Clifford Mulenga
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Clifford Mulenga | ||
| Date of birth | August 5, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Kabompo, Zambia | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ajax Cape Town | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chiparamba Great Eagles | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | University of Pretoria F.C. | 57 | (9) |
| 2005 | → Örgryte IS (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Bidvest Wits | 11 | (1) |
| 2009 | → Thanda Royal Zulu (loan) | 11 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | Mpumalanga Black Aces | 22 | (7) |
| 2010–2012 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 43 | (7) |
| 2012–2013 | SuperSport United | 12 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Mpumalanga Black Aces | 15 | (1) |
| 2014– | Ajax Cape Town | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005–2012 | Zambia | 28 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 January 2015 | |||
Clifford Mulenga (born August 5, 1987) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ajax Cape Town in the South African Premier Soccer League.
Career
Mulenga was born in Kabompo, Zambia.
was part of the Zambian 2006 African Nations Cup team who finished third in group C in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals.[citation needed]
Mulenga is known to be a quick and creative winger whose qualities have been praised as rare and akin to Zambian great Kalusha Bwalya. When playing for the Zambian U-20s he caught the eye of several European clubs most notably Spanish giants Real Madrid and PSV Eindhoven. His silky skills were demonstrated especially against the Nigerian U-20s at the African Youth Championships when his team lost in the semi-finals, a game which saw him give a man of the match performance only to be blighted by receiving a red card as a result of a petulant altercation with one of his opponents.[citation needed]
Prior to the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations a dispute arose as to which club Mulenga belonged to University of Pretoria F.C. claimed he was on their books however he caused controversy with the Zambian press when the nation's football authority FAZ, announced he was to join Israeli side Maccabi Petah Tikva from Örgryte IS the Swedish side which acquired him on loan from the University of Pretoria.[citation needed]
On 2 February 2008, Mulenga was named The 2007 Glo-CAF Young Player of the Year beating off competition from Congo Brazzaville’s Franchel Ibara and Nigeria’s Oseni Gani both of whom have been touted as future African stars.[citation needed]
The deal with Maccabi Petach Tikva fell through and he signed for Premier Soccer league team Bidvest Wits. In July 2009 he was trial by Maccabi Petach Tikva again but the club decided to not sign him.[citation needed] He consequently signed for the Mpumalanga Black Aces.
He has also played for Bloemfontein Celtic and SuperSport United.
Mulenga returned Mpumalanga Black Aces in September 2013 on a three-year contract.[1] In August 2014, he signs a contract with Ajax Cape Town for one season.[2]
International goals
- Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first.[3]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1 June 2005 | FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa |  Gabon |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 25 May 2008 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran |  Iran |
1–2 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 3. | 17 January 2010 | Estádio Nacional da Tundavala, Lubango, Angola |  Cameroon |
1–0 | 2–3 | 2010 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 4. | 9 February 2011 | Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini, Swaziland |  Swaziland |
4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
Honours
National Team
Zambia
Individual
References
- ^ "Mulenga on why he joined Aces". KickOff. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ "Zambia : Clifford Mulenga joins Ajax Cape Town". LusakaTimes.com. 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- ^ "Mulenga, Clifford". National Football Teams. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
External links
- Clifford Mulenga at National-Football-Teams.com
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- Living people
- 1987 births
- People from Kabompo District
- Expatriate soccer players in South Africa
- Expatriate footballers in Sweden
- Association football midfielders
- Zambia international footballers
- 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Zambian expatriate footballers
- Zambian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
- Zambian footballers
- Thanda Royal Zulu F.C. players
- Bidvest Wits F.C. players
- University of Pretoria F.C. players
- Ajax Cape Town F.C. players
- Zambian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Örgryte IS players
- Bloemfontein Celtic F.C. players
- SuperSport United F.C. players
- Africa Cup of Nations-winning players
- Allsvenskan players