Lorenzo Hoareau
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lorenzo Adrien Hoareau[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 January 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Mont Fleuri, Seychelles | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Anse Réunion | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2022–2023 | Foresters Mont Fleuri | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Foresters Mont Fleuri | 8 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Saint Louis Suns United | 16 | (4) |
| 2025– | Anse Réunion | 22 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Seychelles U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2021– | Seychelles | 7 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:54, 28 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Lorenzo Adrien Hoareau (born 6 January 2007) is a Seychellois-French footballer who plays as a midfielder for Anse Réunion and the Seychelles national team.[2] In 2021, he became the youngest player from an African nation to score in a senior international fixture and second-youngest scorer worldwide.[3]
In October 2021 Hoareau was named captain of his school football team in Mont Fleuri.[4] In March 2022 he went on trial with Olympique de Marseille of the French Ligue 1.[5][6] He was invited back for another trial the following year after he narrowly missed out on being signed by the club on his first attempt.[7]
He returned to his Mont Fleuri school team in 2022. Following the season he was named the Seychelles school league's Player of the Year.[8] In 2022 Hoareau also competed in the inaugural season of the U17 National League as a member of Foresters Mont Fleuri. He was tied for the scoring title with Dahan Fanchette of La Passe FC with ten goals each. Foresters finished in third place in the league table. Following the season, Hoareau was nominated for the Best Player Award, ultimately finishing runner-up to Fanchette.[9]
Club career
By January 2023, Hoareau was appearing for Foresters Mont Fleuri in the Seychelles Premier League, making his senior top-flight debut during the 2023/2024 season.[10] By February 2024, Hoareau had moved to league rivals Saint Louis Suns United FC. He assisted on Charles Rakoto’s game-winning goal against Anse Réunion on matchday 12 to help the club move to the top of the table.[11] Hoareau was then named player of the round for matchday 15.[12] Saint Louis Suns FC went on to win the championship that season.[13] Following the campaign, Hoareau finished second in the Young Player of the Season fan voting, narrowly losing to Makhan Bristol-Cissoko of Foresters.[14] However, he won the Young Player of the Year award presented by the Seychelles Football Federation in June 2024.[15]
Following the 2024 season, Hoareau went on trial in Europe with Red Star Belgrade of the Serbian SuperLiga.[16] In October 2024, British newspaper The Guardian included Hoareau on its list of the sixty best young footballers from around the world.[17] In January 2025, Hoareau transferred to Anse Réunion for the second half of the 2024-25 Seychelles Premier League season.[18]
