël]]
| caps11 = 2
| goals11 = 0
| totalcaps = 365 | totalgoals = 24
| nationalyears1 = 2002–2004
| nationalteam1 = [[France national under-21 football team|France U21]]
| nationalcaps1 = 17
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 2006
| nationalteam2 = [[France national football team|France]]
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2014–2017
| nationalteam3 = [[Martinique national football team|Martinique]]
| nationalcaps3 = 10
| nationalgoals3 = 5
}}
'''Julien Alex Thomas Faubert''' (born 1 August 1983) is a French former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[right back]]. Born in France, he played in one match for the [[France national football team|France national team]], in which he scored, before switching allegiance to the [[Martinique national football team|Martinique national team]] in 2014.

Faubert started his footballing career in France with [[AS Cannes|Cannes]] before moving to [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]. In 2007, he moved to England to play for West Ham. In 2009, he spent a short period on loan with [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] before returning to West Ham for the beginning of the 2009–10 season. He has also played football in Turkey (for [[Elazığspor]]), Scotland (for [[Kilmarnock F.C.]]), Finland (for [[FC Inter Turku]]) and Indonesia (for [[Borneo F.C.]])

He is nicknamed "Le [[TGV]]" or "The Express Train" in France.<ref name="WHUProfile">{{Cite news |date=10 November 2010 |title=Profile Julien Faubert |publisher=www.whufc.com |url=http://www.whufc.com/articles/julien-faubert-west-ham_2228487_37633 |url-status=dead |access-date=15 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091114090459/http://www.whufc.com/articles/julien-faubert-west-ham_2228487_37633 |archive-date=14 November 2009}}</ref>

==Club career==
===Cannes and Bordeaux===
Born in [[Le Havre]], Faubert enrolled in the [[AS Cannes|Cannes]] academy in 1998 and began his career as a [[Defender (association football)|right back or left back]], but with his crossing ability quickly became a [[Winger (soccer)|right winger]] as well as playing in a midfield role. He made his Cannes [[first team (association football)|first team]] debut in the 2002–03 season. He steadily earned notoriety as an important member of the squad and eventually caught the eye of several [[Ligue 1]] sides. [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]] signed him in 2004, with whom he played in 96 league matches,<ref name="WorldFootball" /> as well as in the [[UEFA Champions League]].<ref name="Faubert Profile">{{Cite news |date=7 February 2009 |title=Faubert Profile |publisher=Real Madrid C.F. |url=http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1193041476158/1202761243866/jugador/Jugador/Faubert.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=8 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207065739/http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1193041476158/1202761243866/jugador/Jugador/Faubert.htm |archive-date=7 February 2009}}</ref>

===West Ham United===
[[File:Julien Faubert.JPG|thumb|left|175px|Faubert playing for [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] in 2008]]

On 23 June 2007, it was reported in French sports newspaper ''[[L'Équipe]]'' that Faubert was on the verge of a €6.5&nbsp;million (£4.3&nbsp;million) transfer to [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]].<ref name="Rangers">{{Cite news |date=23 June 2007 |title=Faubert presque aux Rangers |language=fr |publisher=L'Équipe |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/breves2007/20070623_093541Dev.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522135758/http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/breves2007/20070623_093541Dev.html |archive-date=22 May 2011}}</ref><ref name="Rangers BBC">{{Cite news |date=25 June 2007 |title=Winger Faubert linked with Ibrox |publisher=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/6233572.stm}}</ref> On 1 July, however, he was signed by [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] for £6.1&nbsp;million on a five-year contract.<ref name="West Ham United BBC">{{Cite news |date=1 July 2007 |title=West Ham sign Faubert for £6.1m |publisher=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/6258510.stm}}</ref> He suffered a ruptured [[achilles tendon]] during a pre-season friendly on 17 July against Czech side [[SK Sigma Olomouc|Sigma Olomouc]], which was expected to take six months to heal.<ref name="Achilles">{{Cite news |date=19 July 2007 |title=Winger Faubert ruled out for six months |publisher=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/6904015.stm}}</ref> As part of his comeback, Faubert turned out for the reserves against [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]'s reserve team in January 2008.<ref name="Reserves">{{Cite news |date=8 January 2008 |title=Julien Faubert bides his time over return to West Ham fold |work=The Times |location=London |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/west_ham/article3153556.ece?&EMC-Bltn=ORNAN4}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> He finally made his first team debut for the Hammers as a late substitute against [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] at [[Boleyn Ground]] on 12 January 2008.<ref name="Soccerbase0708" /> His first season in English football was marked by continuing injury and he made only eight appearances in the league and [[FA Cup]].<ref name="Soccerbase0708" />

