Martin Angha
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Martin Yves Angha-Lötscher[1] | ||
Date of birth | 22 January 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Zurich, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | FC St. Gallen | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2003 | Grasshoppers | ||
2003–2010 | Zürich | ||
2010–2012 | Arsenal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2013 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Nürnberg | 14 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Nürnberg II | 8 | (0) |
2014–2015 | 1860 Munich | 16 | (0) |
2014–2015 | 1860 Munich II | 1 | (0) |
2015– | St. Gallen | 17 | (1) |
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– | Switzerland U21 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 December 2014 |
Martin Yves Angha-Lötscher (born 22 January 1994 in Zurich) is a Swiss footballer who plays as a center back for FC St. Gallen.
Career
Arsenal
Angha has been with Arsenal as a youth player in their academy and reserves.[2] Before Arsenal Angha played for FC Zürich and Grasshopper Club Zürich.[3] 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.[4] On 26 September 2012, Angha made his Arsenal first-team debut against Coventry City in the League Cup.[5] On 4 December 2012, Angha made an appearance against Olympiacos in the Champions League, coming on as a substitute in the 83rd minute.[6]
1. FC Nuremberg
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.[7]
1860 Munich
On 30 August 2014, Angha signed a three-year-contract with German 2. Bundesliga club 1860 Munich.[8] 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.[9]
Club statistics
- As of 20 December 2014
League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
2012–13 | Arsenal | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Arsenal total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Germany | League | DFB Pokal | Europe | Total | ||||||||
2013–14 | 1. FC Nuremberg | Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | |||
2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
1. FC Nuremberg total | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |||||
2014–15 | 1860 Munich | 2. Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | |||
1860 Munich total | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | |||||
Career total | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
Personal life
Angha's father is Congolese and his mother is Swiss.[10]
References
- ^ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. 30 October 2012.
- ^ "Martin Angha". Arsenal Football Club. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ^ "NextGen Series: Martin Angha". Arsenal Football Club. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ^ "2011/12 Player Review: Martin Angha". Arsenal Football Club. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ^ "Arsenal vs. Coventry". Arsenal Football Club. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ^ Ornstein, David (4 December 2012). "Olympiakos v Arsenal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ "FCN complete first summer signing". 1. FC Nuremberg website. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "Martin Angha wechselt zu Sechzig". tsv.1860.de. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
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- ^ Linkesch, Frank (10 April 2013). "Der Club schnappt sich Arsenal-Talent Angha". kicker Online (in German). Retrieved 9 April 2013.
External links
- Martin Angha at Soccerbase
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Zürich
- Swiss footballers
- Swiss expatriate footballers
- Swiss people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Grasshopper Club Zürich players
- FC Zürich players
- Arsenal F.C. players
- 1. FC Nürnberg players
- TSV 1860 München players
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Association football defenders
- Switzerland youth international footballers