Fabien Causeur, a two-time EuroLeague champ, announces his retirement

He played for five EuroLeague teams across 14 seasons

Fabien Causeur, known for his timely scoring bursts at the EuroLeague Final Four, has retired.

The French guard appeared in 357 EuroLeague games and won two championships during a career that spanned five clubs: Cholet Basket (2010–11), Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz (2012–16), Brose Bamberg (2016–17), Real Madrid (2017–24) and EA7 Emporio Armani Milan (2024–25).

Causeur won EuroLeague titles with Real Madrid in 2018 and 2023 and reached the Final Four six times overall –– once with Baskonia in 2016 and five times with Madrid (2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024).

For his career, he averaged 7.2 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.

Fabien Causeur confirms his retirement

After 20 years on the court, the time has come for me to close an incredible chapter of my life.

Basketball has given me everything: emotions in every single game, teammates who have all taught me something, coaches who pushed me to become better at every practice, and memories that will stay with me forever.

I would like to thank everyone who crossed my path, and reserve a few special words for those who have held a unique place in my life throughout these years:

Mom and Dad, thank you for passing on your love for this incredible sport and for teaching me values that I have tried to live by to this day.

My sisters, Nolwenn and Laurie, as well as my closest friends Rudy, Yannick, Vince, Romain, and later Daniel — thank you for standing by me and supporting me all these years, despite the distance.

To my agents, Nicolas and Stefano, we made a great team for two decades. Thank you for your patience and your invaluable advice.

Lucia, I’ll end with you, because you have been — and still are — the most important person in my life and my career. First of all, thank you for the wonderful family we’ve built with Valentina and Liam. Thank you for sacrificing your time and your own career so I could shine and become who I am today. You have been my rock all these years, and I will be forever grateful.

I would also like to thank all the coaches I’ve worked with, the physical therapists and nutritionists who helped extend my career, the staff of every club who made my daily life easier, and of course the fans who supported me throughout these years. Your support is what I will miss the most.

I leave the game at peace, filled with gratitude. A new adventure begins… thank you for being part of mine.

Fabien