Florian Thauvin

Florian Thauvin
Thauvin with France at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Florian Tristan Mariano Thauvin[1]
Date of birth (1993-01-26) 26 January 1993 (age 31)[2]
Place of birth Orléans, France
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s) Right winger, forward
Team information
Current team
Udinese
Number 10
Youth career
2000–2005 Ingre
2005–2007 Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle
2007–2008 Orléans
2008–2011 Grenoble
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Grenoble 3 (0)
2011–2013 Bastia 32 (3)
2013 Lille 0 (0)
2013Bastia (loan) 13 (7)
2013–2015 Marseille 69 (13)
2015–2017 Newcastle United 13 (0)
2016–2017Marseille (loan) 52 (17)
2017–2021 Marseille 106 (46)
2021–2023 Tigres UANL 38 (8)
2023– Udinese 49 (8)
International career
2011 France U18 2 (0)
2012 France U19 2 (0)
2012–2013 France U20 16 (7)
2013–2014 France U21 10 (7)
2021 France Olympic 4 (0)
2017–2019 France 10 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  France
FIFA World Cup
Winner 2018 Russia
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner 2013 Turkey
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:02, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2019

Florian Tristan Mariano Thauvin (born 26 January 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right winger or forward and captains Serie A club Udinese.

He made his professional debut for Grenoble in 2011, moving on to Bastia where he won the Ligue 2 title in his first season and being named Young Player of the Year a year later. He then moved to Marseille for €15 million, going on to make over 281 appearances and score 86 goals across two spells at the team, with a brief time at Newcastle United of the Premier League in between.

Thauvin earned 30 caps and scored 14 goals for France from under-18 to under-21 level, winning the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He made his senior debut in June 2017 and was part of their squad that won the 2018 FIFA World Cup. In 2021, Thauvin played for the France Olympic team at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

  1. ^ "Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: France (FRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 July 2021. p. 6. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. ^ "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Florian Thauvin". Udinese Calcio. Retrieved 27 September 2024.