Charles Zulu

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Charles Zulu
Personal information
Full name Charles Zulu
Date of birth (1996-01-02) 2 January 1996 (age 26)
Place of birth Lusaka, Zambia
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Azam
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2020 Zanaco
2020–2021 Cape Town City 13 (0)
2021– Azam
International career
Zambia U17
Zambia U20
Zambia U23
2014–2019 Zambia 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 October 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 October 2022

Charles Zulu (born 2 January 1996) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sensational Zanaco and the Zambia national football team.

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Early life

He was born in Lusaka. [1] He completed high school in 2012 at David Kaunda Technical School.

Club career

He signed for South African Premier Division club Cape Town City on a four-year contract on 23 October 2020. [2] After one season he went on to Azam.

International career

At the youth level he was capped at under-17, [3] under-20 [4] and under-23 levels.

Zulu made his senior international debut for Zambia in 2014, playing 90 minutes in a 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification game against Niger. [5] He scored his first goal at the 2016 COSAFA Cup; the winner in a 3–2 victory over Lesotho. [6]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 14 November 2017. [1]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Zambia 201430
201550
201641
201700
Total121

International goals

Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first. [1]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.21 June 2016 Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 3–23–2 2016 COSAFA Cup

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Charles Zulu at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. "CT City sign Zulu from Zanaco". FourFourTwo . 23 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  3. Malcolm, Ian (29 October 2012). "Mashaba leads under-17 side past Zambia". Goal . Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  4. "Charles Zulu profile". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  5. "Niger 0-0 Zambia". CAF. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  6. "FT – Lesotho 2 Zambia 3". COSAFA. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2017.