Emmanuel Mayuka

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Emmanuel Mayuka
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Mayuka playing for Southampton in 2013
Personal information
Full name Emmanuel Mayuka [1]
Date of birth (1990-11-21) 21 November 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Kabwe, Zambia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 NAPSA Stars
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2008 Kabwe Warriors 26 (7)
2008–2010 Maccabi Tel Aviv 41 (8)
2010–2012 Young Boys 62 (20)
2012–2015 Southampton 16 (0)
2013–2014 → Sochaux (loan) 21 (4)
2015–2016 Metz 10 (2)
2016–2017 Zamalek 22 (5)
2017–2018 Hapoel Ra'anana 5 (0)
2019 Green Buffaloes
2020– NAPSA Stars 43 (29)
International career‡
2007– Zambia 61 (12)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2012 Equatorial Guinea-Gabon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 May 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2015

Emmanuel Mayuka (born 21 November 1990) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a striker for the NAPSA Stars and the Zambia national team. He was the top scorer of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.

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Club career

Born in Kabwe, Central Province, Zambia, Mayuka began his career at the Lusaka Academy at the age of 11. In 2007, he joined Kabwe Warriors, one of the biggest clubs in Zambia owned by the national railway company Zambia Railways. In this team, he flourished scoring 15 goals in 23 games. He consequently was selected to the Zambia under-17 national team.

Maccabi Tel Aviv

In September, he joined Maccabi Tel Aviv in Israel. Before opting to join Maccabi Tel Aviv, Mayuka was close to signing for Portuguese side Porto, but the move never materialised. When he moved to Maccabi Tel Aviv, Mayuka joined the youth team where he scored three goals. In April 2010, Mayuka renewed his contract at Maccabi Tel Aviv until 2014.

Young Boys

On 28 May 2010, it was confirmed that Mayuka had signed a five-year contract with Swiss club BSC Young Boys [3] for a transfer fee of £1.7m as a replacement for Seydou Doumbia, who was sold to CSKA Moscow.[ citation needed ] On 1 December 2010, Mayuka scored two goals in the Europa League against Stuttgart in a 4–2 win. On 17 February 2011, Mayuka scored a last-minute goal against Russian club FC Zenit Saint Petersburg in UEFA Europa League match to help his team to a 2–1 home win.

Southampton

On 28 August 2012, he joined Premier League side Southampton on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £3 million. [4] [5] He made his debut for Southampton against Manchester United at St. Mary's Stadium on 2 September 2012, coming on as a substitute.

He appeared again as a substitute in a 4–1 victory over Aston Villa, winning a penalty for the fourth goal. On 22 December 2012, he made his first start in a 1–0 loss at home to Sunderland before being substituted after 55 minutes.[ citation needed ]

His only competitive goal for the club came in a 5–1 victory over Barnsley in the League Cup on 27 August 2013. [6]

On 2 September 2013, Mayuka joined Ligue 1 side Sochaux on a season-long loan deal. [7]

On 30 July 2015, manager Ronald Koeman confirmed that Mayuka 'had no future at Southampton', and he was removed from the first-team, having failed to score in any of his 16 league appearances for Southampton. [8]

Metz

On 31 August 2015, Mayuka joined French club FC Metz of Ligue 2, signing a three-year deal. [9]

Zamalek

On 15 January 2016, Mayuka joined Egyptian club Zamalek on a three-and-a-half-year deal. [10] [11]

Hapoel Ra'anana

On 9 November 2017, Mayuka returned to Israel and joined Hapoel Ra'anana. [12]

Green Buffaloes

In April 2019, Mayuka took back to Zambia and joined Green Buffaloes. [13]

NAPSA Stars

In February 2020, Mayuka joined NAPSA Stars. [14]

International career

Mayuka was part of the class of 2007 under-20s which included Fwayo Tembo, Clifford Mulenga, Sebastian Mwansa, William Njovu, Stoppila Sunzu, Joseph Zimba, Rogers Kola, Jacob Banda, Nyambe Mulenga and Dennis Banda. He was the youngest player at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the only school boy in the team. Despite not scoring there, many soccer pundits and fans acknowledged his contribution to one of the finest youth squads in Zambian football history. [15]

Mayuka was not part of the U-20s that participated earlier that year at the African Youth Cup in Congo (where Zambia finished fourth) but, in the first game against Jordan, he was picked in the starting line-up, and remained such for the other two group stage matches and the round-of-16 clash with Nigeria.

Mayuka debuted for the senior side in the 2007 COSAFA Cup, scoring the second goal in a 3–0 defeat of Mozambique. [16] Mayuka scored the first goal for Zambia of 2012 Africa Cup of Nations which was score again by his teammate Rainford Kalaba second goal in the game with Zambia earning a victory against Senegal. In the same tournament, he scored against Libya in the group stage, and then he scored the winner in a famous 1–0 victory over Ghana in the semifinals, therefore leading Zambia into the finals. He then played all 120 minutes against Ivory Coast in Zambia's penalty shootout victory against Ivory Coast. [17]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mayuka goal.
List of international goals scored by Emmanuel Mayuka [18]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
129 September 2007 Super Stadium, Atteridgeville, South AfricaFlag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 2–03–0 2007 COSAFA Cup
222 May 2008 June 11 Stadium, Tripoli, Libya Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya 1–02–2 Friendly
33 August 2008 Thulamahashe Stadium, Bushbuckridge, South AfricaFlag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 1–02–0 2008 COSAFA Cup
45 September 2010 Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka, ZambiaFlag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 4–04–0 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
527 March 2011 Estádio da Machava, Maputo, MozambiqueFlag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 2–02–02012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
64 September 2011 Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh, Mitsamiouli, ComorosFlag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 2–12–12012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
721 January 2012 Estadio de Bata, Bata, Equatorial GuineaFlag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 1–02–1 2012 Africa Cup of Nations
825 January 2012Estadio de Bata, Bata, Equatorial GuineaFlag of Libya.svg  Libya 1–12–22012 Africa Cup of Nations
98 February 2012Estadio de Bata, Bata, Equatorial GuineaFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 1–01–0 2012 Africa Cup of Nations
1015 August 2012 Anyang Stadium, Anyang, South KoreaFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1–11–2Friendly
1115 October 2014 Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, ZambiaFlag of Niger.svg  Niger 2–03–0 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
1222 January 2015 Estadio de Ebibeyin, Ebibeyin, Equatorial GuineaFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1–01–2 2015 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

Maccabi Tel Aviv

Zamalek

Zambia

Individual

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