Kings Kangwa

Kings Kangwa

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
2017–2018	→ Hapoel Be'er Sheva (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	Happy Hearts	35	(5)
2019	Buildcon	24	(4)
2019–2022	Arsenal Tula	48	(5)
2022–2024	Red Star Belgrade	42	(8)
2024	→ Kortrijk (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.

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

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Arsenal Tula	2019–20	Russian Premier League	8	0	1	0	0	0	–		9	0
	2020–21		21	1	3	0	0	0	–		24	1
	2021–22		19	4	3	1	0	0	–		22	5
	Total		48	5	7	1	0	0	0	0	55	6
Red Star Belgrade	2022–23	Serbian SuperLiga	32	8	5	3	8	1	–		45	12
	2023–24		10	0	0	0	1	0	–		11	0
	Total		42	8	5	3	9	1	0	0	56	12
Kortrijk (loan)	2023–24	Belgian Pro League	10	0	2	0	0	0	–		12	0
Hapoel Be'er Sheva	2024–25	Israeli Premier League	36	14	4	1	2	0	–		42	15
	2025–26		0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
	Total		36	14	4	1	3	0	1	0	44	15
Career total			136	27	18	5	12	1	1	0	167	33

International

As of match played 25 March 2025 ^[1]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Zambia	2019	3	1
	2020	4	0
	2021	4	0
	2022	5	3
	2023	8	1
	2024	11	2
	2025	1	0
Total		36	7

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.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	16 July 2019	Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco	Morocco	2–1	3–2	Friendly
2	25 March 2022	Kervansaray Sport Centre - Field 1, Antalya, Turkey	Congo	2–1	3–1	Friendly
3	7 June 2022	National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia	Comoros	2–1	2–1	2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4	17 November 2022	HaMoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva, Israel	Israel	1–2	2–4	Friendly
5	17 June 2023	Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia	Ivory Coast	3–0	3–0	2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6	17 January 2024	Laurent Pokou Stadium, San-Pédro, Ivory Coast	DR Congo	1–0	1–1	2023 Africa Cup of Nations
7	10 September 2024	Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia	Sierra Leone	3–2	3–2	2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Red Star Belgrade

• Serbian SuperLiga: 2022–23
• Serbian Cup: 2022–23

Hapoel Beer Sheva

• Israel State Cup: 2024–25
• Israel Super Cup: 2025

References

1. "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