Jeff Jason Reine-Adélaïde (born 17 January 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a

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for club Salernitana.

Club career

Arsenal

Born in

Champigny-sur-Marne Champigny-sur-Marne (, literally ''Champigny on Marne'') is a major city in the region of Île-de-France, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Name Champigny-sur-Marne was originally called simply Champigny. The name Champigny ultim ...

, Reine-Adélaïde started his career with

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where he played for the club's youth and reserve sides. He made his first-team debut for Racing Club as an unused substitute on 18 April 2015 against

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. Lens lost the match 3–1. After the season, Reine-Adélaïde signed for

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of the

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in England. He made his start for the 2015–16 season in the

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against

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in which his performance was praised by supporters and pundits. He made his professional debut for Arsenal on 9 January 2016 against

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in the

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, coming on as an 81st-minute substitute for Joel Campbell in a 3–1 win at the

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. Reine-Adélaïde played for Arsenal in their victorious U21 Premier League's play off final of 2016. Also held at the Emirates Stadium, this win thus earned the Gooners promotion to the U21 league's first division. Adélaïde made six appearances for the club's first team during the 2016–17 season, with the last of those caps coming in Arsenal's

quarter-final win against Sutton United. After he featured against

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for Arsenal's U23s, Adélaïde picked up an injury which thus sidelined him for the rest of the season.

Angers

Adélaïde joined French

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side

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on loan for the rest of the 2017–18 season on 31 January 2018. He made his Angers debut as a sub in a 4–0 loss to

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on 10 February 2018. He returned to Arsenal at the end of his loan on 1 July 2018. On 26 July 2018, Angers signed him from

for an undisclosed fee on a four-year contract. He wore jersey number 22 for the 2018-19 season.

Lyon

After a strong season debut match in which Reine-Adélaïde scored a goal and provided an assist, Olympique Lyonnais announced on 14 August 2019 that they had signed the player on a five-year contract from Angers SCO for €25 million, with an additional €2.5 million in bonuses. On 5 October 2020, Reine-Adélaïde joined

Nice Nice ( ; ) is a city in and the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of nearly one million Troyes Troyes () is a Communes of France, commune and the capital of the Departments of France, department of Aube in the Grand Est region of north-central France. It is located on the Seine river about south-east of Paris. Troyes is situated within ...

on loan until the end of the season.

RWD Molenbeek

On 6 September 2023, recently-promoted to

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side RWD Molenbeek announced the signing of Reine-Adélaïde on a one-year contract with an option for a further year.

Salernitana

On 20 August 2024, Reine-Adélaïde signed for

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club Salernitana on a two-year contract.

Career statistics

Honours

Arsenal *

: 2016–17 Arsenal Youth * U21 Premier League play-off final: 2016 France *

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Individual * UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Month: November 2019 *UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament:

References

External links

Profile
at the Arsenal F.C. website * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Reine-Adelaide, Jeff 1998 births Living people Footballers from Champigny-sur-Marne French men's footballers Men's association football midfielders US Torcy players RC Lens players Arsenal F.C. players Angers SCO players Olympique Lyonnais players OGC Nice players ES Troyes AC players R.W.D. Molenbeek (2015) players US Salernitana 1919 players Championnat National 2 players Ligue 1 players Belgian Pro League players France men's youth international footballers France men's under-21 international footballers French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England French expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Italy French expatriate sportspeople in Italy 21st-century French sportsmen