Adrien Hunou (born 19 January 1994) is a French professional
footballer
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who plays as an
attacking midfielder
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and
forward
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for club
Angers
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. 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
Ligue 1
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debut at 25 August 2013 against
Evian
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, replacing
Nélson Oliveira
Nélson Miguel Castro Oliveira (; born 8 August 1991) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Greek Super League club PAOK.
Formed at S.L. Benfica, he made 24 appearances and scored three goals for the club, whi ...
after 87 minutes. He was loaned to
Ligue 2
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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
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.
Minnesota United
On 23 April 2021, Hunou signed with
Major League Soccer
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club
Minnesota United
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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
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:
2018–19; runner-up:
2013–14
France U19
*
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
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Spain and Englan ...
runner-up:
2013
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France U20
*
Toulon Tournament
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:
2015
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References
External links
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Eurosport profile*
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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)