Arthur Masuaku

Fuka-Arthur Masuaku Kawela (born 7 November 1993), known as Arthur Masuaku, is a professional footballer who plays as a left back for Süper Lig club Beşiktaş. Born in France, he plays for the DR Congo national team.

In this Congolese name, the surname is Masuaku and the post-surname is Kawela.
Arthur Masuaku
Masuaku with Beşiktaş in 2023
Personal information
Full name Fuka-Arthur Masuaku Kawela[1]
Date of birth (1993-11-07) 7 November 1993[2]
Place of birth Lille, France
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Beşiktaş
Number 26
Youth career
2001–2003 Lille OM.S. Fives
2003–2008 RC Lens
2008–2013 Valenciennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Valenciennes 27 (1)
2014–2016 Olympiacos 51 (1)
2016–2023 West Ham United 105 (1)
2022–2023 → Beşiktaş (loan) 26 (2)
2023– Beşiktaş 12 (0)
International career‡
2011 France U18 3 (0)
2011 France U19 2 (0)
2018– DR Congo 18 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:31, 21 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:33, 17 September 2023 (UTC)

Masuaku began his senior career with Valenciennes, and has also played for Olympiacos. He represented France at youth level before switching his allegiance to DR Congo in 2017.

Club career

Valenciennes

Masuaku was born in Lille.[4] He came through the youth system of Valenciennes. He made his Ligue 1 debut on the opening game of the 2013–14 season on 10 August 2013 against Toulouse. He was substituted after 75 minutes for Tongo Doumbia.[5] On 29 January 2014 Masuaku scored his first competitive goal for Valenciennes in a 2–1 away defeat against Marseille.[6]

Olympiacos

In July 2014, Masuaku signed for Olympiacos.[7][8] He made his Superleague debut against Niki Volos, and in his third league match he provided two assists against OFI Crete in a 3–0 home win.[9] Three days later he made his debut and scored in the UEFA Champions League competition against Atlético Madrid in a 3–2 home win.[10]

In April and May 2015, interest from Roma, Internazionale and Juventus was reported.[11][12] His agent, Roger Henrotay, however stated a renewal of Masuaku's contract was on the cards.[13] In July, a reported €4 million offer for Masuaku including former Olympiacos midfielder Giannis Fetfatzidis from Genoa was rejected by the club.[14]

West Ham United
Masuaku warming up before a match in 2019

On 8 August 2016, Masuaku joined West Ham United on a four-year contract for a £6.2 million fee.[15][16] He made his West Ham debut in a 2–1 away defeat to Chelsea on 15 August 2016. Masuaku admitted that he found his Premier League debut very tough due to the pace and physicality of the league.[17] He scored his first goal for West Ham in an EFL Cup tie against Bolton Wanderers on 19 September 2017.[18]

In the FA Cup fourth round game against Wigan Athletic on 27 January 2018, Masuaku was sent off for spitting at Wigan's Nick Powell following a challenge.[19] It was the first sending-off of Masuaku's career. Masuaku apologised for the sending off, saying the incident was "totally unacceptable and out of character".[20] He received a six match ban for the offence.[21]

In July 2019, having played 75 times for West Ham, Masuaku signed a contract extension with the club until 2024 with an option to further extend the contract for two years.[22]

On 4 December 2021, Masuaku scored the winning goal in a 3–2 victory over defending UEFA Champions League winners Chelsea. The goal, a mishit cross that caught out Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy at his near post, was his only Premier League goal.[23][24]

Beşiktaş

On 2 August 2022, Masuaku joined Turkish team Beşiktaş on a season long loan with an option to buy in 2023.[25] On 17 April 2023, Masuaku completed a permanent transfer to Beşiktaş.[26]The fee was undisclosed by the clubs but was reported by some sources to be in the region of £2million.[27]

International career

Having represented France at under-18 and under-19 level,[4] Masuaku switched his allegiance to DR Congo in June 2017.[28][29] In August 2017, he was called into his first DR Congo squad, for two 2018 World Cup qualification games against Tunisia.[30] In March 2018, still yet to make his international debut, Masuaku travelled with the DR Congo squad for a friendly against Tanzania. He was one of four players to drop out before the game, amidst claims of organisational problems and travel disorder, and did not appear.[31] He made his debut on 13 October 2018, starting in a 1–2 home loss against Zimbabwe in a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification game.[32] Masuaku scored his first goal for DR Congo, a free-kick, in a 1–1 away draw with Kenya on 15 June 2019.[33]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 3 June 2023[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Valenciennes 2012–13 Ligue 1 001000—10
2013–14 Ligue 1 2710010—281
Total 2711010—291
Olympiacos 2014–15 Super League Greece 27050—8[lower-alpha 1]1401
2015–16 Super League Greece 24120—7[lower-alpha 2]0331
2016–17 Super League Greece 0000—1[lower-alpha 3]010
Total 5117000161742
West Ham United 2016–17 Premier League 130002000150
2017–18 Premier League 2703031—331
2018–19 Premier League 2302020—270
2019–20 Premier League 1701010—190
2020–21 Premier League 1200010—130
2021–22 Premier League 13110304[lower-alpha 4]0211
Total 104170121401282
Beşiktaş 2022–23 Süper Lig 31210——322
Career total 21351601312012627
  1. Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearance in UEFA Champions League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International
As of match played 18 June 2023[34]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
DR Congo 201810
201981
202120
202220
202351
Total182
As of match played 17 September 2023. Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first.[34]
List of international goals scored by Arthur Masuaku
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
115 June 2019Centro Deportivo Santa Ana, Madrid, Spain Kenya1–11–1Friendly
224 March 2023Japoma Stadium, Douala, Cameroon Mauritania3–13–12023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Olympiacos

Individual

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