Emmanuel Mayuka (born 21 November 1990) is a Zambian professional

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who plays as a striker for the NAPSA Stars and the Zambia national team. He was the top scorer of the

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Club career

Born in

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, Mayuka began his career at the Lusaka Academy at the age of 11. In 2007, he joined Kabwe Warriors, one of the biggest clubs in Zambia owned by the national railway company Zambia Railways. In this team, he flourished scoring 15 goals in 23 games. He consequently was selected to the Zambia under-17 national team.

Maccabi Tel Aviv

In September, he joined

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in Israel. Before opting to join Maccabi Tel Aviv, Mayuka was close to signing for Portuguese side

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, but the move never materialised. When he moved to Maccabi Tel Aviv, Mayuka joined the youth team where he scored three goals. In April 2010, Mayuka renewed his contract at Maccabi Tel Aviv until 2014.

Young Boys

On 28 May 2010, it was confirmed that Mayuka had signed a five-year contract with Swiss club

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for a transfer fee of £1.7m as a replacement for

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, who was sold to

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. On 1 December 2010, Mayuka scored two goals in the

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against

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in a 4–2 win. On 17 February 2011, Mayuka scored a

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against Russian club

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match to help his team to a 2–1 home win.

Southampton

On 28 August 2012, he joined

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side

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on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £3 million. He made his debut for Southampton against

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on 2 September 2012, coming on as a substitute. He appeared again as a substitute in a 4–1 victory over

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, winning a penalty for the fourth goal. On 22 December 2012, he made his first start in a 1–0 loss at home to

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before being substituted after 55 minutes. His only competitive goal for the club came in a 5–1 victory over

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in the League Cup on 27 August 2013. On 2 September 2013, Mayuka joined

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side

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on a season-long loan deal. On 30 July 2015, manager

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confirmed that Mayuka 'had no future at Southampton', and he was removed from the first-team, having failed to score in any of his 16 league appearances for Southampton.

Metz

On 31 August 2015, Mayuka joined French club

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, signing a three-year deal.

Zamalek

On 15 January 2016, Mayuka joined Egyptian club

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on a three-and-a-half-year deal.

Hapoel Ra'anana

On 9 November 2017, Mayuka returned to Israel and joined Hapoel Ra'anana.

Green Buffaloes

In April 2019, Mayuka took back to Zambia and joined Green Buffaloes.

NAPSA Stars

In February 2020, Mayuka joined NAPSA Stars.

International career

Mayuka was part of the class of 2007 under-20s which included Fwayo Tembo, Clifford Mulenga, Sebastian Mwansa, William Njovu, Stoppila Sunzu, Joseph Zimba, Rogers Kola, Jacob Banda, Nyambe Mulenga and Dennis Banda. He was the youngest player at the

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and the only school boy in the team. Despite not scoring there, many soccer pundits and fans acknowledged his contribution to one of the finest youth squads in Zambian football history. Mayuka was not part of the U-20s that participated earlier that year at the African Youth Cup in Congo (where Zambia finished fourth) but, in the first game against

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, he was picked in the starting line-up, and remained such for the other two group stage matches and the round-of-16 clash with

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. Mayuka debuted for the senior side in the

2007 COSAFA Cup The 2007 COSAFA Cup was the 11th edition of the tournament. It was won by South Africa who beat Zambia 4–3 on penalties after a 0–0 draw after extra time. Format In the first round, 12 teams were divided into 3 groups of 4 teams each. Each g ...

, scoring the second goal in a 3–0 defeat of

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. Mayuka scored the first goal for Zambia of

which was score again by his teammate Rainford Kalaba second goal in the game with Zambia earning a victory against

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. In the same tournament, he scored against

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in the group stage, and then he scored the winner in a famous 1–0 victory over

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in the semifinals, therefore leading Zambia into the finals. He then played all 120 minutes against Ivory Coast in Zambia's

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victory against

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Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mayuka goal.''

Honours

Maccabi Tel Aviv *

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: 2008–09 Zamalek *

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Zambia *

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Individual *

Golden Boot:

References

External links

Emmanuel Mayuka profile
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mayuka, Emmanuel 1990 births Living people People from Kabwe District Zambian men's footballers 21st-century Zambian sportsmen Zambian expatriate men's footballers Zambia men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players Southampton F.C. players Zambian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Kabwe Warriors F.C. players BSC Young Boys players Israeli Premier League players Swiss Super League players Premier League players FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players FC Metz players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Zamalek SC players Egyptian Premier League players Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C. players Green Buffaloes F.C. players NAPSA Stars F.C. players 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players Africa Cup of Nations–winning players Zambia men's youth international footballers