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]

In this article, the surname is Zambo Anguissa, not Anguissa.
André-Frank Zambo Anguissa
Zambo Anguissa playing for Cameroon at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
Personal information
Full name André-Frank Zambo Anguissa[1]
Date of birth (1995-11-16) 16 November 1995
Place of birth Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
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
Men's football
Representing  Cameroon
Africa Cup of Nations
2021 Cameroon
* 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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Marseille 2015–16 Ligue 1 90102010—130
2016–17 Ligue 1 3303010——370
2017–18 Ligue 1 3702010160—560
Total 7906040170—1060
Fulham 2018–19 Premier League 2200030——250
2020–21 Premier League 3601010——380
2021–22 Championship 300000——30
Total 6101040——660
Villarreal (loan) 2019–20 La Liga 36230———392
Napoli (loan) 2021–22 Serie A 22000—50—270
Career total 195210080220002352

International
As of match played 3 February 2022[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Cameroon 2017112
201840
201990
202021
202192
202260
Total415
Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first.[12]
List of international goals scored by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
122 June 2017Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia Australia1–01–12017 FIFA Confederations Cup
211 November 2017Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia Zambia1–12–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification
312 November 2020Stade de la Réunification, Douala, Cameroon Mozambique3–04–12021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
44 June 2021Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria Nigeria1–01–0Friendly
513 November 2021Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa Malawi2–04–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Marseille

Cameroon

References
  1. "2018/19 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  2. "Z. Anguissa". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  3. "Groningen vs. Marseille – 17 September 2015". Soccerway. Retrieved 2015-09-24.
  4. "Marseille vs. Lyon – 20 September 2015". Soccerway. Retrieved 2015-09-24.
  5. "Lyon to host 2018 UEFA Europa League Final". UEFA. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  6. "Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa: Villarreal sign Fulham midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  7. "Villarreal and Granada draw in eight-goal thriller". Marca. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  8. "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.
  9. "André-Frank Zambo Anguissa is on route to becoming one of Europe's finest defensive midfielders". Napoliseriea. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  10. "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)
  11. "Tunisia v Cameroon". BBC Sport. 24 March 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  12. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa at National-Football-Teams.com
  13. "2017/18, Final: Marseille 0–3 Atlético: Overview". UEFA. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  14. AfricaNews (2022-02-06). "Cameroon beats Burkina Faso to end AFCON 2021 in third place". Africanews. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
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