Arnaud Rene Lusamba (born 4 January 1997) is a professional

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who plays as a central midfielder for UAE Pro League club

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. Born in France, he plays for the

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Club career

Nancy

Lusamba is a youth exponent from AS Nancy. He made his

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debut on 1 August 2014 against Dijon FCO scoring his team's only goal in a 1–1 draw.

Nice

On 19 July 2016, Lusamba joined Nice. In March 2019, he returned to Nice after seven months on loan with

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Alanyaspor

On 4 August 2022, Lusamba signed a three-year contract with Alanyaspor in Turkey.

Loan to Pendikspor

On 22 August 2023, Lusamba was sent on a season-long loan to Turkish club Pendikspor.

International career

Lusamba was born in France and is of Congolese and Cape Verdean descents. He was a youth international for France. He was called up to the DR Congo national team for a set of friendlies in September 2022. He debuted with them in a 1–0 friendly loss to

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on 23 September 2022.

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