Arnaud Lusamba

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Arnaud Lusamba
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
 Pendikspor
(on loan from Alanyaspor)
Number 66
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– Alanyaspor 28 (1)
2023– → Pendikspor (loan) 19 (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 5 March 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 Süper Lig club Pendikspor, on loan from Alanyaspor.[2] Born in France, he plays for the DR Congo national football team.

Club career[edit]

Nancy[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Loan to Pendikspor[edit]

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

International career[edit]

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 debuted with them in a 1–0 friendly loss to Burundi on 23 September 2022.[9]

References[edit]

  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.

External links[edit]

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