Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 20 March 2000||
Place of birth | Lusaka, Zambia | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Orlando Pride | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2018 | Green Buffaloes | ||
2018–2020 | Logroño | 28 | (16) |
2020–2023 | Shanghai Shengli | 13 | (18) |
2024– | Orlando Pride | 22 | (13) |
International career‡ | |||
2014 | Zambia U-17 | 3 | (0) |
2016– | Zambia | 63 | (57) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 July 2024 |
Barbra Banda (born 20 March 2000) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a striker for National Women's Soccer League club Orlando Pride and captains the Zambia national team.
A prolific goalscorer, Banda was the top scorer in the Chinese Women's Super League in 2020. In 2024, she signed with the Pride for the second-highest transfer fee in women's football history.
Banda has represented Zambia internationally since 2016. She is Africa's all-time top scorer in Olympic football history, having scored three hat tricks at two Olympic Games. She led Zambia to win 2022 COSAFA Women's Cup, earning the Golden Ball with ten goals.