Nathan Sinkala

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Nathan Sinkala
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-11-22) 22 November 1990 (age 31)
Place of birth Chingola, Zambia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Stellenbosch
Number 19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Green Buffaloes
2009 → Hapoel Kiryat Shmona (loan)
2012–2020 TP Mazembe
2014 → Sochaux (loan) 15 (0)
2014–2015 → Grasshoppers (loan) 7 (0)
2020– Stellenbosch 20 (4)
National team‡
2011– Zambia 45 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:23, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 07:36, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

Nathan Sinkala (born 22 November 1990) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for South African side Stellenbosch and the Zambia national team.[1]

Club career[]

Green Buffaloes[]

Born in Chingola,[2] Sinkala began his career in 2008 with Green Buffaloes,[3] and spent a loan spell in Israel with Hapoel Kiryat Shmona during 2009, playing for their reserve team.[4] At Green Buffaloes, Sinkala scored three leagues goal during the 2009 season,[5] and two league goals during the 2010 season.[6] He also won the Zambian Charity Shield in 2010.[7]

TP Mazembe and loans[]

After participating at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, Sinkala signed for TP Mazembe on a three-year deal.[8]

On 8 January 2014, Sinkala joined French Ligue 1 side Sochaux-Montbéliard on a loan deal.[9] He later stated that he wished to remain with the club following the end of the loan deal.[10] On 7 July 2014, Sinkala was loaned again from Mazembe, this time to Swiss Super League side Grasshopper Club Zürich.[11]

Stellenbosch[]

In January 2020 he moved to Stellenbosch.[12]

International career[]

Sinkala made his international debut for Zambia in 2011,[13] and participated at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.[14][15] He was called up to Zambia's 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.[16]

In October 2013, due to a disagreement between their club TP Mazembe and the Zambian Football Association over international call-ups, Sinkala and two other players (Rainford Kalaba and Stoppila Sunzu) were the subject of a Zambian arrest warrant.[17] All three players later had their passports confiscated by Zambian immigration authorities,[18] before being pardoned by the Zambian government.[19]

In December 2014 he was named as part of Zambia's preliminary squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.[20] He was injured in his country's opening game in the tournament.[21]

International goals[]

Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first.[13]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 6 September 2013 Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana  Ghana 1–2 1–2 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 6 June 2014 Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, United States  Japan 2–0 3–4 Friendly
3. 27 May 2015 Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng, South Africa  Ghana 3–0 3–0 2015 COSAFA Cup

Personal life[]

He is the younger brother of Andrew Sinkala.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Nathan Sinkala at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Profile". TP Mazembe.
  3. ^ a b "Njobvu:Dip in form due to fatigue". Zam Foot. 22 April 2008.
  4. ^ "Kachepa on the Ball: Transfer & rumour mill news". Zam Foot. 8 July 2009.
  5. ^ "Zambia 2009". RSSSF.
  6. ^ "Zambia 2010". RSSSF.
  7. ^ "Buffaloes win Charity Shield". Zam Foot. 6 March 2010.
  8. ^ Ed Aarons (15 March 2012). "Bwalya hoping for Zambian exodus to Europe". BBC Sport.
  9. ^ "Zambian pair Sinkala and Sunzu sign for Sochaux". BBC Sport. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  10. ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (23 April 2014). "Nathan Sinkala keen to stay on at Sochaux". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  11. ^ "Sinkala until the end of the year" (in German). gcz.ch. 7 July 2014. Archived from the original on 10 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  12. ^ "Sinkala joins Stellenbosch – The Mast Online".
  13. ^ a b Nathan Sinkala at National-Football-Teams.com
  14. ^ Kennedy Gondwe (10 January 2012). "Zambia's Given Singuluma dropped for Nations Cup". BBC Sport.
  15. ^ "Teenage striker to feature for Zambia in African Cup". iZimbabwe.co.zw. 11 January 2012. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012.
  16. ^ "Nations Cup 2013: Champions Zambia name final 23". BBC Sport. 9 January 2013.
  17. ^ Ian Hughes (15 October 2013). "Zambia internationals: Arrest warrants issued for trio". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  18. ^ Kennedy Gondwe and Ian Hughes (19 October 2013). "Zambia confiscate Kalaba, Sinkala and Sunzu's passports". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  19. ^ Kennedy Gondwe (22 October 2013). "Kalaba, Sunzu & Sinkala pardoned by Zambian government". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  20. ^ "Nations Cup 2015: Katongo overlooked for Zambia squad". BBC Sport. 24 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  21. ^ "Afcon 2015: Zambia's Sinkala ruled out of tournament". BBC Sport. 19 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.


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