# André-Frank Zambo Anguissa

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.

## Early life

Zambo Anguissa was born on 16 November 1995 in Yaoundé to Louis and Juliette Anguissa. He is one of six children.

## Club career
### Early career

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.

### Marseille

After going on trials at Valenciennes and Marseille, Zambo Anguissa joined Marseille on 31 July 2015, when he signed his first professional contract. 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. Three days later, he made his Ligue 1 debut against Lyon.
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.

### Fulham

On 9 August 2018, Fulham signed Zambo Anguissa on a then-club record transfer fee. He made his debut in a 3–1 defeat against Tottenham Hotspur.
He was loaned to Villarreal in July 2019 following Fulham's relegation from the Premier League. He made his Villarreal debut on 17 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 4–4 home draw against Granada.
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.

### Napoli

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

## 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.
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.
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.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 16 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | 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 |
| Marseille | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 0 |
| Marseille | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | — | — | 56 | 0 |
| Marseille | Total | Total | 79 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | — | — | 106 | 0 |
| Fulham | 2018–19 | Premier League | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 0 |
| Fulham | 2020–21 | Premier League | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 0 |
| Fulham | 2021–22 | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Fulham | Total | 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 |
| Napoli | 2023–24 | Serie A | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| Napoli | 2024–25 | Serie A | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 5 |
| Napoli | Total | Total | 122 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 10 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 295 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 353 | 12 |
* ↑ Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup, Copa del Rey, Coppa Italia
* ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
* 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League

### International

    As of match played 19 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Cameroon | 2017 | 11 | 2 |
| Cameroon | 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| Cameroon | 2019 | 9 | 0 |
| Cameroon | 2020 | 2 | 1 |
| Cameroon | 2021 | 9 | 2 |
| Cameroon | 2022 | 11 | 0 |
| Cameroon | 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| Cameroon | 2024 | 12 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 63 | 5 |
    Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first.
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

Marseille
* UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2017–18
Napoli
* Serie A: 2022–23
Cameroon
* Africa Cup of Nations third place: 2021
Individual
* CAF Team of the Year: 2023
* Serie A Player of the Month: January 2025