André-Frank Zambo Anguissa

André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (born 16 November 1995) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a centre midfielder for La Liga club Villarreal CF on loan from English club Fulham and the Cameroonian national team.[2]

André-Frank Zambo Anguissa
Zambo Anguissa 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)
Playing position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Villarreal
(on loan from Fulham)
Number 19
Youth career
2013–2014 Coton Sport
2014–2015 Reims
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Marseille II 10 (1)
2015–2018 Marseille 79 (0)
2018– Fulham 22 (0)
2019– → Villarreal (loan) 29 (1)
National team‡
2017– Cameroon 24 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:03, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:15, 8 February 2020 (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]

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]

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.[8][9]

Career statistics

Club
As of 22 June 2020[2]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Marseille 2015–16 Ligue 1 90102010—130
2016–17 3303010——370
2017–18 3702010160—560
Total 7906040170001060
Fulham 2018–19 Premier League 2200030——250
Villarreal 2019–20 La Liga 29130———321
Career total 13019070170001631

International
As of match played 17 November 2019.[10]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Cameroon 2017112
201840
201990
Total242

International goals
Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first.[10]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.22 June 2017Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia Australia1–01–12017 FIFA Confederations Cup
2.11 November 2017Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia Zambia1–12–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Marseille

References
  1. "2018/19 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  2. "Cameroon - Z. Anguissa - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  3. "Groningen vs. Marseille - 17 September 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-09-24.
  4. "Marseille vs. Lyon - 20 September 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-09-24.
  5. "Lyon to host 2018 UEFA Europa League Final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  6. "Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa: Villarreal sign Fulham midfielder on loan". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC. 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. http://fecafoot-officiel.com/?p=7842%5B%5D
  9. "Tunisia v Cameroon". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 24 March 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  10. "André-Frank Zambo Anguissa". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
  11. "Atletico Madrid win Europa League with 3–0 victory over Marseille". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
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