Chisamba Lungu

Chisamba Lungu (born 31 January 1991 in Kafue) is a Zambian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Buildcon. He is also a Zambian international. He primarily plays as an attacking midfielder and a winger.[1]

Chisamba Lungu

Lungu with Ural in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Chisamba Lungu
Date of birth	(1991-01-31) 31 January 1991
Place of birth	Kafue, Zambia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Nkana
Youth career
2000–2007	Kafue Celtic
2007–2008	Zanaco
2009–2009	Kafue Celtic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2010	Baia Zugdidi	29	(1)
2010–2017	Ural Yekaterinburg	141	(7)
2017–2018	Alanyaspor	10	(1)
2018	Buildcon
2018–	Nkana
National team^‡
2008	Zambia U-20	5	(0)
2011–	Zambia U-23	3	(0)
2010–	Zambia	45	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 March 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2017

He plays an attacking role, most often playing as either a striker or as a winger, and is known for his pace and dribbling. He is able to play on either wing as well through the center of the pitch, making him a versatile attacker, capable of playing in any offensive position. Two of Chisamba Lungu's most common exemplary traits are his pace and technical ability, which have been described as "astonishing" and "mesmerizing", respectively.

Career

Chisamba Lungu came on loan from his youth club Kafue FC to Zanaco FC from Lusaka, who played in the Zambian Premier League. In Zanaco, he played with coach Wesley Mondo alongside many other talented young players, including Banda Henry, Ignitious Lwipa, Rogers Kola, Yorum Mwila and Stophira Sunzu. In November 2008 went on trial alongside Nathan Sinkala as part of an Africa team at several test matches in Russia, which also included numerous European scouts. In the spring of 2009 he trained for three months with the Armenian first division Pjunik Yerevan, before he finally got a contract with Georgian first division Baia Sugdidi in the middle of 2009, where he was one of the team's performers. In the meantime his transfer rights were with Lusaka Celtic, which co-operates with the Russian player agency ESA, which is also responsible for Lungu. After a season in Georgia, Lungu moved to the Russian second division Ural Oblast Sverdlovsk in June 2010, where he became the first African player in club history.

Lungu passed through all Zambian selection teams. With the U-17 selection under coach Wedson Nyirenda he failed in 2006 in the qualification for the U-17 African Championship 2007. Already in 2008, he temporarily belonged to the Zambian league selection, which played against Botswana in the qualification for the African Nations Championship 2009. In the qualifying for the U-20 African Championship 2009 he played with the Zambian team in the first qualifying round against Mauritius, in December 2008 followed the bronze medal at the SADC Zone Six U-20 tournament. After his change to Georgia, Lungu also trained with the Georgian U-21 selection temporarily, but a change of association did not come about.

For the CECAFA Cup in December 2010, Lungo was named by national coach Dario Bonetti for the first time in the Zambian national team. He made his debut in the opening match against Tanzania, but broke his foot in the 1–0 win and fell out for the next tournament. With the Zambian Olympic qualifying (U-23), Lungu played in the qualification for the 2012 Olympic Games in the UK and received ovations for his dribbling from the hosts' hosts in a 1-0 victory in Rwanda. The team was ultimately defeated by Algeria, thereby failing to participate in the U-23 African Championship and thus a possible qualification for the Olympics.

Under Bonetti's successor, Hervé Renard, Lungu traveled to the training camp to India in November 2011 with a mainly active player in Zambia and recommended a place in the squad for the 2012 African Championship. Renard also used the offensive exterior as an outside defense and finally nominated for the continental finals. Lungu was in the first two tournament matches against Senegal (2–1) and Libya (2–2) as the right-wing defending champion in the starting position, but was decisively involved in all three of the contenders. For the last group game against co-host Equatorial Guinea, Lungu moved into the midfield, a position he also accompanied the 3–0 victory in the quarter-final against Sudan. In the semi-final 1–0 win against the favored Ghanaians, Renard decided for a more defensive variant, replacing Lungu by Francis Kasonde, but Lungu came in the second half. In the final against the Côte d'Ivoire, he was then back in the starting lineup and converted a penalty in the 8–7 victory in the penalty shoot-out.

In August 2017, Lungu joined Alanyaspor on a three-year contract.[2] He made his league debut for the club on 25 August 2017 in a 1–1 home draw with Kardemir Karabükspor. He was brought on in the 15th minute for an injured Isaac Sackey.[3]

On 27 February 2018, Lungu returned to Zambia, signing with Buildcon.[4]

In November 2018, Lungu signed for fellow Zambia Super League club Nkana.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 January 2018[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Baia Zugdidi	2009–10	Georgian Premier League	29	1	2	0	-		31	1
Ural Yekaterinburg	2010	Football National League	8	0	0	0	-		8	0
	2011–12		18	0	1	0	-		19	0
	2012–13		17	2	1	1	-		18	3
	2013–14	Russian Premier League	22	0	1	0	-		23	0
	2014–15		24	1	1	0	2	0	27	1
	2015–16		18	1	0	0	-		18	1
	2016–17		29	3	4	0	-		33	3
	2017–18		5	0	0	0	-		5	0
	Total		141	7	8	1	2	0	151	8
Alanyaspor	2017–18	Süper Lig	10	1	3	0	-		13	1
Career total			180	9	13	1	2	0	195	10

International

Zambia
Year	Apps	Goals
2010	1	0
2011	1	0
2012	13	0
2013	9	0
2014	7	0
2015	7	0
2016	4	1
2017	3	0
Total	45	1

Statistics accurate as of match played 7 October 2017[7]

International goals

As of match played 8 November 2016[7]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref
1.	8 November 2016	Mandela National Stadium, Bweyogerere, Uganda	Uganda	1–0	1–0	Friendly	[8]

Honours

Ural

• Russian National Football League: 2012–13

Zambia

• Africa Cup of Nations: 2012

References

1. "Chisamba Lungu speaks on being made Ural skipper". 19 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
2. "ZAMBIA'S CHISAMBA LUNGU JOINS ALANYASPOR FROM URAL". goal.com. Goal.com. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
3. "Alanyaspor vs. Karabukspor – 25 August 2017 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
4. "Big Spending Buildcon Sign Chisamba Lungu". Zambia Reports. 27 February 2018.
5. "Chisamba Lungu Joins Nkana". zambiareports.com/. Zambia Reports. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
6. "C.Lungu". uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
7. "Chisamba Lungu". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
8. "Lungu goal gives Zambia victory in Uganda". namibian.com.na/. The Namibian. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2017.

External links

• Chisamba Lungu at Soccerway
• FC Ural profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 17 December 2010)