Kings Kangwa
 Kangwa with Arsenal Tula in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Kasama, Zambia | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Panathinaikos | ||
| Number | 42 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Happy Hearts | |||
| 2017–2018 | → Hapoel Be'er Sheva | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Happy Hearts | 35 | (5) |
| 2019–2019 | Buildcon | 24 | (4) |
| 2019–2022 | Arsenal Tula | 48 | (5) |
| 2022–2024 | Red Star Belgrade | 42 | (8) |
| 2024–2024 | → Kortrijk | 10 | (0) |
| 2024–2026 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 68 | (26) |
| 2026– | Panathinaikos | 5 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Zambia U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019– | Zambia | 46 | (7) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:42, 20 September 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:37, 20 May 2026 (UTC) | |||
Kings Kangwa (born 6 April 1999) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super League Greece club Panathinaikos and the Zambia national team.
Club career
[edit]Kangwa began his career at Lusaka-based club Happy Hearts. In 2017, Kangwa signed for Israeli club Hapoel Be'er Sheva, before returning to Happy Hearts in 2018. Ahead of the 2019 Zambian Super League season, Kangwa signed for Buildcon.[1] On 10 July 2019, Kangwa joined Russian club Arsenal Tula.[2] On 29 May 2022, Kangwa joined Serbian club Red Star Belgrade[3] before returning to Hapoel Be'er Sheva in 2024 for two more years.
On 1 February 2024, Kangwa joined Kortrijk in Belgium on loan.[4]
International career
[edit]In November 2018, Kangwa was called up by Zambia U20 ahead of the 2018 COSAFA U-20 Cup.[5]
On 9 June 2019, Kangwa made his debut for Zambia in a 2–1 loss against Cameroon.[6] On 16 July 2019, Kangwa scored his first goal for Zambia in a 3–2 win against Morocco.[7]
On 10 December 2025, Kangwa was called up to the Zambia squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 20 September 2026[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal Tula | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 24 | 1 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 22 | 5 | |||||
| Total | 48 | 5 | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | 55 | 6 | |||||
| Red Star Belgrade | 2022–23 | Serbian SuperLiga | 32 | 8 | 5 | 3 | – | 8[c] | 1 | – | 45 | 12 | ||
| 2023–24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1[d] | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 8 | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | 1 | – | 56 | 12 | ||||
| Kortrijk | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 12 | 0 | |||
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2024–25 | Israeli Premier League | 35 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | – | 42 | 15 | |
| 2025–26 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[f] | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | 40 | 12 | ||
| 2026–27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 1 | 1[g] | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Total | 68 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 84 | 29 | ||
| Panathinaikos | 2026–27 | Super League Greece | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 173 | 40 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 214 | 48 | ||
- ↑ Includes Russian Cup, Serbian Cup, Belgian Cup, Israel State Cup, Greek Football Cup
- ↑ Includes Toto Cup
- ↑ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ↑ One appearance in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Conference League
- 1 2 Appearance in Israel Super Cup
International
[edit]- As of match played 25 March 2025[1]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 2019 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 7 | |
- Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kangwa goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 July 2019 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco |  Morocco | 2–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 25 March 2022 | Kervansaray Sport Centre - Field 1, Antalya, Turkey |  Congo | 2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 7 June 2022 | National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia |  Comoros | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 4 | 17 November 2022 | HaMoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva, Israel |  Israel | 1–2 | 2–4 | Friendly |
| 5 | 17 June 2023 | Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia |  Ivory Coast | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 6 | 17 January 2024 | Laurent Pokou Stadium, San-Pédro, Ivory Coast |  DR Congo | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 7 | 10 September 2024 | Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia |  Sierra Leone | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours
[edit]Red Star Belgrade
Hapoel Beer Sheva
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Kings Kangwa". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ↑ "ЛАМЕК БАНДА И КИНГС КАНГВА В "АРСЕНАЛЕ"" (in Russian). FC Arsenal Tula. 10 July 2019. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ↑ Кингс Кангва четири године у Звезди! Archived 30 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine at crvenazvezdafk.com, 29 May 2022 (in Serbian)
- ↑ "KINGS KANGWA IS EEN KEREL" (in Dutch). Kortrijk. 1 February 2024. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ↑ "Bwale names U20 squad for 2018 Mopani COSAFA tournament". Zamfoot. 18 November 2018. Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ↑ "Cameroon vs. Zambia". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ↑ "Morocco vs. Zambia". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ↑ "Daka leads Zambia's final TotalEnergies CAF AFCON squad as newcomers earn surprise call-ups". Confederation of African Football. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
- ↑ Kings Kangwa at Soccerway
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kings Kangwa.
- Kings Kangwa at Soccerway.com
- Kings Kangwa at WorldFootball.net
- Kings Kangwa at Soccerbase.com
- Kings Kangwa at National-Football-Teams.com
- Kings Kangwa at FBref.com
- Kings Kangwa at BDFutbol
- Kings Kangwa at Kicker (in German)
- Kings Kangwa at Fussballdaten.de (in German)
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- 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players
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- Russian Premier League players
- Serbian SuperLiga players
- Super League Greece players
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- Buildcon F.C. players
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