Adrien Truffert
 Truffert with Bournemouth in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Adrien Lilian Gaëtan Truffert[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 November 2001[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Liège, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left-back | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Bournemouth | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | ES Jouy St Prest | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2015 | Chartres | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Rennes | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Rennes B | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2025 | Rennes | 150 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Bournemouth | 43 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | France U18 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | France U19 | 8 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | France U21 | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | France Olympic | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | France | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 September 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 September 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Adrien Lilian Gaëtan Truffert (born 20 November 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Bournemouth and the France national team.
Early life
[edit]Adrien Truffert was born on 20 November 2001 in Liège, Belgium to French parents Laurence and Jean-Christophe Truffert.[4] When Adrien was six months old, his family moved to Southampton because his father was a laboratory director. Truffert's family moved back to Belgium, then returned to France six months afterward.[5]
Club career
[edit]Rennes
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On 28 May 2020, Truffert signed his first professional contract with Rennes.[6] He made his debut for the club on 19 September 2020 against Monaco. He came on as a 41st minute substitute for Faitout Maouassa, and had an assist and scored the game-winning goal in his debut.[7]
Bournemouth
[edit]On 16 June 2025, Truffert signed for Bournemouth in the Premier League on a five–year contract in a £14.4m deal made up of an £11.4m fee with £3m possible add-on fees. Rennes also negotiated a 10% sell-on fee.[8]
International career
[edit]Truffert was born in Belgium to French parents, and moved back to France at a young age.[9][10] He made his international debut for France at the under-19 level on 9 October 2019 against England U19.[11]
On 20 September 2022, Truffert received his first call-up to the France national team for two UEFA Nations League matches, replacing the injured Lucas Digne.[12]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 20 September 2026[13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rennes B | 2018–19 | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Championnat National 3 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Championnat National 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Rennes | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[b] | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 9[c] | 0 | 41 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8[d] | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 8[d] | 1 | 43 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 3 | |||
| Total | 150 | 7 | 11 | 1 | — | 30 | 1 | 191 | 9 | |||
| Bournemouth | 2025–26 | Premier League | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 39 | 1 | |
| 2026–27 | Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 208 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 251 | 10 | ||
- ↑ Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
[edit]- As of match played 25 September 2026[14]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]France U23
- Summer Olympics silver medal: 2024[15]
Orders
References
[edit]- ↑ "2025/26 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 12 September 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ↑ "Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024: France (FRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 27 July 2024. p. 4. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ↑ "Adrien Truffert". Stade Rennais F.C. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ↑ "Adrien Truffert: 5 things you didn't know". www.afcb.co.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ↑ Fisher, Ben (3 October 2025). "Bournemouth's Adrien Truffert: 'It is important to do something outside of football, change your mindset'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ↑ "Premier contrat professionnel pour Adrien Truffert". STADE RENNAIS F.C. 28 May 2020.
- ↑ Lebastard, Evan (19 September 2020). "Adrien Truffert offre la victoire au Stade Rennais face à Monaco". France Bleu (in French). Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ↑ Sanghera, Mandeep (16 June 2025). "Bournemouth sign Adrian Truffert from Rennes". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ↑ foot-national.com/ligue-1/rennes-entre-la-france-et-la-belgique-adrien-truffert-a-choisi-620716
- ↑ "Adrien TRUFFERT -". www.unfp.org. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ↑ "England U19 1–3 France U19". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Uncapped Truffert called up by France with Digne injured". The Sun. 20 September 2022. Archived from the original on 23 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ↑ Adrien Truffert at Soccerway
- ↑ "Adrien Truffert". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ↑ Ronay, Barney (9 August 2024). "Camello's extra-time double clinches football gold for Spain against France". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ↑ "Décret du 23 septembre 2024 portant promotion et nomination dans l'ordre national du Mérite" [Decree of 23 September 2024 on promotion and appointment to the National Order of Merit]. Official Journal of the French Republic (in French). 2024 (227). 24 September 2024. PRER2420330D. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
External links
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- Adrien Truffert at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Adrien Truffert at Olympics.com
- Adrien Truffert at Équipe de France (in French)
- Adrien Truffert on Instagram
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