Leygley Adou

French professional footballer of Vietnamese descent

Leygley Adou
Personal information
Full name Leygley Minh Adou
Date of birth (1997-09-09) 9 September 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Grenoble, France[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Center-back
Team information
Current team
 Hong Linh Ha Tinh
Number 15
Youth career
–2008 AJ AT Villeneuve Grenoble
2008–2015 Grenoble
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Grenoble 12 (0)
2017–2020 Annecy 38 (0)
2020–2024 Racing Besançon 72 (0)
2024– Hong Linh Ha Tinh 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 September 2024

Leygley Minh Adou (born 9 September 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a center-back for V.League 1 club Hong Linh Ha Tinh.

Club career

A native of Grenoble, Adou began his youth playing for local team AJ AT Villeneuve Grenoble, before joining the youth academy of Grenoble Foot 38 at the age of 11. He made his senior debut with the club in the 2015–16 CFA. In July 2017, he signed for Annecy and remained there for three seasons.[3]

In July 2020, Adou moved to Racing Besançon in search for more game time. As the team vice-captain, he played an important role in the team's promotion to the Championnat National 2, after topping Group E in the 2021–22 Championnat National 3.[4][5]

In August 2024, Adou joined V.League 1 side Hong Linh Ha Tinh as a free agent, signing his first professional contract. As he has Vietnamese origins, he was registered by the club as an unnaturalized overseas Vietnamese player.[6][7] He made his professional debut on 14 September 2024 in the first matchday of the 2024–25 V.League 1, and scored the only goal of the game to help this club defeat the defending champions Thep Xanh Nam Dinh.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "National 2 (J17) : Leygley Adou en pleine croissance" (in French). FC Annecy. 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Adou Leygley Minh". VPF. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  3. ^ "National 2 – Leygley Adou : " Au FC Annecy pour grandir "" (in French). FC Annecy. 14 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Football/National 3. Leygley Adou, l'homme de base de la défense du Racing Besançon" (in French). L'Est Républicain. 24 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Football : le Racing Besançon monte en Nationale 2" (in French). France 3 Régions. 29 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Thêm cầu thủ Việt kiều tới Việt Nam" (in Vietnamese). Thể Thao 247. 9 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Legey Adou Minh: Hậu vệ Việt kiều Pháp ghi điểm ở Hà Tĩnh" (in Vietnamese). Nghệ An 24h. 27 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Cầu thủ gốc Việt ghi bàn giúp Hà Tĩnh đánh bại Nam Định" (in Vietnamese). Znews. 14 September 2024.
  9. ^ Thắng; Nhất (15 September 2024). "Màn trình diễn "điểm 10" của Việt kiều Adou Leygley Minh" (in Vietnamese). Báo Hà Tĩnh.
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