Date of birth | 14 March 1979 |
Place of birth | Versailles |
Nationality | French |
Weight | 77 kg |
Height | 1.84 m |
Position | Forward |
After being brought to Arsenal by Arsene Wenger, Nicolas looked to have world-class potential and played an important role in the double success of 1997-98.
However, he failed to settle in at Highbury and left in acrimonious circumstances.
In 2001, he joined Liverpool on loan from Paris St Germain but his performance wasn't good enough to persuade manager Gerard Houllier to sign him and he moved on to Manchester City.
Nicolas joined Bolton Wanderers in August 2006 with a four-year contract that was extended to June 2011 in August 2007.
He joined Chelsea in January 2008 with a contract to June 2011 that was extended to June 2012 in June 2010.
Nicolas joined West Bromwich Albion in July 2013 with a one-year contract.
Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
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Paris St Germain | 01 Jul 1995 | 06 Mar 1997 | |
Arsenal | 06 Mar 1997 | 20 Aug 1999 | |
Real Madrid | 20 Aug 1999 | 22 Jul 2000 | |
Paris St Germain | 22 Jul 2000 | 16 Jul 2002 | |
Liverpool | 24 Dec 2001 | 12 May 2002 | L |
Manchester City | 16 Jul 2002 | 31 Jan 2005 | |
Fenerbahce | 31 Jan 2005 | 24 Aug 2006 | |
Bolton Wanderers | 24 Aug 2006 | 11 Jan 2008 | |
Chelsea | 11 Jan 2008 | 01 Jan 2012 | |
Shanghai Shenhua | 01 Jan 2012 | 30 Jun 2013 | |
Juventus | 26 Jan 2013 | 31 May 2013 | L |
West Bromwich Albion | 04 Jul 2013 | 28 Mar 2014 | |
Mumbai City | 15 Sep 2014 |
Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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1996-97 | Arsenal | Premier League | 4 |
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1997-98 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 8 | 1 |
3 |
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1997-98 | Arsenal | League Cup | 3 | ||||
1997-98 | Arsenal | Premier League | 16 | 10 |
6 |
2
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1997-98 | Arsenal | UEFA Cup | 1 | 1 |
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1998-99 | Arsenal | FA Charity Shield | 1 | 1 |
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1998-99 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 5 |
1
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1998-99 | Arsenal | Premier League | 34 | 1 |
17 |
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1998-99 | Arsenal | UEFA Champions League | 5 | 1 |
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1999-00 | Real Madrid | UEFA Champions League | 1 |
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2000-01 | Paris St Germain | French Championnat | 23 | 4 |
8 |
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2000-01 | Paris St Germain | UEFA Champions League | 8 | 1 |
5 |
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2001-02 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 2 | 1 |
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2001-02 | Liverpool | Premier League | 13 | 7 |
4 |
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2001-02 | Paris St Germain | French Championnat | 11 | 1 |
2 |
1
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2001-02 | Paris St Germain | UEFA Cup | 2 | 2 |
1 |
1
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2002-03 | Manchester City | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
2002-03 | Manchester City | League Cup | 2 | ||||
2002-03 | Manchester City | Premier League | 38 | 14 |
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2003-04 | Manchester City | FA Cup | 4 | 4 |
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2003-04 | Manchester City | League Cup | 2 |
1
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2003-04 | Manchester City | Premier League | 31 | 1 |
16 |
1
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1
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2003-04 | Manchester City | UEFA Cup | 5 | 4 |
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2004-05 | Manchester City | Premier League | 18 | 1 |
7 |
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2006-07 | Bolton Wanderers | FA Cup | 2 | 1 |
1
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2006-07 | Bolton Wanderers | League Cup | 1 | 1 |
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2006-07 | Bolton Wanderers | Premier League | 35 | 11 |
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2007-08 | Bolton Wanderers | Premier League | 18 | 10 |
1
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2007-08 | Bolton Wanderers | UEFA Cup | 2 | 2 |
1 |
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2007-08 | Chelsea | FA Cup | 2 | 1 |
1 |
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2007-08 | Chelsea | League Cup | 2 | ||||
2007-08 | Chelsea | Premier League | 10 | 4 |
1 |
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2007-08 | Chelsea | UEFA Champions League | 5 |
