Benson Sakala (born 12 September 1996) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Mladá Boleslav and the Zambia national team where he has been appointed captain ahead of 2023 AFCON qualifiers.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 September 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Lusaka, Zambia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mladá Boleslav | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Red Arrows | ||
| 2015–2021 | Power Dynamos | ||
| 2021–2022 | Viktoria Žižkov[1] | 10 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Viagem Příbram[2] | 20 | (1) |
| 2023– | Mladá Boleslav | 29 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Zambia U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015– | Zambia | 35 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2023 | |||
On 6 July 2023 Sakala signed a two-year contract with Czech side Mladá Boleslav.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Profil hráče Benson Sakala". FK Viktoria Žižkov (in Czech). Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Benson Sakala - Profil hráče". FK Viagem Příbram (in Czech). Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Zambia – B. Sakala – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ "Mladá Boleslav uzavřela smlouvu se zambijským záložníkem Sakalou z Příbrami". Sport.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
External links
edit- Benson Sakala at National-Football-Teams.com
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