 Obraniak made an appearance for the France under-21 squad; however, since it was not a match for points FIFA did not consider him permanently capped.This was later confirmed by FIFA's decision to remove the age limit on nationality switches of players who had only been capped at youth level.Due to having Polish roots through his grandfather, Zygmunt Obraniak who was from Pobiedziska in Poznań County, the player became the subject of interest from the Poland national football team and applied for citizenship of the country.