Nyambe Mulenga

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Nyambe Mulenga
Personal information
Full name Henry Nyambe Mulenga [1]
Date of birth (1987-08-27) August 27, 1987 (age 35)
Place of birth Chingola, Zambia
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
ZESCO United F.C.
Number 5
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2007 Forest Rangers
2008–2017 ZESCO United F.C.
2014Power Dynamos F.C. (loan)
International career
Zambia U20
2008–2015 Zambia 38 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2015-04-01 [2]

Henry Nyambe Mulenga (born 27 August 1987 in Chingola) is a Zambian former footballer.

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Career

Nyambe Mulenga started his career for Forest Rangers, before signed in December 2007 for ZESCO United F.C. [3] In April 2014 left ZESCO United F.C. and joined to League rival Power Dynamos F.C. on a season long loan deal. [4]

He last played in the defence for ZESCO United F.C. in the Zambian Premier League, before on 20 January 2017 retired. [5]

Career

Mulenga was part of the Zambian U-20 side which made the quarterfinals of the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada. [6] He is a physical central defender, supported by the notion he was suspended for two of the four games Zambian played in the tournament, due to red card accumulation. [7]

In December 2014 he was involved in a road accident, breaking his leg. [8]

Honours

National Team

Zambia

Notes and references

  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. July 5, 2007. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2013.
  2. Nyambe Mulenga at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. "Injury prematurely ends Nyambe Mulenga's career | ZamFoot". ZamFoot. 2017-01-19. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  4. Editor, Online. "DEFENDER Nyambe Mulenga ineligible to play for Power Dynamos | Lusaka Voice". www.lusakavoice.com. Retrieved 2018-03-27.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. "Zambia : Nyambe Mulenga reluctant to retire". LusakaTimes.com. 2017-01-20. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  6. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Squads". FIFA. 2007-06-30. Archived from the original on 2007-11-16. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
  7. "Zambia surprise Uruguay, advance to quarters in Under20". Reuters. Retrieved 2007-12-05.[ dead link ]
  8. "Zambian Mulenga is out of the Nations Cup after crash". BBC Sport. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.

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