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2008-09 | Chelsea | FA Cup | 5 | 4 |
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2008-09 | Chelsea | Premier League | 33 | 4 |
19 |
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2008-09 | Chelsea | UEFA Champions League | 8 | 4 |
2 |
2
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2009-10 | Chelsea | FA Community Shield | 1 | ||||
2009-10 | Chelsea | FA Cup | 3 | 1 |
1 |
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2009-10 | Chelsea | Premier League | 31 | 2 |
11 |
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2009-10 | Chelsea | UEFA Champions League | 6 | 1 |
3 |
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2010-11 | Chelsea | FA Community Shield | 1 | ||||
2010-11 | Chelsea | FA Cup | 2 | 1 |
1 |
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2010-11 | Chelsea | League Cup | 1 | 2 |
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2010-11 | Chelsea | Premier League | 27 | 5 |
6 |
1
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2010-11 | Chelsea | UEFA Champions League | 7 | 2 |
7 |
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2011-12 | Chelsea | League Cup | 1 | 1 |
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2011-12 | Chelsea | Premier League | 3 | 6 |
1 |
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2011-12 | Chelsea | UEFA Champions League | 2 | 2 |
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2012-13 | Juventus | UEFA Champions League | 1 |
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2013-14 | West Bromwich Albion | Premier League | 11 | 1 |
2 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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26 Dec 2001 | Aston Villa v Liverpool | W | 1-2 | Premier League | |
29 Dec 2001 | West Ham United v Liverpool | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
01 Jan 2002 | Liverpool v Bolton Wanderers | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
05 Jan 2002 | Liverpool v Birmingham City | W | 3-0 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
09 Jan 2002 | Southampton v Liverpool | L | 2-0 | Premier League | |
13 Jan 2002 | Arsenal v Liverpool | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
19 Jan 2002 | Liverpool v Southampton | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
22 Jan 2002 | Manchester United v Liverpool | W | 0-1 | Premier League | |
27 Jan 2002 | Arsenal v Liverpool | L | 1-0 | FA Cup | 4th round |
30 Jan 2002 | Liverpool v Leicester City | W | 1-0 | Premier League | |
09 Feb 2002 | Ipswich Town v Liverpool | W | 0-6 | Premier League | |
23 Feb 2002 | Liverpool v Everton | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
02 Mar 2002 | Fulham v Liverpool | W | 0-2 | Premier League | |
06 Mar 2002 | Liverpool v Newcastle United | W | 3-0 | Premier League | |
16 Mar 2002 | Middlesbrough v Liverpool | W | 1-2 | Premier League | |
24 Mar 2002 | Liverpool v Chelsea | W | 1-0 | Premier League | |
30 Mar 2002 | Liverpool v Charlton Athletic | W | 2-0 | Premier League | |
13 Apr 2002 | Sunderland v Liverpool | W | 0-1 | Premier League | |
20 Apr 2002 | Liverpool v Derby County | W | 2-0 | Premier League | |
27 Apr 2002 | Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool | L | 1-0 | Premier League | |
08 May 2002 | Liverpool v Blackburn Rovers | W | 4-3 | Premier League | |
11 May 2002 | Liverpool v Ipswich Town | W | 5-0 | Premier League |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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1995-96 | France | Canary Tournament | 3 | 5 |
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1995-96 | France | Tourn Casale | 3 | 1 |
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1995-96 | France | UEFA Under-18 | 1 | 1 |
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1995-96 | France | Under-18 | 1 | 1 |
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1996-97 | France | Toulon Under-21 | 3 | 2 |
2 |
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1996-97 | France | UEFA Under-18 | 5 | 3 |
4 |
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1996-97 | France | Under-18 | 3 | 1 |
1 |
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1996-97 | France | Under-20 | 2 | 2 |
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1996-97 | France | World Youth Cup | 1 | 2 |
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1997-98 | France | International Friendly | 1 | ||||
1997-98 | France | UEFA Under-18 | 3 | 3 |
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1998-99 | France | International Friendly | 1 | 1 |
2 |
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1998-99 | France | Jean-Pierre Papin Testimonial | 1 | 1 |
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1998-99 | France | UEFA European Championship | 5 | 1 |
1 |
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1998-99 | France | UEFA Under-21 | 1 | 1 |
