Born in Le Havre, France on 1 August 1983, Julien Faubert was destined to be a star footballer. He enrolled in Cannes' academy in 1998 and began his career as a right-back, but with his uncanny crossing ability quickly became a right winger.

Faubert made his Cannes first team debut in 2001/02 at the age of 18. He steadily earned notoriety as an important member of the squad and eventually caught the eye of several Ligue 1 sides. FC Girondins de Bourdeaux signed Faubert in 2004, with whom he played in 96 matches, including the Champions League. In 2006 he celebrated his first cap with the French national team with a goal against Bosnia and Herzegovina. Two seasons later the winger made the switch to West Ham United of the English Premier League.

Faubert has tremendous lung capacity and makes his way from one third to the other throughout the entire course of a match. He is capable of assisting a defender and on the same play reaching the opponent's byline to put in a cross. Faubert has perfected his shot from the right flank and now hopes to put it on display with Real Madrid.

Fourteenth Madridista Frenchman
Pedro Parages, who also spent a term as president of Real Madrid, was the team's first ever French player. He was followed by Normand, Juan and Rene Petit, Hon, Luciano, Raymond Kopa and Müller. Christian Karembeu became the 10th towards the end of the 90's. Two seasons later Nicolas Anelak signed on, followed by Claude Makelele in 2000 and Zinedine Zidane in 2002. The last Frenchman to arrive prior to Faubert was Lassana Diarra, who was signed  on 21 December 2008.