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André-Frank Zambo Anguissa
Zambo Anguissa with Cameroon at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
Personal information
Full name André-Frank Zambo Anguissa[1]
Date of birth (1995-11-16) 16 November 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Napoli
Number 99
Youth career
2013–2014 Coton Sport
2014–2015 → Reims (loan)
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 94 (8)
International career‡
2017– Cameroon 63 (5)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Cameroon
Africa Cup of Nations
Third place 2021 Cameroon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:15, 9 February 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:20, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (born 16 November 1995), also known as Frank Anguissa, is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Serie A club Napoli and the Cameroon national team.[3]

Club career

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Early career

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Zambo Anguissa began his career in Coton Sport, a club in his native country. He was loaned to French club Reims in 2014, where he mostly played for their reserves team. Reims was given the opportunity to sign him at the end of the 2014–15 season, but decided against it.[4][5]

Marseille

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After going on trials at Valenciennes and Marseille, Zambo Anguissa joined Marseille on 31 July 2015, when he signed his first professional contract.[5][6] He made his first team debut on 17 September 2015 in the UEFA Europa League against FC Groningen, where he provided an assist in a 3–0 victory for Marseille.[4][7] Three days later, he made his Ligue 1 debut against Lyon.[8]

On 16 May 2018, Zambo Anguissa played in the 2018 UEFA Europa League final, which Marseille lost against Atlético Madrid at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Lyon, France.[9]

Fulham

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On 9 August 2018, Fulham signed Zambo Anguissa on a then-club record transfer fee.[10] He made his debut in a 3–1 defeat against Tottenham Hotspur.[11]

He was loaned to Villarreal in July 2019 following Fulham's relegation from the Premier League.[12] He made his Villarreal debut on 17 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 4–4 home draw against Granada.[13]

On 31 August 2021, Zambo Anguissa signed a new three-year contract with the Championship club before heading out on loan to Napoli for the 2021–22 season.[14][15]

Napoli

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On 26 May 2022, Napoli purchased Zambo Anguissa's rights from Fulham.[16] On 7 September, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 4–1 win over Liverpool.[17] On 1 October, he scored his first Serie A goals, by netting a brace in a 3–1 win over Torino.[18] At the end of the season, Zambo Anguissa and Napoli won the Serie A title for the first time in 33 years.[19]

International career

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Zambo Anguissa made his international debut for the Cameroon national team in a friendly 1–0 win over Tunisia on 24 March 2017.[20][21][22]

Zambo Anguissa was included in the Indomitable Lions' squad for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia.[23] He would score his first international goal in Cameroon's 1–1 group stage draw against Australia.[24]

In June 2019, Zambo Anguissa was named to Cameroon's squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.[25] He would also feature at the 2021 tournament, in which Cameroon were hosts and finished in third place.[26][27]

At the end of the 2022 calendar year, Zambo Anguissa would be called up by new national team manager Rigobert Song to Cameroon's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[28] He played in all three group stage matches as his side failed to progress to the second round.[citation needed]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 9 February 2025[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
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[c] 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[c] 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[c] 0 — 30 0
Napoli 2022–23 Serie A 36 3 1 0 — 8[d] 1 — 45 4
2023–24 Serie A 34 0 0 0 — 7[d] 1 0 0 41 1
2024–25 Serie A 24 5 2 0 — — — 26 5
Total 119 8 3 0 — 20 2 0 0 142 10
Career total 292 10 13 0 8 0 37 2 0 0 350 12
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup, Copa del Rey, Coppa Italia
  2. ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

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As of match played 19 November 2024[29]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Cameroon 2017 11 2
2018 4 0
2019 9 0
2020 2 1
2021 9 2
2022 11 0
2023 5 0
2024 12 0
Total 63 5
Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first.[29]
List of international goals scored by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 22 June 2017 Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia  Australia 1–0 1–1 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
2 11 November 2017 Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia  Zambia 1–1 2–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 12 November 2020 Stade de la Réunification, Douala, Cameroon  Mozambique 3–0 4–1 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4 4 June 2021 Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria  Nigeria 1–0 1–0 Friendly
5 13 November 2021 Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa  Malawi 2–0 4–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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Marseille

