Evans Kangwa

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Evans Kangwa
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Kangwa playing for Arsenal Tula in 2018.
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-10-09) 9 October 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Kasama, Zambia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
 Qingdao Hainiu
Number 10
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2015 Nkana
2014–2015 → Hapoel Ra'anana (loan) 23 (4)
2015–2016 Hapoel Ra'anana 33 (11)
2016–2017 Gaziantepspor 24 (4)
2017–2023 Arsenal Tula 117 (16)
2023– Qingdao Hainiu 22 (7)
International career‡
2011– Zambia [2] 23 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:32, 24 April 2022 (UTC)

Evans Kangwa (born 9 October 1992) is a Zambian international footballer who plays for Chinese Super League club Qingdao Hainiu as a left winger.

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Career

Club career

Born in Kasama, Kangwa has played club football in Zambia for Nkana. [2] He scored two league goals during the 2010 season, [3] and one league goal during the 2011 season. [4] In December 2012, it was announced that Kangwa would join English club Watford on trial in January 2013. [5]

On 3 July 2014 he was loaned to Israeli club Hapoel Ra'anana [6] He made his league debut for the club on 13 September 2014 in a 4–0 home victory over Hapoel Petah Tikva. He was replaced by Mamadou Touré Thiam in the 60th minute. [7] He scored his first league goal for the club on 25 October 2014 in a 2–0 away win against Maccabi Haifa. His goal, the first of the match, came in the 13th minute. [8]

Kangwa playing for Hapoel Ra'anana in 2015. Evans Kangwa.JPG
Kangwa playing for Hapoel Ra'anana in 2015.

On 1 August 2016, Kangwa transferred to Turkish Süper Lig club Gaziantepspor on a free transfer. [9] His league debut came on 21 August 2016 in a 2–0 away defeat to Gençlerbirliği. He was replaced by Alpay Koçaklı in the 58th minute. [10] His first league goal for the club came as a brace against Bursaspor on 1 October 2016. The match ended 3–2 in favor of Gaziantepspor. Kangwa started the game off with an assist on Nabil Ghilas's 31st-minute goal. He scored his first of the game in the 60th minute, with an assist from Bart van Hintum. He rounded the day off with a 79th-minute goal, assisted by substitute Daniel Larsson, that sealed the victory for his side that day. [11]

On 26 August 2017, he moved to the Russian Premier League, signing with FC Arsenal Tula. [12] He made his league debut for the club on 29 September 2017 in a 1–0 home victory over FC Krasnodar. [13] He scored his first goal in the Russian Premier League on 15 October 2017 in a 1–0 away win against Zenit. His goal, assisted by Kirill Kombarov, came in the 73rd minute. [14]

On 19 June 2021, he extended his contract with Arsenal Tula for two more seasons. [15] Kangwa left Arsenal on 28 January 2023. [16]

In February 2023, he joined Chinese Super League club Qingdao Hainiu. [17]

International career

Kangwa played for the Zambian under-20 side, winning the COSAFA U-20 Challenge Cup in 2011. [18]

Kangwa made his senior debut for Zambia in 2011, [2] and was selected for the final 23-man squad at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. [19] [20] Kangwa did not appear at the tournament, with manager Hervé Renard stating he did not want to rush the youngster. [21] [22] [23]

In December 2014 he was named as part of Zambia's preliminary squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. [24]

Personal life

Kangwa's younger brother, Kings, also represents the Zambian national team. [25]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 November 2023 [26]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hapoel Ra'anana (loan) 2014–15 Israeli Premier League 2340020––254
Hapoel Ra'anana 2015–16 Israeli Premier League 33110010––3411
Gaziantepspor 2016–17 Süper Lig 24420–––264
Arsenal Tula 2017–18 Russian Premier League 18210---192
2018–19 25442---296
2019–20 22310-00-233
2020–21 25430---284
2021–22 22331---254
2022–23 Russian First League 5000---50
Total1171612300000012919
Qingdao Hainiu 2023 Chinese Super League 22730---257
Career total2194217330000023945

International

As of match played 25 March 2022 [2]
Zambia
YearAppsGoals
201110
201220
201321
201422
201540
201650
201700
201800
201920
202020
202120
202210
Total236

International goals

Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first. [2]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.5 December 2012 Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 1–21–2 Friendly
2.3 August 2013 Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 2–02–0 2014 African Nations Championship qualification
3.5 March 2014Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 1–12–1Friendly
4.2–1

Honours

Nkana

Zambia

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