Ndumba Makeche is a Zambian-Australian professional football player who plays as a forward.

Early life

Makeche was born in

Lusaka Lusaka ( ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Zambia. It is one of the fastest-developing cities in southern Africa. Lusaka is in the southern part of the central plateau at an elevation of about . , the city's population was abo ...

before emigrating to Australia. He became an Australian citizen in August 2012.

Club career

Shortly after arriving in Western Australia, Makeche joined State league side Stirling Lions where he played three seasons. A 2011 move to Inglewood United brought Makeche the regular first team football he sought, while his knack for finding the back of the net lead to a youth team deal with

Perth Glory Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional Association football, soccer club based in Perth, Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under Professional sports league organi ...

Perth Glory

In 2011, he signed a youth contract with

A-League A-League Men, also known as the Isuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional soccer league in Australia and New Zealand and the highest level of the Australian soccer league system. Established in 2004 as the A-League by the ...

club Perth Glory. He made his professional debut in the

2011–12 A-League The 2011–12 A-League was the 35th season of top-flight soccer in Australia, and the seventh season of the Australian A-League soccer competition since its establishment in 2004. At the end of the previous season, the North Queensland Fury we ...

season on 18 March 2012 in a round 26 clash against Gold Coast United at the Skilled Park. On 1 May 2012, it was announced he had signed a two-year senior contract with

FELDA United

On 28 February 2014, after reaching a mutual agreement with Perth Glory, Makeche signed with Malaysian club FELDA United.

Sarawak

Makeche was revealed as the newest signing by Malaysian league side CF Sarawak in mid-December 2015 for 2016 Malaysia Super League.

South Melbourne

Makeche returned to Australia, signing for the remainder for the 2018 NPL season for South Melbourne. On 10 June 2018, he made his debut as a 71st-minute substitute against Dandenong Thunder, and scored the final goal in a 4–0 win, after being on the pitch for just 4 minutes.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Makeche, Ndumba 1992 births Living people Footballers from Lusaka Australian men's soccer players Australian people of Zambian descent Zambian men's footballers 21st-century Zambian sportsmen Perth Glory FC players FELDA United F.C. players Sarawak FA State Football Team players Perlis FA State Football Team players A-League Men players Men's association football forwards Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia Australian expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Zambian expatriates in Malaysia National Premier Leagues players South Melbourne FC players Altona Magic SC players Bayswater City SC players Stirling Macedonia FC players Inglewood United FC players Naturalised soccer players of Australia 21st-century Australian sportsmen