Carlens Arcus

Carlens Arcus (born 28 June 1996) is a Haitian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Angers and the Haiti national team.^[1]

Carlens Arcus

Arcus with Auxerre in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-06-28) 28 June 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Angers
Number	2
Youth career
2011–2012	Olé Brasil
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013	Racing CH
2014	Club Sportif Saint-Louis
2015–2016	Troyes B	25	(0)
2015–2016	Troyes	2	(0)
2016–2017	Lille B	19	(1)
2016–2017	Lille	0	(0)
2017–2018	Cercle Brugge	0	(0)
2017–2018	→ Auxerre (loan)	30	(0)
2018–2022	Auxerre	122	(3)
2019	Auxerre B	1	(0)
2022–2024	Vitesse	60	(1)
2024–	Angers	28	(0)
International career‡
2016–	Haiti	36	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:27, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

Club career

When Arcus was about 15–16 years of age, he travelled to São Paulo, Brazil, and played for a Série D club, where he learned Portuguese. In 2014, he returned to Haiti and played for top-tier Racing Club Haïtien and then for Club Sportif Saint-Louis of the second division.^[2]

Arcus played for Troyes in Ligue 1 in 2015,^[3][4][5] until signing with Lille in 2016.^[6]

On 23 June 2022, Arcus signed a three-year contract with Vitesse in the Netherlands.^[7]

On 27 June 2024, Arcus signed for Ligue 1 club Angers on a two-year deal.^[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of end of 2023–24 season^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	Division	League		Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Troyes B	2014–15	CFA	8	0	—		—		8	0
	2015–16	CFA	17	0	—		—		17	0
	Total		25	0	—		—		25	0
Troyes	2014–15	Ligue 2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2015–16	Ligue 1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Lille B	2016–17	CFA	19	1	—		—		19	1
Lille	2016–17	Ligue 1	0	0	4	0	0	0	4	0
Cercle Brugge	2017–18	First Division B	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
Auxerre (loan)	2017–18	Ligue 2	30	0	3	0	0	0	33	0
Auxerre	2018–19	Ligue 2	28	2	0	0	2[a]	0	30	2
	2019–20	Ligue 2	24	0	1	0	0	0	25	0
	2020–21	Ligue 2	38	0	0	0	0	0	38	0
	2021–22	Ligue 2	32	1	1	0	2[b]	0	35	1
	Total		122	3	2	0	4	0	128	3
Auxerre B	2018–19	National 3	1	0	—		—		1	0
Vitesse	2022–23	Eredivisie	30	1	1	0	—		31	1
	2023–24	Eredivisie	30	0	1	0	—		31	0
	Total		60	1	2	0	0	0	62	1
Career total			259	5	12	0	4	0	275	5

1. Appearances in the Coupe de la Ligue
2. Appearances in the Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs

International goals

Scores and results list Haiti's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Arcus goal.^[10]

List of international goals scored by Carlens Arcus

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	10 September 2018	Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti	Sint Maarten	7–0	13–0	2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification

Honours

Individual

• Eredivisie Team of the Month: January 2023,^[11]