Charles Zulu

Charles Zulu

Personal information
Full name	Charles Zulu
Date of birth	(1996-01-02) 2 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Lusaka, Zambia
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Azam
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2020	Zanaco
2020–2021	Cape Town City	13	(0)
2021–	Azam
International career^‡
	Zambia U17
	Zambia U20
	Zambia U23
2014–2019	Zambia	12	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 October 2022

Charles Zulu (born 2 January 1996) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sensational Zanaco and the Zambia national football team.

Early life

He was born in Lusaka.[1] He completed high school in 2012 at David Kaunda Technical School.

Club career

He signed for South African Premier Division club Cape Town City on a four-year contract on 23 October 2020.[2] After one season he went on to Azam.

International career

At the youth level he was capped at under-17,[3] under-20[4] and under-23 levels.

Zulu made his senior international debut for Zambia in 2014, playing 90 minutes in a 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification game against Niger.[5] He scored his first goal at the 2016 COSAFA Cup; the winner in a 3–2 victory over Lesotho.[6]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 14 November 2017.[1]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Zambia	2014	3	0
	2015	5	0
	2016	4	1
	2017	0	0
Total		12	1

International goals

Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first.[1]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	21 June 2016	Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia	Lesotho	3–2	3–2	2016 COSAFA Cup

References

1. Charles Zulu at National-Football-Teams.com
2. "CT City sign Zulu from Zanaco". FourFourTwo. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
3. Malcolm, Ian (29 October 2012). "Mashaba leads under-17 side past Zambia". Goal. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
4. "Charles Zulu profile". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
5. "Niger 0-0 Zambia". CAF. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
6. "FT – Lesotho 2 Zambia 3". COSAFA. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2017.

External links

• Charles Zulu at Soccerway