Arnold Maël Kamdem is a Cameroonian defensive midfielder born in Yaoundé in 2000. He began with Renaissance Ngoumou in Cameroon’s second division before moving to Brazil in 2020. In Brazil he played for a series of state-league clubs, including Itapirense, Nação, Fernandópolis, Manauara, São Raimundo-AM, Rio Negro-AM, Porto Velho, Real-RR, Tocantinópolis, Penarol and Sport Sinop. Kamdem represented Cameroon at under-20 level and was called into the senior squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.