The ASSE transfer window continues at breakneck speed. This Monday, the club has just formalized the arrival of a sixth recruit. The third in the offensive sector. The club is banking on youth this time.
Adèle Connesson joins ASSE for next season. The 20-year-old striker does not yet have a huge amount of experience due to her young age. But, the former Reims striker has real potential, and has played a few matches with the French U20 team jersey!
» A native of Paris, Adèle Connesson is nevertheless a child of Lorraine where she took her first steps as a footballer under the colors of MJC Pichon located in Nancy. But it was in Moselle, with ES Metz, that young Adèle reached her first milestone. Under the green colors of the Metz club, the very young striker, then aged 13, caught the eye of her city’s flagship club, FC Metz.
In 2017, Adèle Connesson joined the FCM. She then completed all the stages of training, notably playing several U19 National matches before joining the first team. In the attacking lane, she quickly played several D2 Women’s matches at the age of 17.
In the winter of 2021, Adèle Connesson’s rapid progress resulted in a departure for Stade de Reims, which has since become a sure bet in Arkema Premier League. Despite her young age, the versatile attacker quickly made a place for herself in the professional group, alternating between training with the big leagues and matches played in the U19 National. At the end of her adventure in Reims, at just 20 years old, she finally made 11 appearances in the Arkema Premier League.
Adèle Connesson’s progress will now continue in the Green jersey. Building on her international experience, symbolized by four selections and a very recent success at the Sud Ladies Cup with the French U20s where she was able to rub shoulders with Faustine Bataillard, the attacker arrives in Forez. Welcome Adèle! “
The reactions
Adèle Connesson : « I am very happy to join AS Saint-Étienne and to stay in Arkema Première Ligue. My goal this season is to find playing time and launch my career at the highest level. ASSE has an ambitious project and I am too. I can’t wait to start preparing, get back on the pitch and discover my new teammates in this new Green jersey. »
Laurent Mortel, ASSE coach: « Adèle is a young international player, likely to make the World Cup in her category. She is an offensive player capable of playing in several positions and finishing actions well. With her young age, she already has this reputation as a finisher, a scorer. Her arrival is very interesting, she will balance the squad which has been built with experienced players because Adèle is a young person eager for playing time, capable of disrupting the hierarchy that can become established. »
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