Kingstone Mutandwa made history on Thursday night by becoming just the second Zambian player to score a goal in the Italian Serie A. The striker gave Cagliari a 2-1 lead in the 85th minute just seven minutes after coming off the bench against Fiorentina.
The 21-year-old became just the 10th Zambian player in history to score a goal in Europe’s top five leagues.
Hence BolaNews unveils the list of Zambian players to score a goal in the first-tier divisions of England, Spain, Italy, Germany and France.
FRENCH LIGUE 1
Stopilla Sunzu (Sochaux/Lille): 5 goals
After firing Zambia to 2012 African Cup of Nations (AfCON), Sunzu reunited with his winning-coach Herve Renard at FC Sochaux, where he scored four league goals. Interestingly, the centre-back did not lose any of the five Ligue 1 matches he scored in, winning four.
Emmanuel Mayuka (Sochaux): 4 goals
Despite failing to register a single Premier League goal at Southampton, Mayuka scored four Ligue 1 goals during his loan spell at FC Sochaux in 2013–14.
Jacob Mulenga (Strasbourg): 1 goal
Mulenga made history as the first Zambian to score a goal in the French top flight. He achieved this milestone by netting a late goal in Strasbourg’s 3-0 victory over Saint Étienne in 2008.
GERMANY BUNDESLIGA
Christopher Katongo (Armenia Bielefeld): 3 goals
The 2012 AfCON-winning captain and MVP scored three goals in the Bundesliga during his short stint at Armenia Bielefeld from 2008–20
Andrew Sinkala (Augsburg): 3 goals
Sinkala, who spent nearly his whole career in Germany, scored three goals for FC Augsburg in the Bundesliga. The former Chipolopolo center-back also represented FC Bayern Munich in the early 2000s.
Moses Sichone (Köln): 1 goal
While playing for 1. FC Köln in Germany, Sichone got his name on a Bundesliga scoresheet when he scored a consolation goal in his side’s 3-1 defeat to Alemannia in 2007. He currently serves as an assistant coach to Avram Grant for the Zambian men’s national team.
ITALIAN SERIE A
Lameck Banda (US Lecce): 4 goals
The dribbling wizard etched his name into the annals of football history by becoming the first Zambian to debut and score in the Italian Serie A.
Kingstone Muntandwa (Cagliari): 1 goal
His goal on the final day of the season in Cagliari’s 3-2 defeat to Fiorentina made him just the second Zambian to score in the Italian top flight.
ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Patson Daka (Leicester City): 9 goals
Despite a number of Zambian players plying their trade in England as early as the 1960s, Patson Daka became the first Zambian to score a goal in the Premier League in 2021.
Enock Mwepu (Brighton & Hove Albion: 2 goals)
Prior to hanging up his boots in 2022, Enock Mwepu was a goalscorer in the Premier League against league heavyweights Liverpool and Arsenal.
SPANISH LA LIGA
The Spanish La Liga is the only league amongst Europe’s elite where a Zambian has yet to score a goal. However, Enock’s brother, Francisco Mwepu, is the only Zambian to debut in the competition, doing so for Cadiz in 2023.
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