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Tony Andreu
Personal information
Full name Anthony Andreu
Date of birth (1988-05-22) 22 May 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth France
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Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Norwich City
Number 20
Youth career
Monaco
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Chênois
2009–2012 Stade Nyonnais 77 (10)
2012–2013 Livingston 33 (7)
2013–2015 Hamilton Academical 58 (25)
2015– Norwich City 6 (0)
2015–2016 → Rotherham United (loan) 11 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:12, 10 May 2016 (UTC) (UTC)

Anthony "Tony" Andreu (born 22 May 1988) is a French professional footballer who plays for English club Norwich City, as a midfielder.

Career

Early career

Andreu spent his early career in France and Switzerland with Monaco, Chênois and Stade Nyonnais.[1][2]

While playing in Switzerland, Andreu started writing poetry; Andreu is also a fan of books, stating that, "I have a lot of free time. I love to read – whether it is thrillers, crime stories or more philosophical themes – and I recently bought a book about French history. I sometimes write poems and I note down details about the books I've read."[3]

Livingston

He signed for Scottish club Livingston in June 2012, alongside David Luongo.[4] It was revealed by John Hughes that the director of football John Collins signed the duo, with the help from Collins' French connections by inviting them on trial, which impressed Hughes' management.[5]

He made his debut for Livingston, in the first round of the Scottish Challenge Cup, in a 1–0 loss against Annan Athletic.[6] Andreu scored his first goal in the last minutes, as they beat Falkirk on 2 September 2013.[7] On 2 March 2013, Andreu scored twice, in a 4–1 win over Airdrieonians.[8] In the BBC Scotland interview, Andreu name was mentioned by the Uefa general secretary, David Taylor.[9]

On 2 May 2013 it was announced that he was leaving the club at the end of the 2012–13 season.[10] While at Livingston, Andreu met Julia, daughter of then director of football John Collins (who was responsible for signing him) and they entered into a relationship.[3]

Hamilton Academical

He signed a one-year contract with Hamilton Academical on 1 August 2013, having appeared for the club in the Scottish Challenge Cup a few days earlier as a trialist.[11][12] Andreu signed a new two-year contract with the club in March 2014.[13]

In April 2014, he was nominated for the 2013–14 PFA Scotland's Player of the Year award, in the Championship section, but lost out to Hemmings.[14] He was also selected to the 2013–14 Championship PFA Scotland Team of the Year, alongside Hamilton teammates Ziggy Gordon and Ali Crawford.[15] On the last game of the season, Andreu scored a hat-trick, just before half-time, as they thrash Greenock Morton. However, the win wouldn't guarantee promotion to Scottish Premiership after Dundee, won at the same day.[16]

He scored the winning goal in the play-off semi-final against Falkirk on 18 May 2014.[17] After losing 2–0 to Hibernian in the first leg, Andreu scored last minutes goal, in a 2–0 win against Hibernian, to keep the scoreline alive on aggregate. The match would keep going until it went on penalty shoot-out. Hamilton would win 4–3 on penalty shoot-out to relegate Hibernian and promoting Hamilton to Scottish Premiership, which Andreu convert the second penalty in the shoot-out.[18] After the match, Andreu described playing in the Scottish Premiership in the 2014–15 season as "a dream come true" and said the club deserved to be promoted.[19]

Norwich City

He moved to English club Norwich City on 2 February 2015.[20]

Rotherham United Loan

He moved on loan to Rotherham United on 1 September 2015.[21] On 26 September, he scored his first goal for Rotherham in a 2–0 win over Birmingham City.[22] On 7 January 2016, he returned to Norwich City to fight for his place in the first team, despite Rotherham manager Neil Redfearn's wishes to extend the loan.[23]

Playing style

Andreu has been compared to Cesc Fabregas.[24]

Career statistics

As of 7 May 2016[2][25]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stade Nyonnais 2009–10 29 2 – – – – – – 29 2
2010–11 21 2 – – – – – – 21 2
2011–12 27 6 – – – – – – 27 6
Total 77 10 – – – – – – 77 10
Livingston 2012–13 33 7 1 0 3 0 0 0 37 7
Hamilton Academical 2013–14 35 13 1 0 3 0 5 2 44 15
2014–15 23 12 0 0 3 1 0 0 26 13
Total 58 25 1 0 6 1 5 2 70 28
Norwich City 2014–15 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2015–16 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
Rotherham United (loan) 2015–16 11 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 2
Career total 185 44 2 0 11 1 5 2 203 47

References

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  25. ↑ Tony Andreu career statistics at Soccerbase
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