Florian Thauvin

Florian Tristan Mariano Thauvin (born 26 January 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Ligue 1 club Lens and the France national team.

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 in 2017, 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. He then moved to Tigres UANL in Mexico in June 2021, making 38 total league appearances before moving abroad to Italian side Udinese in January 2023.

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. Having been absent from the national team for six years, he was recalled to the squad in October 2025.

Club career

Early career

Thauvin was born in Orléans, Loiret. He played for youth teams at Ingre, Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle, Orléans, and Grenoble before rising through the ranks at the latter, and drawing the interest of larger clubs. He made his first team debut for Grenoble on 11 March 2011 in a 1–1 Ligue 2 away draw against Vannes. Grenoble was relegated to the CFA 2 after its liquidation in July 2011.

Bastia

On 19 July 2011, Thauvin departed the club and signed his first professional contract with Corsican side Bastia. On 28 October 2012, he scored his first goal for Bastia in a 3–1 victory over Bordeaux. He helped Bastia to Ligue 2 title triumph in 2012.