The 2003–04 season served as an auspicious introduction to top league football, where Bodmer played against the likes of Michael Essien.

They were considered minnows in that competition[citation needed], but Bodmer, as a holding midfielder, helped Lille achieve a draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford.

His impressive performances earned the interest of Arsène Wenger, manager of Arsenal, who had considered buying him in the spring of 2005,[4] but he was rebuffed by Lille president Michel Seydoux.

On 14 June 2007, Lyon officially announced that they would be unveiling Kader Keïta and Bodmer to the media, the pair having already passed their medicals at the Stade Gerland.

Exactly one month later, he shone against Lyon's direct competitor for the league title, Bordeaux, again netting two goals in another 4–2 win.

Former Marseille midfielder Franck Sauzée, commenting the game as a TV pundit for Canal+, praised Bodmer for his technique and elegance.

In his successful first season in Lyon, the former Lille midfielder was part of a team that conquered a Ligue 1-Coupe de France double for the first time in the club's history.

To make matters worse, between 2008 and 2010, Bodmer was plagued by injuries, another factor that made him unable to reproduce the fine form he had displayed in his first season with Les Gônes.

This tally included a beautiful individual effort against former club and champions elect Lille at the Parc des Princes in May 2011.

In his second season, Paris Saint-Germain change it ownership with the arrival of Qatar Investment Authority and Leonardo Araújo.

[11][12] In the Europa League, Bodmer scored two goals against Red Bull Salzburg and Athletic Bilbao respectively but Paris Saint-Germain were eliminated from the group stage.

[15] On 11 September 2013, Paris Saint-Germain announced that Bodmer was allowed to leave the club,[16] he subsequently joined fellow Ligue 1 side OGC Nice, he was given the number 24 shirt.

The club were unable to guarantee Bodmer the game time he wanted in the second half of the 2016–17 Ligue 1 season and this led to the pair agreeing to a mutual termination.

Due to his good commitment as a president of Évreux FC, Bodmer was awarded a Social engagement and citizen of the professional player.