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Francis Kasonde
Personal information
Date of birth	1 September 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Kitwe, Zambia
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Mufulira Wanderers F.C.
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004	Zesco United
2005–2009	Power Dynamos
2009–2010	Al-Suwaiq
2010	Power Dynamos
2010–2011	Al-Hazem
2011	Power Dynamos
2012–2014	TP Mazembe
2014	Hapoel Ra'anana
2014–2015	Salgaocar FC
2016–2017	Power Dynamos
2017–2019	Sabah
2019–2020	Al-Seeb Club
2020–	Mufulira Wanderers F.C.
International career‡
2005–2013	Zambia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2019-02-23; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2017-03-20

Francis Kasonde (born 1 September 1986) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays for Mufulira Wanderers. Kasonde mainly plays as a centre-back but also can play as a defensive midfielder or as a right-back.^[1]

Club career

Kasonde has played for Power Dynamos F.C. in Kitwe, Zambia and Omani side Al-Suwaiq Club.^[2]

In June 2017, Kasonde signed a six-month contract with Malaysia Premier League side Sabah. On 30 June 2017, Kasonde made his debut in a 1–0 victory during league match over PDRM.^[3]

International career

Kasonde is also a regular member of the Zambia national team from 2005 until 2013. He was the key of the Zambian team that won the 2012 African Cup of Nations. He made his international debut in 2005 and scored his first goal against Egypt in a 1–1 draw.