Official: Neityu joins FaZe as stand-in

20-year-old French esports athlete Ryan "Neityu" Aubry has joined FaZe as a stand-in. The organization officially announced this on X.

Aubry replaced Finn "karrigan" Andersen, who recently moved to Falcons. Neityu will represent FaZe at the next three events – BLAST Rivals 2026 Season 1, IEM Atlanta 2026, and Stake Ranked Episode 2. According to insider neL, Russel "Twistzz" Van Dulken will take over in-game leadership duties.

Neityu had represented ENCE from October 2024 to March 2026, after which he was moved to the bench, where he remained until today.

FaZe currently sits 37th in Valve's official ranking of the world's strongest Counter-Strike 2 teams. The roster failed to qualify for IEM Cologne Major 2026.

Current  FaZe's lineup looks as follows:

 Helvijs "⁠broky⁠" Saukants
 David "frozen" Čerňanský
 Jakub "jcobbb" Pietruszewski
 Russel "Twistzz" Van Dulken
 Ryan "Neityu" Aubry (stand-in)

 Niclas "enkay J" Krumhorn (coach)

Origin: x.com