Martin Angha

Swiss footballer (born 1994)

Martin Angha
Angha with 1. FC Nürnberg
Personal information
Full name Martin Yves Angha-Lötscher[1]
Date of birth (1994-01-22) 22 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Zürich, Switzerland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 SV Wehen Wiesbaden
Number 2
Youth career
–2003 Grasshoppers
2003–2010 Zürich
2010–2012 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Arsenal 0 (0)
2013–2014 1. FC Nürnberg 14 (0)
2013–2014 1. FC Nürnberg II 8 (0)
2014–2015 1860 Munich 16 (0)
2014–2015 1860 Munich II 1 (0)
2015–2017 St. Gallen 44 (1)
2017–2019 Sion 15 (0)
2017–2019 Sion II 1 (0)
2019–2022 Fortuna Sittard 79 (1)
2022–2023 Al-Adalah 9 (0)
2023– SV Wehen Wiesbaden 7 (0)
International career
2009 Switzerland U16 4 (1)
2010–2011 Switzerland U17 11 (0)
2011–2012 Switzerland U18 7 (0)
2011–2012 Switzerland U19 6 (0)
2012–2013 Switzerland U20 5 (0)
2014–2016 Switzerland U21 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 October 2023

Martin Yves Angha-Lötscher (born 22 January 1994) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for 2. Bundesliga side SV Wehen Wiesbaden.[2]

Career

Arsenal

Angha was born in Zürich.

He was with Arsenal as a youth player in their academy and reserves.[3] Before Arsenal Angha played for FC Zürich and Grasshopper Club Zürich.[4] Angha did admit that before signing for Arsenal there was interest from Chelsea, Manchester United, and German club Bayern Munich. After the 2011–12 season Angha made the most appearances for the Arsenal Reserves team, grabbing 22 matches while with the Reserves.[5] On 26 September 2012, Angha made his Arsenal first-team debut against Coventry City in the League Cup.[6] On 4 December 2012, Angha made an appearance against Olympiacos in the Champions League, coming on as a substitute in the 83rd minute.[7]

1. FC Nürnberg

On 10 April 2013, Angha agreed a summer move to German Bundesliga club 1. FC Nuremberg on a free transfer, signing a four-year deal.[8]

1860 Munich

On 30 August 2014, Angha signed a three-year-contract with German 2. Bundesliga club 1860 Munich.[9] He made his debut on 14 September 2014 in a 1-2 away win against St. Pauli, where he played the entire match as a right back.[10]

St. Gallen

Angha signed for Swiss Super League club St. Gallen in July 2015 for a reported fee of £150,000.[11] He was club captain during his time with the club.

Sion

On 11 September 2017, Angha signed for FC Sion on a free transfer.

Fortuna Sittard

On 26 August 2019, Fortuna announced the transfer of Angha from FC Sion for an unknown fee. He signed a two year contract with a third year option for the club.[12]

Al-Adalah

On 20 June 2022, Angha joined newly promoted Saudi Pro League club Al-Adalah.[13] On 16 January 2023, Angha was released from his contract.[14]

Wehen Wiesbaden

On 23 June 2023, Angha signed with German 2. Bundesliga club SV Wehen Wiesbaden.[15]

Personal life

Angha's mother is Swiss and his father is Congolese.[16]

Career statistics

As of matches played on 1 July 2022[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental[b] Other[c] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Arsenal 2012–13 Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
1. FC Nürnberg II 2013–14 Regionalliga Bayern 8 0 — — — 8 0
1. FC Nürnberg 2013–14 Bundesliga 14 0 0 0 — — 14 0
2014–15 2. Bundesliga 0 0 1 0 — — 1 0
Total 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
1860 Munich 2014–15 2. Bundesliga 16 0 1 0 — — 17 0
1860 Munich II 2014–15 Regionalliga Bayern 1 0 — — — 1 0
St. Gallen 2015–16 Super League 29 1 3 0 — — 32 1
2016–17 15 0 0 0 — — 15 0
Total 44 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 47 1
Sion 2017–18 Super League 14 0 0 0 — — 14 0
2018–19 4 0 0 0 — — 4 0
Total 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
Sion II 2017–18 Promotion League 1 0 0 — 1 0
Fortuna Sittard 2019–20 Eredivisie 16 1 2 0 — — 18 1
2020–21 32 0 2 0 — — 34 0
2021–22 31 0 2 0 — — 33 0
Total 79 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 85 1
Career total 181 2 11 0 1 0 1 0 194 2

References

  1. ^ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. 30 October 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2013.
  2. ^ Martin-Angha at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Martin Angha". Arsenal Football Club. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  4. ^ "NextGen Series: Martin Angha". Arsenal Football Club. 3 September 2012. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  5. ^ "2011/12 Player Review: Martin Angha". Arsenal Football Club. 5 June 2012. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  6. ^ "Arsenal vs. Coventry". Arsenal Football Club. 26 September 2012. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  7. ^ Ornstein, David (4 December 2012). "Olympiakos v Arsenal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  8. ^ "FCN complete first summer signing". 1. FC Nuremberg website. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  9. ^ "Martin Angha wechselt zu Sechzig" [Martin Angha transfers to Sechzig]. tsv.1860.de. 30 August 2014. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  10. ^ St. Pauli vs. 1860 München - 14 September 2014 - Soccerway
  11. ^ "Martin Angha zum FC St. Gallen" [Martin Angha to St. Gallen]. nzz.ch. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  12. ^ "26AUG19 Martin Angha Nieuwe defensieve sterkhouder Fortuna Sittard". www.fortunasittard.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  13. ^ "العدالة يتعاقد مع مدافع أرسنال".
  14. ^ "شكرا مارتن انقا".
  15. ^ "Wiesbaden holt ablösefreien Angha" (in German). Kicker.de. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  16. ^ Linkesch, Frank (10 April 2013). "Der Club schnappt sich Arsenal-Talent Angha". kicker Online (in German). Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  17. ^ "Martin Angha » Club matches". worldfootball.net. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.

External links

  • Martin Angha at Soccerbase Edit this at Wikidata
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