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Congolese footballer (born 1997) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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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) | |||
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]
On 19 July 2016, Lusamba joined Nice.[4]
In March 2019, he returned to Nice after seven months on loan with Cercle Brugge.[5]
On 4 August 2022, Lusamba signed a three-year contract with Alanyaspor in Turkey.[6]
On 22 August 2023, Lusamba was sent on a season-long loan to Turkish club Pendikspor.[7]
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]
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