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Adrien Hunou (born 19 January 1994) is a French professional
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who plays as an
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and
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for club
Angers Angers (, , ) is a city in western France, about southwest of Paris. It is the prefecture of the Maine-et-Loire department and was the capital of the province of Anjou until the French Revolution. The inhabitants of both the city and the pr ...
. He has represented France at youth level, having played for the under-18, under-19, and under-20 teams.


Club career


Rennes

Hunou made his
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debut at 25 August 2013 against
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, replacing
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after 87 minutes. He was loaned to
Ligue 2 Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsorship by Balkrishna Industries, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligu ...
side Clermont in December 2014. On 21 September 2016, Hunou made his first appearance of the 2016–17 season in Ligue 1 and scored his first goal for Rennes, contributing the late winner in a 3–2 defeat of
Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Fran ...
.


Minnesota United

On 23 April 2021, Hunou signed with
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club
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.


Angers

On 29 June 2022, Hunou returned to France, signing for Ligue 1 side
Angers Angers (, , ) is a city in western France, about southwest of Paris. It is the prefecture of the Maine-et-Loire department and was the capital of the province of Anjou until the French Revolution. The inhabitants of both the city and the pr ...
on a three-year contract.


International career

Born in France, Hunou is of Polish descent through a grandmother. Hunou has represented France's U18, U19 and U20 international youth teams. In February 2021, Hunou expressed a desire to play for the Poland national team.


Honours

Rennes *
Coupe de France The Coupe de France, formerly known as the Coupe Charles Simon, is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation (FFF). It was first held in 1917 and is open to all amateur and professio ...
: 2018–19; runner-up: 2013–14 France U19 *
UEFA European Under-19 Championship The UEFA European Under-19 Championship, or simply UEFA Under-19 Championship or the UEFA Euro U-19, is an annual football competition contested by the European men's under-19 national teams of the member associations of UEFA. Spain and Englan ...
runner-up:
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France U20 *
Toulon Tournament The Toulon Tournament (officially the Festival International "Espoirs" – Tournoi Maurice Revello) is a football (training match) tournament, which traditionally features invited national teams composed of youth players from U-17 to U-23 level. ...
:
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References


External links

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Eurosport profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hunou, Adrien 1994 births Living people People from Évry, Essonne Footballers from Essonne French footballers France youth international footballers French people of Polish descent Association football midfielders US Sénart-Moissy players US Torcy players INF Clairefontaine players Stade Rennais F.C. players Clermont Foot players Minnesota United FC players Angers SCO players Championnat National 3 players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 2 players Major League Soccer players French expatriate footballers Expatriate soccer players in the United States French expatriate sportspeople in the United States Designated Players (MLS)