Evans Kangwa

Evans Kangwa (born 9 October 1992) is a Zambian international footballer who plays for Chinese Super League club Qingdao Hainiu as a left winger.

Evans Kangwa
Kangwa playing for Arsenal Tula in 2018.
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-10-09) 9 October 1992
Place of birth Kasama, Zambia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
 Qingdao Hainiu
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Nkana
2014–2015 → Hapoel Ra'anana (loan) 23 (4)
2015–2016 Hapoel Ra'anana 33 (11)
2016–2017 Gaziantepspor 24 (4)
2017–2023 Arsenal Tula 117 (16)
2023– Qingdao Hainiu 8 (3)
International career‡
2011– Zambia[2] 23 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:32, 24 April 2022 (UTC)

Career

Club career

Born in Kasama, Kangwa has played club football in Zambia for Nkana.[2] He scored two league goals during the 2010 season,[3] and one league goal during the 2011 season.[4] In December 2012, it was announced that Kangwa would join English club Watford on trial in January 2013.[5]

On 3 July 2014 he was loaned to Israeli club Hapoel Ra'anana[6] He made his league debut for the club on 13 September 2014 in a 4-0 home victory over Hapoel Petah Tikva. He was replaced by Mamadou Touré Thiam in the 60th minute.[7] He scored his first league goal for the club on 25 October 2014 in a 2-0 away win against Maccabi Haifa. His goal, the first of the match, came in the 13th minute.[8]

Kangwa playing for Hapoel Ra'anana in 2015.

On 1 August 2016, Kangwa transferred to Turkish Süper Lig club Gaziantepspor on a free transfer.[9] His league debut came on 21 August 2016 in a 2-0 away defeat to Gençlerbirliği. He was replaced by Alpay Koçaklı in the 58th minute.[10] His first league goal for the club came as a brace against Bursaspor on 1 October 2016. The match ended 3-2 in favor of Gaziantepspor. Kangwa started the game off with an assist on Nabil Ghilas's 31st-minute goal. He scored his first of the game in the 60th minute, with an assist from Bart van Hintum. He rounded the day off with a 79th-minute goal, assisted by substitute Daniel Larsson, that sealed the victory for his side that day.[11]

On 26 August 2017, he moved to the Russian Premier League, signing with FC Arsenal Tula.[12] He made his league debut for the club on 29 September 2017 in a 1-0 home victory over FC Krasnodar.[13] He scored his first goal in the Russian Premier League on 15 October 2017 in a 1-0 away win against Zenit. His goal, assisted by Kirill Kombarov, came in the 73rd minute.[14]

On 19 June 2021, he extended his contract with Arsenal Tula for two more seasons.[15] Kangwa left Arsenal on 28 January 2023.[16]

In February 2023, he joined Chinese Super League club Qingdao Hainiu.[17]

International career

Kangwa played for the Zambian under-20 side, winning the COSAFA U-20 Challenge Cup in 2011.[18]

Kangwa made his senior debut for Zambia in 2011,[2] and was selected for the final 23-man squad at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.[19][20] Kangwa did not appear at the tournament, with manager Hervé Renard stating he did not want to rush the youngster.[21][22][23]

In December 2014 he was named as part of Zambia's preliminary squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.[24]

Personal life

Kangwa's younger brother, Kings, also represents the Zambian national team.[25]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 14 May 2022[26]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hapoel Ra'anana (loan) 2014–15 Israeli Premier League 2340020––254
Hapoel Ra'anana 2015–16 Israeli Premier League 33110010––3411
Gaziantepspor 2016–17 Süper Lig 24420–––264
Arsenal Tula 2017–18 Russian Premier League 18210---192
2018–19 25442---296
2019–20 22310-00-233
2020–21 25430---284
2021–22 22331---254
Total 11216123--00--12419
Career total 192351433000--20938

International
As of match played 25 March 2022[2]
Zambia national team
YearAppsGoals
201110
201220
201321
201422
201540
201650
201700
201800
201920
202020
202120
202210
Total236

International goals
Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first.[2]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.5 December 2012Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia1–21–2Friendly
2.3 August 2013Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia Botswana2–02–02014 African Nations Championship qualification
3.5 March 2014 Uganda1–12–1Friendly
4.2–1

Honours

Nkana

Zambia

References
  1. Evans Kangwa at Russian Premier League
  2. "Evans Kangwa". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  3. "Zambia 2010". RSSSF.
  4. "Zambia 2011". RSSSF.
  5. "Highly-rated Zambian striker Evans Kangwa 'honoured' to be joining Watford on trial". Watford Observer. 18 December 2012.
  6. Ra'anan Brenowski (3 July 2014). "Kangwa on loaned to Hapoel Ra'anana". Walla! sport.
  7. "Hapoel Ra'anana vs. Hapoel Petah Tikva – 13 September 2017 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  8. "Maccabi Haifa vs. Hapoel Ra'anana – 25 October 2014 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  9. "Transferred to Gaziantepspor - Evans Kangwa" (in Turkish).
  10. "Genclerbirligi vs. Gaziantepspor – 21 August 2016 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  11. "Gaziantepspor vs. Bursaspor – 1 October 2016 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  12. "Evans Kangwa in Arsenal" (in Russian). FC Arsenal Tula. 26 August 2017.
  13. "Arsenal Tula vs. FC Krasnodar – 29 September 2017 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  14. "Zenit vs. Arsenal Tula – 15 October 2017 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  15. "ЭВАНС КАНГВА ОСТАЕТСЯ В «АРСЕНАЛЕ»" (in Russian). FC Arsenal Tula. 19 June 2021.
  16. "Спасибо, Эванс!" (in Russian). FC Arsenal Tula. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  17. "官方：赞比亚边锋康瓜加盟青岛海牛，俄超112场斩16球10助攻" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  18. Emeka Enyadike (6 January 2012). "Evans Kangwa's big Afcon dream". Supersport.com.
  19. Kennedy Gondwe (10 January 2012). "Zambia's Given Singuluma dropped for Nations Cup". BBC Sport.
  20. "Teenage striker to feature for Zambia in African Cup". iZimbabwe.co.zw. 11 January 2012. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  21. "Zambia coach Herve Renard will not rush Evans Kangwa at the 2012 Afcon". Goal.com. 30 January 2012.
  22. "Renard will not rush Kangwa". Kickoff.com. 30 January 2012. Archived from the original on 2 February 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  23. "Renard considers Kangwa for Zambia". Soccerway. 30 January 2012.
  24. "Nations Cup 2015: Katongo overlooked for Zambia squad". BBC Sport. 24 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  25. "Happy Hearts star signs for Israeli side". Zambian Daily Mail. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  26. Evans Kangwa at Soccerway
  27. Evans Kangwa at Soccerway
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