Carlens Arcus

Carlens Arcus
Arcus with Auxerre in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-06-28) 28 June 1996
Place of birth Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position 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 54 (0)
International career‡
2016– Haiti 59 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 08:08, 25 June 2026 (UTC)

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]

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] until signing with Lille in 2016.[5]

On 23 June 2022, Arcus signed a three-year contract with Vitesse in the Netherlands.[6]

On 27 June 2024, Arcus signed for Ligue 1 club Angers on a two-year deal.[7]

International career

As an international footballer, he earned his first cap for Haiti on 2 September 2016 in a match against Costa Rica during 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. He also participated in 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification, including a match against French Guiana that was not recognized by FIFA.

On 10 October 2017, he provided an assist in Haiti's 3–3 draw against Japan.[8]

On 18 May 2018, he was selected to face Argentina in an international friendly held in Buenos Aires on 29 May.[9] He started the match as Haiti suffered a 4–0 defeat.

On 11 September 2018, he scored his first international goal in a 13–0 victory over Sint Maarten during the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying competition.[10]

In 2019, he reached the semi-finals of the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup, making four appearances during the tournament.

On 15 May 2026, he was included in Haiti head coach Sébastien Migné's 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 May 2026[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
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 10000010
2015–16 Ligue 1 10000010
Total 20000020
Lille B 2016–17 CFA 19 1 — — 19 1
Lille 2016–17 Ligue 1 00400040
Cercle Brugge 2017–18 First Division B 0010—10
Auxerre (loan) 2017–18 Ligue 2 3003000330
Auxerre 2018–19 Ligue 2 282002[a]0302
2019–20 Ligue 2 2401000250
2020–21 Ligue 2 3800000380
2021–22 Ligue 2 32 1 1 0 2[b] 0 35 1
Total 122320401283
Auxerre B 2018–19 National 3 10——10
Vitesse 2022–23 Eredivisie 30110—311
2023–24 Eredivisie 30010—310
Total 6012000621
Angers 2024–25 Ligue 1 28020—300
2025–26 Ligue 1 26020—280
Total 53040—570
Career total 3135160403335
  1. ↑ Appearances in the Coupe de la Ligue
  2. ↑ Appearances in the Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs

International

As of match played 24 June 2026[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Haiti 201640
201720
201841
2019100
202170
202230
202370
202460
2025110
202640
Total581
Scores and results list Haiti's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Arcus goal.[13]
List of international goals scored by Carlens Arcus
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
110 September 2018Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti Sint Maarten7–013–02019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification

Honours

Individual

References

  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. ↑ "Haïti-Foot-Transfert : De nouveaux contrats européens pour les Haitiens". www.hpnhaiti.com (in French). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "CARLENS ARCUS VERSTERKT VITESSE EN TEKENT DRIEJARIG CONTRACT" (in Dutch). Vitesse. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "Vidéo du but de Duckens Nazon lors de Japon - Haïti". twitter.com. Retrieved 21 November 2017..
  9. ↑ "Carlens Arcus sélectionné avec Haïti !". aja.fr..
  10. ↑ "Game details : Haiti - Sint Maarten". Concacaf.
  11. ↑ "La liste d'Haïti pour la Coupe du Monde 2026". FIFA (in French). 15 May 2026. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  12. ↑ Carlens Arcus at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  13. 1 2 "Arcus, Carlens". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  14. ↑ "Nick Olij named Eredivisie Player of the Month for January". Eredivisie. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
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