Amiens

American

[am-ee-uhnz, a-myan] / ˈæm i ənz, aˈmyɛ̃ /

noun

a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.

Amiens British

/ amjɛ̃, ˈæmɪənz /

noun

a city in N France: its Gothic cathedral is the largest church in France. Pop: 135 501 (1999)

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He had a spell in the French second division with Amiens, then had a fine campaign in 2023-24 at Royal Antwerp, whom he helped win the Belgian Super Cup in 2023.

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Tuesday's fourth stage is a rolling 174.2km run from Amiens Metropole to Rouen, with five categorised climbs in a demanding finale.

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West Ham, Aston Villa, Leicester, Bournemouth, Brighton and Tottenham were all reportedly interested in signing him midway through the 2019-20 season - but he ended up staying at Amiens as they were relegated to Ligue 2.

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He netted just two goals in the opening half of the 2018-19 German second tier season before returning to France to join Amiens on loan.

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Former England and Liverpool striker Andy Carroll has signed for French fourth-tier club Bordeaux after leaving Amiens.

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