Kelvin Kapumbu

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Kelvin Kapumbu
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-04-06) April 6, 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Lusaka, Zambia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Zesco United
Youth career
Zanaco
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 Zanaco
2017–2019 Lumwana Radiants
2019–2022 Zanaco
2022– Zesco United
International career
2019– Zambia 30 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kelvin Kapumbu (born 6 April 1996) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Zesco United and the Zambia national team.

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Career

Kapumbu began his senior career with Zanaco in the Zambia Super League in 2016, and after a season moved to Lumwana Radiants for 2 seasons, before returning to Zanaco. On 3 August 2022, he moved to Zesco United on a 2-year contract. [1] He was named player of the season for Zesco United for the 2022–23 season. [2]

International

He debuted with the senior Zambia national team in a 1–0 2020 African Nations Championship qualification win over Eswatini on 22 September 2019. [3] He was part of the Zambia team that won the 2022 COSAFA Cup. He was called up to the national team for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. [4]

Personal life

Kapumbu is the brother of the Zambian footballer Fackson Kapumbu, who is also his teammate at Zesco and the national team. [5]

Honours

Club

Zanaco

International

Zambia

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References

  1. "The Kapumbu brothers link up…as Kelvin completes his switch to ZESCO - ZamFoot". June 27, 2022.
  2. "Zambia : Kelvin Kapumbu Wins Zesco United's 2022/23 Best Player Award". July 2, 2023.
  3. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Eswatini vs. Zambia". www.national-football-teams.com.
  4. Mubanga, Aaron (30 December 2023). "Kennedy, Miguel and Tandi make the cut as Grant Names 27-Member AFCON Crack Squad". Zambian Football. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  5. "The Kapumbu brothers link up…as Kelvin completes his switch to ZESCO". ZamFoot. 2022-06-27. Retrieved 2024-01-09.