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1999-00 | France | Hassan II Tournament | 1 | 1 |
1 |
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1999-00 | France | UEFA European Championship | 4 | 2 |
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2000-01 | France | Childrens Charity | 1 |
1 |
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2000-01 | France | FIFA Confederations Cup | 4 | 1 |
1 |
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2000-01 | France | International Friendly | 3 | ||||
2001-02 | France | International Friendly | 1 | 1 |
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2005-06 | France | International Friendly | 2 | 1 |
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2006-07 | France | International Friendly | 1 | 2 |
1
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2006-07 | France | UEFA European Championship | 3 | 1 |
3 |
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2007-08 | France | International Friendly | 4 | 3 |
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2007-08 | France | UEFA European Championship | 4 | 2 |
1 |
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2008-09 | France | FIFA World Cup | 2 |
1 |
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2008-09 | France | International Friendly | 4 | ||||
2009-10 | France | FIFA World Cup | 8 | 2 |
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2009-10 | France | International Friendly | 4 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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13 Sep 1995 | Germany v France | L | 2-0 | TOURN CASALE | |
14 Sep 1995 | France v Spain | W | 5-0 | TOURN CASALE | |
16 Sep 1995 | Italy v France | L | 2-1 | TOURN CASALE | |
10 Oct 1995 | Romania v France | W | 1-4 | UEFA U18 | |
23 Nov 1995 | France v Slovakia | W | 1-0 | UEFA U18 | |
29 Jan 1996 | Denmark v France | W | 2-3 | CANARY TOURNAMENT | |
31 Jan 1996 | Canary Islands v France | W | 2-4 | CANARY TOURNAMENT | |
02 Feb 1996 | Spain v France | D | 1-1 | CANARY TOURNAMENT | |
28 Feb 1996 | France v England | D | 1-1 | Under-18 | |
23 Jul 1996 | France v Hungary | W | 2-1 | UEFA U18 | Finals Group A |
25 Jul 1996 | France v Portugal | W | 1-0 | UEFA U18 | Finals Group A |
27 Jul 1996 | France v Belgium | D | 1-1 | UEFA U18 | Finals Group A |
21 Aug 1996 | France v Israel | W | 1-0 | U18 | |
03 Sep 1996 | Italy v France | L | 2-0 | U18 | |
05 Sep 1996 | France v Spain | D | 0-0 | U18 | |
07 Sep 1996 | France v Austria | W | 2-0 | U18 | |
07 Oct 1996 | France v Latvia | W | 5-0 | UEFA Under-18 | Group 2 |
09 Oct 1996 | France v Faroe Islands | W | 2-0 | UEFA U18 | Group 2 |
11 Oct 1996 | Sweden v France | D | 1-1 | UEFA U18 | Group 2 |
04 Dec 1996 | France v Denmark | W | 4-1 | Under-20 | |
27 Jan 1997 | Canary Islands v France | W | 0-1 | Under-20 | |
11 Apr 1997 | Netherlands v France | W | 0-3 | UEFA U18 | 2nd round group 1 |
07 May 1997 | France v Netherlands | W | 3-0 | UEFA U18 | 2nd round group 1 |
26 May 1997 | France v Croatia | W | 1-0 | Toulon Under-21 | Group B |
28 May 1997 | France v Mexico | W | 2-1 | Toulon Under-21 | Group B |
01 Jun 1997 | France v Morocco | W | 3-0 | Toulon Under-21 | Group B |
03 Jun 1997 | France v Netherlands | W | 3-1 | Toulon Under-21 | Group B |
05 Jun 1997 | France v Portugal | W | 2-1 | Toulon Under-21 | Final |
17 Jun 1997 | France v Brazil | L | 0-3 | World Youth Cup | Group B |
19 Jun 1997 | Korea Republic v France | W | 2-4 | World Youth Cup | Group B |
29 Jun 1997 | Uruguay v France | L | 1-1 (6-7) | World Youth Cup | Quarter-final |
11 Oct 1997 | France v Scotland | W | 5-1 | UEFA U18 | Group 6 |
13 Oct 1997 | France v Bosnia-Herzegovina | W | 2-0 | UEFA U18 | Group 6 |
15 Oct 1997 | France v Denmark | W | 2-0 | UEFA U18 | Group 6 |
22 Apr 1998 | Sweden v France | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
05 Sep 1998 | Iceland v France | W | 0-2 | UEFA U21 | Group 4 |
10 Oct 1998 | Russia v France | W | 2-3 | UEFA European Championship | Group 4 |
14 Oct 1998 | France v Andorra | W | 2-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group 4 |
20 Jan 1999 | France v Morocco | W | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
10 Feb 1999 | England v France | W | 0-2 | International Friendly | |
27 Mar 1999 | France v Ukraine | D | 0-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group 4 |
31 Mar 1999 | France v Armenia | W | 2-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group 4 |
30 May 1999 | France v World XI | D | 2-2 | Jean-Pierre Papin Testimonial | |
05 Jun 1999 | France v Russia | L | 2-3 | UEFA European Championship | Group 4 |
09 Jun 1999 | Andorra v France | W | 0-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group 4 |
04 Sep 1999 | Ukraine v France | D | 0-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group 4 |
04 Jun 2000 | France v Japan | D | 2-2 | Hassan II Tournament | |
06 Jun 2000 | Morocco v France | W | 1-5 | HASSAN II Tournament | |
