Emmanuel Banda

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Emmanuel Banda
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Personal information
Full name Emmanuel Justine Rabby Banda [1]
Date of birth (1997-09-29) 29 September 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Chililabombwe, Zambia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Centre midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 Nchanga Rangers FC
2016–2017 SC Esmoriz 16 (1)
2017–2020 Oostende 26 (4)
2019 → Béziers (loan) 13 (0)
2020–2022 Djurgårdens IF 59 (10)
2023–2024 Rijeka 42 (3)
2024–2025 Al-Tai 25 (5)
International career‡
2016–2017 Zambia U20 10 (3)
2017– Zambia 35 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 November 2024

Emmanuel Justine Rabby Banda (born 29 September 1997) is a Zambian footballer who plays as a centre midfielder.

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Club career

Emmanuel Banda started his career with Nchanga Rangers FC.

In July 2016, Banda moved to Portuguese club S.C. Esmoriz.

In July 2017, Banda moved to Belgian First Division A club K.V. Oostende on a three-year contract. [2] He made his league debut on 30 July 2017 in a 1–0 home loss to Royal Excel Mouscron. He replaced Michiel Jonckheere in the 75th minute. [3] He scored his first goal in the Belgian top flight on 22 December 2017 in a 3–1 away victory over Waasland-Beveren. His goal, assisted by Knowledge Musona, came in the 52nd minute and gave his side a 2–1 lead. [4] He joined Béziers on loan in January 2019. [5] In February 2020, Emmanuel Banda signed a three-year contract with the reigning Swedish champions Djurgårdens IF. [6]

International career

With those under 20 years of age, he participated in the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations in 2017. In this competition, he scored a goal against Mali. Zambia wins the competition by defeating Senegal in the final.

He then contested the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in South Korea a few months later. In the junior world, he scored two goals, against Iran, and Germany. Zambia is in the quarterfinals against Italy.

He received his first team selection from Zambia on 5 September 2017, against Algeria, in the 2018 FIFA World Cup playoffs 0-1. In December 2023, he was selected from the list of 27 Zambian players selected by Avram Grant to compete in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 9 January 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Zamalek target Emmanuel Banda joins Oostende". 27 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Oostende vs. Royal Mouscron – 30 July 2017 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  4. ↑ "Waasland-Beveren vs. Oostende – 22 December 2017 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  5. ↑ "EMMANUEL BANDA SIGNE À L'AS BÉZIERS !". asb-foot.com. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  6. ↑ "Emmanuel Banda klar för Djurgården". dif.se. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
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