First Team Squad
Player profile and performance records.
Julien Faubert (Midfielder)
Julien Faubert
Le HavrePosition: Midfielder
Born: 1st Aug 1983 (Le Havre)
Signed: 1st Jul 2007 (£6,100,000)
Contract: 5 years
Previous Club: Bordeaux
KUMB Awards: Player of the Year (runner up) 2009/10; Most Improved Player 2009/10, (third place) 2011/12; Worst Signing (third place) 2007/08.
United forked out ??6m to secure the services of the 23-year-old Bordeaux winger in the summer of 2007, making him Alan Curbishley's second close-season big-money signing behind Scott Parker.
The pacy Faubert - nicknamed 'Le TGV' by Bordeaux fans after the French express train - looked as if he was on his way to the SPL with Rangers with whom he had agreed personal terms, before West Ham intervened to snatch him from under the Glasgow club's nose.
Virtually unknown outside of France, the winger - who made his full international debut in 2006 - came highly-rated in his home country. However after he failed to make an impression in London, Faubert was loaned to Real Madrid for the second half of the 2008/09 season.
Julien Faubert is yet play any matches this season.
Julien Faubert did not play for West Ham during this season.
Julien Faubert did not play for West Ham during this season.
Julien Faubert did not play for West Ham during this season.
Julien Faubert did not play for West Ham during this season.
Julien Faubert did not play for West Ham during this season.
Julien Faubert did not play for West Ham during this season.
Julien Faubert did not play for West Ham during this season.
Julien Faubert did not play for West Ham during this season.
Julien Faubert did not play for West Ham during this season.
Julien Faubert did not play for West Ham during this season.
Blackpool
2-1: Saturday, 19th May(Replaced Demel, 57)
I thought he looked good at right back – certainly had more pace than his predecessor and there was infinitely less threat from that flank for most of the period after his introduction.
Cardiff City
3-0: Monday, 7th MayDid not play.
Cardiff City
2-0: Thursday, 3rd May(Replaced Demel, 75)
You could hear the groans from 200 miles away when Faubs was brought on to replace the tiring Demel with 15 to play at full-back. Fair play to the Tweeting Frenchman for not putting a foot wrong.
Hull City
2-1: Saturday, 28th AprilDid not play.
Reading
2-4: Saturday, 31st MarchI prefer him to play further forward – this game showed why. Culpable for the second and his miss might have led to an earlier equaliser when Tomkins saved the day.
Watford
1-1: Wednesday, 7th MarchJust one of those nights when nothing worked out for him. His delivery was poorthroughout and the less said about his second half chance that he skewed horribly, the better.
Crystal Palace
0-0: Saturday, 25th FebruaryNot one of his better days. Did win some clever headers – he does time his leaps well – but gave the ball away far too often, something that led to his half-time substitution.
Blackpool
4-1: Wednesday, 22nd FebruaryWas sacrificed early in the second half following Green’s sending off but once again a battling, passionate display. Always provides a good outlet.
Southampton
1-1: Tuesday, 14th FebruaryAnother fully committed and battling performance. Didn’t stop running and produced some good stuff down the right in the first half. Playing his best he ever has for West Ham over the last few weeks.
Millwall
2-1: Saturday, 4th FebruaryExcellent. Caused problems on the right all afternoon and got up well to support Cole as an auxiliary striker, which, when you’re playing only one proper striker up front, is exactly what is needed. Deserved a goal with the header and never touched the ‘keeper honest guv :o)
Millwall
2-1: Saturday, 4th FebruaryConsistently inconsistent. Frustrating but always puts in a fantastic shift and his pace caused Millwall problems.
Portsmouth
1-0: Saturday, 14th JanuaryNot a bad first half in which many of his runs ended with an opponent upending him. Largely anonymous in the second half.
Barnsley
1-0: Saturday, 17th DecemberWas having a good match up to the point that his hamstring started complaining. A very different player this season.
