Romain Faivre

Romain Faivre

Personal information
Full name	Romain Faivre
Date of birth	(1998-07-14) 14 July 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Asnières-sur-Seine, France
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Brest (on loan from Bournemouth)
Number	21
Youth career
2004–2007	Gennevilloise
2007–2014	Racing Club de France
2014–2017	Tours
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	Tours B	12	(1)
2017–2020	Monaco B	62	(9)
2018	Monaco	1	(0)
2020–2022	Brest	57	(13)
2022–2023	Lyon	24	(3)
2023	→ Lorient (loan)	16	(5)
2023–	Bournemouth	5	(0)
2023–2024	→ Lorient (loan)	17	(5)
2024–	→ Brest (loan)	0	(0)
International career
2020–2021	France U21	8	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:32, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

Romain Faivre (born 14 July 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Brest, on loan from Premier League club Bournemouth.

Club career

Monaco

On 12 February 2018, Faivre signed his first professional contract with Monaco. ^[2] He made his professional debut in a 1–0 Coupe de la Ligue win over Lorient on 19 December 2018. ^[3]

Brest

On 30 June 2020, Faivre joined Brest in a deal worth €650,000. ^[4] He made his debut for the club in a 4–0 league loss to Nîmes on 23 August. ^[5]

Lyon

On 31 January 2022, Faivre joined fellow Ligue 1 side Lyon on a contract until June 2026. ^[6] The transfer fee paid to Brest was a reported €15 million, with a potential €2 million in bonuses. The Breton side also secured a 15% sell-on clause in the deal. ^[7] On 4 March 2022, Faivre scored his first two goals for Lyon, the first brace of his career, in a 4–1 away win over Lorient. ^[8]

Lorient (loan)

On 28 January 2023, Faivre joined Lorient on loan for the remainder of the 2022–23 season. ^[9]

Bournemouth

On 13 July 2023, Lyon announced the sale of Faivre to Premier League club Bournemouth for €15 million plus 10% of a potential future transfer. ^[10] Bournemouth announced that the player had signed a long-term contract, and would spend the 2023–24 season on loan at feeder club Lorient. ^[11]

Lorient (second loan)

On 13 July 2023, Lorient announced the signing of Faivre on a season-long loan deal, without an option to buy. ^[12] He was recalled to Bournemouth on 30 January 2024. ^[13]

Personal life

Born in France, Faivre is of Algerian descent through his mother. ^[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 May 2024 ^[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Monaco	2018–19	Ligue 1	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	4	0
	2019–20	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	4	0
Brest	2020–21	Ligue 1	36	6	1	0	—		—		37	6
	2021–22	Ligue 1	21	7	1	1	—		—		22	8
	Total		57	13	2	1	0	0	—		59	14
Lyon	2021–22	Ligue 1	14	3	—		—		4 [lower-alpha 1]	0	18	3
	2022–23	Ligue 1	10	0	0	0	—		—		10	0
	Total		24	3	0	0	—		4	0	28	3
Lorient (loan)	2022–23	Ligue 1	16	5	1	0	—		—		17	5
Bournemouth	2023–24	Premier League	5	0	1	0	—		—		6	0
Lorient (loan)	2023–24	Ligue 1	17	5	0	0	—		—		17	5
Career total			120	26	5	1	2	0	4	0	131	27

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

1. "Romain FAIVRE - Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels". www.unfp.org.
2. "Monaco : Romain Faivre signe chez les professionnels". L'ÉQUIPE.
3. "AS Monaco - FC Lorient (1-0) - Saison 2018/2019 - Coupe de la Ligue BKT". www.lfp.fr.
4. "Official | Brest sign midfielder Romain Faivre from AS Monaco". Get French Football News. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
5. "Nîmes vs. Brest - 23 August 2020 - Soccerway". Soccerway. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
6. "Transferts : Romain Faivre (Brest) signe à l'OL (officiel)". L'Équipe (in French). 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
7. "Official | Lyon sign Romain Faivre from Brest". Get French Football News. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
8. Ligue 1 Uber Eats (6 March 2022). Romain Faivre marque ses 2 premiers buts avec l'OL... Le premier doublé de sa carrière ! 2021-2022 [Romain Faivre scores his first 2 goals with OL... The first brace of his career! 2021-2022] (Video) (in French). YouTube.
9. "FC Lorient. L'arrivée de Romain Faivre officialisée". Le Telegramme (in French). 28 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
10. "Transfert de Romain Faivre à Bournemouth" [Transfer of Romain Faivre to Bournemouth]. OL. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
11. "Welcome, Romain". AFC Bournemouth Twitter. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
12. "Romain Faivre prêté une saison au FC Lorient" [Romain Faivre loaned a season to FC Lorient] (in French). FC Lorient. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
13. "Mercato : prêt cassé pour Romain Faivre (Lorient), de retour à Bournemouth" [Mercato: broken loan for Romain Faivre (Lorient), back at Bournemouth] (in French). L'Équipe. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
14. "AS Monaco : le franco-algérien Romain Faivre (18 ans) signe pro". La Gazette du Fennec (in French). 16 February 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
15. "R. Faivre". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 31 January 2022.

External links

• Romain Faivre at AFC Bournemouth
• Romain Faivre at Premier League
• Romain Faivre at Soccerway
• Romain Faivre at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Romain Faivre at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
• Romain Faivre – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
• AS Monaco Profile