Arthur Masuaku

Arthur Masuaku
Arthur Masuaku with West Ham United in 2016
Personal information
Full name Fuka-Arthur Masuaku Kawela[1]
Date of birth (1993-11-07) 7 November 1993
Place of birth Lille, France[2]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)[3]
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current team
 West Ham United
Number 26
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 46 (0)
National team‡
2011 France U18 3 (0)
2011 France U19 2 (0)
2018– DR Congo 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:30, 30 September 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 06:07, 14 October 2018 (UTC)

Fuka-Arthur Masuaku Kawela (born 7 November 1993), known as Arthur Masuaku, is a French-born Congolese professional footballer who plays for English club West Ham United and the DR Congo national team as a wing-back or left back. He began his senior career with Valenciennes, and has also played for Olympiacos. He has represented France at youth level.

Club career

Valenciennes

Masuaku 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.[4] On 29 January 2014 Masuaku scored his first competitive goal for Valenciennes in a 2–1 away defeat against Marseille.[5]

Olympiacos

In July 2014, Masuaku signed for Olympiacos.[6][7] 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.[8] Three days later he made his debut and scored in the UEFA Champions League competition against Atlético Madrid in a 3–2 home win.[9]

In April and May 2015, interest from Roma, Internazionale and Juventus was reported.[10][11] His agent, Roger Henrotay, however stated a renewal of Masuaku's contract was on the cards.[12] In July, a reported €4 million offer for Masuaku including former Olympiacos midfielder Giannis Fetfatzidis from Genoa was rejected by the club.[13]

West Ham United

On 8 August 2016, Masuaku joined West Ham United on a four-year contract for a £6.2 million fee.[14][15] 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.[16] He scored his first goal for West Ham in an EFL Cup tie against Bolton Wanderers on 19 September 2017.[17]

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.[18] It was the first sending-off of Masuaku's career. Musuaku apologised for the sending off, saying the incident was "totally unacceptable and out of character".[19] He received a six match ban for the offence.[20]

International career

Having represented France at under-18 and under-19 level,[2] Masuaku switched his allegiance to DR Congo in June 2017.[21][22] In August 2017, he was called into his first DR Congo squad, for two 2018 World Cup qualification games against Tunisia.[23] 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.[24] 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.[25]

Career statistics

As of match played 5 October 2018[3]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Valenciennes 2012–13 Ligue 1001000—10
2013–14 Ligue 12710010—281
Total 2711010—291
Olympiacos 2014–15 Superleague Greece27050—8[lower-alpha 1]1401
2015–16 Superleague Greece24120—7[lower-alpha 1]0331
2016–17 Superleague Greece0000—1[lower-alpha 2]010
Total 5117000161742
West Ham United 2016–17 Premier League130002000150
2017–18 Premier League2703031—331
2018–19 Premier League700010—80
Total 470306100561
Career total 1252110711611584
  1. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Olympiacos

References

  1. ↑ "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Arthur Masuaku". Fédération Française de Football. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  3. 1 2 "A. Masuaku". Soccerway. Perform Group.
  4. ↑ "Valenciennes–Toulouse: 3–0". 10 August 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "Marseille–Valenciennes: 2–1". 29 January 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  6. ↑ Παίκτης του Ολυμπιακού ο Μαζουακού (in Greek). Olympiacos.org. 22 July 2014.
  7. ↑ "Info FM : Masuaku s'engage avec l'Olympiacos!" [Info FM: Masuaku signs for Olympiacos] (in French). Footmercato.net. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  8. ↑ "Ολυμπιακός–ΟΦΗ 3-0". Sport24. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Olympiakos gain surprise win over 2014 beaten finalists Atlético Madrid". The Guardian. 16 September 2014. Archived from the original on September 19, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Masuaku in Roma shortlist". www.sdna.gr. 8 May 2015.
  11. ↑ "Inter enquire for Masuaku". www.football-italia.net. 29 April 2015.
  12. ↑ "Masuaku set for new Olympiakos contract". www.sdna.gr. 16 May 2015.
  13. ↑ "Genoa su Masuaku: la trattativa". www.calciomercato.com. 15 July 2015.
  14. ↑ "Hammers acquire Arthur". West Ham United F.C. 8 August 2014. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  15. ↑ Lustig, Nick (8 August 2016). "West Ham sign Arthur Masuaku from Olympiacos". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  16. ↑ "Masuaku - This is a big week for the Club". West Ham United F.C. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  17. ↑ "West Ham 3-0 Bolton". BBC. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  18. ↑ "Wigan Athletic 2-0 West Ham United". BBC Sport. 27 January 2018.
  19. ↑ "West Ham: Arthur Masuaku apologises for spitting in FA Cup defeat". BBC Sport. 28 January 2018.
  20. ↑ "Arthur Masuaku: West Ham defender gets six-game ban for spitting". BBC Sport. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  21. ↑ "West Ham: Arthur Masuaku peut jouer avec la RDC — FOOT.CD". foot.cd. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  22. ↑ "CAN 2019 : la liste de la RDC contre le Congo". Afrik-foot.com. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  23. ↑ "Masuaku receives first DR Congo call-up". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  24. ↑ Benge, James (26 March 2018). "Masuaku leaves DR Congo squad early amid travel frustration claims". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  25. ↑ "Masuaku makes DR Congo bow in Zimbabwe defeat - West Ham United". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
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