Arnaud Lusamba

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.

Arnaud Lusamba

Lusamba in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Arnaud Rene Lusamba
Date of birth	(1997-01-04) 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	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)
*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

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]