André-Frank Zambo Anguissa

André-Frank Zambo Anguissa
	Zambo Anguissa with Cameroon at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
Personal information
Full name	André-Frank Zambo Anguissa
Date of birth	16 November 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth	Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Napoli
Number	99
Youth career
2013–2014	Coton Sport
2014–2015	Reims
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2018	Marseille
2018–2022	Fulham
2019–2020	→ Villarreal (loan)
2021–2022	→ Napoli (loan)
2022–	Napoli
International career‡
2017–	Cameroon
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Cameroon
Africa Cup of Nations
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:13, 25 August 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 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 Serie A club Napoli and the Cameroon national team.^[3]

Club career

Marseille

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]

Fulham

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]

Napoli

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]

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.^[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.^{[citation needed]} He would also feature at the 2021 tournament, in which Cameroon were hosts and finished in third place.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 August 2024^[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		League cup^[b]		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	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^[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	2	0	1	0	—		—		—		3	0
	Total		97	3	2	0	—		20	2	0	0	119	5
Career total			270	5	12	0	8	0	37	2	0	0	327	7

^ Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup, Copa del Rey, Coppa Italia
^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
^ ^a ^b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
^ ^a ^b Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 11 June 2024^[18]

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	7	0
Total		58	5

Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first.^[18]

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