Kings Kangwa

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Kings Kangwa
Kings Kangwa 2022.jpg
Kangwa with Arsenal Tula in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-04-06) 6 April 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Kasama, Zambia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Number 20
Youth career
Happy Hearts
2017–2018Hapoel Be'er Sheva (loan)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Happy Hearts 35 (5)
2019 Buildcon 24 (4)
2019–2022 Arsenal Tula 48 (5)
2022–2024 Red Star Belgrade 42 (8)
2024Kortrijk (loan) 10 (0)
2024– Hapoel Be'er Sheva 36 (14)
International career
2019 Zambia U23 3 (0)
2019– Zambia 36 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:27, 31 March 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:33, 25 March 2025

Kings Kangwa (born 6 April 1999) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Israeli club Hapoel Be'er Sheva and the Zambia national team.

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Club career

Kangwa began his career at Lusaka-based club Happy Hearts. In 2017, Kangwa signed for Israeli club Hapoel Be'er Sheva, before returning to Happy Hearts in 2018. Ahead of the 2019 Zambian Super League season, Kangwa signed for Buildcon. [1] On 10 July 2019, Kangwa joined Russian club Arsenal Tula. [2] On 29 May 2022, Kangwa joined Serbian club Red Star Belgrade. [3]

On 1 February 2024, Kangwa joined Kortrijk in Belgium on loan. [4]

International career

In November 2018, Kangwa was called up by Zambia U20 ahead of the 2018 COSAFA U-20 Cup. [5]

On 9 June 2019, Kangwa made his debut for Zambia in a 2–1 loss against Cameroon. [6] On 16 July 2019, Kangwa scored his first goal for Zambia in a 3–2 win against Morocco. [7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 17 July 2025 [8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal Tula 2019–20 Russian Premier League 80100090
2020–21 2113000241
2021–22 1943100225
Total485710000556
Red Star Belgrade 2022–23 Serbian SuperLiga 32853814512
2023–24 1000010110
Total4285391005612
Kortrijk (loan) 2023–24 Belgian Pro League 1002000120
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2024–25 Israeli Premier League 361441204215
2025–26 0000101020
Total36144130104415
Career total136271851211016733

International

As of match played 25 March 2025 [1]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Zambia 201931
202040
202140
202253
202381
2024112
202510
Total367
Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kangwa goal.
List of international goals scored by Kings Kangwa [1]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
116 July 2019 Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, MoroccoFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2–13–2 Friendly
225 March 2022Kervansaray Sport Centre - Field 1, Antalya, TurkeyFlag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 2–13–1Friendly
37 June 2022 National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka, ZambiaFlag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 2–12–1 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
417 November 2022 HaMoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva, IsraelFlag of Israel.svg  Israel 1–22–4Friendly
517 June 2023 Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, ZambiaFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 3–03–02023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
617 January 2024 Laurent Pokou Stadium, San-Pédro, Ivory CoastFlag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 1–01–1 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
710 September 2024 Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, ZambiaFlag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 3–23–2 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Red Star Belgrade

Hapoel Beer Sheva

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kings Kangwa". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  2. "ЛАМЕК БАНДА И КИНГС КАНГВА В "АРСЕНАЛЕ"" (in Russian). FC Arsenal Tula. 10 July 2019. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  3. Кингс Кангва четири године у Звезди! Archived 30 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine at crvenazvezdafk.com, 29 May 2022 (in Serbian)
  4. "KINGS KANGWA IS EEN KEREL" (in Dutch). Kortrijk. 1 February 2024. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  5. "Bwale names U20 squad for 2018 Mopani COSAFA tournament". Zamfoot. 18 November 2018. Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  6. "Cameroon vs. Zambia". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  7. "Morocco vs. Zambia". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  8. Kings Kangwa at Soccerway OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg