Lameck Banda

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Lameck Banda
Lameck Banda 2019.jpg
Banda with Arsenal Tula in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-01-29) 29 January 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Lusaka, Zambia
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
 Lecce
Number 22
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Nkwazi
2018–2019 ZESCO United
2019–2022 Arsenal Tula 11 (0)
2020–2021 → Maccabi Netanya (loan) 24 (2)
2021–2022 → Maccabi Petah Tikva (loan) 33 (8)
2022– Lecce 57 (4)
International career‡
Zambia U17
Zambia U20
2019 Zambia U23 3 (0)
2022– Zambia 14 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 January 2024

Lameck Banda (born 29 January 2001) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Serie A club Lecce and the Zambia national team.

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Club career

On 10 July 2019, Banda signed a contract with Russian Premier League club FC Arsenal Tula. [2] He joined his compatriots Evans Kangwa and Kings Kangwa at the club.

He made his debut in the Russian Premier League for Arsenal Tula on 12 July 2019 in a season-opening game against FC Dynamo Moscow, as a starter. [3]

On 3 September 2020, Banda signed with Maccabi Netanya. [4] On 7 September 2020, Arsenal Tula confirmed the transfer and announced that it is a loan until May 2021. [5] On 6 August 2021, he returned to Israel, joining Maccabi Petah Tikva on a season-long loan with an option to buy. [6]

On 4 August 2022, Banda joined newly promoted Serie A club U.S. Lecce on a permanent deal, signing a four-year deal with an option for a fifth season. [7] [8] He then made his debut for the Italian club on 13 August, coming on as a substitute for Federico de Francesco in the 74th minute of a 2–1 league loss against Inter Milan. [9] By doing so, he became the first Zambian player to ever feature in a Serie A match. [9]

On 4 January 2023, Banda was racially abused, together with his team-mate Samuel Umtiti, by a group of away supporters during a home league game against Lazio. [10] [11] [12] [13] The Lazio fans involved kept targeting the two players with racist chants throughout most part of the match, [10] [14] with referee Livio Martinelli being forced to interrupt the game for a few minutes during the second half – although the Zambian player had already been substituted at half time. [10] [12] [13] The game eventually ended in a 2–1 win for Lecce. [11] [12] The club's president himself, Saverio Sticchi Damiani, defended both the abused players in the post-match. [10] [13] [14] Lazio apologised for the behaviour of their supporters by issuing an official statement on social media, [15] while FIFA president Gianni Infantino showed support to Umtiti and Banda through a message on his Instagram profile. [12] [13]

International career

Banda has been capped by Zambia at the under-17, under-20 and under-23 levels. [16] [17] He debuted for the senior Zambia national team in a friendly 3–1 win over the Congo on 25 March 2022. [18]

International goals

Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Banda goal.
List of international goals scored by Lameck Banda
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
123 March 2023 Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, ZambiaFlag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 2–13–1 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
23–1
317 November 2023Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, ZambiaFlag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 2–24–2 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

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References

  1. ↑ Lameck Banda at Russian Premier League
  2. ↑ "ЛАМЕК БАНДА И КИНГС КАНГВА В "АРСЕНАЛЕ"" [Lameck Banda and Kings Kangwa in Arsenal] (in Russian). FC Arsenal Tula. 10 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "Game Report by RFPL" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 12 July 2019.
  4. ↑ Pshehazky, Moti (3 September 2020). "המחטף הושלם: לאמק בנדה חתם בנתניה" (in Hebrew). Sport5. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "ЛАМЕК БАНДА – В "МАККАБИ" НЕТАНИЯ" [Lameck Banda at Maccabi Netanya] (in Russian). FC Arsenal Tula. 7 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "We are pleased to announce tonight the two signatures". Maccabi Petah Tikva. 6 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Lameck Banda è un calciatore del Lecce". U.S. Lecce (in Italian). 4 August 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  8. ↑ De Magistris, Raimondo (4 August 2022). "UFFICIALE: Lecce, il nuovo attaccante è zambiano. Preso il 2001 Lameck Banda". TUTTOmercatoweb.it. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  9. 1 2 "Lameck Banda makes his Serie A debut". Zambian Telegraph. 14 August 2022. Archived from the original on 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "I cori razzisti durante Lecce-Lazio". Il Post (in Italian). 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  11. 1 2 "Il Lecce ribalta la Lazio ma Umtiti esce in lacrime: buu razzisti contro di lui". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 4 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  12. 1 2 3 4 Garrick, Omar (5 January 2023). "Infantino shows support for Umtiti, Banda after racist abuse". The Athletic . Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "Infantino calls on fans to 'shut up all the racists'". ESPN . 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  14. 1 2 Calvi, Francesco (4 January 2023). "Ululati verso Umtiti e Banda, la lezione del Lecce: "Il nostro pubblico ha zittito i razzisti"". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 5 January 2023.
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  16. ↑ "COSAFA Under-17 Championship". RSSSF . Retrieved 1 November 2020.
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  18. ↑ "Zambia vs. Congo - 25 March 2022". Soccerway. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
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