Anthony Andreu (born 22 May 1988) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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. He began his career as a youth player at

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, before playing in Switzerland with

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and

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. He moved to Scotland in 2012, initially with

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, before joining

Hamilton Academical Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Accies, or The Accies, is a Scottish association football, football club from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire who currently compete in the Scottish Championshi ...

. He signed for English club

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in 2015 and was also loaned to

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before joining

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for the 2016–17 season. He signed for

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in August 2017, returning on loan to Hamilton in January 2019. In July 2019 he signed for Scottish Premier League team St Mirren.

Career

Early career

Andreu spent his early career in France and Switzerland with

, Chênois and

. While playing in Switzerland, Andreu started writing poetry; he is also a fan of books, stating "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

in June 2012, alongside

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. 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 closing minutes of the match as they beat

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on 2 September 2013. On 2 March 2013, Andreu scored twice in a 4–1 win over

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. In a

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interview, Andreu's name was mentioned by the

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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

on 1 August 2013, having appeared for the club in the

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, alongside Hamilton teammates

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and

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. In the last game of the season, Andreu scored a hat-trick in the first half as they thrashed

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. However, the win wouldn't guarantee promotion after

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also won on the same day. He scored the winning goal in the promotion 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 at

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to level the tie on aggregate. Hamilton won 4–3 in a penalty shoot-out (with Andreu converting the second kick) to relegate Hibernian and achieve promotion to the Premiership. 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

on 2 February 2015.

Rotherham United (loan)

Andreu moved on loan to

on 1 September 2015. On 26 September, he scored his first goal for Rotherham in a 2–0 win over

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. On 7 January 2016, he returned to Norwich City to fight for his place in the first team, despite Rotherham manager

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's wishes to extend the loan.

Dundee United (loan)

He signed on loan for

in August 2016. On his debut he scored the winning goal in a

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on 3 September 2016. He also scored in the 2017 Scottish Challenge Cup Final as United beat St Mirren 2-1.

Coventry City

On 10 August 2017, Andreu left Norwich City by mutual consent. On the same day he signed a two-year contract with

. He scored his first goal for Coventry in an

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tie against

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on 29 August 2017. During Coventry's 1-0 win against

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on 9 September 2017, Andreu suffered an injury to his

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which would rule him out for the rest of the 2017–18 season. He returned to Hamilton on loan in January 2019.

St Mirren

On 4 July 2019 Andreu signed for St Mirren on a one-year deal after being released by Coventry City. On 2 June 2020 it was announced that he would remain with the club under the coronavirus furlough scheme before leaving the club.

Ross County

On 7 January 2021, Andreu signed for Scottish side Ross County on a short-term deal until the end of the season. He was released by County on 27 May 2021 along with nine other players.

UE Sant Julià

Andreu signed for

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on 2 February 2022 until the end of the 2021-22 season.

Playing style

Andreu's playing style has been compared to

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Career statistics

Honours

Dundee United *

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References

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