Burnley
1-2: Saturday, 3rd DecemberThe French wide-man had an absolute shocker in terms of passing but can't be faulted for work-rate and commitment.
Derby County
3-1: Saturday, 26th NovemberA fine game though not quite MOTM for me (unless the sponsors fancy sending me a new motor!) – a few of his final balls weren’t quite there. Decent game though.
Coventry City
2-1: Saturday, 19th NovemberGood in spells though the final cross as ever needs a bit of work. Picked out Christie well for Piquionne’s goal!
Hull City
2-0: Saturday, 5th NovemberA more defensive job for him than of late. Stuck to the task well.
Blackpool
4-0: Saturday, 15th OctoberAnother fine effort. Maybe it’s having a manager who clearly has faith in his ability, maybe it’s the step down a level but he is clearly thriving at present. Nice cross for the first goal.
Crystal Palace
2-2: Saturday, 1st OctoberExcellent first half that had the away support chanting his name. Quieter in the second half.
Ipswich Town
0-1: Tuesday, 27th September(replaced Noble, 90) Barely had time to do anything in the 4 mins of stoppage given to him.
Peterborough
1-0: Saturday, 24th SeptemberAlthough he hustled and bustled barely anything came off for him. It can't help when people are booing every misplaced pass or cross.
Portsmouth
4-3: Saturday, 10th SeptemberWhen you look at it this is probably the first time that Faubert has had a proper run in his usual position in the side. The benefits are there for all to see.
Nottingham Forest
4-1: Sunday, 28th AugustHow wonderful to see the mardy one enjoying his football again. Even if the rapid imporvement in the last few games is due more to a desire to impress visiting scouts than cement a place in Sam Allardyce's team.
Aldershot Town
1-2: Wednesday, 24th AugustHe's not a right back, we know that by now but he was one of the few to give his all despite making very little impression on the game.
Leeds United
2-2: Sunday, 21st August(Replaced Collison, 58 mins) Looked lively on the right and played some interesting crosses into the box, one of which led to our second.
Watford
4-0: Tuesday, 16th August(Replaced Collison, 75 mins) Came on a little late in the game to make a real impression, but looked to get involved at any opportunity. He seems to just have more of a spring in his step, with a marked improvement on attitude, with a point to prove.
West Bromwich Albion
3-3: Saturday, 12th FebruaryDid not play.
Birmingham City
0-1: Sunday, 6th FebruaryDid not play.
Birmingham City
1-3: Wednesday, 26th JanuaryComments to follow.
Everton
2-2: Saturday, 22nd JanuaryComments to follow.
Arsenal
0-3: Saturday, 15th JanuaryComments to follow.
Birmingham City
2-1: Tuesday, 11th JanuaryComments to follow.
Barnsley
2-0: Saturday, 8th JanuaryWas allowed a couple of forays forward but when he does so his crossing is awfully erratic.
Everton
1-1: Tuesday, 28th DecemberComments to follow.
Blackburn Rovers
1-1: Saturday, 18th DecemberDid not play.
Manchester City
1-3: Saturday, 11th DecemberComments to follow.
Sunderland
0-1: Sunday, 5th December(Replaced Ben-Haim, 83 mins) Comments to follow.
Manchester United
4-0: Tuesday, 30th NovemberGood solid run out in Jacobsen's absence, once he stopped trying to watch the ball out for a goal kick.
Arsenal
0-1: Saturday, 30th October(Replaced Obinna, 87 mins) Sadly his one contribution was to turn his back on Clichy for the goal. The central defence might have been more aware of Song's run but it is Faubert's jump that will be remembered.
Stoke City
3-1: Wednesday, 27th OctoberGoing forward we got the usual four poor crosses for every dangerous one but he did ok.
Newcastle United
1-2: Saturday, 23rd OctoberDid not play.
Wolverhampton Wanderers
1-1: Saturday, 16th OctoberDid not play.
Tottenham Hotspur
1-0: Sunday, 26th SeptemberDid not play.
