Personal information | |||
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Full name | Manuel Nhanga Kambala | ||
Date of birth | 21 August 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Quelimane, Mozambique | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Polokwane City | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010 | 1º de Maio de Quelimane | ||
2011 | GDR Vila Pita | ||
2012–2015 | HCB Songo | ||
2016–2019 | UD Songo | ||
2019–2022 | Baroka | 65 | (3) |
2022–2023 | Magesi | 11 | (1) |
2023– | Polokwane City | 20 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017– | Mozambique | 34 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 May 2023 |
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