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.
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.
Arcus played for Troyes in Ligue 1 in 2015, until signing with Lille in 2016.
On 23 June 2022, Arcus signed a three-year contract with Vitesse in the Netherlands.
On 27 June 2024, Arcus signed for Ligue 1 club Angers on a two-year deal.
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..
On 18 May 2018, he was selected to face Argentina in an international friendly held in Buenos Aires on 29 May.. 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.
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.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsTroyes B2014–15CFA80——802015–16CFA170——170Total250——250Troyes2014–15Ligue 2100000102015–16Ligue 110000010Total20000020Lille B2016–17CFA191——191Lille2016–17Ligue 100400040Cercle Brugge2017–18First Division B0010—10Auxerre (loan)2017–18Ligue 23003000330Auxerre2018–19Ligue 2282002Appearances in the Coupe de la Ligue03022019–20Ligue 224010002502020–21Ligue 238000003802021–22Ligue 2321102Appearances in the Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs0351Total122320401283Auxerre B2018–19National 310——10Vitesse2022–23Eredivisie30110—3112023–24Eredivisie30010—310Total6012000621Angers2024–25Ligue 128020—3002025–26Ligue 126020—280Total53040—570Career total3135160403335
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsHaiti20164020172020184120191002021702022302023702024602025110202640Total581
Scores and results list Haiti's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Arcus goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Carlens ArcusNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 10 September 2018 Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti 7–0 13–0 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification
Honours Individual Eredivisie Team of the Month: January 2023,
References
External links Carlens Arcus at Angers SCO