Saith Sakala
Saith Sakala (born 17 July 1996 in Lusaka, Zambia) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a Forward/Attacking midfielder for Zambia Super League club Zanaco FC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Saith Sakala | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 1996[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Lusaka, Zambia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Forward/Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Zanaco FC | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2013 | Happy Hearts Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | NAPSA Stars[2] | ||
| 2016–2017 | Zanaco FC | 24 | (10) |
| 2017–2018 | Al-Fateh[3] | 19 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Al-Nojoom | 17 | (9) |
| 2019 | Al-Tai | 17 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | Al-Ansar | 15 | (2) |
| 2020– | Zanaco FC | 5 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 2014– | Zambia | 3 | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 May 2020 | |||
Club career
Zambia
Sakala was born in Lusaka. Since his childhood he likes playing football in his locality. In 2010, he joined Happy Hearts academy in Zambia. After developing footballing skills at academy level. He signed first professional contract with Zambian Premier league club NAPSA Stars F.C. in 2014.
Zanaco
In January 2016, Zambian giants Zanaco F.C. scouted him and gave him professional contract. He was praised for a consistent performance and getting offers from middle east countries.[4]
Al-Fateh
Impressive perforamce in Zambian Premier league and Al-Fateh SC came up with lucrative offer for Sakala.[5] In 2017-18 Saudi Professional League, he has played full season with Al-Fateh with 19 appearances in league.[6]
Al-Nojoom
In 2018–19 season, Sakala signed with Al-Nojoom in Prince Mohammad bin Salman League.
Al-Tai
In Winter transfer window on 2018–19, he gained interest from multiple teams in Saudi Arabia and chose to sign with Al-Tai FC. He was performing brilliant with Al-Tai as well and scored 14 league goals in 2018–19 season.
Al-Ansar
In 2019–20 season he signed with Medina-based team Al-Ansar. After half season with them he came back to his former club Zanaco F.C. in January 2020.[7]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al-Fateh | 2017–18 | SPL | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 2 | ||
| Al-Nojoom | 2018–19 | MS League | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 4 | 2 | 37 | 7 | |
| Al-Tai | 2018–19 | MS League | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 17 | 4 | |||
| Al-Ansar FC | 2019-20 | MS League | 14 | 6 | 14 | 6 | ||||||||
| Total | 31 | 10 | 31 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Career total | 70 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 80 | 39 | ||
References
- https://gh.soccerway.com/players/saith-sakala/483002/
- https://www.footballdatabase.eu/en/player/details/263005-saith-sakala
- http://joemartsportsandevents.com/tafadzwa-rusike-signs-for-zanaco-to-replace-saith-sakala/
- http://www.soka25east.com/scoring-is-my-job-saith-sakala-qa-with-zanacos-hitman/
- https://africanfootball.com/news/723059/Sakala-leaves-Zanaco-to-Saudi-Arabia
- http://www.daily-mail.co.zm/sakala-clinches-saudi-deal/
- https://zambianfootball.co.zm/moses-phiri-and-saith-sakala-back-at-zanaco/zfadmin/
External links
- Saith Sakala at National-Football-Teams.com