Charles Zulu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Zulu | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Lusaka, Zambia | ||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Cape Town City | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2020 | Zanaco | ||
| 2020– | Cape Town City | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Zambia U17 | |||
| Zambia U20 | |||
| Zambia U23 | |||
| 2014– | Zambia | 12 | (1) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 December 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 November 2017 | |||
Charles Zulu (born 2 January 1996) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for South African side Cape Town City and the Zambia national football team.
Early life[]
He was born in Lusaka.[1]Completed highschool in 2012 at David Kaunda Technical school
Club career[]
He signed for South African Premier Division club Cape Town City on a four-year contract on 23 October 2020.[2]
International career[]
At the youth level he was capped at under-17,[3] under-20[4] and under-23 levels.
Zulu made his senior international debut for Zambia in 2014, playing 90 minutes in a 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification game against Niger.[5] He scored his first goal at the 2016 COSAFA Cup; the winner in a 3–2 victory over Lesotho.[6]
Career statistics[]
International[]
- As of match played 14 November 2017.[1]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 2014 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 1 | |
International goals[]
- Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first.[1]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 21 June 2016 | Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia |  Lesotho |
3–2 | 3–2 | 2016 COSAFA Cup |
References[]
- ^ a b c d Charles Zulu at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "CT City sign Zulu from Zanaco". FourFourTwo. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ Malcolm, Ian (29 October 2012). "Mashaba leads under-17 side past Zambia". Goal. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "Charles Zulu profile". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "Niger 0-0 Zambia". CAF. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ "FT – Lesotho 2 Zambia 3". COSAFA. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
External links[]
- Charles Zulu at Soccerway
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- Zambian footballers
- Zambia international footballers
- Zambia under-20 international footballers
- Zambia youth international footballers
- Sportspeople from Lusaka
- Association football midfielders
- Zanaco F.C. players
- Cape Town City F.C. (2016) players
- Zambian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate soccer players in South Africa
- Zambian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
- Zambian football biography stubs