Anthony Andreu (born 22 May 1988) is a French professional footballer who plays for English club Coventry City, as a midfielder.
He began his career as a youth player at Monaco, before playing in Switzerland with CS Chênois and Stade Nyonnais. He moved to Scotland in 2012, initially with Livingston, before joining Hamilton Academical. He signed for English club Norwich City in 2015 and was also loaned to Rotherham United before joining Dundee United for the 2016-17 season. He signed for Coventry City in August 2017.
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Career
Early career
Andreu spent his early career in France and Switzerland with Monaco, Chênois and Stade Nyonnais.
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."
Livingston
He signed for Scottish club Livingston in June 2012, alongside David Luongo. 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.
He made his debut for Livingston, in the first round of the Scottish Challenge Cup, in a 1-0 loss against Annan Athletic. Andreu scored his first goal in the last minutes, as they beat Falkirk on 2 September 2013. On 2 March 2013, Andreu scored twice, in a 4-1 win over Airdrieonians. In the BBC Scotland interview, Andreu name was mentioned by the Uefa general secretary, David Taylor.
On 2 May 2013 it was announced that he was leaving the club at the end of the 2012-13 season. 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.
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. Andreu signed a new two-year contract with the club in March 2014.
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. He was also selected to the 2013-14 Championship PFA Scotland Team of the Year, alongside Hamilton teammates Ziggy Gordon and Ali Crawford. 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.
He scored the winning goal in the play-off semi-final against Falkirk on 18 May 2014. 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. 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.
Norwich City
He moved to English club Norwich City on 2 February 2015. On 10 August 2017 he left Norwich City by mutual consent.
Rotherham United (loan)
He moved on loan to Rotherham United on 1 September 2015. On 26 September, he scored his first goal for Rotherham in a 2-0 win over Birmingham City. 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.
Dundee United (loan)
He signed on loan for Dundee United in August 2016. On his debut he scored the winning goal in a Scottish Challenge Cup tie against Peterhead on 3 September 2016.
Coventry City
On 10 August 2017 he signed a two-year contract with Coventry City, after his departure from Norwich City. He scored his first goal for Coventry in an EFL Trophy tie against Shrewsbury Town on 29 August 2017.
During Coventry's 1-0 win against Port Vale on 9 September 2017 Andreu suffered an injury to his anterior cruciate ligament which would rule him out for the rest of the 2017-18 season.
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Playing style
Andreu's playing style has been compared to Cesc Fabregas.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 9 September 2017
References
Source of article : Wikipedia
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