Adam Ounas
Ounas with Bordeaux in 2016 | ||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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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) |
Winger Attacking midfielder | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Napoli | |||||||||||||||
Number | 33 | |||||||||||||||
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– | Napoli | 27 | (3) | |||||||||||||
2019–2020 | → Nice (loan) | 16 | (2) | |||||||||||||
2020–2021 | → Cagliari (loan) | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2021 | → Crotone (loan) | 15 | (4) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | France U20 | 2 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2017– | Algeria | 14 | (4) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:10, 11 September 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 June 2021 |
Adam Mohamed Ounas (Arabic: آدم أوناس; born 11 November 1996) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Serie A club Napoli. Born in France, he represents the Algeria national team.[2][3]
Club career[]
Early career[]
Ounas was four years old when he joined the local club Tours FC encouraged by his father, a former goalkeeper, Hadji Ounas.[citation needed] He played for Tours FC 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 Girondins de Bordeaux and Yannick Stopyra discovered him.[4]
Girondins de Bordeaux[]
In April 2013, Ounas joined Girondins de 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 HSC, before being substituted in the 59th minute,[6] and was introduced in the 77th minute of Bordeaux's 0–1 defeat to FC 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[]
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[]
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[]
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[]
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]
International career[]
Born in France to Algerian parents, Ounas is eligible to represent both countries internationally. After initially playing for the France under-20 team, he opted to change his allegiance to Algeria in October 2016.[20] Shortly after the switch, Ounas was called up to the Algeria national football team for the first time for a 2018 World Cup qualifier against Nigeria.[21]
Ounas made his debut for the senior Algeria in a 1–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification loss to Zambia on 5 September 2017.[22]
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.
Personal life[]
On 3 December 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19.[23]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 16 September 2021[3]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | 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 | 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 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 26 | 4 | ||||
2021–22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
Total | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 11 | 2 | — | 42 | 5 | ||||
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 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 4 | ||||
Career total | 114 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 23 |
International[]
- As of match played 11 June 2021[24]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Algeria | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
2018 | 2 | 0 | |
2019 | 6 | 3 | |
2020 | 2 | 0 | |
2021 | 3 | 1 | |
Total | 14 | 4 |
International goals[]
- Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first.[24]
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 |
Honours[]
International[]
Algeria
References[]
- ^ "Algeria" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 15 June 2019. p. 1. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ "Season 2015/16 – Adam Ounas, Girondins de Bordeaux". Girondins de Bordeaux. Archived from the original on 2015-10-05. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "France – A. Ounas – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
- ^ Edwards, Mathias (20 December 2015). "Adam Ounas, L'étincelle Bordelaise" [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.
- ^ "Il Napoli ufficializza l'acquisto di Ounas" (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 (2021-02-14). "Stroppa: 'Sassuolo deserved to win'". Football Italia. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
- ^ Football Italia staff (2021-03-07). "Ounas racially abused on social media". Football Italia. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
- ^ M-A-D (October 8, 2016). "Adam Ounas a choisi l'Algérie" (in French). DZfoot. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
- ^ HMF (October 18, 2016). "NGA-ALG : Adam Ounas convoqué" (in French). DZfoot. Archived from the original on February 22, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
- ^ FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Matches - Algeria-Zambia - FIFA.com". FIFA.com.
- ^ "Comunicato della società" (Press release) (in Italian). Cagliari. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Adam Ounas at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Algeria hold on against Senegal to win Afcon". BBC Sport. 19 July 2019.
External links[]
- Adam Ounas at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Adam Ounas at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
- Adam Ounas at Soccerbase
- Living people
- 1996 births
- People from Chambray-lès-Tours
- Sportspeople from Indre-et-Loire
- Citizens of Algeria through descent
- Algerian footballers
- Algeria international footballers
- French footballers
- France youth international footballers
- French people of Algerian descent
- Association football midfielders
- Ligue 1 players
- Serie A players
- FC Girondins de Bordeaux players
- S.S.C. Napoli players
- OGC Nice players
- Cagliari Calcio players
- F.C. Crotone players
- Algerian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players