On 31 August 2026, André-Frank Zambo Anguissa announced his retirement from international football. That ended roughly 67 senior appearances and five goals for Cameroon, and it shifted the conversation. He is no longer a player splitting his season between Naples and long trips home. He is a 30-year-old club midfielder with one year left on his contract, and that makes the next few months more interesting than any since he arrived in Italy.
He was never a headline signing. He became one of the players Napoli built around, which is a rarer achievement.
At a glance
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Full name | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa |
| Born | 16 November 1995, Yaoundé, Cameroon |
| Age | 30 (turns 31 in November 2026) |
| Nationality | Cameroonian |
| Club | Napoli, shirt number 99 |
| Position | Central midfielder |
| Height and foot | 1.84 m (about 6 ft), right-footed |
| Contract expires | 30 June 2027 |
| Estimated net worth | £27 million to £29 million (Icon Polls estimate) |
Why the Cameroon decision matters
International retirement at 30 is not unusual for midfielders who play this way. Anguissa's game is built on running, duels and carrying the ball through pressure. That style costs the body something every week, and long-haul international breaks add to the bill.
For Napoli, the practical effect is simple: more rest, fewer flights, fewer midseason absences. For Cameroon, it is the loss of one of the best-known footballers of his generation. Whether the decision extends his club career is something only the next season or two will show, but it certainly does not shorten it.
What he actually does on the pitch
Strip away the stats and Anguissa's value comes down to control. He receives under pressure, shields the ball and moves it forward, usually by carrying it rather than threading passes. He can sit deeper or play box-to-box, and that flexibility has kept him useful across different coaches and systems.
He is not a goalscorer, and nobody should pretend otherwise. His job is to make the team around him calmer. At his best, he does it as well as anyone in his league.
Marseille to Naples, by way of London and Villarreal
His career has crossed four of Europe's major leagues, which says something about how adaptable he is.
- Marseille: where he established himself as a senior professional after developing in Cameroon and France.
- Fulham, 2018: signed for about €24.9 million, still the biggest fee of his career.
- Villarreal, 2019/20: a season on loan in Spain.
- Napoli, 2021: arrived on loan from Fulham, then made permanent in 2022 for around €16 million.
The Napoli deal looks better with every year. Fulham's fee was a bet on potential that never fully paid off in England. Napoli took a lower-risk route, saw what he could do on loan, then paid less to keep him. He went on to be a regular in the side that won the 2022/23 Serie A title, and the club got years of first-team service for that fee.
The 2027 question
His current deal runs to 30 June 2027, a date that came from an earlier agreement letting Napoli extend his stay once he had proved himself. Napoli now face the usual one-year-left decision: renew, sell, or let him run down toward free agency.
Public valuation models currently put his transfer value at roughly €13 million to €15 million. One estimate sits at about €12.9 million, with a range of approximately €11.6 million to €14.1 million, while another widely followed figure lists him at €15 million. None of these are asking prices. Age, fitness, form and that shrinking contract all pull real-world fees around.
The honest read: a midfielder past 30 with a year left rarely commands big money, but one with his experience and fewer international miles on the clock is still worth keeping if the club's plans include him. Expect rumours either way.
What he earns, and what he might be worth
For the 2026/27 season, his fixed gross salary at Napoli is estimated at about €3.46 million a year, roughly €66,500 a week before tax and bonuses. That figure is an informed estimate. Bonuses, image rights and personal terms can change the full picture.
Icon Polls estimates his net worth at between £27 million and £29 million. There is no official figure, and he has never released one. The range reflects more than a decade of professional earnings across France, England, Spain and Italy, offset by tax, agent fees, family costs and everything else that separates career income from personal wealth.
One point that often gets muddled online: transfer value and net worth are different things. The first is what a club might pay for his registration. The second is an estimate of what he personally owns.
Church, family and a quiet life
Anguissa has described himself as very religious and has credited his mother with showing him the path to church. He has talked about working, praying and being patient as the way he approaches life. His comments point clearly to a Christian faith, though he has not made a particular denomination part of his public identity, so we won't attach one.
He is married and has spoken warmly about his wife, saying they met in Marseille, where she was studying law, and calling her a major source of support. Her name is not consistently confirmed in reliable public sources, and he keeps his home life out of the spotlight, so we leave it there. He has spoken publicly about two sons, Noah and Léo.
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Before you go
Is Frank Anguissa still playing for Cameroon?
No. He retired from international football on 31 August 2026, finishing with around 67 senior caps and five goals.
Does he hold French nationality?
He has been reported to also have French nationality through his mother, but his entire senior international career was with Cameroon.
Why is he called Frank Anguissa?
It is simply a shortened form of André-Frank Zambo Anguissa, and it is the name most football coverage uses.
