Lazarus Kaimbi (born 12 August 1988) is a

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n professional

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who plays as a striker.

Club career

Kaimbi joined South African club

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from Ramblers F.C. of Namibia in November 2006. On November 9, he scored the 3 goals in the

2014 Thai FA Cup The 2014 Thai FA Cup () is the 21st season of Thailand knockout football competition. The tournament is organized by the Football Association of Thailand. The cup winner is guaranteed a place in the 2015 AFC Champions League Play-off. Results ...

final against

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, to help Bangkok Glass to win their first ever Thai FA Cup trophy. This was considered a huge upset considering that Chonburi had just missed out on the League title and Bangkok Glass came into the match with the statistically worst defense in Thailand's top division. In June 2018, Kaimbi signed with

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team

Kelantan Kelantan (; Kelantan-Pattani Malay, Kelantanese Malay: ''Klate''; ) is a state in Malaysia. The capital, Kota Bharu, includes the royal seat of Kubang Kerian. The honorific, honorific name of the state is ''Darul Naim'' ("The Blissful Abode"). ...

, and made his debut on 5 June in a league match against

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.He leaves Kelantan FC in the end of season of 2020.

International career

As a member of the

Namibia national football team The Namibia national football team represents Namibia in men's international football and is controlled by the Namibia Football Association. They have never qualified for the FIFA World Cup but have made four appearances in the Africa Cup of ...

, Kaimbi competed with the team at the

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. He scored twice in Namibia's win over

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in the first round of African qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in November 2011.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Namibia's goal tally first.''

Honours

;Bangkok Glass *

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Winner(1) : 2014 ''Runner-up'' (1): 2013

References

External links

Profile
at Bangkok Glass Official Website * * * https://m.facebook.com/rotpMY/posts/lazarus-kaimbi-pdrm-fc-transfer-confirmselepas-mengumumkan-bruno-suzuki-sebagai-/2890053507988440/ 1988 births Living people Footballers from Windhoek Namibia men's international footballers 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players Jomo Cosmos F.C. players Men's association football forwards Namibian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Namibian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Ramblers F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand Lazarus Kaimbi Lazarus Kaimbi Lazarus Kaimbi Lazarus Kaimbi Namibian expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Namibian men's footballers 21st-century Namibian sportsmen {{Namibia-footy-bio-stub