Adam Ounas

Early career

Ounas was four years old when he joined the local club Tours encouraged by his father, Hadji Ounas, a former goalkeeper. He played for Tours for ten years before joining the U14 youth team of Châteauroux. One year later, due to juvenile mistakes, he left Châteauroux and played for a small local club, Football Club Ouest Tourangeau 37, where Arnaud Vaillant, scout for Bordeaux and Yannick Stopyra discovered him.

Bordeaux

In April 2013, Ounas joined Bordeaux on a one-year contract and in April 2014, he signed a two-year trainee contract. Ounas made his first-team debut for Bordeaux on 4 October 2015, being introduced in the 72nd minute and scoring the last goal in his club's 3–2 defeat away to Lorient. He started in the following match against Montpellier, before being substituted in the 59th minute, and was introduced in the 77th minute of Bordeaux's 0–1 defeat to Sion in the Europa League on 22 October. On 25 October, Ounas scored his second Ligue 1 goal 11 minutes after having come on in the 67th minute, helping his club to a 1–0 win over Troyes AC. In December, Bordeaux rewarded him with a professional contract running until June 2019.

Napoli

On 3 July 2017, Napoli confirmed the signing of Ounas from Bordeaux. He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–3 loss to RB Leipzig in the Europa League 1st knockout round first leg.

Loan to Nice

On 30 August 2019, Ounas moved to Ligue 1 side OGC Nice, on a loan deal with a…

Born in France to Algerian parents, Ounas is eligible to represent both countries internationally because he holds both nationality. After initially playing for the France under-20 team, he opted to change his allegiance to Algeria in October 2016. Shortly after the switch, Ounas was called up to the Algeria national team for the first time for a 2018 World Cup qualifier against Nigeria. Ounas made his debut for the senior Algeria in a 1–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification loss to Zambia on 5 September 2017. Ounas opened his scoring record For Algeria on 1 July 2019, scoring twice against Tanzania in a 3–0 victory in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. In December 2023, he was named in Algeria's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Club

As of match played 5 April 2024

International

As of match played 3 December 2025

Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ounas goal.

Napoli

Serie A: 2022–23 Algeria

Africa Cup of Nations: 2019