Kings Kangwa (born 6 April 1999) is a Zambian professional

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who plays as a

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for Israeli club

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and the Zambia national team.

Club career

Kangwa began his career at

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-based club Happy Hearts. In 2017, Kangwa signed for Israeli club

, before returning to Happy Hearts in 2018. Ahead of the 2019 Zambian Super League season, Kangwa signed for Buildcon. On 10 July 2019, Kangwa joined Russian club

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. On 29 May 2022, Kangwa joined Serbian club

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

. On 1 February 2024, Kangwa joined

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in Belgium on loan.

International career

In November 2018, Kangwa was called up by Zambia U20 ahead of the

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. On 9 June 2019, Kangwa made his debut for

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in a 2–1 loss against

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. On 16 July 2019, Kangwa scored his first goal for Zambia in a 3–2 win against

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Career statistics

Club

International

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

Honours

Red Star Belgrade *

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Hapoel Beer Sheva *

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: 2024–25 *

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References

1999 births Living people People from Kasama District Zambian men's footballers 21st-century Zambian sportsmen Men's association football midfielders Zambia men's international footballers Zambia men's youth international footballers 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players Russian Premier League players Serbian SuperLiga players Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. players Buildcon F.C. players FC Arsenal Tula players Red Star Belgrade footballers K.V. Kortrijk players Zambian expatriate men's footballers Zambian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Zambian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Zambian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia Zambian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium {{Zambia-footy-bio-stub