Gaël Fickou (born 26 March 1994) is a French professional
rugby union
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player who plays as a
centre for
Top 14 club
Racing 92 and the
France national team.
Club career
Fickou made his
Heineken Cup debut on 14 October 2012, scoring the only try of the game in a win against
Leicester Tigers. His lithe movement, balance and pace for his size has seen him compared to English rugby legend
Jeremy Guscott.
According to Toulouse and France teammate,
Maxime Médard, Fickou "is one of the 10 best centres in the world and soon he will be number one. He reminds me of
Sonny Bill Williams: tall, athletic, technical, with a good hand-off and a feel for the game. He has everything."
After spending six seasons with Toulouse, he signed with
Stade Français for the start of the 2018–19 season.
On 22 March 2021, Fickou would leave Stade Français to join with
Top 14 rivals
Racing 92 ahead of the 2021–22 season.
International career
He made his French international debut at the age of 18 against Scotland on 16 March 2013 in the RBS 6 Nations.
Fickou scored his first try for France against
England
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during the
2014 Six Nations.
Career statistics
List of international tries
Honours
; France
* 2×
Six Nations Championship
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:
2022,
2025
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* 1×
Grand Slam: 2022
Personal life
Born in France, Fickou is one of six children. His dad is originally from
Casamance in Senegal and his mother is a
French of ''
Pied-Noir'' descent.
References
External links
*
France profileat FFR
ERC profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fickou, Gael
1994 births
Living people
Sportspeople from La Seyne-sur-Mer
Rugby union players from Var (department)
French rugby union players
French sportspeople of Senegalese descent
French sportspeople of Algerian descent
Stade Toulousain players
Stade Français Paris players
Racing 92 players
Rugby union centres
France international rugby union players
2015 Rugby World Cup players
2019 Rugby World Cup players
2023 Rugby World Cup players
21st-century French sportsmen