Emmanuel Mayuka

Emmanuel Mayuka ( born November 21, 1990 in Kabwe ) is a Zambian football player. The offensive player is considered one of the greatest talents of his country. He is currently on loan from Southampton FC to the French first division club FC Sochaux.

Career

Association

Mayuka played from 2007 to 2008 in the first team of Kabwe Warriors, a team of Zambian Premier League. He scored in his first season in the league six goals and nine more in the cup competitions, including all three goals in a 3-1 victory in the final of the BP Top 8 Cup against the Nakambala Leopards. In summer 2008, he moved for the 2008/ 09 season to Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv. There he won the League Cup by Israel ( Toto Cup) in February 2009. In April 2010, Mayuka has signed a contract until 2014.

On 28 May 2010 it was announced that Mayuka has signed a contract for five years at BSC Young Boys. The Young Boys he is as a replacement for the two-time Swiss Seydou Doumbia scorer, who joined CSKA Moscow, serve. In August 2012, he moved to the English Erstligaaufsteiger Southampton FC. He still has a contract until 2017, but was borrowed for the season 2013/14 to the French Erstiligisten FC Sochaux.

National

In 2007, Mayuka part with the Zambian U20 national team at the Junior World Championships 2007 in Canada. As the youngest player of his team, he stood in all four games of his country in the starting lineup. As one of only two players of his team, he was highlighted by the Technical Commission, which then writes 16 -year-olds about the " mobile, competes faster midfield, dribbling with great running load ".

In September 2007 he was appointed by Patrick Phiri in the Zambian national team and made ​​his debut in COSAFA Cup 2007 semi-final against Mozambique. He succeeded in doing to make the score 2-0 (final score 3-0). Also for the African Nations Cup in Ghana in 2008 was Mayuka in the squad of the Chipolopolo, making him the youngest tournament participants. At the Africa Cup 2012, he made ​​with Zambia for his team sensation and won in the final against the Ivory Coast on penalties. He was with three -goal top scorer of the tournament.

Achievements

As a club player

With the Kabwe Warriors

  • Zambian BP Top 8 Cup: 2007

With Maccabi Tel Aviv

  • Toto Cup: 2009

As a national player

With the senior team of Zambia

  • African champions: 2012

Awards

  • Scorer in the African Cup of Nations: 2012 ( 3 goals )
Kabwe Warriors F.C. Southampton F.C. FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2007 COSAFA Cup 2012 Africa Cup of Nations 2013–14 Ligue 1 Lionel Zouma Nathan Sinkala
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