Isaac Chansa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Isaac Chansa | ||
| Date of birth | 23 March 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Kitwe, Zambia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zakho | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2002 | Chambishi | ||
| 2002–2004 | Power Dynamos | 45 | (16) |
| 2004–2007 | Orlando Pirates | 43 | (7) |
| 2007–2009 | Helsingborgs IF | 40 | (4) |
| 2010–2012 | Orlando Pirates | 44 | (12) |
| 2012 | Henan Jianye | 15 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Zanaco | 25 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | Shillong Lajong | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → NorthEast United FC (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2015 | Mitra Kukar | ||
| 2015–2017 | Zanaco | ||
| 2017– | Zakho | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2004– | Zambia | 69 | (3[1]) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:13, 13 January 2015 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 May 2018 | |||
Isaac Chansa (born 23 March 1984 in Kitwe) is a Zambian footballer.
Club career
From 2004 to 2007, "Zife" played for South African giants Orlando Pirates and joined Swedish team Helsingborgs IF for the 2007–08 season to team up with former South Africa coach Stuart Baxter.[2] In late 2006, while still playing for Pirates, Chansa was banned by the PSL for three months (nine suspended) after he was found guilty of assaulting an assistant referee during Pirates’ clash against Jomo Cosmos. After the end of his contract in Sweden with Helsingborgs IF returned on 1 February 2010 to his former club Orlando Pirates.[3] The Player has signed a pre contract with Pirates Soweto rivals Kaizer Chiefs and will be crossing the ship in July 2012.
At June 2012, Orlando Pirates have confirmed that he has been transferred to Chinese club Henan Jianye F.C. for a transfer fee of 700,000 US Dollars.[4]
International career
He 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.
Chansa won the African Cup of Nations with Zambia on 12 February 2012.
International goals
- Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first.[1]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1 May 2004 | Independence Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia |  Zimbabwe |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 9 February 2011 | Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini, Swaziland |  Eswatini |
3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 3. | 19 January 2016 | Umuganda Stadium, Gisenyi, Rwanda | Zimbabwe |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2016 African Nations Championship |
Honours
- Zambia
Winner
References
- ^ a b Isaac Chansa at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Template:Sv icon Helsingborgs IF team profile Archived 2007-11-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ www.realnet.co.uk. "Isaac Chansa wary of Kaizer Chiefs". Kick Off. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ www.realnet.co.uk. "Orlando Pirates Isaac Chansa transferred to China". Kick Off. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
External links
- Isaac Chansa at Soccerway
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from Kitwe
- Zambian footballers
- Zambian expatriate footballers
- 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 expatriates in Sweden
- Zambian expatriates in South Africa
- Zambian expatriates in China
- Expatriate footballers in Sweden
- Expatriate soccer players in South Africa
- Expatriate footballers in China
- Expatriate footballers in India
- Expatriate footballers in Iraq
- I-League players
- Indian Super League players
- Helsingborgs IF players
- Association football midfielders
- Orlando Pirates players
- Allsvenskan players
- Henan Jianye F.C. players
- 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Zanaco F.C. players
- Shillong Lajong F.C. players
- NorthEast United FC players
- Chinese Super League players
- Africa Cup of Nations-winning players