===On loan to Real Madrid===
Faubert was given permission to speak to [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] on 30 January 2009,<ref name="Briefs 6-West Ham allow Faubert to talk to Real Madrid">{{Cite news |date=30 January 2009 |title=Briefs 6-West Ham allow Faubert to talk to Real Madrid |language=en-US |work=Reuters |location=UK |url=https://in.mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idINLU29362120090130 |access-date=31 January 2009}}</ref> with the move being completed on 31 January when he signed on [[loan (football)|loan]] until the end of the [[2008–09 La Liga|2008–09]] season for a reported fee of £1.5&nbsp;million with an option for Real to purchase him on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.<ref name="Faubert seals loan switch to Real">{{Cite news |date=31 January 2009 |title=Faubert seals loan switch to Real |publisher=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/7862210.stm |access-date=31 January 2009}}</ref> Faubert made his Real Madrid debut on 7 February 2009 in a 1–0 win against [[Racing de Santander]].<ref name="Soccerway" /> During his loan with Real Madrid, he missed training when he mistakenly thought he had the day off.<ref name="Faubert faux pas as he misses training session">{{Cite news |last=Rogers |first=Iain |date=20 April 2009 |title=Brief-Soccer-Confused Faubert misses Real training session |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/soccer-spain-faubert-idUKLK37747720090420 |access-date=26 September 2009}}</ref> His loan spell finished with only two appearances.<ref name="Soccerway" />

===Return to West Ham===
[[File:Faubert2009.jpg|thumb|upright|Faubert warming up for West Ham United in 2009]]

Faubert enjoyed a fine start to the [[2009–10 Premier League|2009–10 season]], helping the Hammers to victories over [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] and [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] and an impressive goalless draw at [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]].<ref name="POTM">{{Cite web |title=Faubert thanks the fans |url=http://www.whufc.com/articles/faubert-thanks-the-fans-20090911_2236884_1793327 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130209065610/http://www.whufc.com/articles/20090911/faubert-thanks-the-fans_2236884_1793327 |archive-date=9 February 2013 |access-date=11 September 2009}}</ref> The 2009–10 season saw a change in fortunes for the Frenchman. He turned in several impressive performances, particularly in the second half of the season.<ref name="sport2">{{Cite web |date=29 April 2010 |title=Top Three: West Ham United players of the season 29&nbsp;April 2010&nbsp; – 17:36 |url=http://www.sport.co.uk/news/Football/37597/Top_Three_West_Ham_United_players_of_the_season.aspx |access-date=26 May 2010 |publisher=Sport.co.uk}}</ref> He set up [[Carlton Cole]] with a measured cross for the second goal in a 2–0 win against [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reekie |first=Harry |date=10 February 2010 |title=BBC Sport&nbsp;– Football&nbsp;– West Ham 2–0 Birmingham |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8502612.stm |access-date=26 May 2010}}</ref> Faubert scored his first goal for the club on his 50th league game for the claret and blue against [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] on 20 February 2010.<ref name="goal">{{Cite web |title=Hammers too strong for Hull |url=http://www.whufc.com/articles/20100220/hammers-too-strong-for-hull_2236884_1971927 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100223070222/http://www.whufc.com/articles/20100220/hammers-too-strong-for-hull_2236884_1971927 |archive-date=23 February 2010 |access-date=20 February 2010}}</ref> He also added an assist in that game, producing a through ball, which Carlton Cole latched on to and dispatched accordingly. His sublime cross set up [[Ilan (footballer)|Ilan]] for an equalising goal against [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] on 4 April 2010. ''The Hammers'' were experiencing a poor run of form at the time.<ref name="sport2" /> Faubert capped an accomplished season by winning the best 'Performance Of The Season' for his match-winning display against Hull.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A quartet of happy Hammers, West Ham United |url=http://www.whufc.com/articles/20100504/a-quartet-of-happy-hammers_2236884_2043600 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612081053/http://www.whufc.com/articles/20100504/a-quartet-of-happy-hammers_2236884_2043600 |archive-date=12 June 2010 |access-date=26 May 2010 |publisher=Whufc.com}}</ref> He was also awarded the SBOBET Player of the Month for August.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Faubert thanks the fans, West Ham United |url=http://www.whufc.com/articles/20090911/faubert-thanks-the-fans_2236884_1793327 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918141851/http://www.whufc.com/articles/20090911/faubert-thanks-the-fans_2236884_1793327 |archive-date=18 September 2012 |access-date=26 May 2010 |publisher=Whufc.com}}</ref>

