Kelvin Kalua
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 10 July 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Malawi | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Eastern Suburbs | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2017 | Ellerslie | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017– | Eastern Suburbs | 120 | (6) |
National team‡ | |||
2021– | New Zealand | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 October 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2021 |
Kelvin Kalua (born 10 July 1999) is a New Zealand footballer who plays as a right-back for Eastern Suburbs and the New Zealand national team.
Career[]
A youth product of Ellerslie from 2010 to 2017, Kalua moved to Eastern Suburbs in the summer of 2017.[1] He made his senior debut with Eastern Suburbs in a 2–0 New Zealand Football Championship win over Waitakere United on 17 December 2017.[2] He helped the team win the 2018–19 New Zealand Football Championship.[3]
International career[]
Born in Malawi, Kalua moved to New Zealand in 2006 at the age of six and eventually became a citizen. He made his international debut with the New Zealand national team in a 2–1 friendly win over Curaçao on 9 October 2021.[4]
Honours[]
Eastern Suburbs
References[]
- ^ "Ellerslie AFC". ellersliefootball.org.nz.
- ^ "Waitakere United vs. Eastern Suburbs - 17 December 2017 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Eastern Suburbs do just enough to reach NZ Premiership semis". NZ Sports Wire. March 10, 2021.
- ^ "Men's national team return with a win against Curaçao". www.nzfootball.co.nz.
External links[]
- Kelvin Kalua at Soccerway
Categories:
- 1999 births
- Living people
- New Zealand association footballers
- New Zealand international footballers
- Malawian footballers
- New Zealand people of Malawian descent
- Association football fullbacks
- New Zealand Football Championship players