Arnaud Lusamba

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Arnaud Lusamba
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Lusamba in 2018
Personal information
Full name Arnaud Rene Lusamba
Date of birth (1997-01-04) 4 January 1997 (age 27)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2016 Nancy B 7 (1)
2014–2016 Nancy 49 (10)
2016–2020 Nice 25 (1)
2018–2019Cercle Brugge (loan) 25 (0)
2020–2022 Amiens 65 (5)
2022–2024 Alanyaspor 28 (1)
2023–2024Pendikspor (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)
*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)

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.

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Club career

Nancy

Lusamba 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

On 19 July 2016, Lusamba joined Nice. [4]

In March 2019, he returned to Nice after seven months on loan with Cercle Brugge. [5]

Alanyaspor

On 4 August 2022, Lusamba signed a three-year contract with Alanyaspor in Turkey. [6]

Loan to Pendikspor

On 22 August 2023, Lusamba was sent on a season-long loan to Turkish club Pendikspor. [7]

International career

Lusamba 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]

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References

  1. "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.
  2. Arnaud Lusamba at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  3. "Nancy vs. Dijon - 1 August 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  4. "LUSAMBA SIGNE À NICE (OFFICIAL)" [Lusamba signs with Nice (Official)]. Le Figaro (in French). 19 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  5. "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.
  6. "Arnaud Lusamba Alanyaspor'umuzda" (in Turkish). Alanyaspor. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  7. @PendiksporK (22 August 2023). "Arnaud Lusamba Pendiksporumuz'da!" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  8. "RDCFoot.com – Joueurs". Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  9. "Congo DR vs. Burkina Faso – Football Match Summary – September 23, 2022 – ESPN". ESPN.com.