 In 1996, he moved to FC Nantes, where he was promoted to the first team in 2000.He won the Ligue 1 title with Nantes in 2001, and the following season, he played as a substitute and scored, as Nantes won the 2001 Trophée des Champions.He made his first appearances in the UEFA Champions League on 11 September 2001, against PSV Eindhoven.