| André-Frank Zambo Anguissa | |
| Full Name: | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa[1] |
| Birth Date: | 16 November 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Yaoundé, Cameroon |
| Height: | 1.84 m[2] |
| Position: | Central midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Napoli |
| Clubnumber: | 99 |
| Youthyears1: | 2013–2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | Coton Sport |
| Youthyears2: | 2014–2015 |
| Youthclubs2: | Reims |
| Years1: | 2015–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Marseille |
| Caps1: | 79 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018–2022 |
| Clubs2: | Fulham |
| Caps2: | 61 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs3: | → Villarreal (loan) |
| Caps3: | 36 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs4: | → Napoli (loan) |
| Caps4: | 25 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2022– |
| Clubs5: | Napoli |
| Caps5: | 71 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017– |
| Nationalteam1: | Cameroon |
| Nationalcaps1: | 58 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 5 |
| Club-Update: | 23:54, 18 August 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 23:22, 11 June 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 club Napoli and the Cameroon national team.[3]
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.[4] Three days later, he made his Ligue 1 debut against Lyon.[5]
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 Décines-Charpieu, Lyon, France.[6]
In August 2018, Zambo Anguissa was transferred to Fulham from Marseille, and then loaned to Villarreal in July 2019 following Fulham's relegation from the Premier League.[7] He made his Villarreal debut on 17 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 4–4 home draw against Granada.[8]
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.[9] [10]
On 26 May 2022, Napoli purchased Zambo Anguissa's rights from Fulham.[11] On 7 September, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 4–1 win over Liverpool.[12] On 1 October, he scored his first Serie A goals, by netting a brace in a 3–1 win over Torino.[13] At the end of the season, Zambo Anguissa and Napoli won the Serie A title for the first time in 33 years.[14]
Zambo Anguissa made his international debut for the Cameroon national team in a friendly 1–0 win over Tunisia on 24 March 2017.[15] [16]
Zambo Anguissa was included in the Indomitable Lions squad for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia. He would score his first international goal in Cameroon's 1–1 group stage draw against Australia.[17]
In June 2019, Zambo Anguissa was named to Cameroon's squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. He would also feature at the 2021 tournament, in which Cameroon were hosts and finished in third place.
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. He played in all three group stage matches as his side failed to progress to the second round.
| Season | League | National cup | League cup | 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 | 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 | 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 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| Napoli | 2022–23 | Serie A | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | — | 45 | 4 | |||
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 96 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 5 | ||||
| Career total | 269 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 326 | 7 | |||
| Cameroon | 2017 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 58 | 5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first.
| align=center | 1 | 22 June 2017 | Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–1 | 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup | ||
| align=center | 2 | 11 November 2017 | Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia | align=center | 1–1 | align=center | 2–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| align=center | 3 | 12 November 2020 | Stade de la Réunification, Douala, Cameroon | align=center | 3–0 | align=center | 4–1 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | ||
| align=center | 4 | 4 June 2021 | Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–0 | Friendly | ||
| align=center | 5 | 13 November 2021 | Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | align=center | 2–0 | align=center | 4–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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