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 Lens in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-08-20) 20 August 1996 (age 28)
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	52	(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 25 May 2025

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 27 April 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Europe		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	0	0	—		—		—		17	1
Lens	2023–24	Ligue 1	29	1	1	0	—		8[a]	2	—		38	3
	2024–25	Ligue 1	23	1	1	0	—		1[b]	0	—		25	1
	Total		52	2	2	0	—		9	0	—		63	4
Career total			318	34	16	3	5	2	9	2	0	0	348	41

1. Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Personal life

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