The [[2010–11 West Ham United F.C. season|2010–11 season]] proved less successful for Faubert. He started the season playing on the right wing, reverting to right-back. On the last day of the summer 2011 transfer window, the Hammers recruited Blackburn Rovers full-back [[Lars Jacobsen]] who was preferred throughout the majority of the season. After the turn of the year, Faubert was in and out of the side. He did not help his chances of being selected when he left the stadium after learning he was not in the squad to face Birmingham City.<ref name="Son">{{Cite news |last=Thomas |first=Roshane |title=Julien Faubert: Real Madrid phoned, I said I don't have time for this bullshit |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1702238/2020/03/27/julien-faubert-west-ham-real-madrid/ }}</ref>

At the start of the [[2011–12 West Ham United F.C. season|2011–12 season]], Faubert was expected to leave the club after their relegation to the [[Football League Championship|Championship]].<ref name=Son/> A tight hamstring ruled him out of the opening two games of the season but he made his first appearance on 16 August in an away match against [[Watford F.C.|Watford]].<ref name="Soccerbase1112" /> Faubert came on as a 72-minute substitute, providing the assist for [[Scott Parker]]'s goal to make it 4–0.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Osbourne |first=Chris |date=16 August 2011 |title=Watford 0&nbsp;– 4 West Ham |publisher=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14457337.stm |access-date=19 August 2011}}</ref> During the rest of the season, he was West Ham's first choice right back and played a full part in West Ham's subsequent promotion.<ref name="Soccerbase1112" /> In May 2012, Faubert was released by West Ham due to the expiry of his contract.<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 May 2012 |title=Six players depart West Ham |work=Sky Sports |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12691/7773496/Six-players-depart-West-Ham |access-date=23 May 2012}}</ref> He played 121 games in all competitions for West Ham, scoring twice.<ref>{{Soccerbase}}</ref>

===Elazığspor===
On 27 June 2012, Faubert was officially signed by [[Elazığspor]] of the Turkish [[Süper Lig]] on a three-year contract.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elazığspor complete signing of former West Ham right back Julien Faubert |url=http://www.turkish-football.com/news_read.php?id=3104 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819002147/http://www.turkish-football.com/news_read.php?id=3104 |archive-date=19 August 2012 |access-date=27 June 2012 |publisher=www.turkishfootball.com}}</ref>

===Return to Bordeaux===
After being released by Elazığspor, Faubert signed for his old club Bordeaux as a free agent on the transfer deadline day in January 2013, signing a contract that would keep him there until the end of the [[2012–13 FC Girondins de Bordeaux season|2012–13 season]]. He was given squad number 22 due to his old number 18 was occupied by [[Jaroslav Plašil]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 February 2013 |title=Transfers&nbsp;– Faubert is back |url=http://www.girondins.com/en/transfers-faubert-back.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018063826/http://www.girondins.com/en/transfers-faubert-back.html |archive-date=18 October 2014 |publisher=Girondins.com}}</ref> Prior the move, Faubert asked his old club to train to maintain his fitness.<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 January 2013 |title=Faubert sets his sights on a return to Ligue 1 |publisher=Goal.com |url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2892/transfer-zone/2013/01/10/3662318/faubert-sets-his-sights-on-a-return-to-ligue-1 |access-date=8 March 2013}}</ref> Faubert made his first appearance at Bordeaux, coming on as a late substitute, as Bordeaux won 2–0 against [[Valenciennes FC|Valenciennes]].<ref name="Soccerway" /> On 4 December 2013, Faubert scored in a 1–0 win over [[En Avant de Guingamp|Guingamp]].<ref name="Soccerway" />

