Adnan Hugo Boumous (born 24 July 1995) is a French-Moroccan professional

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who plays as an

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for

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club Mohun Bagan SG. He is known for his playmaking ability and link-up play. He had won golden ball 2018-2019

Club career

Early career

Born in

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, Boumous graduated from the youth academy of

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and made his debut with the reserves in 2013 after having joined the youth team two years earlier. In May 2015, he signed his first professional contract with the club and was promoted to the senior team. On 22 May 2015, he made his first team debut in the last round of

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, scoring a goal after having substituted in a 3–0 victory over Charmois Niortais. On 20 July 2016, Boumous moved abroad and joined Moroccan

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club Moghreb Tétouan, after agreeing to a three-year deal.

FC Goa

On 2 February 2018, he switched clubs and countries and joined

franchise

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as a replacement for

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. Two days later, he made his debut in a 2–2 draw against

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. On 22 February, he scored his first goal in a 1–1 draw against

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. He was the youngest foreign player in 2019-20, and he won the player of the tournament award in ISL-6.

Mumbai City

On 17 October 2020, Boumous signed for Mumbai City on a two year deal, with a $200,000 transfer fee, the highest till that time in ISL.

ATK Mohun Bagan

On 8 July 2021, Boumous signed for

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on a 5 year deal for a record transfer fee of $280,000 breaking the record set by him in the previous season. He debuted for Mohun Bagan in the 2021–22 season opener against Kerala Blasters on 19 November, in which he scored twice in 4–2 win. As 2022–23 season began, he appeared with the club on 20 August against Rajasthan United at the 131st edition of Durand Cup, in which they were defeated by 3–2.

International career

In May 2016, Boumous was called up to the Morocco under-23 football team for a friendly match against Cameroon. However, he was expelled from the team by the technical director after a video of Boumous smoking '' shisha'' surfaced in social media.

Style of play

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'' wrote that Boumous "often picks the ball in the middle of the park or at times from an even deeper position...He can hold the ball and make those surging runs through the middle which makes him an exciting player to watch".

Career statistics

Club

Honours

FC Goa *

League Winners Shield: 2019–20olden ball winner 018-19 *

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Mumbai City *

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League Winners Shield:

ATK Mohun Bagan *

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Individual * Indian Super League Golden Ball: 2019–20

References

External links

Hugo Boumous: "It's not too late to catch up"

Hugo Boumous: "In India, I link business to great pleasure"

at foot-national.com * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Boumous, Hugo 1995 births Living people Footballers from Rennes Moroccan footballers Morocco men's youth international footballers French footballers French sportspeople of Moroccan descent Men's association football midfielders Ligue 2 players Indian Super League players Stade Lavallois players FC Goa players Mumbai City FC players Moroccan expatriate footballers French expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in India