Tony Andreu

Tony Andreu
Personal information
Full name Anthony Andreu
Date of birth (1988-05-22) 22 May 1988
Place of birth France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Dundee United
(on loan from Norwich City)
Number 19
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)
2016– → Dundee United (loan) 11 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:29, 3 December 2016 (UTC).

Anthony "Tony" Andreu (born 22 May 1988) is a French professional footballer who plays for Scottish club Dundee United, on loan from 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 a last minute 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]

Dundee United (loan)

He signed on loan for Dundee United in August 2016.[24] On his debut he scored the winning goal in a Scottish Challenge Cup tie against Peterhead on 3 September 2016.[25]

Playing style

Andreu's playing style has been compared to Cesc Fabregas.[26]

Career statistics

As of 3 December 2016[2][27]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stade Nyonnais 2009–10 292––––––292
2010–11 212––––––212
2011–12 276––––––276
Total 7710––––––7710
Livingston 2012–13 337103000377
Hamilton Academical 2013–14 35131030524415
2014–15 23120031002613
Total 58251061527028
Norwich City 2014–15 6000000060
2015–16 0000100010
2016–17 0000101323
Total 6000201393
Rotherham United (loan) 2015–16 112001000122
Dundee United (loan) 2016–17 117000022139
Career total 19651201217421859

References

  1. ↑ "Profile". Livingston F.C. Archived from the original on February 24, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Tony Andreu profile at Soccerway
  3. 1 2 "Hamilton's French midfielder Tony Andreu dreams of Premiership football after adapting to life in Scotland". Daily Record. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "John Collins connections net French duo for Livingston". STV. 28 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "Collins uses French contacts to recruit two new players". The Herald Scotland. 30 June 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "Ramsdens Cup: Annan Athletic 1–0 Livingston". BBC Sport. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "Falkirk 1–2 Livingston". BBC Sport. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "Livingston 4–1 Airdrie Utd". BBC Sport. 2 March 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  9. ↑ "David Taylor hopes league changes can boost Scottish game". BBC Sport. 6 January 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "Livingston captain Liam Fox tops list of players to exit Almondvale". West Lothian Courier. 2 May 2013. Archived from the original on 15 June 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  11. ↑ "Andreu Signs". Hamilton Academical F.C. 1 August 2013.
  12. ↑ Andrew McGilvray (1 August 2013). "Accies snap up French midfielder Anthony Andreu". Hamilton Advertiser.
  13. ↑ "Tony Andreu Re-Signs". Hamilton Academical F.C. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  14. ↑ "MacDonald, Hemmings, Andreu & Loy up for PFA Scotland award". BBC Sport. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  15. ↑ "Falkirk and Rangers dominate team of the year voting". BBC Sport. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  16. ↑ "Hamilton Academical 10 – 2 Greenock Morton". BBC Sport. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  17. ↑ Kenny Crawford (19 May 2014). "Hamilton hero Andreu will not let any speculation faze him". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  18. ↑ "Hibernian 0 – 2 Hamilton". SPFL. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  19. ↑ "Hamilton goal hero Tony Andreu says promotion to the Scottish Premiership is like a dream come true". Daily Record. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  20. ↑ "Transfer Deadline Day: Norwich City sign Tony Andreu". BBC Sport. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  21. ↑ "Lee Camp, Tony Andreu & Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe join Rotherham". BBC Sport. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  22. ↑ "Birmingham 0–2 Rotherham". BBC Sport. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  23. ↑ "Norwich City midfielders Andreu and Thompson return to Carrow Road". ITV News. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  24. ↑ "Tony Andreu: Norwich City midfielder joins Dundee United on loan". 31 August 2016 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  25. ↑ "Irn Bru Cup: Dundee Utd & St Mirren reach last 16 after extra time". BBC Sport. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  26. ↑ "Tony Andreu: Norwich signing 'similar to Cesc Fabregas'". BBC Sport. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  27. ↑ Tony Andreu career statistics at Soccerbase
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