11 Jun 2000 | France v Denmark | W | 3-0 | UEFA European Championship | Finals Group D |
16 Jun 2000 | Czech Republic v France | W | 1-2 | UEFA European Championship | Finals Group D |
21 Jun 2000 | Netherlands v France | L | 3-2 | UEFA European Championship | Finals Group D |
25 Jun 2000 | France v Spain | W | 2-1 | UEFA European Championship | Finals quarter-final |
28 Jun 2000 | France v Portugal | W | 2-1 | UEFA European Championship | Finals semi-final |
16 Aug 2000 | France v World XI | W | 5-1 | Childrens Charity | |
02 Sep 2000 | France v England | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
07 Oct 2000 | South Africa v France | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
27 Feb 2001 | France v Germany | W | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
30 May 2001 | Korea Republic v France | W | 0-5 | FIFA Confederations Cup | Group A |
01 Jun 2001 | Australia v France | L | 1-0 | FIFA Confederations Cup | Group A |
03 Jun 2001 | France v Mexico | W | 4-0 | FIFA Confederations Cup | Group A |
07 Jun 2001 | France v Brazil | W | 2-1 | FIFA Confederations Cup | Semi-final |
10 Jun 2001 | Japan v France | W | 0-1 | FIFA Confederations Cup | Final |
11 Nov 2001 | Australia v France | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
17 Apr 2002 | France v Russia | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
09 Nov 2005 | France v Costa Rica | W | 3-2 | International Friendly | |
01 Mar 2006 | France v Slovakia | L | 1-2 | International Friendly | |
11 Oct 2006 | France v Faroe Islands | W | 5-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group B |
15 Nov 2006 | France v Greece | W | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
07 Feb 2007 | France v Argentina | L | 0-1 | International Friendly | |
24 Mar 2007 | Lithuania v France | W | 0-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group B |
28 Mar 2007 | France v Austria | W | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
02 Jun 2007 | France v Ukraine | W | 2-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group B |
06 Jun 2007 | France v Georgia | W | 1-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group B |
22 Aug 2007 | Slovakia v France | W | 0-1 | International Friendly | |
08 Sep 2007 | Italy v France | D | 0-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group B |
12 Sep 2007 | France v Scotland | L | 0-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group B |
13 Oct 2007 | Faroe Islands v France | W | 0-6 | UEFA European Championship | Group B |
16 Nov 2007 | France v Morocco | D | 2-2 | International Friendly | |
06 Feb 2008 | Spain v France | L | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
26 Mar 2008 | France v England | W | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
27 May 2008 | France v Ecuador | W | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
31 May 2008 | France v Paraguay | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
03 Jun 2008 | France v Colombia | W | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
09 Jun 2008 | France v Romania | D | 0-0 | UEFA European Championship | Finals Group C |
13 Jun 2008 | France v Netherlands | L | 1-4 | UEFA European Championship | Finals Group C |
17 Jun 2008 | France v Italy | L | 0-2 | UEFA European Championship | Finals Group C |
06 Sep 2008 | Austria v France | L | 3-1 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 7 |
10 Sep 2008 | France v Serbia | W | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 7 |
19 Nov 2008 | France v Uruguay | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
11 Feb 2009 | France v Argentina | L | 0-2 | International Friendly | |
02 Jun 2009 | France v Nigeria | L | 0-1 | International Friendly | |
05 Jun 2009 | France v Turkey | W | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
12 Aug 2009 | Faroe Islands v France | W | 0-1 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 7 |
05 Sep 2009 | France v Romania | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 7 |
09 Sep 2009 | Serbia v France | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 7 |
10 Oct 2009 | France v Faroe Islands | W | 5-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 7 |
14 Nov 2009 | Republic of Ireland v France | W | 0-1 | FIFA World Cup | Europe play-off |
18 Nov 2009 | France v Republic of Ireland | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | Europe play-off |
03 Mar 2010 | France v Spain | L | 0-2 | International Friendly | |
26 May 2010 | France v Costa Rica | W | 2-1 | International Friendly | |
30 May 2010 | Tunisia v France | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
04 Jun 2010 | France v China PR | L | 0-1 | International Friendly | |
11 Jun 2010 | Uruguay v France | D | 0-0 | FIFA World Cup | Finals Group A |
17 Jun 2010 | France v Mexico | L | 0-2 | FIFA World Cup | Finals Group A |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.