{{Short description|Haitian footballer (born 1996)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Carlens Arcus | image = RC Lens - AJ Auxerre (09-03-2019) 96.jpg | image_size = | caption = Arcus with Auxerre in 2019 | fullname = | height = 1.80m | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|6|28|df=y}} | birth_place = Port-au-Prince, Haiti | currentclub = Angers | clubnumber = 2 | position = Right-back | youthyears1 = 2011–2012 | youthclubs1 = Olé Brasil | years1 = 2013 | clubs1 = Racing CH | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2014 | clubs2 = Club Sportif Saint-Louis | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 2015–2016 | clubs3 = Troyes B | caps3 = 25 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2015–2016 | clubs4 = Troyes | caps4 = 2 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2016–2017 | clubs5 = Lille B | caps5 = 19 | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 2016–2017 | clubs6 = Lille | caps6 = 0 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2017–2018 | clubs7 = Cercle Brugge | caps7 = 0 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2017–2018 | clubs8 = → Auxerre (loan) | caps8 = 30 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2018–2022 | clubs9 = Auxerre | caps9 = 122 | goals9 = 3 | years10 = 2019 | clubs10 = Auxerre B | caps10 = 1 | goals10 = 0 | years11 = 2022–2024 | clubs11 = Vitesse | caps11 = 60 | goals11 = 1 | years12 = 2024– | clubs12 = Angers | caps12 = 54 | goals12 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2016– | nationalteam1 = Haiti | nationalcaps1 = 51 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | club-update = 20 May 2026 | nationalteam-update = 21:19, 22 June 2025 (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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://haitiantimes.com/haitis-wins-against-suriname-and-now-advances-to-caribbean-final-rounds-7362/ |title=Haiti's wins against Suriname and now advances to Caribbean Final Rounds |editor=Nere, Enock |date=5 August 2014 |publisher=Haitian Times |accessdate=25 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725115414/http://haitiantimes.com/haitis-wins-against-suriname-and-now-advances-to-caribbean-final-rounds-7362/ |archive-date=25 July 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lenouvelliste.com/lenouvelliste/article/149783/Un-natif-dHaiti-considere-comme-lavenir-dun-club-de-lelite-du-foot-francais |title=Un natif d'Haïti considéré comme l'avenir d'un club de l'élite du foot français |editor=Legupeterson, Alexandre |date=10 September 2015 |publisher=Le Nouvelliste |accessdate=18 July 2016}}</ref>
Arcus played for Troyes in Ligue 1 in 2015,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lest-eclair.fr/sport-dans-l-aube/estac-qui-es-tu-carlens-arcus-ia26b0n344085 |title=Estac / Who are you Carlens Arcus? |editor=Matten, Ludovic |date=11 February 2015 |publisher=L'est-Éclair |accessdate=25 July 2015}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref><ref>[http://www.hpnhaiti.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16265:haiti-foot-transfert-de-nouveaux-contrats-europeens-pour-les-haitiens&catid=4:sport&Itemid=12 Haiti Press Network - Haïti-Foot-Transfert : De nouveaux contrats européens pour les Haitiens] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924031640/http://www.hpnhaiti.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16265:haiti-foot-transfert-de-nouveaux-contrats-europeens-pour-les-haitiens&catid=4:sport&Itemid=12 |date=24 September 2015 }} {{in lang|fr}}</ref><ref>[https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/soccer/carlens-arcus/player/sp-id-80302000000209171 MSN Sports - Carlens Arcus]</ref> until signing with Lille in 2016.<ref name="Tribune">{{cite web |url=http://tribunesports.net/mercato-losc-rony-lopes-carlens-arcus-signent-an/ |title=Mercato : LOSC, Rony Lopes et Carlens Arcus signent un an |editor=Mabouong, Eitel |date=9 July 2016 |publisher=Tribune Sports |accessdate=18 July 2016 |archive-date=13 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013092219/http://tribunesports.net/mercato-losc-rony-lopes-carlens-arcus-signent-an/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
On 23 June 2022, Arcus signed a three-year contract with Vitesse in the Netherlands.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vitesse|url=https://www.vitesse.nl/nl/nieuws/detail/9606/carlens-arcus-versterkt-vitesse-en-tekent-driejarig-contract|title=CARLENS ARCUS VERSTERKT VITESSE EN TEKENT DRIEJARIG CONTRACT|date=23 June 2022|access-date=23 June 2022|language=nl}}</ref>
On 27 June 2024, Arcus signed for Ligue 1 club Angers on a two-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.angers-sco.fr/carlene-arcus-signe-au-sco-pour-2-ans/|trans-title=Carlens Arcus signs with SCO for 2 years!|title=Carlens Arcus signe au SCO pour 2 ans!|website=www.angers-sco.fr|language=French|date=27 June 2024|accessdate=27 June 2024}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{Updated|match played 17 January 2026}}<ref>{{Soccerway|arcus-carlens/250319|accessdate=11 November 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- | rowspan="3" |Troyes B |2014–15 |CFA |8 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |8 |0 |- |2015–16 |CFA |17 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |17 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !25 !0 ! colspan="2" |— ! colspan="2" |— !25 !0 |- | rowspan="3" |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 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!2!!0 |- |Lille B |2016–17 |CFA |19 |1 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |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||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- |Auxerre (loan) |2017–18 |Ligue 2 |30||0||3||0||0||0||33||0 |- | rowspan="5" |Auxerre |2018–19 |Ligue 2 |28||2||0||0||2<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances in the Coupe de la Ligue</ref>||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<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances in the Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs</ref> |0 |35 |1 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !122!!3!!2!!0!!4!!0!!128!!3 |- |Auxerre B |2018–19 |National 3 |1||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||1||0 |- |rowspan="3"|Vitesse |2022–23 |Eredivisie |30||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||31||1 |- |2023–24 |Eredivisie |30||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||31||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !60!!1!!2!!0!!0!!0!!62!!1 |- |rowspan="3"|Angers |2024–25 |Ligue 1 |28||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||30||0 |- |2025–26 |Ligue 1 |17||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||19||0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !45!!0!!4!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!49!!0 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !304!!5!!16!!0!!4!!0!!324!!5 |} {{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
===International=== {{updated|match played 18 November 2025}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="9"|Haiti |2016||4||0 |- |2017||2||0 |- |2018||4||1 |- |2019||10||0 |- |2021||7||0 |- |2022||3||0 |- |2023||7||0 |- |2024||6||0 |- |2025||8||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!51!!1 |}
:''Scores and results list Haiti's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Arcus goal.''<ref name="NFT">{{cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/65027/Carlens_Arcus.html|title=Arcus, Carlens|publisher=National Football Teams|accessdate=18 September 2018}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Carlens Arcus |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- | align="center"|1 || 10 September 2018 || Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti || {{fb|SMA}} || align="center"|7–0 || align="center"|13–0 || 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification |}
==Honours== '''Individual''' *Eredivisie Team of the Month: January 2023,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eredivisie.nl/nieuws/nick-olij-uitgeroepen-tot-eredivisie-speler-van-de-maand-januari/|title=Nick Olij named Eredivisie Player of the Month for January|date=3 February 2023|access-date=10 February 2023|website=Eredivisie|language=en}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://angers-sco.fr/joueur/carlens-arcus/ Carlens Arcus] at Angers SCO {{in lang|fr}} * {{LFP Ligue 1|new_id=37_66080}} * {{Soccerway|arcus-carlens/250319}} * {{Instagram}}
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