===Kilmarnock===
After a trial period with [[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]] during February 2016,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Esplin |first=Ronnie |date=22 February 2016 |title=Julien Faubert ends trial with St Johnstone as former Real Madrid star weighs up options |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/julien-faubert-ends-trial-st-7416526#5aRUrKs8rpTEGZRw.97 |access-date=26 February 2016 |website=Daily Record}}</ref> Faubert signed for [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]] until the end of the 2015–16 season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 February 2016 |title=Julien Faubert agrees short-term stay at Kilmarnock |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35671202 |access-date=26 February 2016 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref> On 23 May 2016, he was one of six players released at the end of their contract.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 May 2016 |title=Player Contracts |url=http://kilmarnockfc.co.uk/Article?id=3804&ShowCat= |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161028104503/http://kilmarnockfc.co.uk/Article?id=3804&ShowCat= |archive-date=28 October 2016 |access-date=23 May 2016 |publisher=Kilmarnock F.C.}}</ref>

=== Inter Turku ===
Faubert signed for [[Veikkausliiga|Finnish Veikkausliiga]] side [[FC Inter Turku]] on a one-year contract on 17 January 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 January 2017 |title=Julien Faubert contract with FC Inter |url=http://fcinter.fi/uutiset/2017/01/17/julien-faubert-sopimukseen-fc-interin-kanssa |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170122081403/http://fcinter.fi/uutiset/2017/01/17/julien-faubert-sopimukseen-fc-interin-kanssa |archive-date=22 January 2017 |access-date=17 January 2017 |publisher=FC Inter Turku |language=fi}}</ref>

=== Borneo ===
In January 2018, Faubert signed for [[Indonesia]]n club [[Borneo F.C.|Borneo]] in time for the [[2018 Liga 1]] season.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Borneo FC Resmi Merekrut Eks Pemain West Ham dan Real Madrid |language=id |work=bola.com |url=http://www.bola.com/indonesia/read/3230564/borneo-fc-resmi-merekrut-eks-pemain-west-ham-dan-real-madrid |access-date=18 January 2018}}</ref> In July 2018, Faubert was released by Borneo.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Borneo FC Akhiri Kerjasama Dengan Julien Faubert |language=id |work=Borneo F.C. |url=http://borneofc.id/news.php?id=2402 |access-date=17 October 2018}}</ref>

=== Étoile Fréjus Saint-Raphaël ===
In June 2019, Faubert accepted the role of player-assistant manager of [[Championnat National 2]] club [[Étoile Fréjus Saint-Raphaël]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sermaise |first=Florian |date=27 June 2019 |title=Julien Faubert (ex-Real Madrid) rebondit en National 2 |language=fr |work=[[Onze Mondial]] |location=France |url=http://www.onzemondial.com/transferts/real-madrid--julien-faubert-signe-en-national-2-191129 |access-date=4 July 2019}}</ref><ref name="LeavesFrejus">{{Cite web |title=Fréjus Saint-Raphaël : Morgan Amalfitano et Julien Faubert remerciés – Foot – N2 – Fréjus Saint-Raphaël |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Frejus-saint-raphael-morgan-amalfitano-et-julien-faubert-remercies/1094707 |access-date=15 September 2020 |website=L'Équipe |language=fr}}</ref> He departed the role in January 2020.<ref name="LeavesFrejus" />

