[Montréal United]

To celebrate the advent of Les Bleus' forum, here's a thread for "Les Bleuets".

The subject is all national selections that are under the senior team. Before discussing the current generations, here's a look back at the previous "most senior" teams since U-20 don't exist anymore…

First up, the 2000-2002 (U-20) with clubs at the time and current clubs. Lots of familiar names in there…

**Note that the lists are not exhaustive and are listings of the typical selection**

Gardiens de but
• Sébastien Frey (Inter Milan) - Fiorentina
• Landreau Mickaël (FC Nantes)
• Grégorini Damien (Marseille) - Nice

Défenseurs
• Jean-Alain Boumsong (A.J. Auxerre) - Newcastle
• Armand Sylvain (FC Nantes) - PSG
• Jérémy Brechet (Olympique Lyonnais) - Real Sociedad
• Zoumana Camara (Olympique de Marseille) – St-Etienne
• Delpierre Mathieu (Lille) - VfB Stuttgart
• David Di Tommaso (A.S. Monaco) - FC Utrecht
• Franck Mantingou (S.C. Bastia) - Unknown
• Julien Escudé (Stade Rennais) - Ajax
• Anthony Reveillère (Stade Rennais) – Lyon

Milieux de terrain
• Mathieu Berson (FC Nantes) - Auxerre
• Mathis Lionel (Auxerre)
• Stéphane Dalmat (Paris-Saint-Germain) - Racing Santander
• Peter Luccin (Paris-Saint-Germain) - Atletico Madrid
• Steed Malbranque (Olympique Lyonnais) - Fulham
• Julien Sablé (A.S. Saint-Etienne)
• Olivier Sorlin (Montpellier H.S.C.) - Monaco
• Benoît Pedretti (Sochaux) – Lyon

Attaquants
• Cyril Chapuis (Stade Rennais) – None, last seen with Ajaccio
• Fabrice Ehret (R.C. Strasbourg) - Anderlecht
• Olivier Kapo-Obou (A.J. Auxerre)
• Pegguy Luyindula (R.C. Strasbourg)
• Sydney Govou (Lyon)
• Pierre-Alain Frau (Sochaux) - Lyon


Next up, the U-21 of 2002-2004, if I'm not mistaken. Fabien Laurenti, who???

Gardiens de but :
o Charles Itandje (Lens)
o Nicolas Penneteau (Bastia)

Défenseurs:
o Mathieu Delpierre (Lille) - VfB Stuttgart
o Patrice Evra (Monaco)
o Jacques Faty (Rennes)
o Gaël Givet (Monaco)
o Fabien Laurenti (Marseille) - Ajaccio
o Philippe Mexès (Auxerre) - Roma
o Sylvain Monsoreau (Sochaux) - Lyon

Milieux de terrain :
o Benoît Cheyrou (Lille) - Auxerre
o Alou Diarra (Bastia) - Lens
o Jérémy Mathieu (Sochaux) - Toulouse
o Lionel Mathis (Auxerre)
o Bernard Mendy (Paris SG)
o Jérémy Toulalan (Nantes)

Attaquants :
o Hervé Bugnet (Le Havre) - Montpellier
o Habib Bamogo (Montpellier) - Nantes
o Djibril Cissé (Auxerre) - Liverpool
o Anthony Le Tallec (Liverpool/ANG) – Sunderland
o Florent Sinama-Pongolle (Liverpool/ANG)

[gaijin]

Matingou is still at Bastia I believe...

