Arnaud Lusamba (born 4 January 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club Alanyaspor.[1] Born in France, he plays for the DR Congo national team.
![]() Lusamba in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1997-01-04) 4 January 1997 (age 25) | ||
Place of birth | Metz, France | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Alanyaspor | ||
Number | 97 | ||
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– | Alanyaspor | 1 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
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 14 August 2022 ‡ 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.[2]
On 19 July 2016, Lusamba joined Nice.[3]
In March 2019, he returned to Nice after seven months on loan with Cercle Brugge.[4]
On 4 August 2022, Lusamba signed a three-year contract with Alanyaspor in Turkey.[5]
Lusamba was born in France and is of Congolese and Cape Verdean descents.[6] 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.[7]
Alanyaspor – current squad | |
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