André-Frank Zambo Anguissa
André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (born 16 November 1995) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie A club Napoli, on loan from Fulham. He also represents the Cameroon national team.[2]
![]() Zambo Anguissa playing for Cameroon at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup | ||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 November 1995 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Napoli (on loan from Fulham) | |||||||||||||||
| Number | 99 | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Coton Sport | |||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Reims | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Marseille | 79 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2018– | Fulham | 61 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | → Villarreal (loan) | 36 | (2) | |||||||||||||
| 2021– | → Napoli (loan) | 22 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Cameroon | 41 | (5) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:52, 30 April 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:10, 3 February 2022 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||
Club career
Zambo Anguissa joined Marseille in 2015 from Stade de Reims. He made his first team debut on 17 September 2015 in the UEFA Europa League against FC Groningen.[3] Three days later, he made his Ligue 1 debut against Lyon.[4]
On 16 May 2018, he played in the 2018 UEFA Europa League Final which Marseille lost against Atlético Madrid at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu, Lyon, France.[5]
Fulham
In August 2018, he was transferred to Fulham from Marseille and was loaned to Villarreal in July 2019 following Fulham's relegation from the Premier League.[6] He made his Villarreal debut on 17 August, playing full 90 minutes in a 4–4 home draw against Granada CF.[7]
On 31 August 2021, Anguissa signed a new three-year contract with the Championship club before heading out on loan to Napoli for the 2021–22 season.[8][9]
International career
Zambo Anguissa made his international debut for the Cameroon national team in a friendly 1–0 win over Tunisia on 24 March 2017.[10][11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 30 April 2022[2]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Marseille | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | — | 56 | 0 | ||
| Total | 79 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | — | 106 | 0 | |||
| Fulham | 2018–19 | Premier League | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Premier League | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 61 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 66 | 0 | ||||
| Villarreal (loan) | 2019–20 | La Liga | 36 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 39 | 2 | |||
| Napoli (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie A | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 195 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 2 | ||
International
- As of match played 3 February 2022[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2017 | 11 | 2 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 5 | |
- Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first.[12]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 22 June 2017 | Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup | |
| 2 | 11 November 2017 | Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 3 | 12 November 2020 | Stade de la Réunification, Douala, Cameroon | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |
| 4 | 4 June 2021 | Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | |
| 5 | 13 November 2021 | Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Marseille
- UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2017–18[13]
Cameroon
- Africa Cup of Nations bronze: 2021[14]
References
- "2018/19 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- "Z. Anguissa". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- "Groningen vs. Marseille – 17 September 2015". Soccerway. Retrieved 2015-09-24.
- "Marseille vs. Lyon – 20 September 2015". Soccerway. Retrieved 2015-09-24.
- "Lyon to host 2018 UEFA Europa League Final". UEFA. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- "Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa: Villarreal sign Fulham midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- "Villarreal and Granada draw in eight-goal thriller". Marca. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- "Napoli formalizes the purchase of Anguissa with the formula of the loan with the right of redemption". S.S.C. Napoli (in Italian). 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- "André-Frank Zambo Anguissa is on route to becoming one of Europe's finest defensive midfielders". Napoliseriea. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- "Archived copy". fecafoot-officiel.com. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "Tunisia v Cameroon". BBC Sport. 24 March 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- André-Frank Zambo Anguissa at National-Football-Teams.com
- "2017/18, Final: Marseille 0–3 Atlético: Overview". UEFA. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- AfricaNews (2022-02-06). "Cameroon beats Burkina Faso to end AFCON 2021 in third place". Africanews. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
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