Tottenham Hotspur
1-0: Sunday, 26th SeptemberDid not play.
Sunderland
2-1: Tuesday, 21st SeptemberVery good; very strong and effective at getting the right side of their wide players. Tenacious in chasing down balls and made up for the few mistakes he made.
Stoke City
1-1: Saturday, 18th SeptemberDid not play.
Chelsea
1-3: Saturday, 11th SeptemberDid not play.
Manchester United
0-3: Saturday, 28th AugustNothing of note. Put him back at full-back or not at all.
Oxford United
1-0: Tuesday, 24th AugustSo so, nothing spectacular. He actually won one or two headers at the far post from crosses which is usually his weakness (still lost a few as well).
Bolton Wanderers
1-3: Saturday, 21st AugustAs usual ok going forward but right-back is an area I'd really like to see us strengthen.
Aston Villa
0-3: Saturday, 14th AugustGot into some good positions but the final ball was often substandard. Missed our best chance of the game with just the 'keeper to beat from no more than eight yards out.
Deportivo La Coruna
0-0: Saturday, 7th AugustComments to follow.
Manchester City
1-1: Sunday, 9th MayDid a job – I didn't think we'd be saying that about him this time last year. Caught marking two for their goal.
Fulham
2-3: Monday, 3rd MayNot one of his better days – largely anonymous going forward and went missing for their first.
Wigan Athletic
3-2: Saturday, 24th AprilSolid enough but didn't get forward as much as he can do.
Liverpool
0-3: Monday, 19th AprilComments to follow.
Sunderland
1-0: Saturday, 10th AprilAnother decent run-out. Most improved player this season?
Everton
2-2: Thursday, 1st AprilGuilty of perhaps affording his man too much space on occasions. On the positive side, the cross for Ilan's goal was truly world class.
Stoke City
0-1: Saturday, 27th MarchThe best crosser in the squad barely crossed the halfway line before the final quarter-of-an-hour. Effective in defence.
Wolverhampton Wanderers
1-3: Tuesday, 23rd MarchLooked good when he was given the freedom to go forward. Faded in and out of the game at regular intervals.
Wolverhampton Wanderers
1-3: Tuesday, 23rd MarchOnce again anonymous until instructed to get forward. We were two-down by that stage however.
Bolton Wanderers
1-2: Saturday, 6th MarchOk up to a point but had his match curtailed by injury.
Manchester United
0-3: Tuesday, 23rd FebruaryGot forward a fair bit early on but barely crossed the halfway line after the break.
Hull City
3-0: Sunday, 21st FebruaryA fine game. The ball through for Cole’s goal was perfection and the goal wasn’t bad either. MOTM.
Hull City
3-0: Sunday, 21st FebruaryNot too many problems defensively, which brought out the natural winger in him. Great pass for Carlton wrapped up in a goal.
Hull City
3-0: Sunday, 21st FebruaryA fine game. The ball through for Cole’s goal was perfection and the goal wasn’t bad either. MOTM.
Birmingham City
2-0: Wednesday, 10th FebruarySuperb cross for the goal but got it horribly wrong a bit later when he tried to repeat the effort.
Blackburn Rovers
0-0: Saturday, 30th JanuaryA decent game – even more so given the sad news of his mother’s death. Our best wishes go to him and his family.
Portsmouth
1-1: Tuesday, 26th JanuaryComments to follow.
Aston Villa
0-0: Sunday, 17th JanuaryComments to follow.
Arsenal
1-2: Sunday, 3rd JanuaryComments to follow.
Tottenham Hotspur
0-2: Monday, 28th DecemberComments to follow.
Portsmouth
2-0: Saturday, 26th DecemberComments to follow.
Chelsea
1-1: Sunday, 20th DecemberRight back is still a position that worries me but he was better than of late.
Bolton
1-3: Tuesday, 15th DecemberComments to follow.
Birmingham City
0-1: Saturday, 12th DecemberComments to follow.
