Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | April 6, 1996 | ||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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.
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]
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]
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