[Montréal United]

I'll now track the results of the latest generation going:

Current selections:

U-21 2004-2006
Gardiens :
o Jérémy Gavanon (Clermont) -
o Steve Mandanda (Le Havre)

Défenseurs :
o Jérémy Berthod (Lyon)
o Jean-Michel Badiane (Paris-SG)
o Grégory Bourillon (Rennes)
o Gaël Clichy (Arsenal)
o Jacques Faty (Rennes)
o Bakari Sagna (Auxerre)
o Ronald Zubar (Caen)

Milieux de terrain :
o Mathieu Debuchy (Lille)
o Lassana Diarra (Chelsea/ANG)
o Etienne Didot (Rennes)
o Julien Faubert (Bordeaux)
o Rio-Antonio Mavuba (Bordeaux)
o Franck Ribéry (Marseille)
o Jérémy Toulalan (Nantes)

Attaquants :
o Bryan Bergougnoux (Toulouse)
o Jimmy Briand (Rennes)
o Anthony Le Tallec (Sunderland/ANG)
o Florent Sinama-Pongolle (Liverpool/ANG)


Latest U-19 (original selection)
Coach: Philippe Bergeroo, ex-Rennes if I'm not mistaken

Gardiens de but
• Benoît Costil (SM Caen)
• Rémy Riou (Olympique Lyonnais)


Défenseurs
• Ognandon Akakpo (AJ Auxerre)
• Abdelkarim El Mourabet (FC Nantes)
• Thomas Mangani (AS Monaco)
• Mustapha Omari Alaoui (B. Châteauroux)
• Sandy Paillot (Olympique Lyonnais)
• Steven Thicot (FC Nantes)


Milieux de terrain
• Romain Beynie (Olympique Lyonnais)
• Pierre Ducasse (FCG Bordeaux)
• Benjamin Laurant (Le Havre AC)
• Blaise Matuidi (ES Troyes AC)
• Samir Nasri (Olympique de Marseille)
• Franck Songo'o (Portsmouth, Ang)


Attaquants
• Hatem Ben Arfa (Olympique Lyonnais)
• Karim Benzema (Olympique Lyonnais)
• Issiar Dia (SC Amiens)
• Jérémy Menez (FC Sochaux)


Latest U-18 (original selection)
Coach: Guy Ferrier

Gardiens de but

• Anthony Scribe (Montpellier HSC)
• Kevin Olimpa (FCG Bordeaux)

Défenseurs
• Paul Baysse (FCG Bordeaux)
• Garry Bocaly (O. Marseille)
• Yannick Konki (FC Sochaux)
• M. Henri Ekwe Ebele (RC Strasbourg)
• Nicolas Fernandes (FC Metz)
• Lossemy Karaboué (Ol. Lyonnais)
• remplace Onanga Itoua (AJ Auxerre)

Milieux de terrain
• Maxim Jasse (AJ Auxerre)
• Malaury Martin (AS Monaco)
• Oumar N'Diaye (Toulouse FC)
• Frédéric Nimani N'Galou (AS Monaco)
• Quentin Othon (RC Strasbourg)
• Steve Pinau (AS Monaco)
• Damien Plessis (O. Lyonnais)
• Geoffrey Tulasne (FC Sochaux)
• Jerry Vandam (Lille OSC)

Attaquants
• Rudy Gestede (FC Metz)
• Kevin Monnet-Paquet (RC Lens)
• Anthony Modeste (OGC Nice)
• Jimmy Roye (OGC Nice)


Latest U-17 (original selection)
Coach: Luc Rabat

Gardiens de but

• Vincent Degré (FC Metz)
• Mathieu Dreyer (FC Sochaux)

Défenseurs

• Loïc Abenzoar (Olympique Lyonnais)
• Loïc Nestor (Le Havre)
• Antoine Picot (RC Strasbourg)
• Léo Schwechlen (AS Monaco)
• Christian Tadembo (Lille OSC)
• Melvyn Vieira (AJ Auxerre)

Milieux de terrain

• Romain Dedola (Olympique Lyonnais)
• Jérémy Pied (Olympique Lyonnais)
• Loïc Poujol (FC Sochaux)
• Anthony Mascarte (Lille OSC)
• Morgan Schneiderlein (RC Strasbourg)
• Moussa Sissoko (Toulouse FC)
• Distel Zola (AS Monaco)

