[8] He made his Premier League debut for Reading as a makeshift right midfielder in the 3–0 defeat at Bolton Wanderers on 25 August 2007.

[9] Faé contracted malaria while on Africa Cup of Nations duty, and fell ill in the buildup to Reading's match away to Middlesbrough on 1 March 2008.

However, in 2005, following a FIFA rule change concerning national team eligibility, Faé switched allegiances from France to Ivory Coast, the country from which his parents had come.

[22] He received his first call up to the Ivory Coast national team for a World Cup qualifier against Benin on 27 March 2005.

[24] Faé scored his first goal for the Ivory Coast in a 1–1 draw against Switzerland on 27 May 2006, when he fired in a 30-yard shot, two minutes after coming on.

He was called up to the Ivory Coast 23-man squad for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations,[26] and made his first appearance at the tournament in the Elephants' 3–0 victory over Mali on 29 January 2008.

[29][30] During the 2012–13 season, Faé joined the training center of his former club Nice in order to obtain his football coaching diplomas.

[33] On 24 January 2024, Faé was appointed as caretaker of Ivory Coast starting from the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations round of 16, following the dismissal of Gasset.

[34] He then led his country to defeat the defending champions Senegal on penalties, Mali after extra-time, and DR Congo in the semi-finals.