Stéphane Adam


Stéphane Lucien Adam is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Club career

Born in Lille, Adam was a forward who played for hometown Lille OSC, US Orléans, Créteil, Amiens SC and Metz in the French league. While at Metz he played as a substitute in the final as they won the 1995–96 Coupe de la Ligue. He then joined Hearts in the Scottish Premier Division where notably he scored the second goal in their 2–1 victory over Rangers in the 1998 Scottish Cup Final. Stéphane made a total of 145 appearances and scored 33 goals for Hearts.
After retiring in 2002 he became a coach, previously with Kilmarnock and later with Lille OSC.