Angelo Fulgini
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File:Angelo Fulgini ASSE RCL 2425.jpg Fulgini with Lens in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Angelo Luigi Fulgini[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 August 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Al-Taawoun (on loan from 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 | 52 | (2) |
| 2025– | → Al-Taawoun (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 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 as of 11:01, 16 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Angelo Luigi Fulgini (born 20 August 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Arabian club Al-Taawoun on loan from Ligue 1 club Lens. Born to French citizens in Ivory Coast, he has played for the France national youth teams up to the U21 level and committed to play for the New Caledonia national team.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Valenciennes
[edit | edit source]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.[2][3]
Angers
[edit | edit source]In 2017, he signed for Angers for a fee of €1.4 million.[4]
Mainz 05
[edit | edit source]On 12 July 2022, Mainz 05 announced the signing of Fulgini on four-year deal, for an undisclosed fee.[5]
Lens
[edit | edit source]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.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8]
Al-Taawoun
[edit | edit source]On 31 August 2025, Fulgini joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Taawoun on a one-year loan.[9]
International career
[edit | edit source]Fulgini is a former youth international for France. On 15 December 2025, his request to switch international allegiance to New Caledonia was approved by FIFA.[1]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 23 November 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Valenciennes | 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | Ligue 2 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 3 | |||
| 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 6 | |||
| Total | 80 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 9 | ||
| Angers | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 4 | |||
| 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 36 | 10 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 149 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 24 | ||
| Angers II | 2019–20 | Championnat National 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Mainz 05 | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Lens (loan) | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 19 | 2 | |||
| Lens | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 8[c] | 2 | — | 38 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| Total | 52 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | — | 63 | 4 | ||||
| Al-Taawoun (loan) | 2025–26 | Saudi Pro League | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 326 | 36 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 360 | 42 | ||
- ^ Includes Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal, King's Cup
- ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
- ^ Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Fulgini was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast to a metropolitan French father of Italian descent, and a New Caledonian mother.[10]
References
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External links
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- Angelo Fulgini at Angers SCO (archived) (in French)
- Angelo Fulgini at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Angelo Fulgini at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
- Angelo Fulgini at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 1996 births
- French sportspeople of Italian descent
- French people of New Caledonian descent
- New Caledonian people of French descent
- New Caledonian people of European descent
- Oceanian people of Italian descent
- Sportspeople of Italian descent
- Footballers from Abidjan
- Footballers from Var (department)
- Footballers from Nord (French department)
- Living people
- French men's footballers
- New Caledonian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- France men's youth international footballers
- France men's under-21 international footballers
- SC Douai players
- Valenciennes FC players
- Angers SCO players
- 1. FSV Mainz 05 players
- RC Lens players
- Al Taawoun FC players
- Ligue 2 players
- Ligue 1 players
- Bundesliga players
- Saudi Pro League players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- New Caledonian expatriate men's footballers
- French expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- French expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- French football midfielder, 1990s birth stubs
- New Caledonian football biography stubs