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| Date of birth | 21 November 2004 | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||
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Current team | Bauleni United | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 20??– | Bauleni United | |||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Zambia | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Esther Banda (born 21 November 2004) is a Zambian footballer who plays as a defender for Bauleni United and the Zambia women's national team.
Banda made her senior debut for Zambia on 18 June 2022 in a 1–1 friendly draw with Morocco. [1] After that, she was also at the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations, albeit as an unused substitute.
On 3 July 2023, Banda was named to the squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. [2]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 4 December 2023 | Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia |  Angola | 5–0 | 6–0 | 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
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