Corentin Jean (born 15 July 1995) is a French professional

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who plays as a striker for

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club

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. Besides France, he has played in the United States.

Club career

Troyes

Born in

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, France, Jean made his full debut for

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in the

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against

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. He immediately made an impact with scoring his first professional goal for the club. However, after a late-minute goal from

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Stade Rennais finally won the game with 2–1. He scored just two minutes after goal-scoring Jean was replaced for

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Monaco

On 2 July 2015, Jean signed for

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. He was loaned out to Troyes for the

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season.

Toulouse

Jean signed for

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for the

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season on loan, he later joined them on a permanent transfer the following season.

Lens

On 1 January 2020, Jean signed for

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on loan for the season of the

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season with an option to buy in the summer. He made his debut on 18 January 2020 against

Guingamp Guingamp (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. With a population of 6,895 as of 2017, Guingamp is one of the smallest towns in Europe to have a top-tier professional football team: En Avant Guin ...

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. He was subbed on for Tony Mauricio in the 66th minute. On 6 June 2020, Jean completed a permanent

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to Lens, for a fee of

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1 million. He signed a three-year contract.

Inter Miami

On 29 June 2022, Jean signed for

club

on a contract until the end of the 2024 season, with club options for the 2025 and 2026 seasons.

Career statistics

Honours

Troyes *

: 2014–15 Monaco *

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: 2016–17

References

External links

Eurosport profile
* * 1995 births Living people Sportspeople from Blois Association football forwards French footballers ES Troyes AC players AS Monaco FC players Toulouse FC players RC Lens players Inter Miami CF players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Major League Soccer players France youth international footballers France under-21 international footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Monaco Expatriate footballers in Monaco Footballers from Centre-Val de Loire French expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate soccer players in the United States {{France-footy-forward-1990s-stub