Adam Ounas
Adam Mohamed Ounas (Arabic: آدم أوناس; born 11 November 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger or attacking midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lille. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.[2][3]
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| Full name | Adam Mohamed Ounas[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 November 1996 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Chambray-lès-Tours, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right winger Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Lille | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2011 | Tours | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | FC de l'Ouest Tourangeau 37 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | SC Tours Nord | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | FC de l'Ouest Tourangeau 37 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Bordeaux B | 21 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Bordeaux | 49 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2022 | Napoli | 42 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | → Nice (loan) | 16 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | → Cagliari (loan) | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | → Crotone (loan) | 15 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Lille | 21 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | France U20 | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Algeria | 21 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:39, 3 June 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career edit
Early career edit
Ounas was four years old when he joined the local club Tours encouraged by his father, a former goalkeeper, Hadji Ounas.[citation needed] He played for Tours for ten years before joining the U14 youth team of Châteauroux.[citation needed]
One year later, due to juvenile mistakes, he left Châteauroux and played for a small local club, Football Club Ouest Tourangeau 37, where Arnaud Vaillant, scout for Bordeaux and Yannick Stopyra discovered him.[4]
Bordeaux edit
In April 2013, Ounas joined Bordeaux on a one-year contract and in April 2014, he signed a two-year trainee contract.
Ounas made his first-team debut for Bordeaux on 4 October 2015, being introduced in the 72nd minute and scoring the last goal in his club's 3–2 defeat away to Lorient.[5] He started in the following match against Montpellier, before being substituted in the 59th minute,[6] and was introduced in the 77th minute of Bordeaux's 0–1 defeat to Sion in the Europa League on 22 October.[7] On 25 October, Ounas scored his second Ligue 1 goal 11 minutes after having come on in the 67th minute, helping his club to a 1–0 win over Troyes AC.[8] In December, Bordeaux rewarded him with a professional contract running until June 2019.[9]
Napoli edit
On 3 July 2017, Napoli confirmed the signing of Ounas from Bordeaux.[10][11] He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–3 loss to RB Leipzig in the Europa League 1st knockout round first leg.[12]
Loan to Nice edit
On 30 August 2019, Ounas moved to Ligue 1 side OGC Nice, on a loan deal with a purchase option.[13] On 6 May 2020, Nice decided not to trigger the purchase option and Ounas returned to Napoli.[14]
Loan to Cagliari edit
On 6 October 2020, Ounas joined Serie A side Cagliari on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[15] On 28 January 2021, Ounas parted ways with Cagliari due to lack of playing time.[16]
Loan to Crotone edit
On 1 February 2021, Ounas joined Italian club Crotone on a loan deal.[17] He scored his first goal for the club on 14 February in a 2–1 home loss to Sassuolo.[18] His second marker came against Torino on 7 March; following the match, he became the target of cyber racism, allegedly from Torino fans, which included direct messages on Instagram, of which he published screenshots, calling him a "monkey", telling him to "return to Africa", and even hoping for his death.[19]
Lille edit
On 1 September 2022, Ounas signed with Lille for two seasons, with an option for a third season.[20]
International career edit
Born in France to Algerian parents, Ounas is eligible to represent both countries internationally because he holds both nationality.[21] After initially playing for the France under-20 team, he opted to change his allegiance to Algeria in October 2016.[22] Shortly after the switch, Ounas was called up to the Algeria national team for the first time for a 2018 World Cup qualifier against Nigeria.[23]
Ounas made his debut for the senior Algeria in a 1–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification loss to Zambia on 5 September 2017.[24]
Ounas opened his scoring record For Algeria on 1 July 2019, scoring twice against Tanzania in a 3–0 victory in the Africa Cup of Nations.
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 3 June 2023[3]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bordeaux | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 6 |
| 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 30 | 4 | ||
| Total | 49 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 10 | ||
| Napoli | 2017–18 | Serie A | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | Serie A | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | 26 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22 | Serie A | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 2 | 21 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 42 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 16 | 4 | 62 | 7 | |||
| Nice (loan) | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 4 | |
| Cagliari (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie A | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Crotone (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie A | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 4 | ||
| Lille | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 150 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 188 | 26 | ||
International edit
- As of match played 27 September 2022[25]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | |
| Total | 21 | 5 | |
- Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ounas goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 1 July 2019 | Al Salam Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | Tanzania | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 2 | 2–0 | |||||
| 3 | 7 July 2019 | 30 June Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | Guinea | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 4 | 3 June 2021 | Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria | Mauritania | 3–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 5 | 5 January 2022 | Education City Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Ghana | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
Honours edit
Algeria
Napoli
References edit
- ^ "Algeria" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 15 June 2019. p. 1. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ . Girondins de Bordeaux. Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ a b "A. Ounas". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ Edwards, Mathias (20 December 2015). [Adam Ounas, Bordelais spark]. So Foot (in French). Archived from the original on 26 February 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ^ "Lorient vs. Bordeaux – 4 October 2015 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Bordeaux vs. Montpellier – 18 October 2015". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ "Bordeaux vs. Sion – 22 October 2015". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ "Bordeaux vs. Troyes – 25 October 2015". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ "Girondins : Adam Ounas signe son premier contrat professionnel" [Girondins: Adam Ounas signed his first professional contract]. Sud Ouest (in French). 10 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ^ "Napoli seal deal to sign winger Adam Ounas from Bordeaux". ESPN FC. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ (Press release) (in Italian). S.S.C. Napoli. 3 July 2017. Archived from the original on 24 November 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "Fans stay away as Napoli slump to Leipzig in Europa League". worldfootball.net. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ Dorman, Matt (30 August 2019). "Ounas makes Nice loan move from Napoli". Sportstar. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ Taiwo, Taiye (6 May 2020). "Nice release Ounas and Wague after loan spells | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Napoli announce Adam Ounas loan to Cagliari with permanent option". OneFootball. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Ounas quits Cagliari for Crotone | Football Italia". Football Italia. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Official: Ounas joins Crotone | Football Italia". Football Italia. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ Football Italia staff (14 February 2021). "Stroppa: 'Sassuolo deserved to win'". Football Italia. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ Football Italia staff (7 March 2021). "Ounas racially abused on social media". Football Italia. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ (in French). Lille. 1 September 2022. Archived from the original on 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ "Adam OUNAS -". www.unfp.org. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ M-A-D (8 October 2016). "Adam Ounas a choisi l'Algérie" (in French). DZfoot. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ HMF (18 October 2016). (in French). DZfoot. Archived from the original on 22 February 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ FIFA.com. . FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016.
- ^ a b Adam Ounas at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Algeria hold on against Senegal to win Afcon". BBC Sport. 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Napoli win Serie A for first time in 33 years". BBC Sport. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
External links edit
- Adam Ounas at the French Football Federation (in French)
- at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
- Adam Ounas at Soccerbase