Andrew Sinkala

Andrew Mutambo Sinkala (born 18 June 1979) is a Zambian former professional football midfielder. From 1999, he was exclusively under contract with clubs in Germany.[1]

Andrew Sinkala
Personal information
Full name Andrew Mutambo Sinkala
Date of birth (1979-06-18) 18 June 1979
Place of birth Chingola, Zambia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 Nchanga Rangers
1999–2001 Bayern Munich II 40 (7)
1999–2001 Bayern Munich 1 (0)
2001–2006 1. FC Köln 83 (4)
2006–2008 SC Paderborn 34 (1)
2008–2012 FC Augsburg 72 (3)
2012–2014 Viktoria Köln 23 (0)
Total 253 (15)
National team
2000–2010 Zambia 18 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

After his retirement from professional football, Sinkala continued to play amateur football for SG Köln-Worringen in the sixth-tier Landesliga Mittelrhein.[2]

International career

Sinkala captained the Zambia U-20 national football team to both the African Youth Nations Youth World Cup in Nigeria in 1999. He also won his first senior cap in the same year against Democratic Republic of the Congo in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.

He represented the Zambian national team at the Africa Cup of Nations in 2000, 2002, 2006 and 2010.

Personal life

His late father, Moffat Mutambo, also played for Nchanga Rangers and the national soccer team as a defender. Sinkala's brother, Nathan Sinkala, is also a football player and has also played for Zambia.

Honours
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References
  1. "Andrew Sinkala". fussballdaten.de (in German). Retrieved 12 February 2010.
  2. "Sinkala, Andrew". kicker.de (in German). Archived from the original on 13 March 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.


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