Angelo Fulgini

Angelo Fulgini (born 20 August 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lens. He has played for the France national youth teams up to the U21 level.

Angelo Fulgini
Fulgini with Angers in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-08-20) 20 August 1996
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lens
Number 11
Youth career
2002–2003 AS de Saint-Paul-en-Forêt
2003–2005 FC Vidauban
2005–2007 Douai
2007–2013 Valenciennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Valenciennes B 19 (2)
2015–2017 Valenciennes 80 (8)
2017–2022 Angers 149 (20)
2018–2019 Angers II 4 (3)
2022–2023 Mainz 05 16 (0)
2023 → Lens (loan) 17 (1)
2023– Lens 8 (0)
International career
2012–2013 France U17 7 (0)
2013–2014 France U18 4 (0)
2014–2015 France U19 15 (0)
2015–2016 France U20 9 (0)
2017 France U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:12, 8 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Valenciennes

Fulgini started his career at Valenciennes, originally playing for their B team, however in 2015 he was promoted to the first team after a string of good performances.[1][2]

Angers

In 2017, he signed for Angers for a fee of €1.4 million.[3]

Mainz 05

On 12 July 2022, Mainz 05 announced the signing of Fulgini on four-year deal, for an undisclosed fee.[4]

Lens

On 1 February 2023, Fulgini signed with Lens on an initial loan. Lens held an obligation to purchase his rights permanently at the end of the loan term.[5] For his second appearance with Lens on 9 February, he scored his first goal against Lorient in Coupe de France. He scored his first Ligue 1 goal with Lens on 25 February 2023 in a 1–1 away draw against Montpellier.[6] On 20 September 2023, he scored a goal from a direct free kick on his Champions League debut in a 1–1 away draw against Sevilla.[7]

Career statistics
As of match played 8 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Valenciennes 2014–15 Ligue 2 16010———171
2015–16 Ligue 2 2922011——323
2016–17 Ligue 2 3561010——376
Total 80840210000869
Angers 2017–18 Ligue 1 2931021——324
2018–19 Ligue 1 3141010——334
2019–20 Ligue 1 2013000——231
2020–21 Ligue 1 33733———3610
2021–22 Ligue 1 36500———365
Total 149208331000016024
Angers II 2019–20 Championnat National 2 43————43
Mainz 05 2022–23 Bundesliga 16020———180
Lens (loan) 2022–23 Ligue 1 17100———171
Lens 2023–24 Ligue 1 8000—2[lower-alpha 1]1—101
Career total 2743214352210029538
  1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Personal life

Fulgini was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast to an Italian father, and a New Caledonian mother.[8]

References
  1. "Who is Angelo Fulgini?". Fulhamish. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  2. "Angelo Fulgini signs Valenciennes contract – Get French Football News". 29 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  3. "PROSPECT | Angelo Fulgini – Get French Football News". 21 June 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  4. "Angelo Fulgini joins Mainz 05!". www.mainz05.de (in German). Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  5. "ANGELO FULGINI, ENFANT DU NORD DEVENU SANG ET OR" (in French). RC Lens. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  6. "Montpellier hold Lens to 1-1 draw". ESPN. 25 February 2023.
  7. "Sevilla held by Lens 1-1 at home in group stage of Champions League". AP News. 20 September 2023.
  8. "L'entretien du mardi : Angelo Fulgini" (in French). Valenciennes FC. 2 August 2016.
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