Arnaud Rene Lusamba[1] (born 4 January 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for UAE Pro League club Baniyas.[2] Born in France, he plays for the DR Congo national football team.
 Lusamba in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arnaud Rene Lusamba | ||
| Date of birth | 4 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Metz, France | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Baniyas | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2010 | ESAP Metz | ||
| 2010–2014 | Nancy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Nancy B | 7 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Nancy | 49 | (10) |
| 2016–2020 | Nice | 25 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | → Cercle Brugge (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Amiens | 65 | (5) |
| 2022–2024 | Alanyaspor | 28 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | → Pendikspor (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| 2024– | Baniyas | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | France U16 | 15 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | France U17 | 9 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | France U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | France U19 | 6 | (2) |
| 2022– | DR Congo | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:38, 29 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editNancy
editLusamba is a youth exponent from AS Nancy. He made his Ligue 2 debut on 1 August 2014 against Dijon FCO scoring his team's only goal in a 1–1 draw.[3]
Nice
editOn 19 July 2016, Lusamba joined Nice.[4]
In March 2019, he returned to Nice after seven months on loan with Cercle Brugge.[5]
Alanyaspor
editOn 4 August 2022, Lusamba signed a three-year contract with Alanyaspor in Turkey.[6]
Loan to Pendikspor
editOn 22 August 2023, Lusamba was sent on a season-long loan to Turkish club Pendikspor.[7]
International career
editLusamba was born in France and is of Congolese and Cape Verdean descents.[8] He was a youth international for France. He was called up to the DR Congo national team for a set of friendlies in September 2022. He made his debut in a 1–0 friendly loss to Burundi on 23 September 2022.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Les listes provisoires des équipes qualifiées pour la Coupe d'Afrique des Nations CAF TotalEnergies, Côte d'Ivoire 2023". CAF (in French). 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ Arnaud Lusamba at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Nancy vs. Dijon - 1 August 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ^ "LUSAMBA SIGNE À NICE (OFFICIAL)" [Lusamba signs with Nice (Official)]. Le Figaro (in French). 19 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Le Cercle Bruges met fin au prêt du Niçois Arnaud Lusamba". L'Équipe. 8 March 2019. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ "Arnaud Lusamba Alanyaspor'umuzda" (in Turkish). Alanyaspor. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ @PendiksporK (22 August 2023). "Arnaud Lusamba Pendiksporumuz'da!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "RDCFoot.com – Joueurs". Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ "Congo DR vs. Burkina Faso – Football Match Summary – September 23, 2022 – ESPN". ESPN.com.
External links
edit- Arnaud Lusamba at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Arnaud Lusamba at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)