André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (born 16 November 1995), commonly 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]
Zambo Anguissa was born on 16 November 1995 in Yaoundé to Louis and Juliette Anguissa. He is one of six children.[4] Anguissa also holds French nationality from his mother.[5]
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.[6][7]
After going on trials at Valenciennes and Marseille, Zambo Anguissa joined Marseille on 31 July 2015, when he signed his first professional contract.[7][8] 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.[6][9] Three days later, he made his Ligue 1 debut against Lyon.[10]
On 16 May 2018, Zambo Anguissa played in the 2018 UEFA Europa League final, lost against Atlético Madrid at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Lyon, France.[11]
On 9 August 2018, Fulham signed Zambo Anguissa on a then-club record transfer fee.[12] He made his debut in a 3–1 defeat against Tottenham Hotspur.[13]
He was loaned to Villarreal in July 2019 following Fulham's relegation from the Premier League.[14] He made his Villarreal debut on 17 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 4–4 home draw against Granada.[15]
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.[16][17]
On 26 May 2022, Napoli purchased Zambo Anguissa's rights from Fulham.[18] On 7 September, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 4–1 win over Liverpool.[19] On 1 October, he scored his first Serie A goals, by netting a brace in a 3–1 win over Torino.[20] At the end of the season, Zambo Anguissa and Napoli won the Serie A title for the first time in 33 years.[21]
Zambo Anguissa made his international debut for the Cameroon national team in a friendly 1–0 win over Tunisia on 24 March 2017.[22][23][24]
Zambo Anguissa was included in the Indomitable Lions' squad for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia.[25] He would score his first international goal in Cameroon's 1–1 group stage draw against Australia,[26] where he also won the man of the match award for his performance.[27]
In June 2019, Zambo Anguissa was named to Cameroon's squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.[28] He would also feature at the 2021 tournament, in which Cameroon were hosts and finished in third place.[29][30]
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.[31] He played in all three group stage matches as his side failed to progress to the second round.[32]
On 29 December 2023, Zambo Anguissa was included in the 27-man squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[33]
His style of play is definitely robust, highlighted by a dominant aerial presence and a high duel win rate. However, Anguissa's progressive carrying is notably lower, which suggests he does not frequently advance the ball through dribbling but favours a play style rooted in stability and distribution.[34]
| 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 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 37 | 6 | ||||
| 2025–26 | Serie A | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Total | 132 | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 12 | |||
| Career total | 305 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 363 | 14 | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 |
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