Angelo Fulgini (born 20 August 1996) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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. He has played for the France national youth teams up to the U21 level.

Club career

Valenciennes

Fulgini started his career at

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, originally playing for their B team, however in 2015 he was promoted to the first team after a string of good performances.

Angers

In 2017, he signed for

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for a fee of €1.4 million.

Mainz 05

On 12 July 2022,

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announced the signing of Fulgini on four-year deal, for an undisclosed fee.

Lens

On 1 February 2023, Fulgini signed with

on an initial loan. Lens held an obligation to purchase his rights permanently at the end of the loan term. For his second appearance with Lens on 9 February, he scored his first goal against

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. He scored his first Ligue 1 goal with Lens on 25 February 2023 in a 1–1 away draw against

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. On 20 September 2023, he scored a goal from a direct

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on his Champions League debut in a 1–1 away draw against

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Career statistics

Personal life

Fulgini was born in

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, Ivory Coast to an Italian father, and a New Caledonian mother.

References

External links

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Angers SCO Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest, commonly referred to as Angers SCO (), is a French professional football club based in Angers in Pays de la Loire in western France. The club was founded in 1919 and plays in Ligue 1, the first division of Foot ...

(archived) * * * 1996 births French sportspeople of Italian descent French people of New Caledonian descent Ivorian people of Italian descent Ivorian people of French descent Ivorian people of New Caledonian descent Footballers from Abidjan Footballers from Var (department) Footballers from Nord (French department) Living people French men's footballers Ivorian 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 Ligue 2 players Ligue 1 players Bundesliga players French expatriate men's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub