Bastien Ader (born 6 June 1991) is a French

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footballer who plays as a or on the for

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in Elite 1. He previously spent 10 years with

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in both Elite 1 and the

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and began his career at Saint Gaudens XIII.

Club career

Saint Gaudens XIII

Ader debuted for St Gaudens on 3 October 2009 in the 34-10 defeat at

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and played once more that season, away at Carcassonne. He made a further 18 appearances in the 2010/11 season before signing for Toulouse.

Toulouse Olympique Broncos

He joined Toulouse in 2011 and made his debut in the 22-0 defeat away at Avignon on 9 December 2011 in Elite 1. At the end of 2011, Toulouse left the

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and returned to the French league. Ader played 10 games in Elite 1 at the start of the 2015/16 for the Broncos in the hiatus between the end of the 2014/15 season and Toulouse returning to the English competition in 2016.

Toulouse Olympique

Ader played in the first team from 2012/13 until 2020 in Elite 1, League 1 and the

. He did not appear for Toulouse in the 2021 promotion winning season. On 20 September 2021, Toulouse announced that Ader would be leaving the club at the end of the season after 10 years

Limoux Grizzlies

Limoux announced that Ader had signed up for the 2021/22 season having left Toulouse.

International career

Ader was named in the French squad for the

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References

External links

Toulouse Olympique profile2017 RLWC profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ader, Bastien 1991 births Living people France national rugby league team players French rugby league players Rugby league centres Saint-Gaudens Bears players Toulouse Olympique Broncos players Toulouse Olympique players