Adnan Hugo Boumous (born 24 July 1995) is a
French-Moroccan professional
footballer
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who plays as an
attacking midfielder
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for
Indian Super League
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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
Rennes
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, Boumous graduated from the youth academy of
Laval
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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
Ligue 2
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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
Botola
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club
Moghreb Tétouan
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, after agreeing to a three-year deal.
FC Goa
On 2 February 2018, he switched clubs and countries and joined
Indian Super League
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franchise
Goa
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as a replacement for
Manuel Arana
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He played 75 La Liga matches over four seasons, totalling seven goals for Racing de Santander and Rayo Vallecano. He added 164 ap ...
. Two days later, he made his debut in a 2–2 draw against
NorthEast United FC
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.
On 22 February, he scored his first goal in a 1–1 draw against
Delhi Dynamos
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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
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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
ATK Mohun Bagan
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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
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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
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, 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
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Indian Super League
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League Winners Shield:
2019–20olden ball winner
018-19
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Super Cup
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:
2019
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Mumbai City
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Indian Super League
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:
2020–21
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Indian Super League
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League Winners Shield:
2020–21
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ATK Mohun Bagan
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Indian Super League
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:
2022–23
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Individual
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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
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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