Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 7 April 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Luanshya, Zambia | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Red Arrows (on loan from Al-Hilal Omdurman) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2017–2018 | Red Arrows | ||
2019–2020 | Kafue Celtic | ||
2020–2021 | Zanaco | ||
2021–2022 | Kafue Celtic | ||
2022–2023 | Gorica | 0 | (0) |
2022 | → Hrvatski Dragovoljac (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2023 | Red Arrows | ||
2023– | Al-Hilal Omdurman | ||
2024– | → Red Arrows (loan) | ||
International career‡ | |||
Zambia U20 | |||
2020– | Zambia | 12 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 May 2024 |
Albert Kangwanda Jr (born 7 April 1999) is a Zambian footballer who plays as a forward for Red Arrows on loan from Al-Hilal Omdurman.
He started his career in Young Nkwazi. Following a stint in the Zambian Super League with Red Arrows in 2017 and 2018, he moved down to the second tier with Kafue Celtic. [1]
In the summer of 2022, Kangwanda signed for Croatia's HNK Gorica. [2] He was loaned out to NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac in Croatia's second tier, playing 4 games, but chose to return to Zambia and Red Arrows in early 2023. Said Kangwanda; "I was so far away from home; it was very difficult to adapt, and then you are back, your family is close, and your friends are close; it’s always motivating". [3] [4]
In the summer of 2023 he went on to Libyan club Al-Hilal Omdurman. [5] In the spring of 2024 he re-signed with Red Arrows, this time on loan. [6]
Internationally, Kangwanda represented Zambia U20 in the 2018 COSAFA U-20 Cup and the 2019 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations qualification. [1] Following a failed attempt at the 2022 African Nations Championship qualification, Kangwanda won the 2022 COSAFA Cup with Zambia, and was described as a hero after his performance in the final. [7] [8] He scored three goals at the 2023 COSAFA Cup, helping Zambia win back-to-back titles, whilst also becoming joint top goalscorer of the tournament. [5] [9]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | 7 April 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Luanshya, Zambia | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Red Arrows (on loan from Al-Hilal Omdurman) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2017–2018 | Red Arrows | ||
2019–2020 | Kafue Celtic | ||
2020–2021 | Zanaco | ||
2021–2022 | Kafue Celtic | ||
2022–2023 | Gorica | 0 | (0) |
2022 | → Hrvatski Dragovoljac (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2023 | Red Arrows | ||
2023– | Al-Hilal Omdurman | ||
2024– | → Red Arrows (loan) | ||
International career‡ | |||
Zambia U20 | |||
2020– | Zambia | 12 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 May 2024 |
Albert Kangwanda Jr (born 7 April 1999) is a Zambian footballer who plays as a forward for Red Arrows on loan from Al-Hilal Omdurman.
He started his career in Young Nkwazi. Following a stint in the Zambian Super League with Red Arrows in 2017 and 2018, he moved down to the second tier with Kafue Celtic. [1]
In the summer of 2022, Kangwanda signed for Croatia's HNK Gorica. [2] He was loaned out to NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac in Croatia's second tier, playing 4 games, but chose to return to Zambia and Red Arrows in early 2023. Said Kangwanda; "I was so far away from home; it was very difficult to adapt, and then you are back, your family is close, and your friends are close; it’s always motivating". [3] [4]
In the summer of 2023 he went on to Libyan club Al-Hilal Omdurman. [5] In the spring of 2024 he re-signed with Red Arrows, this time on loan. [6]
Internationally, Kangwanda represented Zambia U20 in the 2018 COSAFA U-20 Cup and the 2019 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations qualification. [1] Following a failed attempt at the 2022 African Nations Championship qualification, Kangwanda won the 2022 COSAFA Cup with Zambia, and was described as a hero after his performance in the final. [7] [8] He scored three goals at the 2023 COSAFA Cup, helping Zambia win back-to-back titles, whilst also becoming joint top goalscorer of the tournament. [5] [9]