==International career==
Faubert made his debut for [[France national football team|France]] on 16 August 2006 against [[Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team|Bosnia and Herzegovina]].<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|15161|accessdate=15 September 2020}}</ref> He wore the number 10 shirt, the first player to do so for France since the retirement of [[Zinedine Zidane]].<ref name="West Ham capture Bordeaux midfielder Faubert">{{Cite news |last=Rumsby |first=Ben |date=2 July 2007 |title=West Ham capture Bordeaux midfielder Faubert |work=The Independent |location=UK |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/west-ham-capture-bordeaux-midfielder-faubert-455556.html |access-date=15 March 2009}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> He marked his first match by scoring in the final minute of the game to ensure France won 2–1.<ref name="NFT" /> Despite never receiving another call-up since then, Faubert has frequently stated his desire to return to the international scene with France.<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 August 2010 |title=Faubert's French Fancy |publisher=whufc.com |url=http://www.whufc.com/articles/20100804/fauberts-french-fancy_2236884_2105639 |url-status=dead |access-date=28 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100806182517/http://www.whufc.com/articles/20100804/fauberts-french-fancy_2236884_2105639 |archive-date=6 August 2010}}</ref>

In an interview with ''L'Équipe'' published on 24 December 2009, Faubert said that he was approached by the [[Algerian Football Federation]] (FAF) about representing the country due to his wife being [[Algeria]]n.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 December 2009 |title=Faubert croit toujours aux Bleus&nbsp;– Foot&nbsp;– ANG&nbsp;– L'EQUIPE.FR |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/breves2009/20091224_134056_faubert-croit-toujours-aux-bleus.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100507061405/http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/breves2009/20091224_134056_faubert-croit-toujours-aux-bleus.html |archive-date=7 May 2010 |access-date=28 April 2010 |website=L'Équipe |location=France}}</ref> He said he would consider the option if he fails to get recalled by ''Les Bleus''. Two days later, however, Algerian head coach [[Rabah Saadane]] denied that the FAF had made any contact with Faubert.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 December 2009 |title=EN : Saâdane dément pour Faubert |url=http://www.dzfoot.com/news-5527/en-saadane-dement-pour-faubert/ |access-date=28 April 2010 |publisher=Dzfoot.com |archive-date=3 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120903070153/http://www.dzfoot.com/news-5527/en-saadane-dement-pour-faubert/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In October 2014, Faubert made his international debut for [[Martinique national football team|Martinique]].<ref name="NFT" /> Playing a [[2014 Caribbean Cup qualification]] game against [[Curaçao national football team|Curaçao]], Faubert scored in a 1–1 draw,<ref>{{Cite web |title=WebGirondins.com&nbsp;— le site des supporters des Girondins de Bordeaux&nbsp;— Actualité : Faubert décisif avec la Martinique |date=9 October 2014 |url=http://www.webgirondins.com/actualite-International-Faubert-decisif-avec-la-Martinique-25166.php |access-date=15 September 2020}}</ref> netting two braces in the following matches against [[Guadeloupe national football team|Guadeloupe]] and [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national football team|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]].<ref name="NFT" />