Napoli

Cameroon

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "2018/19 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  2. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: List of players: Cameroon" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 5. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Z. Anguissa". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  4. ^ a b "OM : Zambo 2, la mission". L'Équipe (in French). 6 May 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  5. ^ a b Rutzler, Peter (1 December 2020). "Rejected by Reims to a force at Fulham – the rise of Frank Anguissa". The Athletic. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  6. ^ "L'OM recrute un espoir camerounais". L'Équipe (in French). 31 July 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  7. ^ "'He wore grandad sweaters' - Meet Ligue 1 Rising Star Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa | Goal.com". Goal.com. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  8. ^ "Marseille vs. Lyon – 20 September 2015". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  9. ^ "Europa League final: Marseille 0-3 Atletico Madrid". BBC Sport. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  10. ^ Fifield, Dominic (9 August 2018). "Fulham break record with £30m Anguissa transfer on frantic last day". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  11. ^ "Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Fulham". Fulham FC. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  12. ^ "Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa: Villarreal sign Fulham midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  13. ^ "Villarreal and Granada draw in eight-goal thriller". Marca. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  14. ^ "Il Napoli ufficializza l'acquisto di Anguissa con la formula del prestito con diritto di riscatto" (in Italian). SSC Napoli. 31 August 2021. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  15. ^ "Extended Deal & Loan For Frank". Fulham FC. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  16. ^ "Il Napoli ufficializza il riscatto di Frank Anguissa dal Fulham" (in Italian). S.S.C. Napoli. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  17. ^ Hunter, Andy (7 September 2022). "Humiliation for Liverpool as vibrant Napoli rip them to shreds". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  18. ^ "Napoli-Torino LIVE". sport.sky.it (in Italian). 1 October 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  19. ^ "Napoli are champions of Italy". Serie A. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  20. ^ "Tunisie vs Cameroun : 23 lions au boulot à Diegem | Federation Camerounaise de Football". fecafoot-officiel.com. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  21. ^ "Cameroon recall Choupo-Moting and Anguissa for friendlies". MARCA. Reuters. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  22. ^ "African champions Cameroon start reign with Tunisia victory". Ahram Online. 25 March 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  23. ^ "FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017: List of Players" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). 20 March 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  24. ^ Perry, Sam (22 June 2017). "Cameroon 1-1 Australia: Confederations Cup – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  25. ^ "Voici les 23 Lions retenus pour la CAN 2019" (in French). fecafoot-officiel.com. 11 June 2019. Archived from the original on 16 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  26. ^ "TotalEnergies AFCON 2021: Cameroon names final squad". Confederation of African Football. 22 December 2021. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  27. ^ "Burkina Faso 3-3 Cameroon - Cameroon win 5-3 on penalties: Stunning comeback sees AFCON hosts secure third place". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 19 December 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  28. ^ Les Lions Indomptables Officiel [@LIndomptables] (9 November 2022). "Liste des 26 Lions Indomptables qui iront défendre les couleurs du Cameroun à la Coupe du Monde FIFA Qatar 2022" (Tweet) (in French). Retrieved 12 November 2022 – via Twitter.
  29. ^ a b André-Frank Zambo Anguissa at National-Football-Teams.com
  30. ^ "2017/18, Final: Marseille 0–3 Atlético: Overview". UEFA. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  31. ^ "Napoli win Serie A for first time in 33 years". BBC Sport. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  32. ^ "Cameroon beats Burkina Faso to end AFCON 2021 in third place". Africanews. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  33. ^ "Osimhen, Oshoala named African Men's and Women's Player of the Year at the CAF Awards 2023". CAF. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  34. ^ "Frank Anguissa "EA Sports FC Player of the Month" for January" (Press release). Serie A. 6 February 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
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