 He signed a three-year contract with Stade Malherbe Caen on 8 June 2007, a club newly promoted to Ligue 1.After five years in Caen, he could not avoid relegation at the end of the 2011–12 season.A free agent, he returned to Troyes, promoted to Ligue 1, signing a one-year contract on 11 June 2012.