==Personal life==
Faubert is of [[Martinique|Martiniquais]] descent and is married to a woman of [[Algeria]]n descent. He is a devout [[Muslim]], having converted to his wife's faith. He has the word "[[Allah]]" tattooed on his forearm.<ref name="WHUProfile" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=24 April 2010 |title=Faubert: 'The role of the chairman is to stay behind his manager' |work=The Independent |location=London |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/faubert-the-role-of-the-chairman-is--to-stay-behind-his-manager-1952856.html}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
! colspan="3" |League
!colspan="2"|National Cup
!colspan="2"|League Cup
! colspan="2" |Europe
! colspan="2" |Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[AS Cannes]]
|2002–03<ref name="Foot123">{{Cite web |title=Foot123 : toute l'actualité du football, les matches en direct, les statistiques, le Hall of Fame |url=https://foot123.fr/football/joueur/faubert-julien/27980 |access-date=15 September 2020 |website=foot123.fr |language=fr}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" |[[Championnat National]]
|26
|1
|0
|0
| colspan="2" |―
| colspan="2" |―
| colspan="2" |―
|26
|1
|-
|2003–04<ref name="Foot123" />
|19
|3
|0
|0
| colspan="2" |―
| colspan="2" |―
| colspan="2" |―
|19
|3
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!45
!4
!0
!0
! colspan="2" |―
! colspan="2" |―
! colspan="2" |―
!45
!4
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]
|[[2004-05 Ligue 1|2004–05]]<ref name="WorldFootball">{{WorldFootball.net|id=julien-faubert}}</ref>
| rowspan="3" |[[Ligue 1]]
|36||1||1||0||1||0
| colspan="2" |―
| colspan="2" |―
|38||1
|-
|[[2005-06 Ligue 1|2005–06]]<ref name="WorldFootball" />
|34||5||2||0||3||0
| colspan="2" |―
| colspan="2" |―
|39||5
|-
|[[2006-07 Ligue 1|2006–07]]<ref name="WorldFootball" />
|26||3||1||0||3||0
|8<ref group="lower-alpha">6 appearances and 2 goals in [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]], 2 appearances in [[UEFA Cup]]</ref>
|2
| colspan="2" |―
|38||5
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!96!!10!!4!!0!!7!!0
!8
!2
! colspan="2" |―
!115!!12
|-
| rowspan="6" |[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
|[[2007-08 FA Premier League|2007–08]]<ref name="Soccerbase0708">{{Soccerbase season|id=39650|season=2007|access-date=15 September 2020}}</ref>
| rowspan="4" |[[Premier League]]
|7||0||1||0||0||0
| colspan="2" |―
| colspan="2" |―||8||0
|-
|[[2008-09 FA Premier League|2008–09]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|id=39650|season=2008|access-date=15 September 2020}}</ref>
|20||0||2||0||2||0
| colspan="2" |―
| colspan="2" |―||24||0
|-
|[[2009-10 FA Premier League|2009–10]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|id=39650|season=2009|access-date=15 September 2020}}</ref>
|33||1||1||0||2||0
| colspan="2" |―
| colspan="2" |―||36||1
|-
|[[2010-11 Premier League|2010–11]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|id=39650|season=2010|access-date=15 September 2020}}</ref>
|9||0||1||0||6||0
| colspan="2" |―
| colspan="2" |―||16||0
|-
|[[2011-12 Football League Championship|2011–12]]<ref name="Soccerbase1112">{{Soccerbase season|id=39650|season=2011|access-date=15 September 2020}}</ref>
|[[EFL Championship|Championship]]
|34||1||0||0||1||0
| colspan="2" |―
|2<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances in [[EFL Championship play-offs|Championship play-offs]]</ref>
|0||37||1
|-
!|Total
!
!103!!2!!5!!0!!11!!0
! colspan="2" |―
!2
!0!!121!!2
|-
|[[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] (loan)
|[[2008–09 Real Madrid CF season|2008–09]]<ref name="Soccerway">{{Soccerway|id=1480|accessdate=15 September 2020}}</ref>
|[[La Liga]]
|2||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |―
|0
| 0
| colspan="2" |―||2||0
|-
|[[Elazığspor]]
|[[2012–13 Süper Lig|2012–13]]<ref name="Soccerway" />
|[[Süper Lig]]
|16||1||0||0|| colspan="2" |―
| colspan="2" |―
| colspan="2" |―||16||1
|-
| rowspan="4" |Bordeaux
|[[2012–13 Ligue 1|2012–13]]<ref name="Soccerway" />
| rowspan="3" |Ligue 1
|13||0||0||0||0||0
|3<ref name="EL" group="lower-alpha">Appearances in [[UEFA Europa League|Europa League]]</ref>
|0
| colspan="2" |―
|16||0
|-
|[[2013–14 Ligue 1|2013–14]]<ref name="Soccerway" />
|22||3||2||0||1||0
|4<ref name="EL" group="lower-alpha" />
|0
| colspan="2" |―
|29||3
|-
|[[2014–15 Ligue 1|2014–15]]<ref name="Soccerway" />
|13||0||1||0||1||0
| colspan="2" |―
| colspan="2" |―
|15||0
|-
! colspan="2" |Bordeaux total
! 144!! 13!! 7!! 0!! 9!!0
!15
! 2
! colspan="2" |―
! 175!!15
|-
| rowspan="3" |Bordeaux II
|[[2013–14 Championnat de France Amateur|2013–14]]<ref name="Soccerway" />
| rowspan="2" |[[Championnat de France Amateur]] Group D
|1
|0
| colspan="2" |―
| colspan="2" |―
| colspan="2" |―
| colspan="2" |―
|1
|0
|-
|[[2014–15 Championnat de France Amateur|2014–15]]<ref name="Soccerway" />
|2
|0
| colspan="2" |―
| colspan="2" |―
| colspan="2" |―
| colspan="2" |―
|2
|0
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!3
!0
! colspan="2" |―
! colspan="2" |―
! colspan="2" |―
! colspan="2" |―
!3
!0
|-
|[[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]]
|[[2015–16 Scottish Premiership|2015–16]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|id=39650|season=2015|access-date=15 September 2020}}</ref>
|[[Scottish Premiership]]
|9||0|| colspan="2" |―|| colspan="2" |―
| colspan="2" |―
| colspan="2" |―||9||0
|-
|[[FC Inter Turku|Inter Turku]]
|[[2017 Veikkausliiga|2017]]<ref name="Soccerway" />
|[[Veikkausliiga]]
|26
|1
|5
|0
| colspan="2" |―
| colspan="2" |―
| colspan="2" |―
|31
|1
|-
|[[Borneo F.C.|Borneo]]
|[[2018 Liga 1|2018]]<ref name="Soccerway" />
|[[Liga 1 (Indonesia)|Liga 1]]
|15
|3
|0
|0
| colspan="2" |―
| colspan="2" |―
| colspan="2" |―
|15
|3
|-
|[[Étoile Fréjus Saint-Raphaël|Fréjus Saint-Raphaël]]
|[[2019–20 Championnat National 2|2019–20]]<ref name="Soccerway" />
|Championnat National 2 Group D
|2
|0
|0
|0
| colspan="2" |―
| colspan="2" |―
| colspan="2" |―
|2
|0
|-
! colspan="3" |Career total
!362!!24!!17!!0!!20!!0
!15
!2
!2
!0!!416!!24
|}
<references group="lower-alpha" />

