Vetunuavi Charles Hambira (born 3 June 1990) is a Namibian footballer who plays as a centre-back for National First Division side TS Sporting and the Namibia national football team.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Vetunuavi Charles Hambira | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 June 1990 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Windhoek, Namibia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | TS Sporting | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Otjinene All Stars | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Black Africa | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2019 | Tura Magic | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | TS Sporting | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Namibia | 40 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:38, 4 August 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:38, 19 November 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Career statistics
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edit- As of match played 19 November 2024[1]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Namibia | 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 15 | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 3 | |
International goals
edit- As of 2 September 2021. Namibia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Hambira goal.[1]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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| 1 | 14 January 2018 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco |  Ivory Coast |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 African Nations Championship | [3] |
| 2 | 28 May 2019 | King Zwelithini Stadium, Durban, South Africa |  Malawi |
1–0 | 1–2 | 2019 COSAFA Cup | [4] |
| 3 | 2 September 2021 | Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa |  Congo |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Charles Hambira". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ Charles Hambira at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ Nikodemus, Sheefeni (15 January 2018). "Hambira winner gives Namibia precious victory". The Namibian. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Brave Warriors out of Cosafa Cup". The Namibian. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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