André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (born 16 November 1995) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie A club Napoli and the Cameroon national team.[2]
![]() Zambo Anguissa playing for Cameroon at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup | ||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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Full name | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa[1] | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1995-11-16) 16 November 1995 (age 27) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Napoli | |||||||||||||||
Number | 99 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Coton Sport | |||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Reims | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2015–2018 | Marseille | 79 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2018–2022 | Fulham | 61 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2019–2020 | → Villarreal (loan) | 36 | (2) | |||||||||||||
2021–2022 | → Napoli (loan) | 25 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2022– | Napoli | 13 | (2) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2017– | Cameroon | 43 | (5) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:15, 12 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:20, 18 November 2022 (UTC) |
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]
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]
On 26 May 2022, Napoli purchased Anguissa's rights from Fulham.[10] On 7 September, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 4–1 win over Liverpool.[11] On 1 October, he scored his first Serie A goals, by netting a brace in a 3–1 win over Torino.[12]
Zambo Anguissa made his international debut for the Cameroon national team in a friendly 1–0 win over Tunisia on 24 March 2017.[13][14]
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 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||
Napoli | 2022–23 | Serie A | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 18 | 3 | ||
Total | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | — | 48 | 3 | ||||
Career total | 211 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 256 | 5 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Cameroon | 2017 | 11 | 2 |
2018 | 4 | 0 | |
2019 | 9 | 0 | |
2020 | 2 | 1 | |
2021 | 9 | 2 | |
2022 | 8 | 0 | |
Total | 43 | 5 |
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 |
Marseille
Cameroon
S.S.C. Napoli – current squad | |
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