Miguel Chaiwa

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Miguel Chaiwa
Personal information
Full name Miguel Changa Chaiwa
Date of birth (2004-04-07) 7 April 2004 (age 20) [1]
Place of birth Luanshya, Zambia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Young Boys
Number 14
Youth career
2019–2022 Shamuel Academy
2022 → Atletico Lusaka (loan)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Young Boys U21 19 (0)
2022– Young Boys 9 (0)
2024Schaffhausen (loan) 14 (0)
International career
2019–2020 Zambia U17 9 (1)
2022– Zambia 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024

Miguel Changa Chaiwa (born 7 June 2004) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Swiss Super League club Young Boys and the Zambia national team.

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Club career

A youth product of Shamuel Academy, Chaiwa joined the Zambian club Atletico Lusaka on loan in 2022. He transferred to the Swiss club Young Boys on 14 June 2022, signing a 4-year contract. [2]

On 14 February 2024, Chaiwa moved on loan to Schaffhausen. [3]

International career

Chaiwa is a youth international for Zambia, having represented the Zambia U17s in 2019 and 2020. He debuted for the senior Zambia national team in a friendly 3–1 loss to Iraq on 20 March 2022. [4]

Personal life

Chaiwa's father, Changa was also a professional footballer in Zambia. [5]

Honours

Young Boys

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References

  1. Miguel Chaiwa at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Miguel Chaiwa joins BSC Young Boys". June 14, 2022.
  3. "Riesentalent Chaiwa zum FCS" [Huge talent Chaiwa to FCS] (in German). FC Schaffhausen. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  4. "Zambia : Chaiwa Reflects on Chipolopolo Debut". March 20, 2022.
  5. "Miguel Chaiwa back at Atletico Lusaka from Shamuel". February 14, 2022.