Personal information | |||
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Full name | Miguel Changa Chaiwa | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 7 April 2004||
Place of birth | Luanshya, Zambia | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Schaffhausen | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2019–2022 | Shamuel Academy | ||
2022 | → Atletico Lusaka (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Young Boys U21 | 19 | (0) |
2022– | Young Boys | 9 | (0) |
2024– | → Schaffhausen (loan) | 14 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2019–2020 | Zambia U17 | 9 | (1) |
2022– | Zambia | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 September 2022 |
Miguel Changa Chaiwa (born 7 April 2004) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Swiss Challenge League club Schaffhausen on loan from Young Boys, and the Zambia national team.
A youth product of Shamuel Academy, Chaiwa joined the Zambian club Atletico Lusaka on loan in 2022. He transferred to the Swiss club Young Boys on 14 June 2022, signing a 4-year contract. [2]
On 14 February 2024, Chaiwa moved on loan to Schaffhausen. [3]
Chaiwa is a youth international for Zambia, having represented the Zambia U17s in 2019 and 2020. He debuted for the senior Zambia national team in a friendly 3–1 loss to Iraq on 20 March 2022. [4]
Chaiwa's father, Changa was also a professional footballer in Zambia. [5]
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