Gaël Fickou

Gaël Fickou (born 26 March 1994) is a French professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for Top 14 club Racing 92 and the France national team.

Gaël Fickou

Fickou representing France during the Six Nations Championship
Date of birth	(1994-03-26) 26 March 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth	La Seyne-sur-Mer, France
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	100 kg (220 lb; 15 st 10 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Wing Current team Racing 92 Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2012–2018 Toulouse 135 (198) 2018–2021 Stade Français 32 (65) 2021– Racing 92 85 (102) Correct as of 6 March 2025 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2013 France U20 6 (15) 2013– France 94 (85) Correct as of 15 March 2025

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.^{[citation needed]}

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."^[1]

After spending six seasons with Toulouse, he signed with Stade Français for the start of the 2018–19 season.^[2]

On 22 March 2021, Fickou would leave Stade Français to join with Top 14 rivals Racing 92 ahead of the 2021–22 season.^[3]

International career

He made his French international debut at the age of 18 against Scotland on 16 March 2013 in the RBS 6 Nations.^[4]

Fickou scored his first try for France against England during the 2014 Six Nations.

Career statistics

List of international tries

International tries

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	1 February 2014	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	England	24–24	26–24	2014 Six Nations
2	23 September 2015	Olympic Stadium, London, England	Romania	36–11	38–11	2015 Rugby World Cup
3	13 March 2016	Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland	Scotland	18–10	29–18	2016 Six Nations
4	12 November 2016	Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse, France	Samoa	43–8	52–8	2016 November test series
5	12 February 2017	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	Scotland	11–5	22–16	2017 Six Nations
6	20 March 2017	Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy	Italy	8–11	18–40
7	17 March 2018	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales	Wales	11–8	14–13	2018 Six Nations
8	21 September 2019	Tokyo Stadium, Chōfu, Japan	Argentina	5–3	23–21	2019 Rugby World Cup
9	2 October 2019	Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium, Fukuoka, Japan	United States	17–9	33–9
10	6 February 2021	Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy	Italy	3–15	10–50	2021 Six Nations
11	26 February 2022	Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland	Scotland	10–17	17–36	2022 Six Nations
12	19 March 2022	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	England	8–0	25–13
13	26 February 2023	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	Scotland	30–21	32–21	2023 Six Nations
14	18 March 2023	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	Wales	32–7	41–28
15	10 February 2024	Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland	Scotland	13–8	16–20	2024 Six Nations
16	10 March 2024	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales	Wales	10–11	24–45
17	16 March 2024	Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon, France	England	28–24	33–31

Honours

France

• 2× Six Nations Championship: 2022, 2025
• 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.^[5][6]