Manchester United
0-4: Saturday, 5th DecemberDid not play.
Burnley
5-3: Saturday, 28th November(Replaced Collison, 77 mins) Some good stuff going forward but, like Collison before, seemed a bit lacking defensively.
Hull City
3-3: Saturday, 21st NovemberComments to follow.
Everton
1-2: Sunday, 8th NovemberComments to follow.
Aston Villa
2-1: Wednesday, 4th NovemberLooked better going forward though his crossing still leaves a lot to be desired.
Sunderland
2-2: Saturday, 31st OctoberDid not play.
Arsenal
2-2: Sunday, 25th OctoberDid not play.
Stoke City
1-2: Saturday, 17th OctoberComments to follow.
Fulham
2-2: Sunday, 4th OctoberGood defensively but the crosses lacked penetration.
Manchester City
1-3: Monday, 28th SeptemberNot his fault he had to challenge their forward for a header - and that nobody came across to cover for the first goal.
Bolton Wanderers
1-3: Tuesday, 22nd September(Replaced Hines, 88 mins) Worked hard, but put in some awful crosses.
Liverpool
2-3: Saturday, 19th SeptemberGood game again. At this rate he’ll soon be good enough to flog to Real Madrid.
Wigan Athletic
0-1: Saturday, 12th SeptemberCelebrated his HOTM and the more prestigious KUMB.com POTM awards with another improved performance.
Blackburn Rovers
0-0: Saturday, 29th AugustAnother competent run-out at right back.
Millwall
3-1: Tuesday, 25th AugustSupplied the oh-so-important cross for the equalising goal. Maturing at right back.
Tottenham Hotspur
1-2: Sunday, 23rd AugustContinues to improve but needs to tighten up defensively.
Tottenham Hotspur
1-2: Sunday, 23rd AugustContinues to improve but needs to tighten up defensively.
Wolverhampton Wanderers
2-0: Saturday, 15th AugustNot quite the world-conquering performance some were saying post-match – he was caught out defensively a few times in the first half. However, it was without a doubt his best performance to date for us and he always posed a threat going forward.
Wolverhampton Wanderers
2-0: Saturday, 15th AugustNot quite the world-conquering performance some were saying post-match – he was caught out defensively a few times in the first half. However, it was without a doubt his best performance to date for us and he always posed a threat going forward.
Hull City
2-0: Wednesday, 28th January(Replaced Collison, 71 mins) No comments.
Hartlepool United
2-0: Saturday, 24th JanuaryAnother hapless display that will probably guarantee that we are stuck with him to the end of the season.
Fulham
3-1: Sunday, 18th January(replaced Noble, 81) No comments.
Newcastle United
2-2: Saturday, 10th JanuaryDid not play.
Barnsley
3-0: Saturday, 3rd JanuaryNot really given much to do down his wing defensively speaking. However his passing and crossing going forward still leave a lot to be desired.
Stoke City
2-1: Sunday, 28th DecemberDefensively not given much to do. Going forward he got into some good positions but boy does he need lessons in how to cross a ball.
Stoke City
2-1: Sunday, 28th DecemberDefensively not given much to do. Going forward he got into some good positions but boy does he need lessons in how to cross a ball.
Portsmouth
0-0: Saturday, 15th November(replaced Ilunga, 61) An improvement on his nightmare of the previous week. Glad he wasn’t exposed to Defoe for much longer though.
Portsmouth
0-0: Saturday, 15th November(replaced Ilunga, 61) An improvement on his nightmare of the previous week. Glad he wasn’t exposed to Defoe for much longer though.
Everton
1-3: Saturday, 8th NovemberDidn’t really show much in midfield, his distribution leaves a lot to be desired – or as one of my neighbours in the ground put it: “he couldn’t deliver a newspaper”. Disastrous in defence at the end as two errors proved fatal.
