Arnaud Lusamba
Country: France/DR Congo
Date of birth: 04/01/1997 (18 years old)
Place of birth: Metz (France)
Height: 179cm
Youth career: Ecole des Sports et Activités Physiques de Metz, AS Nancy Lorraine (since 2010)
Current club: AS Nancy Lorraine
Squad number: 10
Current national team: France U-18
Position: defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder
Preferred foot: right
Market value (by transfermarkt.de): 1.000.000 €
Tournaments participated in: 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship elite round (3/0), Tournoi de Limoges 2014 (3/0)
Contract until: 30.06.2018
Player’s agent: unknown
Similar type of player: Bastian Schweinsteiger
Strengths:
– passing 
– vision
– teamwork
– intelligence
– creativity 
– long shots 
– crossing
– technique
– tactical awareness 
Style of play:
– box-to-box midfielder/number “8”/playmaker
– likes to play through balls
– improves the team’s off the ball movement when in possession
– likes combination play
– likes to play risky passes
– naturally receptive to new techniques and tactics
– exceptional precision when passing and shooting
– often uses his creativity to set up goals for other players
– often drops deep and is involved in the buildup of plays
– dead-ball specialist
He is best suited to playing as:
Central midfielder in 4-4-2.
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League summary:
Ligue 2 2014/2015 (ongoing): 23 matches/5 goals (Nancy Lorraine)
Description:
Arnaud Lusamba started to play football in his hometown, Metz, but moved to Nancy Lorraine academy at the age of 13. Thanks to his great games in the youth teams, he quickly received a promotion to the first team, with which he worked hard during pre-season 2014-15. He made his Ligue 2 debut on 1 August 2014 against Dijon FCO and scored the only goal for his team in a 1-1 draw. He became a key player very quickly and is now Pablo Correa’s first name on the teamsheet. He is definitely one of the biggest discoveries of Ligue 2 this season. Arnaud is a regular youth national team member – started at U-16 level, and currently – representing Les Bleus at the Under-18 level.
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Football Talent Scout potential rating:
8/10 
First team material in a top European club.
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