Cannes and Bordeaux Born in
Le Havre, Faubert enrolled in the
Cannes academy in 1998 and began his career as a
right back or left back, but with his crossing ability quickly became a
right winger as well as playing in a midfield role. He made his Cannes
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.
Bordeaux signed him in 2004, with whom he played in 96 league matches,
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 million (£4.3 million) transfer to
Rangers. On 1 July, however, he was signed by
West Ham United for £6.1 million on a five-year contract. He suffered a ruptured
achilles tendon during a pre-season friendly on 17 July against Czech side
Sigma Olomouc, which was expected to take six months to heal. As part of his comeback, Faubert turned out for the reserves against
Aston Villa's reserve team in January 2008. He finally made his first team debut for the Hammers as a late substitute against
Fulham at
Boleyn Ground on 12 January 2008. with the move being completed on 31 January when he signed on
loan until the end of the
2008–09 season for a reported fee of £1.5 million with an option for Real to purchase him on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee. Faubert made his Real Madrid debut on 7 February 2009 in a 1–0 win against
Racing de Santander. His loan spell finished with only two appearances. 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. He set up
Carlton Cole with a measured cross for the second goal in a 2–0 win against
Birmingham City. Faubert scored his first goal for the club on his 50th league game for the claret and blue against
Hull City on 20 February 2010. 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 for an equalising goal against
Everton on 4 April 2010.
The Hammers were experiencing a poor run of form at the time. He was also awarded the SBOBET Player of the Month for August. The
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. At the start of the
2011–12 season, Faubert was expected to leave the club after their relegation to the
Championship. 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. He played 121 games in all competitions for West Ham, scoring twice.
Elazığspor On 27 June 2012, Faubert was officially signed by
Elazığspor of the Turkish
Süper Lig on a three-year contract.
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 season. He was given squad number 22 due to his old number 18 was occupied by
Jaroslav Plašil. Prior the move, Faubert asked his old club to train to maintain his fitness. Faubert made his first appearance at Bordeaux, coming on as a late substitute, as Bordeaux won 2–0 against
Valenciennes. Faubert signed for
Kilmarnock until the end of the 2015–16 season. On 23 May 2016, he was one of six players released at the end of their contract.
Inter Turku Faubert signed for
Finnish Veikkausliiga side
FC Inter Turku on a one-year contract on 17 January 2017.
Borneo In January 2018, Faubert signed for
Indonesian club
Borneo in time for the
2018 Liga 1 season. In July 2018, Faubert was released by Borneo.
Étoile Fréjus Saint-Raphaël In June 2019, Faubert accepted the role of player-assistant manager of
Championnat National 2 club
Étoile Fréjus Saint-Raphaël. He departed the role in January 2020. ==International career==