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Fuka-Arthur Masuaku Kawela (born 7 November 1993), known as Arthur Masuaku, is a professional footballer who plays as a wing-back or left back for Süper Lig club Beşiktaş, on loan from Premier League club West Ham United, and the DR Congo national team.

Arthur Masuaku

Masuaku with West Ham United in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Fuka-Arthur Masuaku Kawela[1]
Date of birth	(1993-11-07) 7 November 1993 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth	Lille, France
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Position(s)	Left back, Left wing-back, Left winger
Club information
Current team	Beşiktaş (on loan from West Ham United)
Number	25
Youth career
2001–2003	Lille OM.S. Fives
2003–2008	RC Lens
2008–2013	Valenciennes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2014	Valenciennes	27	(1)
2014–2016	Olympiacos	51	(1)
2016–	West Ham United	105	(1)
2022–	→ Beşiktaş (loan)	12	(0)
National team‡
2011	France U18	3	(0)
2011	France U19	2	(0)
2018–	DR Congo	11	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:57, 30 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:53, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Masuaku began his senior career with Valenciennes, and has also played for Olympiacos. He represented France at youth level before switching his allegiance to DR Congo in 2017.

Club career

Valenciennes

Masuaku was born in Lille.[4] He came through the youth system of Valenciennes. He made his Ligue 1 debut on the opening game of the 2013–14 season on 10 August 2013 against Toulouse. He was substituted after 75 minutes for Tongo Doumbia.[5] On 29 January 2014 Masuaku scored his first competitive goal for Valenciennes in a 2–1 away defeat against Marseille.[6]

Olympiacos

In July 2014, Masuaku signed for Olympiacos.[7][8] He made his Superleague debut against Niki Volos, and in his third league match he provided two assists against OFI Crete in a 3–0 home win.[9] Three days later he made his debut and scored in the UEFA Champions League competition against Atlético Madrid in a 3–2 home win.[10]

In April and May 2015, interest from Roma, Internazionale and Juventus was reported.[11][12] His agent, Roger Henrotay, however stated a renewal of Masuaku's contract was on the cards.[13] In July, a reported €4 million offer for Masuaku including former Olympiacos midfielder Giannis Fetfatzidis from Genoa was rejected by the club.[14]

West Ham United

On 8 August 2016, Masuaku joined West Ham United on a four-year contract for a £6.2 million fee.[15][16] He made his West Ham debut in a 2–1 away defeat to Chelsea on 15 August 2016. Masuaku admitted that he found his Premier League debut very tough due to the pace and physicality of the league.[17] He scored his first goal for West Ham in an EFL Cup tie against Bolton Wanderers on 19 September 2017.[18]

In the FA Cup fourth round game against Wigan Athletic on 27 January 2018, Masuaku was sent off for spitting at Wigan's Nick Powell following a challenge.[19] It was the first sending-off of Masuaku's career. Masuaku apologised for the sending off, saying the incident was "totally unacceptable and out of character".[20] He received a six match ban for the offence.[21]

In July 2019, having played 75 times for West Ham, Masuaku signed a contract extension with the club until 2024 with an option to further extend the contract for two years.[22]

On 4 December 2021, Masuaku scored the winning goal in a 3–2 victory over defending UEFA Champions League winners Chelsea. The goal, a mishit cross that caught out Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy at his near post, was his first ever Premier League goal.[23][24]

Beşiktaş

On 2 August 2022, Masuaku joined Turkish team Beşiktaş on a season long loan with an option to buy in 2023.[25]

International career

Having represented France at under-18 and under-19 level,[4] Masuaku switched his allegiance to DR Congo in June 2017.[26][27] In August 2017, he was called into his first DR Congo squad, for two 2018 World Cup qualification games against Tunisia.[28] In March 2018, still yet to make his international debut, Masuaku travelled with the DR Congo squad for a friendly against Tanzania. He was one of four players to drop out before the game, amidst claims of organisational problems and travel disorder, and did not appear.[29] He made his debut on 13 October 2018, starting in a 1–2 home loss against Zimbabwe in a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification game.[30] Masuaku scored his first goal for DR Congo, a free-kick, in a 1–1 away draw with Kenya on 15 June 2019.[31]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 April 2022[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Valenciennes	2012–13	Ligue 1	0	0	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2013–14	Ligue 1	27	1	0	0	1	0	—		28	1
	Total		27	1	1	0	1	0	—		29	1
Olympiacos	2014–15	Super League Greece	27	0	5	0	—		8[lower-alpha 1]	1	40	1
	2015–16	Supe League Greece	24	1	2	0	—		7[lower-alpha 2]	0	33	1
	2016–17	Super League Greece	0	0	0	0	—		1[lower-alpha 3]	0	1	0
	Total		51	1	7	0	0	0	16	1	74	2
West Ham United	2016–17	Premier League	13	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	15	0
	2017–18	Premier League	28	0	3	0	3	1	—		34	1
	2018–19	Premier League	23	0	2	0	2	0	—		27	0
	2019–20	Premier League	17	0	1	0	1	0	—		19	0
	2020–21	Premier League	12	0	0	0	1	0	—		13	0
	2021–22	Premier League	13	1	1	0	3	0	4[lower-alpha 4]	0	21	1
	Total		105	1	7	0	12	1	4	0	129	2
Career total			183	3	15	0	13	1	20	1	231	5

International

As of match played 29 March 2022[32]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
DR Congo	2018	1	0
	2019	7	1
	2021	2	0
	2022	1	0
Total		11	1

As of match played 29 March 2022. Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first.[32]

List of international goals scored by Arthur Masuaku

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	15 June 2019	Centro Deportivo Santa Ana, Madrid, Spain	Kenya	1–1	1–1	Friendly

Honours

Olympiacos

• Super League Greece: 2014–15, 2015–16^{[citation needed]}
• Greek Cup: 2014–15; runner-up: 2015–16[33]

Individual

Super League Greece Team of the Year: 2014–15,[34] 2015–16[35]

References

External links

• Official website
• Masuaku at West Ham Official Website
• Arthur Masuaku at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Arthur Masuaku at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
• Arthur Masuaku at Soccerbase
• Arthur Masuaku at Soccerway

На других языках

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[de] Arthur Masuaku

Fuka Arthur Masuaku Kawela (* 7. November 1993 in Lille) ist ein französischer Fußballspieler. Nach dem Karrierestart beim FC Valenciennes wechselte der Abwehrspieler 2014 nach Griechenland zu Olympiakos Piräus und 2016 zum englischen Verein West Ham United.

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- [en] Arthur Masuaku

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[es] Arthur Masuaku

Fuka Arthur Masuaku (Lille, Francia, 7 de noviembre de 1993) es un futbolista congoleño que juega de defensa en el Beşiktaş J. K. de la Superliga de Turquía y además es internacional con la selección de la RD del Congo.[1]

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[fr] Arthur Masuaku

Arthur Masuaku est un footballeur international congolais né le 7 novembre 1993 à Lille. Il évolue au poste d'arrière gauche pour le club de Besiktas JK, en prêt de West Ham United.

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[it] Arthur Masuaku

Arthur Masuaku (Lilla, 7 novembre 1993) è un calciatore francese naturalizzato della Repubblica Democratica del Congo, difensore del Beşiktaş in prestito dal West Ham.

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[ru] Масуаку, Артур

Артур Масуаку (фр. Arthur Masuaku, родился 7 ноября 1993 года в Лилле, Франция) — конголезский и французский футболист, левый защитник клуба «Вест Хэм Юнайтед» и сборной ДР Конго.

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