Kelvin Kalua

Kelvin Kalua

Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-07-10) 10 July 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Malawi
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Full back center back
Team information
Current team	Eastern Suburbs
Number	4
Youth career
2010–2017	Ellerslie
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–	Eastern Suburbs	123	(6)
International career‡
2021	New Zealand	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 October 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2021

Kelvin Kalua (born 10 July 1999) is a New Zealand footballer who plays as a defender for Eastern Suburbs and the New Zealand national team.

Club career

A youth product of Ellerslie from 2010 to 2017, Kalua moved to Eastern Suburbs in the summer of 2017. ^[1] He made his senior debut with Eastern Suburbs in a 2–0 New Zealand Football Championship win over Waitakere United on 17 December 2017. ^[2] He helped the team win the 2018–19 New Zealand Football Championship. ^[3]

International career

Born in Malawi, Kalua moved to New Zealand in 2006 at the age of six and eventually became a citizen. He made his international debut with the New Zealand national team in a 2–1 friendly win over Curaçao on 9 October 2021. ^[4]

Career statistics

Club

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Eastern Suburbs	2017–18	Premiership	11	0	—		—		1 [a]	0	12	0
	2018–19		17	0	—		—		2 [a]	0	19	0
	2019–20		14	1	—		3 [b]	0	—		17	1
	2020–21		11	2	—		—		1 [a]	0	12	2
	2021	National League	16	1	1	0	—		—		16	1
	2022		14	0	6	0	—		—		14	0
	2023		28	2	5	0	—		—		21	2
	2024		27	2	1	0	—		—		21	2
	2025		17	0	4	0	—		—		21	0
Career total			125	8	16	0	3	0	4	0	133	8

1. Appearances in New Zealand Football Championship play-offs.
2. Appearances in OFC Champions League.

Honours

Eastern Suburbs

• New Zealand Football Championship: 2018–19

References

1. "Ellerslie AFC". ellersliefootball.org.nz. Archived from the original on 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
2. "Waitakere United vs. Eastern Suburbs - 17 December 2017 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
3. "Eastern Suburbs do just enough to reach NZ Premiership semis". NZ Sports Wire. 10 March 2021.^{[ dead link ]}
4. "Men's national team return with a win against Curaçao". www.nzfootball.co.nz.

External links

• Kelvin Kalua at Soccerway