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)
2017–2018Auxerre (loan) 30 (0)
2018–2022 Auxerre 122 (3)
2019 Auxerre B 1 (0)
2022–2024 Vitesse 60 (1)
2024– Angers 0 (0)
International career
2016– Haiti 36 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:58, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:27, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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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

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Club

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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

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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

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ Nere, Enock, ed. (5 August 2014). "Haiti's wins against Suriname and now advances to Caribbean Final Rounds". Haitian Times. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  2. ^ Legupeterson, Alexandre, ed. (10 September 2015). "Un natif d'Haïti considéré comme l'avenir d'un club de l'élite du foot français". Le Nouvelliste. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  3. ^ Matten, Ludovic, ed. (11 February 2015). "Estac / Who are you Carlens Arcus?". L'est-Éclair. Retrieved 25 July 2015. (in French)
  4. ^ Haiti Press Network - Haïti-Foot-Transfert : De nouveaux contrats européens pour les Haitiens Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  5. ^ MSN Sports - Carlens Arcus
  6. ^ Mabouong, Eitel, ed. (9 July 2016). "Mercato : LOSC, Rony Lopes et Carlens Arcus signent un an". Tribune Sports. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  7. ^ "CARLENS ARCUS VERSTERKT VITESSE EN TEKENT DRIEJARIG CONTRACT" (in Dutch). Vitesse. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Carlens Arcus signe au SCO pour 2 ans!" [Carlens Arcus signs with SCO for 2 years!]. www.angers-sco.fr (in French). 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  9. ^ Carlens Arcus at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Arcus, Carlens". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  11. ^ "Nick Olij named Eredivisie Player of the Month for January". Eredivisie. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
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