Attaquants

• Dominique Malonga (AS Monaco)
• David N'Gog (Paris SG)
• Gabriel Obertan (Girondins de Bordeaux)

Latest U-16 (original selection)
Coach: François Blaquart

Gardiens de but

• Joris Delle (FC metz)
• Samir Kouakbi (Olympique de Marseille)

Défenseurs

• Kévin Barre (FC Nantes)
• Omar Benzerga (Lille OSC)
• Medhi Bousbaa (FC Metz)
• Harold Ebrard (AJ Auxerre)
• Aristote Lusinga (FC Nantes)
• Aurélien Teaudors (FC Sochaux)

Milieux de terrain

• Frédéric Bulot (AS Monaco)
• Jérémy Daouk (Montpellier HSC)
• Guillaume Insou (Girondins de Bordeaux)
• Saïd Mehamha (Olympique Lyonnais)
• Martial Riff (FC Sochaux)
• Henri Saivet (Girondins de Bordeaux)
• Gwenael Souprayen (FC Sochaux)

Attaquants

• Vincent Acapandie (AJ Auxerre)
• Thibault Bourgeois (FC Metz)
• Yann Ekra (Olympique Lyonnais)
• Steven Monrose (RC Lens)

[Montréal United]

Originally Posted by ganu

Matingou is still at Bastia I believe...

He still is indeed, but is far from a regular...

[Montréal United]

For fun, a U-15 selection from 2000…

Even at that level, a professionnal career is still a longshot dream…

Gardiens de but
• Benoît Benvegnu (Toulouse FC)
• Nicolas Cousin (PSG)

Défenseurs

• Thomas Alexandre (RC Lens)
• Mickaël Bertrand (AJ Auxerre)
• Guillaume Dumast (Montpellier HSC)
• Abel Favry (Stade Lavallois)
• Steven Inzerillo (Montpellier HSC)
• Olivier Veigneau (AS Monaco)

Milieux de terrain
• Mathieu Debuchy (Lille OSC)
• Jonathan Bru (INF)
• Guillaume Plessis (RC Lens)
• Samuel Robail (Lille OSC)
• Mohamed Sissoko (AJ Auxerre)
• Ali Samy Yachir (Montpellier HSC)

Attaquants
• Jimmy Briand (INF / Stade Rennais)
• Saïd Khitter (RC Lens)
• Sylvain Laurent (FC Nantes)
• Kevin Lejeune (AJ Auxerre)

Who actually was fortunate enough to make it already to the big lights:
Olivier Veigneau still with Monaco
Mathieu Debuchy playing the CL with Lille
Sissoko now with Liverpool via Valencia
Jimmy Briand still with Rennes

That's 4 out of 18… Actually pretty good considering that a lot happens growing up from 15 year old to 20.

[gaijin]

Berthod, Clichy, Ribery and Toulalan should be in Les Bleus side pretty soon....

[gaijin]

Originally Posted by Montréal United

Sissoko now with Liverpool via Valencia

And choose Mali over France....

Works both ways as many people seem to forget.

[Montréal United]

Originally Posted by ganu

And choose Mali over France....

Works both ways as many people seem to forget.

Wow, I didn't remember that one.

I'm glad it works the other way. Maybe they could find some Canadian links and take up our nationality...

[sl7vk]

Originally Posted by ganu

And choose Mali over France....

Works both ways as many people seem to forget.

As did Freddi Kanoute.... I think both have questioned that decision due to some of the violence they've both faced after losses. Kanoute in particular has questioned whether he will play for Mali again.

[jambon-beurre]

The biggest loss for France among players who chose to play for the country of their parents is Marouane Chamack, I think. He's a truly great player who's already a starter for the moroccan NT, and I'm convinced he could have played for the french NT in a few years.
Everytime I hear him talking with his southern France accent, it makes me sad