Albert Kangwanda
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Luanshya, Zambia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Spartanii Sportul (on loan from Al-Hilal Omdurman) | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Red Arrows | ||
| 2019–2020 | Kafue Celtic | ||
| 2020–2021 | Zanaco | ||
| 2021–2022 | Kafue Celtic | ||
| 2022–2023 | Gorica | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Hrvatski Dragovoljac (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2023 | Red Arrows | ||
| 2023– | Al-Hilal Omdurman | ||
| 2024 | → Red Arrows (loan) | (5) | |
| 2024– | → Spartanii Sportul (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Zambia U20 | |||
| 2020– | Zambia | 12 | (5) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 May 2024 | |||
Albert Kangwanda Jr (born 7 April 1999) is a Zambian footballer who plays as a forward for Moldovan Super Liga club Spartanii Sportul, on loan from Al-Hilal Omdurman.
Club career
[edit]He started his career in Young Nkwazi. Following a stint in the Zambian Super League with Red Arrows in 2017 and 2018, he moved down to the second tier with Kafue Celtic.[1]
In the summer of 2022, Kangwanda signed for Croatia's HNK Gorica.[2] He was loaned out to NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac in Croatia's second tier, playing 4 games, but chose to return to Zambia and Red Arrows in early 2023. Said Kangwanda; "I was so far away from home; it was very difficult to adapt, and then you are back, your family is close, and your friends are close; it’s always motivating".[3][4]
In the summer of 2023 he went on to Libyan club Al-Hilal Omdurman.[5] In the spring of 2024 he re-signed with Red Arrows, this time on loan.[6]
International career
[edit]Internationally, Kangwanda represented Zambia U20 in the 2018 COSAFA U-20 Cup and the 2019 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.[1] Following a failed attempt at the 2022 African Nations Championship qualification, Kangwanda won the 2022 COSAFA Cup with Zambia, and was described as a hero after his performance in the final.[7][8] He scored three goals at the 2023 COSAFA Cup, helping Zambia win back-to-back titles, whilst also becoming joint top goalscorer of the tournament.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- As of match played 2 July 2024[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 5 | |
- Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kangwanda goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 October 2020 | Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |  Ethiopia
|
2–2 | 3–2 | Friendly | [10] |
| 2 | 3–2 | ||||||
| 3 | 9 July 2023 | King Zwelithini Stadium, Umlazi, South Africa |  Comoros
|
2–1 | 2–1 | 2023 COSAFA Cup | [11] |
| 4 | 11 July 2023 | Princess Magogo Stadium, KwaMashu, South Africa |  Seychelles
|
1–0 | 4–2 | 2023 COSAFA Cup | [12] |
| 5 | 14 July 2023 | King Zwelithini Stadium, Umlazi, South Africa |  South Africa
|
2–1 | 2–1 | 2023 COSAFA Cup | [13] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Albert Kangwanda: The next big thing". ZamFoot. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Croatian side Gorica unveil Albert Kangwanda". ZamFoot. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ Mwila, RIchard (20 January 2023). "Kangwanda explains why he failed to adapt in Europe after just four months". Bola News. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ Albert Kangwanda at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Kangwanda joins Al Hilal SC on 4 year deal". ZamFoot. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Albert Kangwanda returns to Red Arrows on loan". SABC Sport. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Cosafa hero Kangwanda off to Croatia to join Gorica". ZamFoot. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ Miyoba, Michael (3 August 2022). "Albert Kangwanda treks to Europe". Daily Nation. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Albert Kangwanda". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
- ^ "Ethiopia vs. Zambia". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
- ^ "Zambia vs. Comoros". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
- ^ "Seychelles vs. Zambia". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
- ^ "South Africa vs. Zambia". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Luanshya
- Zambian men's footballers
- 21st-century Zambian sportsmen
- Men's association football forwards
- Red Arrows F.C. players
- Kafue Celtic F.C. players
- Zanaco F.C. players
- HNK Gorica players
- NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac players
- Al Hilal Club (Omdurman) players
- Moldovan Super Liga players
- CSF Spartanii Sportul players
- Zambian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia
- Zambian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sudan
- Zambian expatriate sportspeople in Sudan
- Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova
- Zambian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova
- Zambia Super League players
- First Football League (Croatia)
- Zambia men's youth international footballers
- Zambia men's international footballers