===International===
====International goals for France====
:''Scores and results list France's goal tally first.''

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Goal !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 16 August 2006 || [[Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium]], [[Sarajevo]] || {{fb|BIH}} || {{center|'''2'''–1}} || {{center|2–1}} || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|}

====International goals for Martinique====
:''Scores and results list Martinique's goal tally first.''

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Goal !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 8 October 2014 || [[Stade René Serge Nabajoth]], [[Les Abymes]] || {{fb|CUW}} || {{center|'''1'''–0}} || {{center|1–1}} || [[2014 Caribbean Cup qualification]]
|-
| 2. ||rowspan="2"|10 October 2014 ||rowspan="2"| Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes ||rowspan="2"| {{fb|GPE|local}} || {{center|'''1'''–0}} ||rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2–0 ||rowspan="2"|2014 Caribbean Cup qualification
|-
| 3. || {{center|'''2'''–0}}
|-
| 4. ||rowspan="2"|12 October 2014 ||rowspan="2"| Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes ||rowspan="2"| {{fb|VIN}} || {{center|'''3'''–3}} ||rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 4–3 ||rowspan="2"|2014 Caribbean Cup qualification
|-
| 5. || {{center|'''4'''–3}}
|}

==Honours==
'''Bordeaux'''
*[[Coupe de la Ligue]]: [[2006–07 Coupe de la Ligue|2006–07]]<ref>{{Cite news |title=Résultat et résumé Lyon – Bordeaux, Coupe de la Ligue, Finale, Samedi 31 Mars 2007 |publisher=lequipe.fr |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/match-direct/coupe-de-la-ligue/2006-2007/lyon-bordeaux-live/85017 |access-date=12 February 2020}}</ref>
*[[Coupe de France]]: [[2012–13 Coupe de France|2012–13]]<ref>{{Cite news |title=Evian vs Bordeaux |publisher=goal.com |url=https://www.goal.com/en-za/match/evian-tg-v-bordeaux/lineups/5ylvo26yjp5g1ignc2kzrghqt |access-date=12 February 2020}}</ref>

'''West Ham United'''
*[[Football League Championship play-offs]]: [[2012 Football League play-offs#Championship|2012]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fletcher |first=Paul |date=19 May 2012 |title=Blackpool 1–2 West Ham |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18044378 }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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*{{FFF player}}

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