Everton
1-3: Saturday, 8th NovemberDidn’t really show much in midfield, his distribution leaves a lot to be desired – or as one of my neighbours in the ground put it: “he couldn’t deliver a newspaper”. Disastrous in defence at the end as two errors proved fatal.
Bolton Wanderers
1-3: Sunday, 5th OctoberPass after pass and cross after cross went astray today.
Fulham
2-1: Sunday, 28th SeptemberOne of those for whom the change in management has worked wonders. The move back into defence looks to have been a shrewd one, especially as he can also get forward when required.
Newcastle United
3-1: Saturday, 20th SeptemberPlayed at right back, has he finally found his best position for us? Did well down the flank.
Newcastle United
3-1: Saturday, 20th SeptemberA fine game. Not given the hardest of days but looks much better in this position.
West Bromwich Albion
2-3: Saturday, 13th September(replaced Behrami, 65) Barely registered despite having a good half hour on the pitch.
Blackburn Rovers
4-1: Saturday, 30th AugustHis early-season form had asked more questions than offered answers, but the flying Frenchman really got going today. Faubert's afternoon was sadly ended early by a knock.
Blackburn Rovers
4-1: Saturday, 30th AugustGood start in which he helped set-up two goals but his distribution deteriorated as the game wore on.
Macclesfield Town
4-1: Wednesday, 27th AugustHe was generally involved in whatever looked dangerous for most of the game. Sometimes his crossing can frustrate but he also looked good at right back.
Manchester City
0-3: Sunday, 24th AugustTurned promise into despair far too often.
Manchester City
0-3: Sunday, 24th AugustProbably the most creative player we had on the day. Tried to make things happen.
Wigan Athletic
2-1: Saturday, 16th AugustGot forward well but his final ball needs a bit of working on.
Wigan Athletic
2-1: Saturday, 16th AugustGot forward well but his final ball needs a bit of working on.
Wigan Athletic
2-1: Saturday, 16th AugustGot forward well but his final ball needs a bit of working on.
Wigan Athletic
2-1: Saturday, 16th AugustLooks every bit as good as he was in his last good game- away at Man City, in January. Caused the Wigan defence some serious problems and put in some excellent crosses.
MLS AllStars
2-3: Friday, 25th JulyA good game – some great tracking back and a few good crosses. Nice to see his pace too.
Newcastle United
2-2: Saturday, 26th AprilGood crosses in first half, massive improvement on anonymous display last week v Derby. Faded a bit in second half and crosses often wayward.
Newcastle United
2-2: Saturday, 26th AprilContinues to improve. Needs a bit of work on his crossing though.
Derby County
2-1: Saturday, 19th AprilOne shot and a couple of good crosses but disappeared from view for too long for my liking.
Chelsea
0-4: Saturday, 1st MarchOne good cross in the first half and was lucky to escape without a broken leg after Makelele’s disgraceful assault. Otherwise anonymous.
Fulham
1-0: Saturday, 23rd FebruaryStruggled to make an impact and was often crowded out. The switch of wings failed to improve things.
Birmingham City
1-1: Saturday, 9th February(replaced Cole, 62) This sort of player thrives on service. He got little.
Birmingham City
1-1: Saturday, 9th February(replaced Cole, 62) This sort of player thrives on service. He got little.
Manchester City
0-1: Wednesday, 16th January(replaced Ljungberg, 63) Definitely quick, but just feeling his way back.
Fulham
2-1: Saturday, 12th January(replaced Ljungberg, 89) If Bowyer can’t have a mark, neither can he – though it was good to discover that he actually exists and isn’t really a fictional character designed to deflect attention away from the fact we haven’t signed anyone lately!
Julien Faubert did not play for West Ham during this season.
Julien Faubert did not play for West Ham during this season.
Julien Faubert did not play for West Ham during this season.
Julien Faubert did not play for West Ham during this season.
Julien Faubert did not play for West Ham during this season.
Julien Faubert did not play for West Ham during this season.
Julien Faubert did not play for West Ham during this season.