Henry Nyambe Mulenga (born 27 August 1987 in Chingola) is a Zambian former footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henry Nyambe Mulenga[1] | ||
| Date of birth | August 27, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Chingola, Zambia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | ZESCO United F.C. | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Forest Rangers | ||
| 2008–2017 | ZESCO United F.C. | ||
| 2014 | → Power Dynamos F.C. (loan) | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Zambia U20 | |||
| 2008–2015 | Zambia | 38 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2015-04-01[2] | |||
Career
editNyambe 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
editMulenga 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
editNational Team
editNotes and references
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ Nyambe Mulenga at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Injury prematurely ends Nyambe Mulenga's career | ZamFoot". ZamFoot. 2017-01-19. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- ^ 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) - ^ "Zambia : Nyambe Mulenga reluctant to retire". LusakaTimes.com. 2017-01-20. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Squads". FIFA. 2007-06-30. Archived from the original on 2007-11-16. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
- ^ "Zambia surprise Uruguay, advance to quarters in Under20". Reuters. Retrieved 2007-12-05. [dead link]
- ^ "Zambian Mulenga is out of the Nations Cup after crash". BBC Sport. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.