hiː mˌeɪd hɪz lˈiːɡ wˈʌn deɪbjˈuː ˌɔn tˈɛn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ ɪn ɐ tˈuː wˈʌn ɐwˈeɪ wˈɪn ɐɡˈɛnst mˈɔntpɪliɚɹ ænd, ˌʌndɚ ɹˈiːsəntli ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd mˈænɪdʒɚ mˈɪtʃəl pˈævɑːn, bɪkˌeɪm ɐn ɪmˈiːdɪət fˈɜːsttʃˈɔɪs.
He made his Ligue 1 debut on 10 January 2004 in a 2–1 away win against Montpellier and, under recently appointed manager Michel Pavon, became an immediate first-choice.