Fackson Kapumbu
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-10-06) 6 October 1990
Place of birth Chingola, Zambia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 ZESCO United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 National Assembly
2013–2016 Zanaco
2017– ZESCO United
International career‡
2013– Zambia 29 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:00, 20 July 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:00, 20 July 2018 (UTC)

Fackson Kapumbu (born 6 October 1990) is a Zambian international footballer who plays for ZESCO United, as a left-back.

Club career

Kapumbu began his career in 2010 with Lusaka-based side National Assembly, before signing for Zanaco in time for the 2013 Zambian Premier League season. Kapumbu later signed for ZESCO United ahead of the 2017 Zambian Premier League season.[1]

On 1 November 2017, Kapumbu was nominated for the domestic African Footballer of the Year award by the Confederation of African Football.[2]

International career

On 28 April 2013, Kapumbu made his debut for Zambia in a 2–0 win against Zimbabwe.[3] On 16 July 2017, Kapumbu scored his first goal for Zambia in a 4–0 win against Swaziland.[4]

Personal life

Kapumbu is the brother of the Zambian footballer Kelvin Kapumbu, who is also his teammate at Zesco and the national team.[5]

International goals

Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
131 May 2017Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba, Swaziland Swaziland4–04–02018 African Nations Championship qualification
214 January 2018Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco Uganda3–13–12018 African Nations Championship

Honours

Zanaco

ZESCO United

References

  1. ↑ "Fackson Kapumbu". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Nominees for African Player of the Year & African Player of the Year – Based in Africa 2017". Confederation of African Football. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Zambia vs. Zimbabwe". National Football Teams. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Swaziland vs. Zambia". National Football Teams. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "The Kapumbu brothers link up…as Kelvin completes his switch to ZESCO". ZamFoot. 2022-06-27. Retrieved 2024-01-09.


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