Adrien Truffert
 Truffert with Bournemouth in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Adrien Lilian Gaëtan Truffert | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 November 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Liège, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 | (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 2 October 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
Adrien Truffert was born on 20 November 2001 in Liège, Belgium to French parents Laurence and Jean-Christophe Truffert. 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.
Club career
Rennes
On 28 May 2020, Truffert signed his first professional contract with Rennes. 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.
Bournemouth
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.
International career
Truffert was born in Belgium to French parents, and moved back to France at a young age. He made his international debut for France at the under-19 level on 9 October 2019 against England U19.
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.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 20 September 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup | 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 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 41 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 8 | 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
- As of match played 2 October 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honours
France U23
- Summer Olympics silver medal: 2024
Orders
References
- 1 2 "Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024: France (FRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 27 July 2024. p. 4. Retrieved 18 October 2026.
- ↑ "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
- Adrien Truffert at the French Football Federation (in French)
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