Arnaud Lusamba

Arnaud Lusamba
	Lusamba in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Arnaud Rene Lusamba
Date of birth	4 January 1997 (age 28)
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
2014–2016	Nancy B
2014–2016	Nancy
2016–2020	Nice
2018–2019	→ Cercle Brugge (loan)
2020–2022	Amiens
2022–2024	Alanyaspor
2023–2024	→ Pendikspor (loan)
2024–	Baniyas
International career‡
2012–2013	France U16
2013–2014	France U17
2014–2015	France U18
2015–2016	France U19
2022–	DR Congo
	*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.

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]

References

^ "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

Arnaud Lusamba at the French Football Federation (in French)
Arnaud Lusamba at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)

[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.

[soccerway-2] Arnaud Lusamba at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 May 2023.

[soccerway2-3] "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.

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